The crew of the Lyre

The Pirate Crew of the royal ship the Lye

The main plot of that story between Jack and Athena takes place on the Lyre so its about time you learned about Jack's crew ^-^ in the order they join the crew

To begin lets start with everyone's fave anthro pirate captain =3

Jack (Robert) Finn
Captain and navigator
Dolphin/wolf
Likes to use swords and occasionally a pistol.

Jack was born the son of the king of the sea, and a wandering sailor who was not native to this land, she died in child birth. Because of that he was treated with disrespect since day one. With the same yearn for the sea his mother had, one day he decided one day to take one of the kingdoms royal ship and start a new life. He is more of a privateer then a pirate as he steels from the real pirates and returns it to the kingdom of the sea, partly to pay back the ship he stole and to keep his brother off his back. In fact the only thing illegal he does is moonshine his own extra strong brand of rum.

Jack is a sweet guy and usually very cheerful, Art says it's because he'll always semi-drunk, he does love his rum. When you first meet him you'll think "This guy is one sandwich short of a picnic basket" but strangely, the stranger his plans of attack and missions, the better things turn out XP. He likes to keep his crew happy and plays Irish tunes on the fiddle when they're feeling blue.

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Art (Aurthor) Long Fellow
First mate and engineer
Shark/salamander
Uses a short sword but prefers his harpoon gun with a chained harpoon, also has a pistol like Jack.

Art, like Jack, had a parent that wasn't native to the sea kingdom, then abandoned, thus putting him on the lowest rungs on society's ladder. He was lucky enough to get the job as a cabin boy on a royal ship, though he was terribly abused. So when a young prince comes onto the ship when the crew is away and offered him a promotion and to be part of a new crew, of course he said yes. And so the great friendship between Jack and Art.

When they started out, Art was incredibly serious. He still is but more of jack has rubbed off on him then he would have liked. He still refers to his captain's plans as "insane suicide missions": but he can't help but follow them. He usually tires to be the voice of reason but Jack always makes sense in the end. He is very loyal to all of his crew, often offering sympathetic guidance when another has a problem.

His and Jacks relationship is the closest on the hole ship since they've been together since the beginning. They know what the other is going to do before they do it and sometimes they even finish the other's sentences. Art is the only one that ever calls Jack Robert and Jack is the only one who calls Art Aurthor. They are a bit MORE then friends but I'll tell you about that later ^-*

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Stridon Kidd
Advisor
Walrus
He has a sword hidden in his cane for when he does fight.

Stridon was one the proud captain of the famous pirate ship The Adventure, but now his glory days are over and he was forced to spend his time a broken down drunk on a far of island, at least, until Jack came looking for someone with experience for his crew. Now the old sea dog helps the crew with finding, fighting and stealing from pirates as he knows pretty much anything they will do.

Stridon is a lot like Jack, very friendly and hardly ever depressed, he just gets tired twice as fast because of his age. He isn't rude but says what he thinks, which is sometimes nice, sometimes perverted but at least he's not mean.

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Kent Steel
Fire arms expert
Blue whale
He has a small cannon that he usually loads with whatever he can find

Kent used to be part of the royal navy but kept getting into fights and was kicked out. He was found in a bar by jack any he started fighting with him, though he was stronger Jack was craftier and won. Deciding that Jack's crew was worthy of his strength he joined them.

Kent has a tendency to get into fights when they're at port but he's very comfortable with the crew. He has a lot of pride an enjoys a small challenge such as a armwrestle or other such games. He doesn't speak often and is often harsh when he does but he's a good fighter and good for heavy lifting so he's part of their happy family.

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Anne Price
Fisher, next in charge after Art
Shark
Likes harpoons and daggers

Anne was already part of another crew, but not happy with the way she was treated since she was a women. Grumbling about it in a pub she met Jack (jack spends most of his time in bars and pubs so most of the crew is found there) and he was one of the most polite men she had ever met. They got along quickly, probably because she was overly serous like Art, and offered her a place in his crew (Art has always said jack's pick up line was "I think you'd make a great member of my crew") she accepted and soon she and she and jack fell in love. They were a couple for around two years then the romance simply faced and they stayed friends. However, as soon as she was free, Art began to ttry his hand at courting her, as he had liked her since the beginning, she's usually rather cruel to him because of this but maybe she does have a fondness of him, we don't know

Anne is very serious and merciless in battle, she's more of what you would expect in a pirate. Even after she broke up with Jack she's still friendly with him. However she seems to be constantly making fun of poor Art, mostly because he's so taken with her. She hangs out with Bonny just because there's no other girls on the ship.

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Bonny Bellamy
Dolphin
Cook, decorator, distraction
Doesn't really fight

Bonny was the daughter of a rich family, but hated been stuck in the same mansion everyday and yearned for adventure. So, she snuck out and began a hooker, cause sex was one of the few things she new how to do . Jack met her outside a pub and, once he learned what she was doing, was appalled and pulled her out of sight and tried to do his gentlemanly duty and get her to leave such a business. She was so enraptured by his care she actually followed him onto his ship without him even knowing. Since she was head over heals for him Jack did try to have a relationship but it faded quickly (Bonny can be annoying after a while) but she still part of the crew

Bonny is a bit of an air head and not very sharp. Since she has become a crew member she has slept with ever male on the ship except Nichols cause he's to young. But satisfying the needs of sailors who don't see women for months at a time is not her only skill XP she is a great cook and knows how to do laundry and bedding, it's almost like a hobby for her. Also, when they plan to board another ship, they'll sit her on the front of the boat to distract the enemies, who also haven't seen women for a while, while the rest of the crew jumps on board.

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Vane Teach
Seal
Knows a lot about rope and sails
Hand to hand combat

Vane ha snuck onto the ship while the crew was away, looking for anything he could make money off of since he was to lazy to get a job. He was found but Jack decided instead of handing him over to the authorities he would do grunt work around the ship. With the knowledge of sails he had gained from his fathers failed business of ships the seal caught on quickly and became invaluable to the crew.

Vane is a spoiled, lazy, rebellious teenage brat who is constantly arguing with everyone but no one really listens to his rants anymore. He spends most of his time asleep in the crows nest.

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Nichols Fly
Goldfish
Cabin boy
Fights as hard as he can but can't do much yet

Nichols was found surprisingly by Art, not Jack. The little guy was walking around a sea port, looking for whatever work he could get. As an orphan there was no one to support him. Art found him while Jack and the rest of the crew were out for drinks. He could relate to the boy so much he immediately gave him a job and was determined that Nichols would be much better treated cabin boy then he was. Since then he's treated him almost like a son and Nichols looks up to him like the father he didn't have.

Nichols is a sweet little guy who wants to be a good pirate just like his employers. He's terribly adorable when he tries to fight but he cant do much so Art is teaching him. He's happy to help everyone on the ship but Art makes sure no one takes advantage of him, no matter how the little guy loves to stay busy.

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Athena Finn
Mearcat
Captains wife
Any metal weapon

After spending a month on the ship with jack, the two became inseparable. Everyone on the ship loves her, she did have a bit of trouble with Art at first but soon he came to love her too. When it was time to go Jack couldn't let her leave and he proposed ^-^