Post by Jose Rodriguez de Navarra on Feb 22, 2017 22:54:57 GMT
Name: Jose Rodriguez de Navarra
Nationality: Spanish
Ship: The Conquistador
Characters have 500 points to spend among their abilities, with a maximum of 80 in any particular skill.
Total points: 500
Fighting:
Swashbuckling (Rapier, Saber, Cutlass, Dagger, Pistol, dual wield w/dagger): Agility (40 minimum): 80
Artillery: (Naval artillery, short sword, pistol): 80
Physical Attributes:
Strength: (base 10): 10 (10 free)
Agility (base 10): Lowers chance of being hit in combat: 60 (10 free)
Stamina (determines how long one can fight/run/etc): 30
Swimming: 10 (10 free)
Social Skills:
Influence: 10
Perception (detect lies, sense attitudes): 40
Professional Skills:
Observation (detect stealth, disguise, can be PM'd secret details of what can be sensed in posts): 20
Sailing: 30
Navigation: 80
Tactics: 50
Survival (Jungle): 20
Languages: 40 for normal talking/slang, 60 for fluency
- Spanish: free
Role playing/Other skills (May boost other skill rolls)
Etiquette: 10
Biography:
José Rodríguez de Navarra is the second seon of Pedro de Navarra y Mendoza, Senor de Ledosa, himself a descendant of Leonel the illegitimate son of King Charles II of Navarre. Juan's great-great-grandfather Pedro Navarra, 5th Viscount de Muruzábal and Count of Oliveto was Marshal of Navarre who fought in Navarre's defense against the invasion forces of Ferdinand the Catholic and was captured in the attempt to reconquer Navarre for the rightful king of Navarre, Jean III. The Marshal was assassinated years later while in custody on the orders of Charles V. His death remained shrouded in obscurity, no official announcement was made by the Imperial authorities until 9 February 1523, when the viceroy, acting at the behest of Emperor Carlos V, decreed the confiscation of all the marshal's holdings. Emperor Carlos excluded his son Pedro 6th Viscount de Muruzábal from the general amnesty of 1523, confiscating all his assets until 29 Apr 1524 when he submitted to the Emperor. He bought the señoria of Cortes 1532 and was created Marques de Cortes 10 Nov 1539, Corregidor of Toledo and Córdoba, assistante of Seville and Governor of Galicia. However upon his death in 1556 his daughter Jeronima inherited his titles but died without issue in 1579.
Upon his sister's death, her illegitimate half brother Pedro de Navarra the grandfather of Jose's father Pedro, tried to claim his father's inheritance, by claiming his mother was his father's wife but failed to do so, with his aunt Juana and her husband Tristan de Mauleon Señor de Rada y Traibuenas exercising their considerable clout to claim the titles and lands of the Marques de Cortes, Vizcondes de Muruzábal, and Marshal of Navarre, a title to which their branch if the family holds to this day. However Pedro's father had provided for his son with Pedro being allowed to inherit the title Senor de Ledosa
Effectively disinherited, the Navarra family over time faded into relative obscurity, serving in junior ranks of the Spanish army and navy. By the time José Rodríguez de Navarra was born, the Ledosa's have fallen on hard times with the younger sons such as Jose himself forced to make ther own way in the world.
So, as was the custom during this age, José Rodríguez de Navarra enrolled in the military at the age of 16. In 1650, aged 20, he was accused of selling contraband in his house. This merchandise was product of trades where people incapable of paying with money, handed items in exchange. The governor sentenced him to a year of forced labor in Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, bringing him to the Caribbean and added a fine of 100 pieces of eight. José did not deny the charges, paid the coins without any hesitation and his sentence was changed, upon his own request. José Rodríguez was now sentenced to serve in the artillery of the Elite Garrison Corps.
In 1651 he boarded as second lieutenant on a ship, the Ave María, nicknamed La Chata (The Barge), which in turn was boarded by pirates. This ship was a galley of the King of Spain dedicated to plying the route between the Caribbean and Cadiz. Jose advised the captain to feign surrender in order to start a battle from which they emerged victorious. In gratitude, the captain gave Navarra his first ship to captain.
The Governor of San Juan proposed the hire of a new vessels for the sole purpose of plundering enemy ships, with half of the loot destined to the Crown and the remainder being distributed among the crew. This initiative was accepted and by 1654 the process was underway, with the ships being built and hired by 1657. One of those hired was the young Navarra. The governor needed a front man for his operation and José Rodríguez Navarra was eventually selected, his previous record allowing for a safe scapegoat if the privateering resulted in conflicts between the local government, Spain and any other friendly later turned hostile powers.
