el'lo i am the BOSUN RED! i hail from the plains of oklahoma. i've been enjoying the conversations and thought it time to be heard. my captain, i and our crew have been attending the OKRF for the last 6 years. we really enjoy being able cut loose at this ren. fair and have started to broden our travels to other fairs in the oklahoma area. last year was our first visit to normand, Ok. truley, a market of items to purchase. being fairly new i am looking for a bit of schooling on things in general. we each have developed a character of sorts and a story behind the characters...............
Captain skully found himself far from a friendly port and a mutany at hand.His first mate was leading the rebelion.Being at sea and away from all that was most familiar to them the crew were afraid that Captain Skully was out of his mind searching for an unatainable treasure. Captain Skully pulled his musket and shot the First mate standing before him. In a blink his scabbored was pulled before the mate's dead body hit the deck. The captain let out a blood curdeling yell "aaaarrrrrr if there be a man among you who would challange me step forward and take your death. An uncomfortable silence hung in the air thick as fog. The crew shifted side to side and looked at each other without a leader the steam had run out of thier mutany.
A slinder boy appearin to be not over 20 years stepped forward. The captain laughed "Do you think you have what it takes? Arm your self!" " I am armed, but i don't challenge ye. If i am mistaken i apologize but it apears to me ye be in need of a first mate to keep this group of scallywags under thumb."
"When i pick my next mate i can promise ye he will be a man of experienced years at sea, not a boy not even old enough to shave. Also he will be a man that can handle a blade &/or his weapon of choice."said the captain
"I may not be a man of experienced years but i know my hearts calling and that is the sea. I can handle a blade if the need arises but my weapon of choice be me bull whip." said the young sailer
"Ye have balls as big a canon shot i will give ye that. If ye think ye can handle this group then i will give you a go as bosun." said the captain "At least untill the next port. If the rest of ye are willin to serve me and me new bosun ye won't be left at the next port. everyone back to ye work and get this sorry bag of dog shit off of my deck!!"
later in quarters the captain confides to the Bosun "at the next port we will be findin a new crew.I can not trust these that have tried mutany against me once."
"Perhaps i know of a way to garentee thier loyalty." said the red haired Bosun "There be a tale of an island whose residents be fairies. These fairies it is said to have magical poweres over the week minded. They be able to control a persons thoughts and actions. If you were to posses such a fairy any crew could be nothing but loyal to ye."
"And how do ye purpose to find this island. I have heard of these tales as well. As legend states this island they live on is a floating island with no set cordenents?"asked Captain Skully
"It floats 'long the currents and arn't we in the perfect position to whatch what might float by? We need just ancore here for a time." said the bosun
As the days change to weeks the crews open distast for the waiting grows to the point of boiling. Fights break out daily. Three crew members have been killed over petty squables and the food is running low. The Bosun's was called daily to lay out lashes for those that were rocking the boat so to speak. They can not stay still for much longer and then at dusk on the 5th week of waiting a "land ho" is heard from the crows nest. The crew scramble to the railing. Land had not been spoted yesterday or the day befor, where did it suddenly apear from? It had to be the island the captain had been holding out for.
The Bosun orderd the long boat to be launched and picked two strong men to accompany him ashore. a small latern lit thier way across the gray waters as they reached land the bosun jumped out first. "stay with the boat i won't be long!" was the comand said coursley over his shoulder as he disapeared into the folliage. From somwhere inside his coat a pendent was pulled it glowed with an unearthly light. This was a beacon no fairy could reseist. Soon a rustling from the brush produced a small child of a fairy with milk white skin, golden locks of sun kissed hair, and sky blue eyes. She was mesmorized by the light glowing from the pendent. She did not move not even blink as the red haired bosun sliped a small gold band around her neck."You will follow me always and are from this point on mine to comand." the bosun whispered into her ear."follow!" and they retired back to the long boat. The four figures sat in silence as they rowed back to the ship the crew men could only stare at the mythical being among 'em.
The captain was estatic taking the child into his cabin. At first he demanded "work your magic and ensure me my crews aligence!" "I am not yours to comand. Only my master can make such a request of me." stated the child "And who be ye keeper then?" asked the Captain "The one who so craftely incircled my neck with this inchanted band ." she said
"BOSUN!!!!"yelled the captain "What be the meaning of this? ye were to bring a fairy to me to comand, to ensure the alligence of the men!" "I had to take comand of her or she wouldn't hav left her home willingly. Fairy child do as the Captain askes and ensure the crews aligence. My Captain i will follow you faithfully if you will treat me as an equal and give me a partnership in all that this ship does." said the Bosun
"Very well ye have not left me anyother option. Have ye?" said the captain
At the next port the men were left to thier drunkin rejoicing at being onland and in the mixed company that frequented the local pub. as the sun was reaching its zenith a traveling troup of gypsys entered the town square, setting out trinkets and blankets for sale. The young belly dancers came out in a swirl of collor. the Captain and the Bosun had been walkin togetter discussing which of the crew they would keep for the next leg of the journey and which were to be left here. they paused to watch the half naked girls dancing a traditional belly dance. "What high spirits the crew would stay in if we only had a little intertainment on board." said the Captain " ye will arrange to have one of those gypsys bought and brought on board just for that purpose."
The Captain walks away to join his crew in a finally drink for some. the Bosun tries to haggel a price out for one of the gypsy girls but the leader of the troup was not haven any of his troop sold to a dirty pirate. the Bosun is forced to walk away empty handed. once out of sight he calls to the fairy child. "LuLu the captain whishes for a gypsy to intertain us on the voyage ahead. Bring the youth dressed in blue. The one with skin tanned by a kiss of sun. The one with hair the color of choclate and eyes of dark golden pools. bring 'er to the ship promptly at the time of our departure tomarrow morn."
The next morn as the light of day slides accross the land a handfull of very hung over pirates make thier way back to the ship. As does a gypsy in a trans like state. the men ready the ship to sail and out to sea they head Captain Skully,Bosun Red, LuLu the Fairy, Jade the gypsy girl and a few rag a muffin sailors. All awaiting the adventure the new day would bring.
