User:Captain Josh Samsorrow

Description
I was born in Eugene, that part was real. Pretty much all that other stuff in the infobox was what I would be if I was a pirate. I have shoulder-length brown hair, blue eyes, glasses, and I'm about 6 feet tall. I do actually know how to fence a little, not like formally, but It's fun. I think it would be cool to have both the Cortes Curse and the Davy Jones' Curse on a POTC character.

About Your Captain... ME!!
Welcome aboard the Caribbean Scourge, mates. By far one of if not the most toughest frigate to ever sail the waters of the world! My name is Captain Josh Samsorrow, and as you may have gathered from said title, I am the captain of this magnificent vessel. I was born on a ship in the middle of a hurricane, similar to me cousin Jack Sparrow, born during a typhoon. My piratin' dad was believed to be killed, and me mum went kidnapped. So me uncle, Jed Sorrow (he changed his name a bit to fit in) took me to the place everyone was in at the Golden Age of Piracy: England. London is me hometown, technically. Now, Me mum was still alive, and just before me dad died, he gave her another child. Me poor mum was killed shortly after she gave birth to me new brother, Evan who was also taken by me Uncle Jed to be raised. Now at the age of seven (Evan, 6), we were taken from our Uncle Jed, to be raised in a better lifestyle since Jed was a Pirate. Ol' Jed put up a grand fight with the redcoats, but in the end he was shackled and we were orphaned. After some time, Evan and I broke out of the orphanage and actually began apprenticeships with a Blacksmith named Smithee. He not only taught us to make various pistols and swords, but to use them. Finally, our time came to push off as adults after great years of learning. Evan and I were both stationed on a Navy ship, the HMS Triumphant: a 90 cannoned, two masted, brig. The captian, Captain Gimmons, was intent on only powdering his wig and eating his exotic tidbits. We mutinied, and renamed the ship the Hellfire. From then on, it was a pirates life for us. Now, we both agreed this was to be Evan's ship. I wanted a bigger one, a stronger one. He preferred the fast ones. Eventually, we ran into Smithee again, who was working as a shipwright. He had remembered my grand ambition for a large vessel and so had built me one. I named it the Caribbean Scourge. with a winged/horned/scorpiontailed skeleton wielding sowrds as the figurehead, and with 250 cannons and Greek Fire, none stood a chance against board and board battle. Eventually, I was met by me other uncle, Teague, and he granted me a piece of eight. I was now the Pirate Lord of the Vermilion Sea.

You now know a little about yer Cap'n's early life, and now, back to swabbin the decks before I have you marooned you cur!

Know yer Ship
Again, I welcome ye aboard the Caribbean Scourge. Let me refresh the memory. There be me and me brother livin the hard knock life, when I begin to dream of a better life. So, I do what any 18th century boy did: I draw out full scale blueprints for a battleship! Alas, it never happened, and me and me brother left our apprenticeships to join the Navy. We later turned to piracy, and I again ran into me old Master, Smithee, who now was working as a shipwright. Turns out, he kept me plans, and built that ship, which I then used to begin my real life of piratin. now, me ship has 6 belowdecks, and a total of 206 below-deck cannons. The cannon ports be skulls, and the mouths open! Me ship also carries 24 on-deck cannons, 14 swivel cannons, 2 3-barreled chase guns, and Greek Fire. So I have a whopping 250 cannons, and some fancy overgrown barbequers! My ship is a three masted frigate, and is black with red trim. Garuanteed to strike fear into even the devil himself! It has various enchantments on it, and is a force to be reckoned with.

Destruction and Ressurection
Now, ye may have heard of the tales of the Scourge as yer mum tucked ye in as a wee child. The tale of how Captain Josh Samsorrow be living the pirates life, when the Spanish grew tired of his raids on their treasure ships and sent a fleet of battleships to kill him. Now as the fleet met up with the Scourge, the battle was long and hard. One ship nearly bested an entire fleet, until the flagship, the Despiadado (Merciless in English), fought with the Scourge. The scourge was sunk. In a rage, Josh unleashed enormous voodoo powers on the fleet, twisting the bones of the crewmen and wrenching them out. He made the Scourge rise, and fused it with the bones, and the voodoo powers (of which he had no idea he could use at that time), creating the newly improved 250 cannoned dread pirate ship. Josh vowed revenge on the Spanish, not only for sinking his ship, but for killing his love, who was aboard. Using his newfound voodoo powers, he made a new figurehead: a horned skeleton with wings and a scorpion tail, wielding dual swords that are pointing the way. From then on, Josh became a dread pirate in his spare time, learning how to perform such acts as Skeleton Summoning Ceremonies, Zombie raising, Mermaid hypnosis, Siren Songs, simple resurrection, and a wide array of other magical deeds.

