It's getting all Carbrook Golf Course up in here! Completely independently of each other, Mike and I have both decided to app overgrown, undereducated fishbrains. And just in time to cause a ruckus on a Navy-controlled, pirate contested island!

Ain't y'all lucky?

So this big blue bumblehead is named Namur. He hails from the world of One Piece, where he was the Eighth Division Commander for the Whitebeard Pirates. And now you know all of his canon! Which is why I apped him as a fandom OC. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, he's got an HMD, an opt-out post if you find you really can not stand him and never want him to speak with you again, and a handy dandy link to his app which of course goes into a lot more detail about both his character and history.

For those who think reading an app is tl;dr here's the rundown:
- He can go from shy to larger than life in the blink of an eye.
- Humans are weird but he likes them anyway.
- He's a shameless flirt. Girls be warned.
- He likes to fight and scuffle and be generally obnoxious.
- LANGUAGE! /sobs

He'll likely wend his way to the Spade Pirates to hang with his brothers Ace, Marco, and Thatch. I don't know everyone else they've incorporated into their ranks, but I'm super excited to meet you all! (The ones I haven't met yet, anyway!) You can find me on plurk magharabi and my AIM sn is OharasChild. Let's have some fun!

So maybe half of you (hopefully more /sob) know me already, but HI!!!

I'm CC, I play two One Piece jerks: Smoker & Marco
AND NOW ONE NOT A JERK OMG YAAAAAAY
I'm excited.

This is Rose Tyler from Doctor Who and she is being taken from before The end of the world, again the Army of Ghosts and her separation from the Doctor so she's basically going to chalk up all of this to Timey Wimey Spacey Wacey Wibbly Wobbly STUFF. She is relatively up for grabs depending on the BIG GIANT LOG I know everyone is excited for (at least I am XD) so quick! Steal her!

And you can contact me at LittleTigerCC12 on aim or silverwolfcc

AND UM YEAH ASK QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING. YOSH!

No really, this guy has the least redeeming qualities out of almost anyone in the whole game. Hello, my name is Rose and I play assholes, the other asshole I play being (1) Dirk Strider and now I bring you another in the form of Sync the Tempest from Tales of the Abyss. He's a tactical genius with a fair range of magic attacks under his belt, most of them rather powerful, even when dimmed down. For a guy who's only been alive for two years, he's extremely talented. But also hates himself more than anyone could hate their own existence. Just try insulting him, he'll correct you on just how worthless he really is cause you don't know the half of it.

Sync is not a nice person and is pretty damned determined never to be. It'd be interesting if he could get in with a less than nice crew, but just as interesting if he gets stuck with an overly nice one, though he might fuck them over and bail out if he doesn't like it so that would be a gamble. But no matter what happens, I can't wait to play with everyone. :3 As always, I can be found on both Plurk and AIM at kakarikarose for plotting or just chatting.

Yo, this is Hector bringing you Alpha Dave Strider, who is an incredibly minor character from the worst canon ever, aka Homestuck. He is a huge jerk. In his world he is the star, it's him. He ran a big media company, made a bunch of shitty movies, and he's pretty fucking full of himself. It should be noted that he was a sarcastic bastard even before he became famous. He's also a fighter and he's going to join right in the battle against the Navy because he's all entrenched in antiestablishmentarianism.

Here are some things you should expect from Alpha Dave:
-shitty rap lyrics
-constant talk about pimping/whores
-numerous references to pop culture, circa 2011
-sexually explicit language and ironic flirting
-all of the snark, all of it
-comments that are offensive to every minority group ever
-seriously, why would you ever talk to this guy? He's awful.

Alpha Dave is going to Captain his own ship, so when he's not fighting the Navy he'll be searching for a crew. Any interested parties can hit me up here, or on the Lookin' Fer Crew Meme. I can also be found on plurk @ the_rotten1 and via PMs.

Hey all, it's Raz, the mun for Aida Mana and Luka Milfy. I'm bringing in my third character: Blaze the Cat! This version is from the Archie comics rather than the games.

She's got a fiery (heh) temper, and since her world is primarily menaced by pirates, she'll have an... interesting perspective on things that are soon to transpire.

As always, you can find me at my plurk (razorsaw), and on AIM (RazorsawTF), but for the former, it'd be best to contact me via PM first so I can add you. ^^

Hey all, mugennokenafter I fixed some stuff. Note to self: do not write apps when sick.

Joining Marvelous and Alice on my roster is now Ruby from ... err, RWBY. :D;

Won't get the chance to toss her at things until later tonight, but for now... uh, yeah. As always my Plurk is here if you wanna hit me up for anything with her, either in the intro log or otherwise. :)

Hello folks! I'm Kattu, a new player. I'm bringing in a simple girl by the name of Amy from Suisei no Gargantia (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet) which is an anime featuring awesome pirates and strange alien boys dropping out of space in their awesome mechs.

