Howland, Briggs

Name:Briggs Howland
Nickname/Alias: The Raven
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation:Heterosexual
Race: Human
Rank: Pirate
Play-by: Arnas Fedarvicious

Personality: Briggs is a charismatic lad, charming the way villains often are. Although, that being said, he is not as villainous as he would like to think he is. Although ruthless and cold he is merciful and fair, when a ship surrenders to him he will always offer to take members of their crew onto his own, and will spare anyone who surrenders, most of the time. The young Captain also owns a rather wicked sense of humour and is known to crack jokes and quips in the middle of battle, adding to his all round cocky demeanor and often arrogant attitude.

He is headstrong, and whilst intelligent, often doesn’t think before acting, which has put him in trouble on numerous occasions. This, and his tendency to overestimate his own abilities has been his downfall on numerous occasions, but Briggs almost always manages to either talk or fight his way out of the worst of situations.

History: Born and raised on the pirate island of Ziorang, Briggs was destined from a young age for a life of piracy. He was from a long line of pirates, his grandfather, the man whom he was named after, was one of the most notorious to sail the seas of Atelus. And of course, his father was also a pirate, however, a rather unsuccessful pirate at that. He was killed during an unsuccessful raid by soldiers when Briggs was only a boy.His fathers death didn’t affect Briggs much, truth be told, due to the nature of his work Briggs hardly knew his father, he was instead raised by his mother, a prostitute in the city that his father just happened to get pregnant. Briggs was probably one of his many children that he neglected.

When Briggs was 15 he left home with his mother’s blessing to pursue the life of a pirate, starting off as a cabin boy on a ship called The Dusk. He was treated somewhat better than regular cabin boys due to his lineage and eventually became a fully fledged crew member by the time he was 17. The pirates aboard The Dusk trained Briggs into an excellent fighter, skilled in all manners of combat. He was particularly good with a sword and a one handed axe that he would often use together.

Briggs rose through the ranks quickly, eventually becoming first mate at the age of 20 and was voted in as captain of the ship at 21 after the crew became unhappy with the former captain for providing no decent hauls from raids. As captain, Briggs was loved by his crew and enjoyed a lot of success, becoming one of the most notorious pirates of the time, party due to his young age and partly due to his ruthlessness. Briggs was known for hatred of the crown and royalty of Atelus but also of his unwillingness to cooperate with other pirate crews and his conflicts with other pirates.