text: [Themes: fantasy, serious]
  
  You decided to live on your own.
  
  You wandered the forest for a few months, then when you saw a rising sun patrol you realized they would notice the decrease in game, so you moved on.
  
  You wandered for months, going past the wall into the mouth of a frozen hell. It was then you found a cave occupied by brownies, small helpful fairie folk, and made your home.
  
  Age 18
  
  Life was generally peaceful, but a small orc village was gradually growing and developing quite close to your cave. You started thinking to yourself that these orcs were going to be trouble.. During your years alone you have become a hunting machine, killing orcs or trolls and helping the brownies whenever you can. So, should you attack the village and send them packing or wait, just killing them when they get too close?
  
  > ignore them
  Age 19
  
  You and your brownie friends were minding your own business when an orc chieftain with a vanguard appeared in front of your cave and called out ,"Human, we know you're in there! Come out or we will be forced to come in!"
  
  Telling the other brownies to stay hidden, your friends Twiz and Twig sat on your shoulders as you walked out with your sword and dagger at your hip.
  
  "We just want to be left alone. What do you want?" You inquire.
  
  "We would like a treaty. You leave us alone and help us in battle whenever we need you. In return we do the same for you." The chief summarized as he banged his ceremonial staff in the snow.
  
  "Very well, if I need you I will call out." You told him as you grabbed your bow and quiver and walked out to scout.
  
  Age 19 and 9 months
  
  The past months you and your orc allies have fought off trolls and were in the middle of a siege from a tribe of giants. Your allies and brownie colony has developed into a big city. Then your brownie scouts reported in.
  
  "My friend, a Black Hand mage group and a whole company of soldiers decimated half the giant tribe and now they're making their way here!" Twiz reported.
  
  "FUCK! Tell the orcs I went north and treat them with respect, especially the leader!" You screamed as you got to work packing your belongings.
  
  "Yes, sir!" Twiz saluted.
  
  "Damn you orcs! Get out of my way and tell all your kind that if they delay me again, I will burn you all!" Pollux raged in his tent.
  
  His quarry had gotten away again. He thought it through, realizing this big group was attracting attention. He sent for his old gang Teirnus, Mallang, Zizzle and the biggest and most terrible of all... BOB!! (Duh, duh, duh.) He sent away his company and started heading north.
  
  Which way should you go. west, east or south?
  
  West would take you to the sea where some crew would probably take you on. South would take you back to the Black Hand, while east ... Well, no one really knows what's over there. Most people who go there don't come back and if they do, they are usually half mad.
  
  > West
  Age 21
  
  For two long years you journeyed west, constantly waylaid by trolls, goblins, wraiths and spirits before you finally reached the western sea. It was breathtakingly beautiful. Unfortunately, a bloodthirsty giant was coming up behind you as well as a group of river trolls intent on sacrificing you to their bone goddess.
  
  You realized how weary you were in mind, in body, and spirit and this was as good a place to die as any. You have two options. Almost certain death trying to swim away, or absolutely certainly death if you choose to stay and fight.
  
  > Swim away
  You dive into the sea and swim and swim, Remembering a old fisherman who visited your village's. He told a story about a man just to say alive swam for three days straight to find one piece of driftwood. He said the essence was the tenacity those who truly want to live.
  
  You've been out here for day's hanging on to a piece of drift wood engraved with "Wind Fast." Until you spot a ship in the distance you thought you would die of thirst.
  
  "HEY! Over here help!" you screamed as loud as you could. seeing it turn your heart leapt. You got picked up, noticing the name Silent Wind.
  
  Drinking some water they questioned where you came from. The captain who introduced himself as Dagstar spoke first.
  
  "What are you doing all the way out here and hanging on to a wreckage of one of our raids from six weeks ago?"
  
  "Your pirates? Oh well can I join you, I'm probably one of the most wanted man by The Rising Sun and the Black Hand." you asked.
  
  "I suppose, we could use men like you." He decided.
  
  You started as a common deck hand raiding all around Salaria. Noticing your loyalty and fierceness you were raised to first mate after the first one died of a wound to the head. Soon the captain died and the crew made you captain of the Silent Wind. After You docked at a pirate haven known as Merry Fucker. You knew this place was full of whore's, pirate's, smuggler's and most importantly to you a place for captain's to meet and nominate the admiral of the fleet for a year.
  
