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Shimmer popped her head out of the water. She had followed Red Stripe to the shore of colts cove while he was swimming away from his sinking ship. She was bored, and was looking for something fun to do! She watched the scene play out in front of her. Her pink eyes lit up when she heard about the bits. She swam up to the shore and approached Red. [colour=#ff00cc]"Hey there! You guys look like you're having a hard time."[/colour] She gave a sweet smile and came within hoofs reach of Red. Her eyes sparkled at him as she moved so her tail rested against his side. She noticed he was holding two things; the bag of bits, and what looked like a diary. Shimmers was interested in both but naturally got curious about the latter. [colour=#ff00cc]"What's that?"[/colour] She asked in an innocent coo. Her hoof sliding over his as she looked into his eyes with hers. ((Oh gawhd! It's going to be so awkward to play as her. Just that little bit made me stop and address myself as to what I was doing XD But I'll have a fun time anyway. Also, there were two things I forgot to mention about her in her app. Fixed that.))

Captain Black Mane stared down at the now unconscious Sleek Wind. Rage filled his eyes. That was not the answer he wanted to hear. He brought his scimitar up, the rats blood covering it in a red velvet liquid. He would get rid of this mare's cocky smile and scare her for life, if not kill the lass. With hatred in his intentions, his blade came to a zenith point and his wrist arched in the begging of the swing. [colour=#00ff00]"Captain Black Mane!"[/colour] He stopped. [colour=#00ff00]"We are here to assist you against these buccaneers!"[/colour] Black mane looked over at the sergeant standing at his attention. They obviously were looking for orders. He turned to them and ignored their salute. "Bout time you sea dogs showed up! Half me scallywags be gone!" He scolded. Though secretly he was rejoicing at their arrival. He looked back towards Sleek Wind, then turned his attention to the first two soldiers at his command. "You. You. Take this filly over to yer ship and get her a doctor. I'm not done with her yet." His last few words sounded as if he was talking to her instead and it stopped the soldiers from questioning if she was a high value prisoner or not. The two picked up her body and rifle and flew over to the safety of the naval ship, taking her under deck to the doctor she needed so badly. "Now then..." His eyes locked on Zo. "You!" He was addressing the next soldier. "Take care of that zebra over there!" He watched as he blindly fired into the puff of smoke and charged in. Then his gaze shifted to the Griffin on his deck. "And you! get rid of that griffin!" He didn't care if they actually did their job or not, he just needed everyone else out of the way while he tied up loose ends before making his escape. It was obvious his ship wouldn't be ready to sail after all of this was over, and Black Mane wanted a few more prisoners to compensate. He leaped to where the battle between Black Powder and Soul Flare was taking place and the remaining eight soldiers followed and surrounded the three, muskets bared for the two captains that weren't holding bombs in their hooves. Everything got quiet. Black Mane's gaze sparked with the blood lust from before and the thrill he got with his bombs. "Yar! Thank ye for being so helpful, Powder. I admire ye, I really do, but this fuse be coming to it's end." He lit one of the long fuses on his bombs and let it fizz in his hoof. Then he turned to Soul, but still addressed both the captains. "Now I'm giving ye two choices." He lit the second long fuse. "Come with me, or be blown to hell!" But he knew that with the muskets trained on them, they really didn't have a choice. The long fuses still sizzled in his hooves as his eyes shifted between the captains.

Your whining is welcome here. I encourage it actually. Would a summary help out? I know what you mean with the one thread. But I like how people can interact with each others characters more that way. It really gives the sense that everyone's on one ocean and can run into each other. So i must say that we're sticking to one main thread. The addition of a summary thread is something I'm leaning towards though. I understand how coming in and looking at all the posts can be intimidating, heck, im sorta scared of it at times. (but it's such a good read) So I'd be willing to either make a summary here and then everyone else put a tl;dr under their post in the roleplay from now on. OR make an entirely seperate thread dedicated to the summary of the legends so far. I personally like the second option. Opinions? I may be the op, but I don't like making decisions that affect everyone else by my self. This is OUR rp I just get more say in things than you do lol Edit: (Oh, no. I didn't realize that Star XD this is too much of a coincidence considering my plans ;3)

