ooc: These articles are hereby posted by Pitr Nash, late of the Polychrest, who is currently preparing to set sail as a pirate from the harbor of the Citadel. They would be posted anywhere where a PC conceivably interested in such matters could find them, so you may assume that your PC sees them.
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Article One
Every man shall obey civil command; the captain shall have on two share in all prizes. the Master, Carpenter, and Boatswain shall have one share and a half.
Article Two
If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any secret from the Company, he shall be marroon'd with one blade and one bottle of Water.
Article Three
If any Man shall steal any thing in the Company, or game, to the value of a Coronet, he shall be Marroon'd or hanged.
Article Four
If at any Time we should meet at another Marrooner (that is, Pyrate) that man shall sign his Articles without Consent of our Company, shall suffer such Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.
Article Five
That man that shall strike another, whilst these Articles are in force, shall receive 39 Stripes on the bare Back or such punishment as the Captain sees fit.
Article Six
That Man that shall snap his Arms, or smoak Tobacco in the Hold, without cap to his Pipe, or carry a candle lighted without lanthorn or lantern without hood, shall suffer the same Punishment as in the former Article.
Article Seven
That Man that shall not keep his Arms clean, fit for an Engagement, or neglect his Business, shall be cut off from his Share, and suffer such other Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.
Article Eight
If any man shall lose a joint in time of Engagement, shall have 4 Crowns: if a limb, 8.
Article Nine
If at any time you meet with a prudent Woman, that Man that offers to meddle with her, without her Consent, shall suffer Death or such punishment as the Captain sees fit..
Those who see fit to accept these Articles shall convene at two marks before sundown, Samheen 12, behind the Ha'penny Mermaid tavern. No man who has not signed these Articles shall be permitted to board.
A Black Mark in the Citadel: Articles of Piracy
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A Black Mark in the Citadel: Articles of Piracy
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