The Dread Ship Kraken

The Dread Pirate Ship, The Kraken

Marelyn (Merlyn)- Whether impressed by her ability to drink or perhaps her inability to stop once she started, or maybe a little of both... first mate, Calhoun (NE Human Male), offered this young sailor a job on the dread pirate ship, The Kraken.

Tarhun Kimbatuul (Tark) - Tark was assigned to a merchant company that was commissioned to sail through a dangerous straight known for pirate activity. He and his marines were eager to engage such adversaries if they boarded the Rocinante.

One cloudy and windy day in these treacherous straights The Kraken advanced upon the Rocinante. The Marines on the Rocinante did well to defend the ship, a small party even boarded the Kraken. All but 2 were killed, and those two the Captain (Zuri, CN Human Female) decided to hold for interrogation. During the proceedings Tarhun cursed in Draconic and insult at Calhoun, to which Marelyn gasped a chuckle. Understanding that Merlyn spoke the marine's language she was assigned to guard duty and overseeing the interrogations. Tark never broke, Merlyn gained respect.

Merlyn grew to foster distain for Calhoun, not just his treatment of Tark but also the crew and potential prisoners. Calhoun seemed to harbor a cruel malice that exceeded the parameters of his job. Calhoun cruely slit the throat of Tark's fellow marine, a young dragonborn lad with a heart of gold under Tark's leadership, in attempt to break Tark. The attempt failed, Tark never broke.

In the middle of a calm night all of the watch and Tark's guard fell into a deep sleep, Merlyn crept into the brig. Little is known of what happened next, but Calhoun's frozen corpse was found headless.

Backgrounds:

Tark 

Tarhun was born to the Kimbatuul Clan of Dragonborn, to parents of middling standing. He was big and strong even for a silver dragonborn, but what got him in trouble was his wit. Lineage and size destined him for life as a skilled fighter, but teachers of the arcane arts also saw his potential. Those mages insisted he be tested, thus Tarhun was introduced to certain principles of the Arcane arts, but never formally studied.

He embraced the structure of fighting school, understanding its purpose in an institution of learning, but found the art of combat core to his style and approach, and his keen mind helped him excel at tactics and theory. Standing out among other Cadets earned him advancement over his peers and acceptance into the Marine Academy where he would learn more about the Sea and combat on the waters.

Tarhun plans to someday own or partner with someone to run his own merchant ship if fortune smiles upon him. Tarhun is not the eldest child, which relieves him of certain clan /family responsibilities, obligations, and inheritance and frees him up to pursue his own destiny.

Merlyn

Marelyn was born to an Elvin Noble, Lord Laucian, and his human mate, Katernin. Born as their third child, but first daughter, there were certain expectations of her, until she showed signs of magic. Upon gaining her Sorceress powers from a distant ancestor on her mother's side, "Merlyn" was sent to the Magic Institution for Elven Mages close to her homeland. It was there she learned that her powers came from a bargain made with the Bronze dragon Dalkar. Details about the bargain itself is lost to history, and it's unknown if the bargain was fulfilled or remains to be fulfilled. Unsettled by the new "fame" she gained among her peers as a Draconic Descendent, Merlyn finished her schooling as quickly as she could and returned home. She remained at home for a few more years before deciding to venture out on her own, where she ended up on a pirate ship and assisting a dragonborn in escape.