Captain Vincent Douglas
Tattooed and scarred, with a lithe Bay Walker frame and a severe face framed by dark hair and darker eyes, Captain Vincent Douglas commands the Conch Battalion from the deck of the Scarlet Rose. He appointed himself ruler of the fleet, and he has maintained that position through a combination of strict resource control and a willingness to knock dissenters into the sea with his fists and blade.
Douglas selects his crew from the best Salt Wise and Bay Walkers available, maintaining a fleet of salvage vessels lashed together over coral-encrusted underwater treasures. His underlings demand docking fees from every approaching vessel, and unauthorized scavengers face consequences that discourage repeat offenses. The goods recovered from the ocean floor move through Skidaway Harbor to Savage Anna, generating the wealth that keeps the Captain's authority intact.
That authority is eroding. Dissension grows in the ranks, fueled by the visible disparity between the well-maintained Scarlet Rose and the worn, lashed-together hulks the rest of the crew calls home. Siren activity near the fleet's anchorage has been increasing, threatening the diving operations that sustain the entire enterprise. Rumored to have Salt Wise heritage through his mother, Douglas is wiry rather than imposing, dangerous in a fight but not invincible. The question circulating below decks is whether the Captain will be undone by the mutiny or the sea, and which will arrive first.
Douglas selects his crew from the best Salt Wise and Bay Walkers available, maintaining a fleet of salvage vessels lashed together over coral-encrusted underwater treasures. His underlings demand docking fees from every approaching vessel, and unauthorized scavengers face consequences that discourage repeat offenses. The goods recovered from the ocean floor move through Skidaway Harbor to Savage Anna, generating the wealth that keeps the Captain's authority intact.
That authority is eroding. Dissension grows in the ranks, fueled by the visible disparity between the well-maintained Scarlet Rose and the worn, lashed-together hulks the rest of the crew calls home. Siren activity near the fleet's anchorage has been increasing, threatening the diving operations that sustain the entire enterprise. Rumored to have Salt Wise heritage through his mother, Douglas is wiry rather than imposing, dangerous in a fight but not invincible. The question circulating below decks is whether the Captain will be undone by the mutiny or the sea, and which will arrive first.
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