^ I laughed Okay, two things. One; you guys who were talking about making some more character apps should do so. They don't have to be complex, just a basic one is fine. If you're going to be playing a character that is significant enough to have their own post, then they should probably have their own app. And two; remember that second character I mentioned earlier? Well here she is. _ Status: Legend Begins Name: Shimmers (my names are so original, right? ) Sex: Female Age: Young Mare (would be 19) Species: SEA PONY! :U Eye colour: Pink, they look distant like they're from another world, or from your dreams Coat colour: Moonlight silver and looks white in direct sunlight Mane/Tail/Markings colour & Style: Her mane is a slightly lighter shade of pink than her eyes, and is long, strait, silky and it curls at the end. It's completely resistant to the salt of the ocean. She has no tail, being a seapony, and her scales are a darker silver than the rest of her coat. (General appearance): The most beautiful and sexy mare you've ever seen. Her scales sparkle in the moonlight and her pink eyes reflect a light of passion. Her mane is luscious and her tail is charming. Everything about her is lovely and attractive . (Cutiemark): Her cutiemark is a large, golden heart. The heart symbolizes her talent for charming others. The gold symbolizes her love for shiny things. (Ship description): The sea is her ship, and her ship is the sea~ (Weapons/Fighting style): While she does not fight, her singing can be seen as a weapon. Her voice can be extremely soothing, seductive, or mysterious. It all depends on the song she sings. It fits the siren's legend; being able to put others under a sort of trance like sleep. The scary part is that none of this is magic, it's just her natural talent. (Speaking of magic, seaponies do posses some special skills which can be seen as their "magic" I think there's more of a description on the playable species list somewhere on this site,) She relies on attraction and seduction to make things go her way. If she were to get caught, she would just turn on her sexy charms. This may or may not always work, depending on her captor. But typically the crew responds favorably. Because of this, she sometimes gets caught on purpose. (Lifelong dream as a pirate/whatever they are): Her life long dream is to collect as many sparkling bits as possible! She keeps them in various places under the sea, which some pirates mistake for sunken treasure. (History): She's only just started, but she already fits the lore of a seamare, and a siren of the seas almost perfectly. Some pirates fear the legend, while others try going after it. (Personality): She isn't always trying to be charming, but when she is, she's extremely good at it. She'll try to sweet talk you into almost anything. She can be seen as the mare of your dreams to some, while others might be able to see through the charm and detect the danger. Shimmers isn't after anyponies life, but that doesn't mean she's not a threat. She's also bi, being interested in both mares and stallions. (Likes): SHINY THINGS!!! :U Wether it be the bits in your treasure chest, or the steel at the tip of your sword; things that sparkle are always of interest to shimmers. (Dislikes): Being out of the water too long. Like all seaponies, her skin is sensitive when out of water for extended periods of time, so being kept from it annoys her. Link to the seapony description _ Let me know what you guys think of this character because I sort of feel like I'm cheating. I make a character, and in my eyes they're ready to be approved. Let me know if there's anything I should change or if she's fine as she is. On a side note, I haven't replied to the rp because I need to get in the mood to do so. Black Mane is in a fighting mood and I just heven't been feeling that lately. I worry the post would seem empty. I'll reply as soon as I feel like I can post what I want to properly. Shouldn't take long ^^

That's too cool. He looks almost exactly like I had him pictured in my head. ^^ Thank you for that, even i it was just a quick sketch.

Those really do look fantastic, chardude! I can't tell if that's Black Mane next to Black Powder in the first one though. Is it? :3 Because if it is, he looks really cool! @Thebluemage umm yeah, cloud ships wouldn't work out for this guy he'd sorta fall through... but I don't think I'm even going to play him anymore... I've thought of somepony better >:3 I just have to decide if I want to play as her or not.

