The Cap'n

In a crew of pirates, there was always a need of a seadog mighty and savvy enough to lead them all. This be the Captain of the ship. The Captain of the ship had to be one with a lot of witts about dirty sea faring, and he had to be ready to have the souls of all the men in the crew on his hands. He was usually the mate that knew everything about any position on the ship, and his place is leading the crew to victory in every battle. He had to be ready to tell everyone what be needed to be doing during engagement, and then during calm sailings, act as a father to the crew. Normally, the Captain was "elected" within the crew, and was usually someone who was already highly respected and whose word was always taken seriously. Once a Captain though, if the crew all feel that he is being to brutal, or is being stupid, they can begin a mutiny and maroon him.