Falcon

Falcon

Name:	Falcon
Location:	The Blood Eagle
Rank:	Rigger
God:	Weyland

Skills and Knowledge

2009

The Sun God - Passed Bells test

The Sun God - Passed Toast Test

Noted Favors and Awards

2008

The Harbor - Cthulhu, for SnF service

Tied for #1 SnF of 2008

Biography

The story of Falcon begins incredibly early. Niut, his uncle, was at odds with his parents Jorge and Maria Fenix. Shortly after they were wed, Niut slew Jorge over a disagreement about how to tie a Monkey’s Foot and he died before Falcon was even born. When Falcon was 5 years old a cholera epidemic took his mother’s life and Falcon and his brother Renaldo where left in the care of Niut whom in a fit of rage slew Renaldo and sold Falcon into servitude. After Niut killed his brother Renaldo, Falcon had sworn he would avenge both his brother and father, so once of age he ran away and found himself in Cairo working as ship hand, his goal to earn enough money to hunt down his uncle. As the years went by he had many battles with Niut. Falcon was once on the verge of killing Niut; until his mother Maria, Niut’s sister, stopped him.

The battle wasn't over yet, for over twenty years fighting and challenges ensued. One day they met up on the shores of The Isle of Lost Grace. Falcon and Niut then challenged each other to a boat race, where they each raced in a boat made of stone. Falcon and Niut agreed, and the race started. But Falcon had a secret weapon: his boat was made of wood, not stone. Niut's boat, being made of heavy stone, sank, but Falcon's didn't. Falcon then won the race, and Niut went into a rage. A viscous and heated battle ensued wherein Falcon slew Niut. Not far away while on shore leave Daphne TartNSweet of The Nautilus heard the commotion and came to find the source, coming upon Falcon. Although Niut had been slain, he had injured Falcon’s eye and placed a wound upon his chest so Daphne sought help and brought him safely into the Harbour.

Falcon’s wounds where great and many, they ran deep, but as he healed the sailors on Ships of the Fleet would stop by and help care for him. Once recovered Falcon went to work for Harbourmaster Kaushunn where he labored for a year in The Harbour in payment for all that they had done to aide him. Then one day Falcon heard a rumor that Niut still lived! He cast his eyes out to sea and saw the magnificent fleet arrayed in all their color and glory. Off to one side was The Sun God, the flagship of the Rogues at the time, swaying slightly in all it’s at anchor in the rolling tide.

Falcon stood there looking at the sleek vessel as he pondered the parallels between his life and that of the great Egyptian God Horus. Falcon was suddenly startled from behind by the voice of Captain Amon, ”She’s the finest ship you know”. He wasn’t asking a question. He was merely stating it as fact. “I have been watching you work on these docks for some time now and like what I see. That’s my ship there.” He cocked his head in the direction of The Sun God, “If you can be on her by 4 bells tomorrow morning see my First Mate Stalkie McGroper and Fin my Quartermaster will see to it you have a berth, I believe a cannon ball opened a vacancy the other day.” And without waiting for a response he turned upon his heal and strode off towards his ship.

After many years of service on The Sun God one day out astraddle the bowsprit securing the sheets when he overheard Captain Amon speaking candidly with his first mate Stalkie McGroper out on the foredeck about his desire to move on to grander adventures. Even after completing his work Falcon became concerned if he returned down too soon he might interrupt what seemed like a very personal conversation and find himself in a poor place with the ships head so he strapped himself down and busied himself securing the loose ends of several ropes nearby. After some time the two officers who seemed to have taken no notice to Falcon turned away and headed for the main deck. As Captain Amon headed down Stalkie McGroper paused and called over his shoulder "Falcon! you can come down now! We are gathering the crew and that includes you! Make Haste!"

Falcon quickly slid down, his heart beating fast and fearing that perhaps he had crossed a line and was now to be brought to the Captains Mast for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and intruding on their private conversation. In short order the crew was assembled and Captain Amon informed his crew that he would be leaving and that Captain McGroper would be taking charge of the ship. Soon after Captain Amon soon after the ship made port and although Falcon never saw Captain Amon leave the ship he was no longer there as if the Egyptian Gods had swept him up. Sometimes falcon would catch glimpses of what seemed like wisps that could have been his old captain but never quite sure if it was him.

Soon after his new captain, Captain McGroper called the ship together and to a man they voted to rename the ship The Blood Eagle and Captain Groper's first order was to turn north and as they sailed forth with unending haste he regaled the crew with the Nordic stories of his childhood. It was these stories that grabbed the heart of Falcon, he was not sure if it was the change in the seas as they left their well know waters or the glint in the captain's eye as he told legends to the crew but Falcon found himself no longer comfortable with Horus tugging at his heart and found himself more and more entranced with the stories of Weyland the Forger. Now there was a god that used his hands and made things! That was a god meant for a rigger. So one night soon after Falcon packed away his icons of old and gathered about him his new found faith looking forward to the new adventures his captain and ship would deliver him to.