((^Pirate hunters!? 0.o ...OOooooh nooooo...)) Black Mane watched as the grass pods fell and turned into vicious, wicked plants that tried to attack him. Luckily his scimitar was still at the ready and was able to slash them away and parry the rest. "Is that all ye got!?" He shouted while still covered in red. To be honest, if he hadn't been prepared then those vines could have easily trapped him. But not today. He jumped back away from the retreating Zo, who was too far to fight with a sword, and tossed another bomb his way. The fuse fizzed as it flew through the air, this one being completely lethal compared to the others. Sleek Wind rolled straight into the back of Black Mane's legs "erm... little help here capn stinkmane?" she said with a sheepish grin. Black Mane turned his head to give her an evil glare. He had heard all of her insults and big talk while he was battling Zo, and he didn't like it. He knew she had a fighting spirit, which only made him more curious about her, but this was not the time for her to be showing it. Not at all... Black Mane's eyes twinkled with the blood lust from before. He growled and turned on Sleek sharply. Bringing his scimitar down to the tip of her throat. The rat's blood began to trickle down the sharp end of the blade, casting a crimson glimmer in the sunlight, and dripped down onto her cheek. Black Mane brought his hoof up and rested it on Sleek's chest, knowing full well the pain it caused for the mare as she spat up a little blood. He didn't put any weight on it though, because he didn't want her dieing on him... not yet... His voice rumbled deeply as growled; "Do ye even know what yer getting into!" It was more of a scolding than a question. His eyes pierced into hers threateningly. The sounds of battle around them seemed to go numb, and even a bright flash from the main deck didn't break Black Mane's intimidating stare. He wanted an answer from the mare beneath him. One that will decide her fate forever more. (okay, should be caught up to where the battle between soul and black powder is right now.)

[colour=#daa520]"...i'll play your game, and see how long you last"[/colour] Black Mane looked at the grassy spheres with a bit of confusion. THOSE were supposed to be bombs!? "Yar Har! I'll let you play my game! But I hope ye know the dice are loaded!" With that he threw another grenade towards the zebra. This one had an extremely short fuse and exploded in mid air. There was a large, and thick cloud of smoke as the contents from inside the bomb ignited. It wasn't a lethal grenade, but rather, a smoke bomb. Black Mane laughed loudly and ran into the grey cloud on his deck, without giving his opponent time to react as he charged. He had another bomb already in hoof with its fuse lit. Again, this one wasn't lethal, and was filled with the blood of the rats from his ship. He ran up to the Zebra with a wild look in his eye and threw the bomb at their feet. Letting it explode and cover them in the red, sticky substance. If anypony didn't know better, it would have looked like they were fatally wounded. Even those who were covered in the stuff often thought it was their own blood instead of a rats. But Black Mane was the only one who knew what had happened just then, and wasn't in shock. His scimitar was drawn, and he stared at the Zebra with a blood lust in his eye. He was covered in red too, which just made it look all the more terrifying. ((This is before sleek rolled into Black Mane. A lot has happened since I was able to reply D:))

Black Mane looked down at the cutlass in his deck with an unhappy smug. He didn't like the idea of teaming up, especially when he wasn't the one offering. And to make it worse, this pony was inviting him to fight the navy! His employers! ...Even though Black Mane always did treat them like dirt. He was too successful a privateer for them to do anything about it though. And if this pony didn't know his current position, then maybe he could make this work. He looked Powder in the eye with a rival like smirk. (no rhyme intended) "Aye, my ship be fine!" He lied, "But if you want to go about fighting, then I'll stick with ye until this fuse burns out." Secretly, the fuse he was referring to was how long until he decided to hand him over to the navy. Maybe he wouldn't at all. But only time would tell. He offered a hoof to Black Powder. He looked over Powder's shoulder to see the fight going about his ship. "Aye! You best stop that if ye knows whats good for ya!" He chucked a bomb strait for Soul's head and the bomb flew fast, it wasn't one of his small cherry bombs either, but rather, a normal explosive that would hurt like hell if it actually hit you. He didn't watch to see if it connected, and was distracted by the zebra that was approaching him... No... She was approaching Sleek Wind! "Argh! And what do ye think ye be doin!?" He threw another bomb, hard, and strait for her, just like he had done for Soul. He moved slightly so he stood directly between her and his prisoner. He had taken a strange interest in Sleek and her rifle, and wasn't going to let some zebra take prisoner of his prisoner! Not that they have anywhere to go.... He thought to himself, as he remembered how he had damaged their ship, if not destroyed it.