Jose proved successful in this venture and within a year his role had grown. Constantly serving the Crown, he quickly became the top privateer in San Juan. During this timeframe, Jose generally operated with only two vessels at once, often replacing those lost. Among those, several were captured by foreign countries including seven sloops, a schooner and a brigantine. Authorities from Curaçao caught the sloops San Nicolás, Santa Bárbara and La María (with British help), along the unnamed schooner. The ship known as Popa Azul was captured off the coast of Puerto Rico by the Netherlands. Another sloop was captured by England near Santa Cruz, following three days of conflict. Others, including a brigantine, were lost due to other causes. Jose Rodriquez usually kept his fleet well staffed, with these vessels being manned by 100–200 sailors. Eventually one of his ships, named Santo Tomás, was involved in a controversy when he boarded a Spanish sloop that was leaving a St. Thomas port. Jose Rodríguez tried to justify his action by stating that the vessel was leaving a non-Spanish harbor and could be carrying contraband, but he was still jailed in San Juan by the governor for some time.
Upon being freed and still declaring his innocence in the matter Navarra' sense of betrayal was one that burned within him. Deciding that his loyalty to the Spanish Crown was over, he traveled up the Manginga River with buccaneers Eduardo Blomar and Bartolomé Charpes. Once across the Isthmus of Panama, they siezed a ship and began looting and pillaging settlements. Although forces were sent by the Viceroy of Panama, they failed to capture them as Navarra and his compatriots escaped into the jungle. Despite this, the three were tried in absentia by the Viceroy of Panama and were sentenced to death.
Since that time Navarra has been on the run from the Spanish. He fought in the latter stages of the Spanish-French War on the side of the French. However when this war was ended with the Treaty of the Pyrenees three years ago in 1659, Navarra disappeared with his ship into the seas of the coast of Central America, only to reappear recently in command of a corsair he has named The Conquistador.
Ship details:
Corsair: 120 armor, 40 health, may carry up to twelve cannon (no more than 2 heavy cannon), movement: 12 knots (20 km/hour)
Crew: 30 men, may carry 30 more, 10 tons of loot, Food: 1800 man days (2 months at normal crew)
Nationality: Spanish
Ship: The Conquistador
Characters have 500 points to spend among their abilities, with a maximum of 80 in any particular skill.
Total points: 500
Fighting:
Swashbuckling (Rapier, Saber, Cutlass, Dagger, Pistol, dual wield w/dagger): Agility (40 minimum): 80
Artillery: (Naval artillery, short sword, pistol): 80
Physical Attributes:
Strength: (base 10): 10 (10 free)
Agility (base 10): Lowers chance of being hit in combat: 60 (10 free)
Stamina (determines how long one can fight/run/etc): 30
Swimming: 10 (10 free)
Social Skills:
Influence: 10
Perception (detect lies, sense attitudes): 40
Professional Skills:
Observation (detect stealth, disguise, can be PM'd secret details of what can be sensed in posts): 20
Sailing: 30
Navigation: 80
Tactics: 50
Survival (Jungle): 20
Languages: 40 for normal talking/slang, 60 for fluency
- Spanish: free
Role playing/Other skills (May boost other skill rolls)
Etiquette: 10
Biography:
José Rodríguez de Navarra is the second seon of Pedro de Navarra y Mendoza, Senor de Ledosa, himself a descendant of Leonel the illegitimate son of King Charles II of Navarre. Juan's great-great-grandfather Pedro Navarra, 5th Viscount de Muruzábal and Count of Oliveto was Marshal of Navarre who fought in Navarre's defense against the invasion forces of Ferdinand the Catholic and was captured in the attempt to reconquer Navarre for the rightful king of Navarre, Jean III. The Marshal was assassinated years later while in custody on the orders of Charles V. His death remained shrouded in obscurity, no official announcement was made by the Imperial authorities until 9 February 1523, when the viceroy, acting at the behest of Emperor Carlos V, decreed the confiscation of all the marshal's holdings. Emperor Carlos excluded his son Pedro 6th Viscount de Muruzábal from the general amnesty of 1523, confiscating all his assets until 29 Apr 1524 when he submitted to the Emperor. He bought the señoria of Cortes 1532 and was created Marques de Cortes 10 Nov 1539, Corregidor of Toledo and Córdoba, assistante of Seville and Governor of Galicia. However upon his death in 1556 his daughter Jeronima inherited his titles but died without issue in 1579.
