Richelle Rivers

Captain Richelle Spade Rivers (a.k.a. The Last Pirate Queen)

Once a well-respected yet feared pirate, now a mysterious enigma whom has descended into legend. One of the last legendary pirates of the sea in the Last Age Of Piracy, she sailed around the world; bringing terror onto those who would challenge her and her crew. She sailed a ship known only as The Crimson King, of which could tear through the ocean and rival ships like they were paper.
According to legend, she slayed a mysterious beast that had been plauging the seas known as the Leviathan, though what she did with it's corpse remains a mystery. Furthermore; it's said that she disappeared for a time after an encounter with the Leviathan, returning from a world she had described as such:

It was beautiful, yet stricken with terror, of which I lost what I hadn't known I needed.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

She was said to be rather strong, able to handle strong foes with ease. Alongside that, she was allegedly nimble, able to use her sword and gun in perfect unison with each other. Known depictions of her show her as thin, with several scars along her form; especially on her left eye.

Apparel & Accessories

Her attire consisted of a thick, heavy coat with gold trimmings on the cufflinks and black cloth shorts. She had a red band tied around her waist and a blue shirt underneath her coat. Her shoes were made of leather, and her tricorne hat is a faint reddish color.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Not much is known about her personal history before she became a pirate. It's said that as a kid, she was born in an orphanage located in either Poland, the United Kingdom, or the United States in the late 19h century; estimated around 1870 - 1880. She either stayed in the orphanage until she became 16; or she sneaked out of the orphanage and lived on her own in the streets. What she did during that time is unknown; however, records from the time state that she would wind up working at a port in the town she lived in.

She would turn up in various ports around the world; working as a crew member of whatever ship she happened to be on. She had used many false identities to get onto these ships, faking that of many men and women just to get the right job. People whom she worked with would describe her as ferocious and hard-working, but distant to those around her for a reason that none could quite pin down.

Around the age of 24, she would make an infamous name for herself after setting fire to a ship she was stationed on, lighting it ablaze. The ship; allegedly, held slaves that were intended to be shipped to the Americas. She freed them, then destroyed the ship; making sure every last bit of it went down to the bottom of the sea. While the governments at the time considered her a criminal, she would begin to rally people behind her. Eventually, she managed to procure a ship of her own, a galleon, and use it to get around.

While some people claim that the Last Age Of Piracy began because of her, none can really say for sure; only that pirate activity picked up shortly after her antics. She would lead wonderfully coordinated raids against other ships, managing to steal all sorts of goods from them and sell them on whatever black market she was able to get to. It's said that she only had two mutinies thrown against her, the first of which ended peacefully; while the second one ended with her tossing the instigator of it into the ocean.

When the turn of the century approached, she; her crew; and her entire ship disappeared for a period of time; starting from 1898 and returning in 1900. Where she went is unknown, though stories she would tell involve her apparently travelling to another world, one where there were twin moons rotated around the world and magic roamed free; yet a tragic world where she lost "Something she hadn't known she needed". Shortly after this, she would procure a new ship; The Crimson King, though all known record of what it looked like remains lost. What is known, however, is that it was akin to a ghost ship; able to disappear and reappear wherever and whenever.

Her history became rather muddied around this time. She would have three children from 1918-1920, though the husbands she had remain a mystery; though it is known that she married at one point and changed her last name to Shepard. Even stranger; one of her children would be born as a Nymph, with no known explanation for how this occured. The children would be known as Nyx Shepard, Adrianna Shepard, and Steven Shepard. She would take them around the world with her, sailing the seven seas in a relative peace.

In 1939, she would be seperated from Nyx and Steven Shepard, the latter two making their own lives on Moonglow Isle in the Bermuda Triangle; never seeing them again. After she was seperated from them, she would move to the town of Moonblight, where she would live out the rest of her days, watching over her daughter and the children. Where she is buried is unknown.

Legend

There are a many legends and stories associated with Richelle, though not all of them can be confirmed or denied. The legends have been compiled as follows:

She is said to have slain a massive beast that terrorized unsuspecting travellers that roamed across the sea. The beast was known as a Leviathan, a long; serpentine beast that could destroy ships in an instant. How she slain it is unknown, as is the location of the corpse; if there is one.

At some point in 1898 she had been transported to another world, returning in 1900. How, when, and why is left up to speculation; though she had been reported as seeming distraught when she was discovered to have returned.

She had kept a journal with her, or obtained one during her supposed exploits in this other world. The location of the journal is unknown; with people still attempting to find it to this day.

Her ship, The Crimson King, was able to travel in and out of reality, appearing and disappearing in the fog wherever. This allowed her to evade capture easily.

It's said that, when she was a child in an orphanage, she disappeared at one point for a few days. Where she went is unknown; but she has been on record as to say that she has vague memories of this time, saying that there were 'three brothers who helped her', and that everything around her seemed ripped straight from a nightmare. She would dismiss this as simply being a dream.

Wealth & Financial state

Allegedly, she had amassed a massive amount of gold, cash and other such valuables in her years sailing the sea and stealing from people. She is said to have had a massive stockpile of Edenite that she would use for various weapons after the occurence of The Bloom.

Species

Human

Ethnicity

White

Age

Unknown

Family

The Shepard Family

Children

• Nyx Shepard

Pronouns

She / Her

Gender

Female

Eyes

Allegedly had a red eye, wore an eyepatch over left eye

Hair

Blond, long and tied together into a long braid