I got dis. Universe is fixed, let the destroying of pictures continue.

((eh, long post. So much to go over.)) "My ribs aren't going to heal themselves! "Aye, but they didn't break themselves either! You'll live until we reach port." Black Mane retorted to Sleek Wind without looking her way. He was still staring down the three enemies. "Flashy...? I'll show ye Flashy!" As he was speaking, he reached into his coat and pulled out a heavy looking sphere of black metal. He ignited the fuse and threw the bomb at the end of his sentence. It went high over Soul's head and the three looked confused. But Black Mane had done what he had wanted to and gave them a smirk. After a few heartbeats, you could hear a distinctive crunch coming from over the side of the ship followed by a loud bang and the sound of wood splintering. The bomb had landed somewhere on the ship that the three invaders climbed from. "Bwahaha! You've got no where to run, ye foals!!!" Black Mane thought he had just bagged three more prisoners when he heard a sharp whistling sound coming from above. One of his deck hands shrieked as he was impaled by a pegasus, and a canon ball landed squarely in the middle of his deck, imbedding half of itself in the wood. [colour=#000080]"Ello thar, I am caption Black Powder and this!"[/colour] [colour=#000080]"IS MY CREW!!!"[/colour] Black Mane's mouth opened in shock, which quickly turned to rage, as he saw the wave of fresh pegasi, ready for battle, land upon his ship and strike at his now weary crew. Arrrrghh!! This be going on for too long.... me scallywags have their limits too... he thought to himself. Hmm... those three are starting to pose a threat now, with all these opponents, they could easily make a move. He was looking at Soul's group. But Black Mane couldn't surrender, not on HIS ship. He would fight till his fuse burned out if need be. "ARGH! Welcome aboard, Black Powder!" He spat out the name, and reached into his coat to pull out two hoof-fulls of small, cherry bombs. The fuses already lit. "Have a blast!" He smirked and tossed the small explosives all around, scattering them and letting them burst into small, smokey flashes that would make any pony think twice before putting a hoof down. In the corner of his eye he saw another, rather large ship approaching. No, not anymore. My crew can't take this!!! He thought in frustration. When really, that ship belonged to the navy who was coming to his aid. [colour=#00ffff]"All enemies of the Sovereign Nation of Equestria are ordered to surrender immediately or face summary execution!" [/colour] "Yar!? Is that?" He looked closer at the ship, and saw the sail flowing in the ocean gale. "YARHAR!! It Is! So the navy dogs turned out to be useful for once! Look at that ye salt lickers!" Black Mane beamed at the reinforcements. Even if it was the navy, his contract would protect him and his crew from any punishment. And more importantly, guarantee that these soldiers were on his side in the fight! Black Mane scattered more bombs as the ship came within boarding range, and laughed heatedly into the sea air. The fight kept on, but his safety, and possibly his victory, was assured. ((Is it bad that I actually felt relieved when I saw your post, Cainaim? I guess I'm getting too attached to this.))

I approve both your characters ^^ Two very nice, interesting fellows I might say! Should be fun to see them in action! I'm a bit scrunched for time right now, but I'll reply to the rp latter on today, once my classes let out (10:45 eastern, so sometime after that). So much actiony action! XD I'm loving it!

A shortened cutlass, very nice choice of weaponry. Character approved

I know that's the typical thing, but I've seen it done the other way around So I just figured I'd ask I'm not trying to be demanding, just asking a few questions

