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Roles and positions aboard the Marauder
This is how everyone fits into my pirate au marauders fic specifically on the ship, the Marauder. This took me ages so like it or go fuck yourself I'm running on no sleep and no coffee or tea or chocolate. Enjoy bestie :)
Captain (James Potter)
Elected by the crew
Charismatic
Experienced
Complete authority in battle
Leads the attack when boarding a ship
Even-tempered
Skilled with both sword and pistol
Received double share of the loot
Tactical decision maker
Quartermaster or first mate (Remus Lupin)
Second in command (most authority on the ship after the captain)
In charge of seeing the captains orders carried out
Handles day to day operations of the ship
Helps divided plunder amongst crew accordingly
In charge of discipline
Received a double share of loot
Master-at-Arms (Marlene McKinnon)
Deals with security of the ship
Fitness of the crew
Dispensing of justice
Feared and dreaded of a ships officers
Captains closest collaborator with the quarter master
Expert in the art of combat and war strategy
Internal management so in charge of organising crews plans when attacking merchant ships
Navigator or Sailing Master (Lily)
Gets the ship too its destination
Trained to navigate with stars
Determines ships latitude
Sail from east to west with ease
Longitude is harder to determine
Sailing north to south is more guess work
Crucial to the workings of a ship
Boatswain or bosun (Alice Fortescue)
Junior officers
Keeps ship in shape for travel and battle
Looks after wood, canvas, and ropes vital to swift and safe sailing
Led shore parties to restock supplies or find material for repairs
Oversees activities such as dropping and weighing the anchor, setting the sails, and making sure the deck is cleaned.
Received share and a half of the loot
Reports general condition of the ship to the captain
Experienced sailor
Cooper (Frank Longbottom)
Makes and maintains barrels
Inspects storage barrels to insure they are sound
Dismantles empty barrels to make space in limited cargo areas
Reassembles when needed
Doctor or Surgeon (Sirius Black)
Helped with diseases and wounds
Amputations often necessary to stop infections with proper medicines
Trained doctors were hard to find, and sometimes veteran sailors would serve in their stead
Serious injuries were common amongst pirates
Pirates suffered from venereal diseases like syphilis and tropical illness like malaria
Vulnerable to scurvy (caused by a Vitamin C deficiency when ships ran out of fresh fruit)
Medicines were worth more than gold
Carpenter (Regulus)
Answers to the boatswain
Ensures ships structural integrity
Fixes holes after combat
Makes repairs after storms
Keeping the masts and yardarms functional
Knowing when the ship needed to be beached for maintenance or repairs
Would have to make repairs on desert island or stretch of beach
Would use what they could scavenge or cannibalize from parts of the ship
Sometimes double as the surgeons
Master Gunner (Dorcas Meadows)
Extremely complicated and dangerous procedure
Everything had to be specific placement of the shot, correct amount of powder, the fuse, and the working parts of the cannon itself
12-pound cannon balls but the cannons range from 3000 to 3500 pounds
Skilled gunner was a very valuable part of any pirate crew
Trained by royal navy
Worked up from being powder monkeys running back and forth carrying gunpowder to cannons in battle
Master gunners were in charge of ALL cannons, the gunpowder, the shot, and everything else to keep the cannons in working order.
Leader of a small group of gunners
Four to six people needed to aim, fire, reset, swab and load.
Coordination with other gunners required
Harder on pirate ships as they rarely wanted to destroy other ships but disable them
Gunning crew
Master gunner (commander of gun crew)
First gunner (Fabien Prewett)
Second gunner (Gideon Prewett)
Loading gunner (Barty Crouch)
Wiper (Evan Rosier)
Deputy loading gunner (Hestia Jones)
Deputy wipers (Arthur Weasley)
Powder monkey (Bill Weasley)
Musicians (Pandora Lestrange)
Popular on pirate ships because of the tedious life
Help to pass the time
Having skill with musical instruments brought with it certain privileges like playing while others worked or increased shares
Sometimes taken from ships pirates plundered
Cook (Mad-Eye Moody)
Prepared food
Would rarely step in as surgeons to help with amputations
Often old crew members that have suffered crippling injuries
Rigger (Benjy Fenwick)
Rigging and unfurl the sails
In battle pull enemy vessels near enough to board
Role taken up by other sailors
Lookout (Kingsley Shackbolt)
Positioned at the top of the mainmast to alert crew of enemies, ships or land
Sometimes the role would be taken up by different sailors
Helmsmen (Peter Pettigrew)
Steers the ship with information from the sailing master
Sometimes the role would be taken up by different sailors
'It seems being polite was not on the agenda today.'
I love writing from Remus Lupins perspective because you get amazing sentences like this.
I thought of this and now I’m sharing with you.
Written from Remus’ pov but can be put to whoever you want
He didn’t remember when he stopped looking both ways before crossing the road, when he stopped worrying abt being on the wrong side of town late at night, when he had started drinking too much or when he stopped being careful when using a knife to cut up the veg. He didn’t remember when he stopped caring about himself.
(most of a test than anything ^_^) !!! i put no effort into this whatsoever !
FLUFF, NO SMUT !!!
arthur morgan x reader ! (no gender <3)
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You applied the ice pack on Arthur's bruised eye, eliciting a groan of discomfort from him, “I said I was sorry!—“ Arthur began before you interrupted him. “shut it, Morgan.” You groaned in annoyance, the urge to slap him in his face grew. Arthur appeared somewhat annoyed by the fact that you interrupted his apology, as he attempted to offer you one before you rebuked him.
Despite his irritation, Arthur tried his best to maintain a small smile, although it turned out looking more amusing than endearing. You couldn't contain yourself and suppressed a giggle that was eager to erupt from your lips. Finally, you leaned close and kissed Arthur's stubble, eliciting a blush from him.
“Dummy.”
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again, this was just a test !!! :3 love yaa 💗💗