Name:
Cornelius Gull
Biography:
Cornelius Gull was born in England, the son of a blacksmith who made arms for the kings militia. One day as a
young lad, Cornelius was throwing daggers at the front door when a militia officer unfortunately opened the
door and was stuck by a dagger, seriously injuring him. Not knowing what to do, Cornelius ran. He headed for
the docks where he jumped aboard a ship in order to hide. As bad luck would have it, the ship left port and
headed out to sea.
After a time he was discovered by the ships crew. He could have been thrown overboard but instead the
captain put him to work doing all of the dirtiest jobs on the ship. Thus beginning the adventure of pirating for
Cornelius. The ship was a pirate ship bound for Tortuga, the main haven for pirates, to deliver supplies. As
soon as the ship was docked, he ran for his life yet again. He hid until the ship left port and waited until he was
sure it was safe to stop hiding.
He eventually got a job at one of the local tavern doing every dirty job in the place, not too different from his
work on the ship. He continued this job for a few years saving his gold in hopes of someday leaving the island.
Being a young man now, he was able to listen and learn from the pirates that frequented the establishment. He
learned how to swear, cheat, swindle, fire a pistol, fight with a sword and drink rum. All the necessary things a
pirate must have in his inventory.
One fateful evening he was gambling with a few of the despicable patrons and easily taking all their gold with
his gambling expertise. Eventually the only two left were Cornelius and a notoriously ill tempered captain. The
captain was almost completely drained of gold but refused to withdraw from betting, so he bet his entire ship
against one roll of the dice. Well, as luck would have it, Cornelius won the roll and became the new owner of a
ship. The dethroned captain, not liking what happened, immediately challenged Cornelius to a duel. Others in
the tavern saw what was happening and, siding with Cornelius and the fairness of the bet, grabbed the soar
looser of a captain, took him outside and hung him.
After years of hard work, and a little luck, Cornelius was now Captain C. Gull! After acquiring a crew and
renaming the ship the Silver Pelican, he set sail for adventure. Many years of pirating passed quickly and his
fortune is now second to none. Being an older pirate hasn't seemed to slow Captain C. Gull down one bit. In
fact some say it has made him all the craftier.
Character Created & Portrayed by:
Mike Mailhan
CGull@lakeeriepirates.com
Cornelius Gull
Biography:
Cornelius Gull was born in England, the son of a blacksmith who made arms for the kings militia. One day as a
young lad, Cornelius was throwing daggers at the front door when a militia officer unfortunately opened the
door and was stuck by a dagger, seriously injuring him. Not knowing what to do, Cornelius ran. He headed for
the docks where he jumped aboard a ship in order to hide. As bad luck would have it, the ship left port and
headed out to sea.
After a time he was discovered by the ships crew. He could have been thrown overboard but instead the
captain put him to work doing all of the dirtiest jobs on the ship. Thus beginning the adventure of pirating for
Cornelius. The ship was a pirate ship bound for Tortuga, the main haven for pirates, to deliver supplies. As
soon as the ship was docked, he ran for his life yet again. He hid until the ship left port and waited until he was
sure it was safe to stop hiding.
He eventually got a job at one of the local tavern doing every dirty job in the place, not too different from his
work on the ship. He continued this job for a few years saving his gold in hopes of someday leaving the island.
Being a young man now, he was able to listen and learn from the pirates that frequented the establishment. He
learned how to swear, cheat, swindle, fire a pistol, fight with a sword and drink rum. All the necessary things a
pirate must have in his inventory.
One fateful evening he was gambling with a few of the despicable patrons and easily taking all their gold with
his gambling expertise. Eventually the only two left were Cornelius and a notoriously ill tempered captain. The
captain was almost completely drained of gold but refused to withdraw from betting, so he bet his entire ship
against one roll of the dice. Well, as luck would have it, Cornelius won the roll and became the new owner of a
ship. The dethroned captain, not liking what happened, immediately challenged Cornelius to a duel. Others in
the tavern saw what was happening and, siding with Cornelius and the fairness of the bet, grabbed the soar
looser of a captain, took him outside and hung him.
After years of hard work, and a little luck, Cornelius was now Captain C. Gull! After acquiring a crew and
renaming the ship the Silver Pelican, he set sail for adventure. Many years of pirating passed quickly and his
fortune is now second to none. Being an older pirate hasn't seemed to slow Captain C. Gull down one bit. In
fact some say it has made him all the craftier.
Character Created & Portrayed by:
Mike Mailhan
CGull@lakeeriepirates.com
Tortuga:
The most famous pirate island, just off north-west Hispaniola. It resembles a great sea-turtle so the Spanish called it
Tortuga del Mar. The Spanish in Santo Domingo regularly attacked the buccaneers in Western Hispaniola, and Tortuga
was easy to defend. French governors relied upon buccaneers for local defence. In return, buccaneers needed safe
havens and could not let them be taken by the Spanish. Eventually the buccaneers began to overwhelm the population.
It was reported that its French governor finally imported hundreds of prostitutes to try and wean buccaneers away
from the common population. Eventually, however, the island was overrun by buccaneers, pirates and wenches.
The most famous pirate island, just off north-west Hispaniola. It resembles a great sea-turtle so the Spanish called it
Tortuga del Mar. The Spanish in Santo Domingo regularly attacked the buccaneers in Western Hispaniola, and Tortuga
was easy to defend. French governors relied upon buccaneers for local defence. In return, buccaneers needed safe
havens and could not let them be taken by the Spanish. Eventually the buccaneers began to overwhelm the population.
It was reported that its French governor finally imported hundreds of prostitutes to try and wean buccaneers away
from the common population. Eventually, however, the island was overrun by buccaneers, pirates and wenches.
Alias:
C. Gull
C. Gull
Rank:
Captain of the Silver Pelican
Captain of the Silver Pelican
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