"It would be worth more gold and gems then Celestia has in her castle and you don't deserve to touch it!" "BWAHAHA!!! Miss, you be talking to a captain of a pirate ship! Deserve ain't be in our speech!!!" He said the last line angrily then continued on with a mocking tone of voice. His eyes drifted back to the rifle in his hooves. "But if this gun be worth as much as ye say, Sleek Wind... then maybe it shouldn't be sold at all!" He saw Sleek Wind breath a sigh of relief. "No, no, no... If it's worth so much, then nopony should have it don't ya think? It should belong to the sea!" He snarled the last few words, and watched the look of horror that swept across Sleek's face. Black Mane had no intention of throwing the gun overboard, but this little filly didn't know that. With the last statement, he tossed the gun her way and let it slid right in front of her, just out of reach. He laughed and turned towards his cabin. No, the ship was too quiet... He looked around to see three invaders climb up the side of his ship. Some of his crew had already started moving to "welcome" them aboard which caused the silence on the main deck. A few growls could be heard here and there, along with, what was that? a moan? Black Mane's crew was getting weary after the third fight (including the raid from the beginning of the rp that I mentioned). Yar.. I thought we be outta this mess as soon as we left the fog! oh well... three little barnacles on the side of me ship shouldn't be a problem... He smirked at his own thoughts and called out: "Ahoy there! What do you think ye be doin climbin aboard me ship!?" His scimitar was still sheathed, and he looked at what appeared to be the leader with an icy leer.

StringHeart, by all means, throw a monkey wrench!!!! That's the fun with pirate battles is that almost anyone can just come in and keep the fight going. you can chase down blackmane or go into the fog to find red, it's up to you Or do something completely different If your decision does involve another character, and you're not sure how to go about it or if you're not sure they're okay with it, PM them. Chardude, I see no real problems with the character. I just think you're missing a few details that will help give us an idea of who he is. In your app you mention something about BlackPowder stealing his ship, sword, and a trench coat from the navy. Could you elaborate a bit with a history section? Did he attack and raid the navy? does the scares have anything to do with it? I know you said he was born into it, but how'd he get out? And also, what does his name mean? you said he likes fighting up close, but does he also like heavy bombardments of cannons? Could you describe his sword a bit more? if his specialty is up close fighting, then wouldn't he have some sort of special blade? Which eye is red? Which eye is grey?

(I know! it's so good! xD) Black Mane looked down at the mare at his feet with a scornful look on his face. The light from the fire reflected off of his face to cast unnatural shadows.across his eyes and muzzle. The rings in his hair sparkled vermillion and the fog floated around his ship in the background.Yet despite how unforgiving he looked, Black Mane couldn't help but feel merciful, still aggressive, but merciful. " I surrender..." she said painfully, "please... I think I broke a couple of ribs..." He prodded the mare's sides with his hoof, causing sharp moans of pain and making her roll into a fettle position, holding herself. "Bwaha! Don't fret little one, I'm not gonna kill ye... yet... Scallywags! Tie her up! We'll deal with her latter." He turned to see the enemy crew hastily trying to put out the fire, the images fuzzed from the fog. "And turn the cannons! We'll leave them a parting barrage before we leave... Set sail scallywags!" His crew split up, some going to prep the sails and others rushing to the cannons. Black Mane's ship started to out pace the reaper and Black Mane turned back to see the pony he was fighting earlier watching him leave with one of his crew. There was a certain expression on his face, but Black Mane couldn't make out the details from the fog, which now enveloped the enemy completely. The cannons were ready at this point. They were all turned to where the general direction of the reaper had been and fired, first one, then two others simultaneously, and finally followed by three more at their own respective pace. Whether he hit them or not wasn't of Black Mane's concern, but rather that they sent a message: something between a taunt, a threat, and a warning. After a few moments his ship exited the fog and Black Mane approached his new prisoner. "Ye be unfortunate to have jumped that high, Missy." He said to her as if he was talking to a child. He prodded her side again, through the ropes. "Tell me yer name, and what ye were doing on that ship." As he waited for her to respond, he noticed the rifle that his crew had confiscated from her. "Aye.. such a pretty gun ya have miss." He picked it up and ran his hooves over it. "Too bad ye won't be needing it anymore, should fetch a hefty price though.." He looked back at her with an evil smirk, thinking he had hit a soft spot in her feelings. He didn't know anything, but the way the rifle was crafted obviously meant it was something special. "...Wouldn't ya say...?"

