Thursday, January 22, 2009

Gunner

No one knows Gunner's real name of where he be birthed. Sailors and pirates around the Caribbean only know that the man is half mad and half deaf - the ideal combination one needs to be an expert gunner. His nickname comes from his particular talents in coordinating the Black Pearl's fearsome cannonade. Truth be told, Gunner's lost count how many times he's near-blown himself up, and with that, his hearing and short-term memory are, shall we say, a bit spotty. After leaving the Black Pearl, Gunner went to work for the ruthless rumrunner, Marcel Duchamps.Like most of his ilk, Duchamps got stingy with his profits. But Gunner did well for himself by proving to be invaluable. Those Navy buggars were always bedeviling rumrunners, and Gunner's cannon fire artistry ensured Duchamps' product always arrived on time. Gunner's proficiency also led to his downfall. He was given more responsibility, more things to remember and more shipments to plan. It became too much for his Gunner's addled mind, even going so far as to forget where he'd stashed barrels of valuable rum! Duchamps suspected foul play and retaliated by tipping off the East India Trading Company Officers about Gunners illicit activities. Now you must help the forgetful ole Gunner locate his lost cache, and replace it, so he can return to the Black Pearl crew.

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