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'''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 [[Belgrit|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]].

'''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 [[Belgrit|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.

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. One of these rumors is that she possessed a magic flute which could command the wind to carry her ship wherever she wished, earning her the nickname ''Whistling Death''. A replica of this alleged flute is held in the Belgritian Hall of Curiosities in Domren.

== Early Life ==

== Early Life ==

Nothing is known for certain about Edith's early life, as her true identity has never been fully established. Some very early alleged letters of hers, written to her parents, was addressed to "Evelyn and Richard Grand" in the town of Edgewater on the island of Brine. This letter was not discovered until after the Grands died, but one of their neighbors, Samuel Westbridge confirmed the Grands had a daughter who ran away in her teens. The veracity of this version of events has been called into question on the grounds of Westbridge having been a fiction author who wrote and published a poorly sourced book on the matter, "The Pirate Queen: The True Story of Edith Darkwater".

Nothing is known for certain about Edith's early life, as her true identity has never been fully established. Some very early alleged letters of hers, written to her parents, was addressed to "Evelyn and Richard Grand" in the town of Edgewater on the island of Brine. This letter was not discovered until after the Grands died, but one of their neighbors, Samuel Westbridge confirmed the Grands had a daughter who ran away in her teens. The veracity of this version of events has been called into question on the grounds of Westbridge having been a fiction author who wrote and published a poorly sourced book on the matter, "The Pirate Queen: The True Story of Edith Darkwater".

== Letters ==

== Letters / Cipher ==

Most of the documents attributed to Edith which have surfaced over the years have been enciphered in some unknown manner. She is known to have used a unique system of runes possibly derived from the Dwarven script. One sample of such a message exists on display in the Belgritian Hall of Curiosities in Domren. It is reproduced below as an example.

Most of the documents attributed to Edith which have surfaced over the years have been enciphered in some unknown manner. She is known to have used a unique system of runes possibly derived from the Dwarven script. One sample of such a message exists on display in the Belgritian Hall of Curiosities. It is reproduced below as an example.

[[File:Edith Darkwater Script Sample.jpg|center|thumb|An example of Edith Darkwater's enciphered communiques (intended orientation unknown)]]

[[File:Edith Darkwater Script Sample.jpg|center|thumb|An example of Edith Darkwater's enciphered communiques (intended orientation unknown). The text consists of one large rune (left) and 56 smaller runes (right) of different design.|alt=]]

== Disappearance and Legacy ==

== Disappearance and Legacy ==

It is unknown when (and indeed whether) Edith Darkwater died. Although she disappeared centuries ago and appeared completely human, rumors of half-elven parentage and stolen youth-sustaining magic persist to this day. And, of course, ghost stories are told in which she (and often the 4 other captains in her fleet whose ships disappeared amidst uncertain circumstances) continue to raid unsuspecting vessels even in death.

It is unknown when (and indeed whether) Edith Darkwater died. Although she disappeared centuries ago and appeared completely human, rumors of half-elven parentage and stolen youth-sustaining magic persist to this day. And, of course, ghost stories are told in which she (and often the 4 other captains in her fleet whose ships disappeared amidst uncertain circumstances) continue to raid unsuspecting vessels even in death.

== Fleet (The Darkwater Dozen) ==

== Fleet (The Darkwater Dozen) ==