by The Kingpin » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:23 pm
James smiled, and said "well, Adeline has the best guns for her ship. i'm gonna go get some new guns for mine. same caliber as usual; 24 pounder long guns. i'll have the men paint them black later..." and he walked off down the dock, and got to the ship, and sailed it, with only one sail, until it reached the shipyard. he waited for several hours until the Barbarian was finished, then moved his ship into the massive shipyard. after about 5 hours, the whole gun compliment was replaced with working ones. the 24 pound guns had a special sound, which was made unique when covered with black paint or tar.
after the ships were outfitted, and the cargo on board, James went to a swordsmith, to have a really special sword crafted for him. the commodore's delight, it was called, named after the blade that commodore norrington had made for him by a blacksmith by the name of William Turner. it had a very decorative, but protective hand guard, strewn with gold from his money. it cost 4000 gold, 4 times as much as most costom made swords would, since half of it went into the blade hilt and handguard. it's blade was made of folded steel, in the ancient syrian way, which always made for well balanced, very strong blades. it had intricate carvings engraved into it, making a very beautiful pattern near the hilt, on the blade itself. the sword was perfectly balanced. the tang was nearly the full width of the blade, and gold filligry put into every place imaginable, including the handle and guard. it looked like a blade worthy of an admiral. it was amazing that this swordsmith finished such a beautiful blade in 2 days!
James looked at the blade, marveling its beauty, and thanked the swordsmith and gave him an extra 50 gold, for making it as well as he had. he went back to the port, and saw that Yuke and Adeline were a bit annoyed. their annoyance quickly subsided as they saw his new sword.
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The Kingpin on Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Ah yes, organised chaos. the sign of a clever but ever-busy mind. To the perpetrator, a carefully woven web of belongings and intrigue, but to the bystander? Madness!"
–William Beckett, Lore of Leyuna RPG