Edith Darkwater
From Delgar
Edith Darkwater (also known as Edith of Darkwater, Edith the Dreaded, Edith the Bloody, and The Dread Queen of Darkwater) was the notorious leader of the Darkwater Dozen, a pirate fleet which harassed merchant ships and the fledgling Belgritian navy from AY 1095 to AY 1122, as well as conducting other raids along the southern coast of Delun from Al-Uqh to Ordinatus.
Aside from her more mundane exploits, Edith has also ascended into a figure of myth and legend, said to have stolen the moon from the sky and sunk the entire Belgritian armada and all manner of other such nonsense.
Fleet (The Darkwater Dozen)
| Ship Name | Captain | Class | Manufacture | Crew | Cannons | Original Name | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Zephyr | Edith Darkwater | Brig | Belgritian (presumed1) | 150 | 24 | Vanguard (disputed1) | unknown |
| The Clink | Golden Boy (Erick Gilder) | Galleon | Belgritian | 400 | 88 | Saint Solomon | Captured in AY 1120, served as the first Belgritian Parliament Ship |
| The Last Resort | Bloody Ben
(Benjamin Richter) |
Brig | Belgritian | 175 | 20 | Saint Catherine | Sunk in the Battle of Brine (AY 1122) |
| The Scallywag | Brittlebones Beth | Schooner | Belgritian | 90 | 16 | Morning Glory | Sunk in the Battle of Brine (AY 1122) |
| The Bearded Lady | The Red Dragon (Agatha Gallant) | Sloop | Araxian | 75 | 8 | Virtus | Sunk in the Battle of Brine (AY 1122) |
| The Bastard | Rancid Rob | Schooner | Araxian (presumed) | 90 | 14 | unknown | unknown |
| The Twisted Knife | Raynauld the Rat | Sloop | Belgritian | 75 | 10 | Libertine | Captured in the Battle of Brine (AY 1122) |
| The White Gull | Marcus the Mouth | Sloop | Belgritian | 75 | 12 | Saint Benedict | Sunk in the Battle of Brine (AY 1122) |
| The Warden | Blind Jim
(James Burch) |
Brig | Belgritian | 130 | 22 | Saint Paul | unknown |
| The Dawnstar | Willy Whitewhiskers | Sloop | Ao | 75 | 10 | Nijari-Deng | unknown |
| The Rose | Gwen Darkwater (disputed) | Schooner (custom) | Darkwater (presumed) | 90 | 16 | The Rose | unknown |
| The Whisper | Desmond Frey | Catamaran (modified sand skiff) | Al-Uqhid | 40 | 6 | Al-ajar-qalaan | Sunk in 1120 |
Footnotes
- The Vanguard disappeared on its maiden voyage from the Arthan shipyards to Araxia in AY 1094, one year before the first recorded mention of Edith Darkwater. Though it was presumed sunk at the time, it bore a striking resemblance to the Zephyr and was one of the earliest vessels to be outfitted with runeshot.