Is it fair to say everything from legend of zelda? and also, just recently, Bastion's soundtrack found it's way into my heart (I know it's games that have stuck with you, but I picked up on this one so fast )

"Bah! You'll never get me that way!" Black Mane shouted at the bullet that whistled next to him. He paired Red's swings and countered with his own, only to be parried in return. His sword was a secondary weapon for him, so he could only keep up with the enemy captain and then some. Black Mane swung again, making the curved blade flash in the swing, but it only met the hilt of Red's sword and made a ringing sound. "Yarrr... Ye ain't so bad ya barnacle." He said as if they weren't fighting at all. "But you'll have ta do better!" He paired another blow and then made a heavy swing that wasn't meant to hit Red, but make him stumble and throw him off balance. The blades clashed loudly as they hit each other. Both Black Mane and Red recoiled, and instead of following up, Black Mane took off into the fog and out of sight from Red. "Catch me if ye can!" He called as Red turned into a silhouette and then faded from vision completely. Black Mane weaved through the fights that were going on between his crew, and the other. Only stopping when he was a good distance form anyponyelse. Red could have been chasing him, but Black Mane didn't see anypony charging for him. "Now then... If they wanna fight on me ship, then I'll take care of theirs..." He reached into his brown coat and pulled out a red tinted bottle. There was a cloth shoved into the neck. Black Mane set fire to the cloth and looked over at the other ship. He couldn't see details, but the shadow of the mast and sails were visible. He let the cloth burn some and then threw the molotov. The molotov spun in the air and landed with the sound of breaking glass underneath the main mast, which also happened to be where the crow's nest was. The fire from the cloth instantly spread to the spilled contents of the bottle. The main deck of the ship lit up in bright red flames. The flames started burning a black smoke, and the whole image added to the eeriness of the fight. The flames were blurred by the fog into a ominous red glow in the background, and Black Mane's eyes twinkled crimson from the sight. He yelled loudly for all to hear; "Yarr! Look at yer ship! Ya might still be able to save it ya know! Bwahaha!!!"

Umm.. I can't say that I've thought of any pre-cannon that isn't based on the history of the actual era. Making things up as we go along, as long as it isn't drastic, is fine. Can't wait for the app @Thebluemage: I am confused o.o I just wanted to make another character XD Black Mane ain't goin down yet >:3 (at least as far as I know, depends on how future fights play out 0.o)

Black Mane watched as his bombs exploded with a shrill sound, followed by a cloud of dust. He heard shouting, and when the smoke blew away with the ocean breeze, he saw that Wood Wing had been taken by his crew. He laughed loudly at the captain in his own net. The crazy sparkle in his eyes from earlier faded briefly. "Bwahaha!! See? Even you're own crew know what be best for ya! Think twice before ye challen-" He was cut off by the sound of a large jar breaking and an ominous fog sweeping over his ship. "What the!?" *cough* The glass ball that Wood Wing's crew had dropped was filled with the cursed air from Blue Moon Rock (same place Harla was coming from in the beginning) and when it was broken, the putrid mist surrounded his ship and everything within cannon's range. The shaman had somehow vacuumed some of it into that ball. Black Mane coughed more. *cough, inhale, cough* "Go! Go! Go!" Black Mane looked up to see the silhouettes of ponies jumping and swinging onto his ship. He must not have seen them coming with the fight going on. The fog from the glass ball limited your sight to only a swords length in front of you, making things quite eerie on the ship. "BLAST! Scallywags! Get ready to welcome these unwanted guests!" He yelled to his crew and then quietly whispered to himself. "It seems everypony's trying to attack us today! ...first that masked fella, now this!" He launched himself into the fray, landing squarely in front of a blue earth pony with a shirt that's red and white striped, and a red bandana. (Red) BlackMane's bombs were sheathed in his coat and his scimitar drawn. He glared at the pony with a furious look. "GET OF ME SHIP!!!" He swung a warning swing at the pony and his crew began to battle with the others. The clashing of blades and shouts of battle filled the the darkened atmosphere of the two ships. The fog enveloped the whole scene with a dark, almost purple mist that was thick and impairing. The two crews began their skirmish against one another.