Letter Of Marque(s)

Durin' The Golden Age of Piracy, Letter of Marques were issue by governments to authorize a private person. known as a privateer or corsair, to attach and capture vessels of a nation at war with the issuer.

In essence, Letter of Marques were issued when hiring a mercenary ship to go after enemy vessels.

Captain Blue Eye's Letter of Marques, however, authorizes a pirate crew to seek rewards for completing challenges under the authorization of Captain Blue Eye and usin' his flag!

There be four degrees of Letter of Marques issued by The Captain, each returning a different value of reward. Some LOM's nay be purchased, others must be received at The Captain's discretion or discovered. The Captain tends to hide LOM's within treasure chests, cache boxes n other points of interest, but he also frequently hands them out to unsuspectin' pirates fer good deeds or a display of good will.

Free Letter of Marques

A free letter of marque issued to a crew or discovered durin' an adventure may provide a reward at any value. Some rewards may be in the form of information, a small gift, or a large gift. Others may be treasure coins, cash or gold bars. The Captain has even been known to issue tickets to special trips or events as a reward fer completin' a Letter of Marque.

Valued Letter of Marques

A Valued Letter of Marque comes with a price, but with a coorespondin' reward as well.

$25.00 Letter of Marques provide a reward of $250.00

$50.00 Letter of Marques provide a reward of $500.00

$100.00 Letter of Marques provide a reward of $1000.00

Letter of Marques should not be considered easy by any means. They require thought, effort and many times travel to multiple locations. More experienced pirates have been known to satisfy all tasks within a Letter of Mark relatively quickly, but most take considerable time and effort to accomplish. Two points to ponder regardin' LOM's be as follows:

1st - The greater the reward, the greater the difficulty.

2nd - Don't over think a given task. If a task be confusin', move on to another task, then come back with a fresh perspective.

Some LOM's may focus on specific points of interest within close range of each other, others may require a bit of travel to complete all of the tasks noted within the LOM. There be both Public & Private LOM's available.

Public LOM's be available for all pirates n crews to exploit. Private LOM's be assigned to individual pirates & crews.

Public LOM's be readily available fer everyone to partake n the challenges, but these be rewarded on a "First Complete, First Reward" basis. The first crew to complete a Public LOM shall receive the greatest reward. The second and third crews to complete the same LOM shall receive subordinate rewards. Subsequent completions by additional crews shall receive the standard reward assigned to that LOM. Rewards fer Private LOM's be clearly noted within the LOM. Private LOM's be registered to an individual pirate or crew. Once the LOM has been completed n reward issued, the Private LOM shall be removed from The Captain's database. No additional rewards shall be issued fer that specific Private LOM.