Immortality
Like Barbossa, Josh shared a thirst for extended life, and sought many ways to accomplish it. It is still unknown how, but Josh was around when the Pirate Code was still in the process of being written, and has lived on ever since, along with his brother, Evan, his Uncle, Jed, and his Master, Smithee. It is unknown how Teague is his uncle as he wasn't yet born.

Weapons and Equipment
Mates, when yer facin the dangers I have, its best to come prepared for a fight. here are some things I like to use:

-My Custom Sword: much like Jack's or Barbossa's sword, but with a skull on the handguard. Lightweight and ready for battle.



-My Custom Pistol: Basically Barbossa's pistol, but longer then the one featured, and more silever lining and black wood instead.

-Dueling Chestplate: Never hurts to have this on when theres someone out to stab ye. Stole this one from Ponce De Leon himself. Or his body at least. Don't judge me of course I stole it!



-Tri-barreled Pistol: Great for those moments when I have to shoot someone more then once. Thank you technology.

-Blunderbuss: Ah, my baby. Never go anywhere without this wonderful piece of weaponry. This gun has gotten me through some times let me tell you.



-Grenades: These are always handy when something needs destroyed. Especially when it comes to damaging enemy ships.

-Daggers: I keep a lot of daggers with me at all times. Some are poisoned blades, some are not. All are deadly. Don't take any changes with these babies.

Voodoo, Powers and Abilities
As a Voodoo Practicioner, Josh is a very dangerous person. Although he didn't realize, Tia Dalma had forseen him learn to use voodoo with such a precise style. Over the years, he has learned much, and has even had the privelege of learning from Jolly Roger himself. Blackbeard learned to use voodoo under Josh, and when Josh began learning voodoo, he practiced often with Madame Minuit. His abilities include:

-Skeleton Raising/Command: This allows the performer to reanimate the dead, and command them.

-Zombie Raising/Command: This allows the performer to resurrect the recently deceased, and command them. They have no souls.

-Mermaid Raising/Command: This allows the performer to resurrect and command Mermaids or Sirens.

-Resurrection: The ability of resurrecting the dead, and allowing them to live again. Such as when Tia Dalma resurrected Hector Barbossa.

-Teleportation: The ability to transport oneself from one place to another instantly. Jolly Roger did this with a green aura and green smoke when he teleported. Josh's "aura" is a blood red with black swirls.

--Voodoo Hands: The creation of two giant voodoo energy hands in the color of the user's aura that are at the command of the user.

-Curse of the Muertos Moon: An ancient spell that turns anyone in the moonlight into undead skeletons, that go mad and fight their own kind!

-Weapon Fusing: Fusing weapons on to body parts, such as pistols or cannons replacing hands.

My favorites

 * Favorite Undead crew: Davy Jones'
 * Favorite Curse: Curse of Cortes
 * Favorite Resurrected Pirate: Hector Barbossa
 * Favorite Ships: Nemesis, Black Pearl, Flying Dutchman, HMS Endeavour
 * Favorite Pirate Lord: Jack Sparrow
 * Favorite Pirate Piece of Eight: Jack Sparrow's
 * Favorite Undead Pirate: Tie between James Sterling and Jolly Roger
 * Favorite Sword: mix of a cutlass and rapier with skull on handguard

The Curse of Cortes with the Davy Jones' Curse and the Curse placed on James Sterling mixed:

The recipient would look like a sea creature (such as that of a Davy Jones crewmember) which turns into a skeleton of that sea creature, able to summon vast amounts of magic. Now imagine if this power was given to say Davy Jones or Jack Sparrow. A force to be reckoned with.