Upon his sister's death, her illegitimate half brother Pedro de Navarra the grandfather of Jose's father Pedro, tried to claim his father's inheritance, by claiming his mother was his father's wife but failed to do so, with his aunt Juana and her husband Tristan de Mauleon Señor de Rada y Traibuenas exercising their considerable clout to claim the titles and lands of the Marques de Cortes, Vizcondes de Muruzábal, and Marshal of Navarre, a title to which their branch if the family holds to this day. However Pedro's father had provided for his son with Pedro being allowed to inherit the title Senor de Ledosa
Effectively disinherited, the Navarra family over time faded into relative obscurity, serving in junior ranks of the Spanish army and navy. By the time José Rodríguez de Navarra was born, the Ledosa's have fallen on hard times with the younger sons such as Jose himself forced to make ther own way in the world.
So, as was the custom during this age, José Rodríguez de Navarra enrolled in the military at the age of 16. In 1650, aged 20, he was accused of selling contraband in his house. This merchandise was product of trades where people incapable of paying with money, handed items in exchange. The governor sentenced him to a year of forced labor in Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, bringing him to the Caribbean and added a fine of 100 pieces of eight. José did not deny the charges, paid the coins without any hesitation and his sentence was changed, upon his own request. José Rodríguez was now sentenced to serve in the artillery of the Elite Garrison Corps.
In 1651 he boarded as second lieutenant on a ship, the Ave María, nicknamed La Chata (The Barge), which in turn was boarded by pirates. This ship was a galley of the King of Spain dedicated to plying the route between the Caribbean and Cadiz. Jose advised the captain to feign surrender in order to start a battle from which they emerged victorious. In gratitude, the captain gave Navarra his first ship to captain.
The Governor of San Juan proposed the hire of a new vessels for the sole purpose of plundering enemy ships, with half of the loot destined to the Crown and the remainder being distributed among the crew. This initiative was accepted and by 1654 the process was underway, with the ships being built and hired by 1657. One of those hired was the young Navarra. The governor needed a front man for his operation and José Rodríguez Navarra was eventually selected, his previous record allowing for a safe scapegoat if the privateering resulted in conflicts between the local government, Spain and any other friendly later turned hostile powers.
Jose proved successful in this venture and within a year his role had grown. Constantly serving the Crown, he quickly became the top privateer in San Juan. During this timeframe, Jose generally operated with only two vessels at once, often replacing those lost. Among those, several were captured by foreign countries including seven sloops, a schooner and a brigantine. Authorities from Curaçao caught the sloops San Nicolás, Santa Bárbara and La María (with British help), along the unnamed schooner. The ship known as Popa Azul was captured off the coast of Puerto Rico by the Netherlands. Another sloop was captured by England near Santa Cruz, following three days of conflict. Others, including a brigantine, were lost due to other causes. Jose Rodriquez usually kept his fleet well staffed, with these vessels being manned by 100–200 sailors. Eventually one of his ships, named Santo Tomás, was involved in a controversy when he boarded a Spanish sloop that was leaving a St. Thomas port. Jose Rodríguez tried to justify his action by stating that the vessel was leaving a non-Spanish harbor and could be carrying contraband, but he was still jailed in San Juan by the governor for some time.
Upon being freed and still declaring his innocence in the matter Navarra' sense of betrayal was one that burned within him. Deciding that his loyalty to the Spanish Crown was over, he traveled up the Manginga River with buccaneers Eduardo Blomar and Bartolomé Charpes. Once across the Isthmus of Panama, they siezed a ship and began looting and pillaging settlements. Although forces were sent by the Viceroy of Panama, they failed to capture them as Navarra and his compatriots escaped into the jungle. Despite this, the three were tried in absentia by the Viceroy of Panama and were sentenced to death.
Since that time Navarra has been on the run from the Spanish. He fought in the latter stages of the Spanish-French War on the side of the French. However when this war was ended with the Treaty of the Pyrenees three years ago in 1659, Navarra disappeared with his ship into the seas of the coast of Central America, only to reappear recently in command of a corsair he has named The Conquistador.
Ship details:
Corsair: 120 armor, 40 health, may carry up to twelve cannon (no more than 2 heavy cannon), movement: 12 knots (20 km/hour)
Crew: 30 men, may carry 30 more, 10 tons of loot, Food: 1800 man days (2 months at normal crew)