A genuinely sweet girl who works hard, Amy's full of boundless amounts of energy as well as the enthusiasm to match it. Mostly does work as a delivery girl, using a glider to get around the ship easily, but also works as a dancer. So I've got my eye on a few people to hit up for CR already. She's no stranger to life on a ship, so she'll be quite eager to get right into things. I have a plotting comment for her here with the current plot happenings so feel free to take a look over it if you like.

I'm looking forward to playing her here and hope she's a pleasure for everyone else. If you need to contact me, you can toss a PM to this journal or ping me at Plurk at aozaki.

WASSUP HIGH SEAS?!

Here is your Monthly Mod Post!

First things first--

EVERYONE WELCOME CC TO THE MOD TEAM!!

CC has been helping us kind of behind-the-scenes since Day 1 (or even earlier, actually, when the game was still being developed). She's been a huge part of the reason we even get apps completed each month, which we can never thank her enough for! With Denise stepping down last month and Amanda taking more of a backseat role for now (we still like to have her amazing pirate expertise around), we figured it was about time to "promote" CC, as it were. SO YAY! We're excited to have her officially on board!

For those who don't know, CC plays Smoker, Marco, and as of this app round, Rose Tyler. We've added her contact info to the Mod Page!

WELCOME ALSO TO OUR NEW PLAYERS THIS MONTH!!! Glad to have you!


Now for our usual housekeeping items:

♦ The Activity Check will take place at the end of this month! Please read that page to see what your options are for requirements. Characters new as of THIS MONTH are allowed to waive their mandatory journal post.

♦ Please make sure to comment on both the Taken Characters and Player Contacts pages! These will be updated in the next couple of days.

♦ ALL CHARACTERS IN THE GAME SHOULD HAVE A TAG! Please use these anytime you create or comment on a post in piratejournal and high_seas! This will make it much easier for YOU if you ever want to go back and find a post your character tagged into! If your character doesn't have a tag, let a mod know and we'll create one ASAP.

♦ For the sake of clarity and making things easier to read, all piratejournal posts & tags should be marked with some version of [WRITTEN] or [VOICE]. And remember that those are the only two methods of communication the journal has! They DO NOT have video!

♦ As you form crews or join the ones that already exist, please be sure to let us know over on the Ship Registry/Crews page! Also, we suggest making Plurk cliques with your crew members, or maybe even setting up a separate community for your crew. It makes it easy to keep in touch with everyone on board your ship and gives you a convenient place to plot, etc!

♦ We also have the Crew Locations post now. Be sure to keep it updated!

♦ As always, there is the Island Registry, too, that you can use once you set sail. You can visit any of the islands already listed there, or create one of your own!

♦ The Lookin' Fer Crew Meme is up early this month!


Other stuff...

HAPPENING NOW: The Pirates vs. Navy Battle log is a go!! KICK SOME ASS AND ENJOY~!

HAPPENING SOON: Next weekend we're still planning on starting the Cold Curse. More details on this later in the week after the log settles down, but basically you can expect temperatures to be dropping across the world and your characters are going to find it nearly impossible to warm up again -- regardless of whether they're practically made of fire or not. Oddly enough, it seems the only way to get rid of the chill is through contact with another character...

The temperature drop is a worldwide phenomenon and is going to affect everyone. The forced cuddling that may or may not result afterwards is completely optional. 8D

HAPPENING LATER: Be on the lookout for Christmas and New Years shenanigans! We've got a few ideas and some silly things that might be happening to get people in the holiday spirit!

HAPPENING...EVEN LATER: That next shard event miiight be pushed back some because holy crap we have a lot going on this month. We're still working out the details on that, and we'll keep you posted!


THANKS FOR READING!!

Hey all! Lynn here (Kyouya and Horatio mun) bringing in another Age of Sail character.

Stephen Maturin is a radical revolutionary surgeon and spy... who also happens to be a naturalist and obsessed with studying new kinds of animals. He comes off as eccentric and harmless but he's more dangerous than he looks!

Hey guys! My name is Clari and I'm new! I bring with me Helen from the Claymore manga! Helen is a half-human and half-yoma swordswoman with a fiery temperament and a tendency to cause trouble. She's a good person at heart, but she can be pretty rude, brash and overconfident a lot of the time. She loves a good fight, loves drinking and, again, love to make mischief.

I'm bringing her in from chapter 144. I'm available on plurk at awakened for plotting and things! I look forward to playing here! :3

Lisa here, that derp who plays Kairi and Musa playing a boy finally. Once in a blue moon has arrived.

This here is Finnian from that manga about a boy and a demon, Kuroshitsuji. He's coming from the recent chapter so he's going to be very confused because he is pretty sure those angry Navy aren't angry ladies.

Anyway I'm looking forward to throwing him at everyone, though I do apologize if he ends up on your ship and he ends up breaking something, he can control his strength better, but new things might kind of ruin that.

Not so sorry if he ends up sinking your Navy ships, though. Will tag with him soon, but currently thinking about changing some icons, possibly.