  Age 24
  
  You spoke to your crew "Three day's leave, on the third day don't get so drunk or in love with a whore not to sail! Now go have fun expect Baker, Loge and Mesed come here and Londer."
  
  "Yes capt' what is it?" Baker spoke Loge and Mesed behind him.
  
  "You will guard the ship and help Londer with getting the supplies we need, I am planning a huge raid on the Black Hand."
  
  waving goodbye and giving a part of the ships upkeep money to fix it up, Buy more weapon's and supplies. you head up through the whore's way and made it to the manse at the top of the island surrounded by a low wall and a gate with two guards.
  
  "Who the fuck are you?" one asked drawing his cutlass.
  
  "Raven, captain of the Silent Wind now get that fuckin' sword outta my face." you pushed past them and went into the assembly hall.
  
  > The assembly hall
  You walked in and immediately your eyes are drawn to the big table surrounded by men and women with the aura of authority and power.
  
  "Name and ship?" A bored clerk asked with a pen poised over a big book.
  
  "Raven and my ship's name is Silent Wind, and try not to be a dick and say bird boy or your head will join my crew member Cutter's collection, he's not very social except with head's he cut off." You have clearly become more vicious and state that very clearly.
  
  The clerk gulped clearly afraid "What happened to the previous captain?" He clearly wrote Raven large for your benefit.
  
  "Dead from a failed raid." You say dead pan, "he was a good man."
  
  "Continue." he motioned.
  
  You drift over to a guard who catches you up on the event's about seventy-five percent is undecided while the other's support a female elf named Calistra who wanted to destroy the revolution against the Black Hand. He also told you about how the profit's were huge and how only ten percent of the pirates died this year. Thanking him you walked up to the table this is a delicate situation and how this will either get you closer to your plan or get you killed or a pawn.
  
  " We need to strike while the metal's hot we need to decide what to do." The captain of Prowler one of your supporters spoke.
  
  Walking confidently to the head of the table you knew it was like walking into a loin's den and spoke "Yes, and I propose myself as a candidate for the leader." setting your maps and plan summary down folded.
  
  "Hear, Hear, I like this kid's got spunk" The captain of the ship Slip speed another supporter of you with scattered other of your friend's.
  
  "Well I'm doubtful, Black Hand is powerful and what is your proof that a raid on one of Black hand's major port's will work?" Calistra asked, several pirate's echoed her question.
  
  > point out how unprepared they are.
  "The black hand are more focused on the Rising Sun thus, have more force's focused on land leaving coast's open to anyone." You countered confident in your choice.
  
  "Point taken, but still my -" Calistra responds but is interrupted by the captain of Slip Speed. "Shut it the kid's proved his point and I believe I speak for everyone when we want to hear his plan." his response was chorused throughout the room. You gage the support in this room is 25% by your plan and 15% behind Calistra.
  
  Spreading out probably the most detailed map of all of Salaria, "Here is the port I've been scouting called Dagonr' only around one hundred professional soldier's their and maybe one hundred people with any type of actual weapon's skill. As for defense's a standard six meter tall wall and 4 dried wood gate's with a iron portcullis." You begin marking it on the map with an circle
  
  "There are some flaw's such as we don't exactly have much in the way of heavy weapon's just ballista on the front of maybe twenty-five ships got that. What's your answer to that." Longfast a supporter of Calistra asked.
  
  "Thank you for asking that, I have mercenaries inside with weapon's, they will open the gate on the seaward side. All merchant's store their gold in the stronghold easily scaled with grapnel's while their is a National storehouse of trader money and jewel's." You lay out hand's and perpare for the question's.
  
  Around 80% were nodding avarice gleamed in the eye's of everyone, most other's looked perpared to ask one question."
  
  "What is the plan?" Calistra asked clearly the leader of the doubter's.
  
  > Night Attack
  " A night attack it will get us in close without them detecting our number's." you state.
  
  Two captain's plus Calistra were against you but they accepted as long as you led. You lead and did not take into account how guard's are more aware at night. they lit the signal fire and your merc's do not come through. Soon oil is pouring on all your fleet and a volley after volley off fire arrow's lit all your ship's on fire way, to go. On the bright side the city of Dagonr' had a feast and got several large grant's for killing so many pirate's.