Carribbean Pirate (Historical Gunman)

Pirates are coastal raiders that plague the lucrative trade routes and ports of the New World. Some come from Spain and France, but most pirates come from Britain. They set sail on stolen ships, pillaging, looting, and fighting sea battles. They avoid Navy ships at all times, and only raise the black flag and reveal themselves when they are hunting an isolated merchant ship. Pirates usually hunt in small crews, voting to decide their captain. However, sometimes pirates can come together to form grand alliances, and even conquer a port, such as when pirates took control of Nassau. These ports are pirate havens, full of corruption, booze, brothels, partying, chaos, and awash with looted gold.

Pirates are showmen, much of their craft relies on charismatic intimidation, relying on their reputation and fearsomeness rather than actual fighting, which is dangerous and expensive. As a hobby, they constantly lie, con, and pickpocket from nobles. They are notorious charlatans, skilled at persuasion. Never let a pirate near any woman, because he will seduce her with nonsense stories, false promises, fake gold, and a gem-studded grin.

At heart, a pirate longs for freedom, the freedom of the open sea and sky, and the freedom to adventure and live far away from the stuffy controlling atmosphere of the European kingdoms. Englishmen are Protestant Christians, whereas Frenchmen and Spaniards are Catholics, although many pirates have neglected their religion.

Pirates are heavy drinkers, and are easily persuaded by rum, women, and coin. They are likely to betray anyone, even if they are an ally. They fight with cutlass swords, and use a flintlock pistol as a ranged weapon. They are also skilled at sea battles, boarding and storming enemy ship decks.