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The Pirate Hunter

Somewhere off the Florida Keys, December 1720
Aboard the Xebec Jackal

“Sails on the horizon!” came the spotter’s call. Captain Stephen MacKenna brushed a lock of stray hair from before his eyes as he took the spyglass from Quartermaster Dugan. By the shape of her sails, the captain made her out to be some manner of packet-boat and by her speed, he surmised that she was probably heavily modified; perhaps a ‘Hermes’ Sleek or an ‘Expedition’ Privateer Packet-boat - wouldn’t that be nice! Her ensign was that of a French Naval Officer and she sported the arms of a society called the Legio Auxilia, an unknown factor recently arrived in the area.
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This week at The Defias Blog, Garbad_the_Weak discusses the ‘Mercy’ Naval Frigate, which is one of the Naval Officer’s class-specific MoV ships.

This week at The Defias Blog, Garbad_the_Weak focuses on the ‘Cerberus’ Masterclass Frigate, a Level 34 Large Scout.

My luck from earlier in the day (See "A Day of Incredible Luck") was holding up and as I arrived at Cayo from the east, so too was a ‘Lexington’ Brig coming in from the north and I saw him with plenty of time to adjust my heading and get between him and the port.


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It had been a busy weekend. I often head out from Matthew Town on my own, sailing something light and fast like a ‘Fallen’ Refit Snow or a ‘Mediator’ Mastercraft Cutter. Occasionally I’ll go out alone in something larger like the ‘Algiers’ Refit Polacre or ‘Arcadia’ Mastercraft Xebec, but to be perfectly honest I’m not as comfortable sailing unsupported in larger, slower ships yet. Even though my days often begin alone, it’s common for me to join up with all manner of random pirates on a moment-by-moment basis.

Generally how it goes is I’ll spy an enemy ship on the open sea and start to give chase, then another pirate who had also seen and begun chasing my target will see me and invite me to group so that we might share in the reward for taking the enemy vessel. That’s how I met Cannonball Apollo and how he subsequently joined the Nine Winds.
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