Hey, so last night I just happened to come across a treasure trove of previously-lost lore from an older version of the official DisneyPirates.com site! Much of the it was tangled in source code and it took me some time to dig it up - so to speak - but here it is:
(Note: typos and other mistakes were left in as they were, unchanged aside from censoring a word that the auto-filter wouldn't allow me to post)
Characters[]
Jack Sparrow[]
Place of Origin: Unknown
Personality: Liberty incarnate, Sparrow will do anything to remain free. He might seem to be a habitual liar, but he will often tell the strictest truth. An apparent coward, he often risks his own life for others and for what is right. Sparrow is a trickster and manipulator who is up front and honest about his plans to rob you blind.
Notable Traits:
- - A slight stagger
- - Coal black rings around his eyes
- - Sometimes unfocused gaze
- - Slurred speech
- - Flailing hands
- - Questionable personal hygiene
- - A ladies' man who can't hold onto the ladies.
- (All of these traits encourage potential opponents to underestimate him.)
Motivation:
- - Personal freedom
- - To win immortality - because one death was plenty
Skills:
- - Leadership
- - Escaping all manner of imprisonment, entanglement, or certain death ... up to and including actual death
Weapons Proficiency: Sword, pistol, ship's battery, improvisation.
Major Possessions:
- - Tricorne hat
- - Pistol, sword, and coat (collectively known as his "effects")
- - Tattoo on his right forearm of a sparrow flying in front of a setting sun over the ocean
- - Has the letter "P" (for pirate) branded on his right wrist
- - Magical compass
- - Various bangles and dangles - Moroccan glass beads and coin (one of the Nine Pieces of Eight)
- - The Black Pearl (when he can hold it)
- - Small dinghy
- - Sao Feng's navigational charts
Affiliation:
- - Pirate Lord of the Caribbean
- - Member of the Pirate Brethren
- - Former captain of the Wicked Wench
- - On-again off-again captain of the Black Pearl
Base of Operations: The Caribbean and the Seven Seas
Status: Having once again lost the Black Pearl to Hector Barbossa's scheming, Sparrow sails the open seas in a small fishing dory. The purloined ancestral navigational charts of Sao Feng are currently guiding him toward immortality.
Elizabeth Swann[]
Place of Origin: London, England
Personality: Adventurous, spirited, and willing to break societal boundaries, Swann refuses to accept the limitations of a woman's place in society. Her youthful obsession with buccaneers has now turned to disillusionment with pirates and proper English society alike.
Motivation:
- - To live according to her own moral compass and not imposed rules
- - To secure love and honor on her terms
Skills:
- - Improvisation and keeping a cool head in strange situations
- - Disguise and infiltration
- - Able to swab a deck as gracefully as she dances at a cotillion
Weapons Proficiency: Sword, pistol
Major Possessions:
- - Aztec Gold Medallion
- - Sao Feng's Captain's Knot (a Piece of Eight)
- - Wedding dress
Affiliation:
- - Pirate King
- - Pirate Lord of the South China Sea
- - Member of the Pirate Brethren
- - Captain of the Empress
Base of Operations: Presumably, the high seas aboard the Empress
Status: Having married Will Turner before his death and transformation into the Captain of the Flying Dutchman, Elizabeth remains the duly elected Pirate King and Captain of the Empress, Chinese flagship of slain Pirate Lord Sao Feng. In a glimpse 10 years into the future, Elizabeth sits on a shoreline with her nine-year-old son, waiting for Will Turner's return.
Will Turner[]
Place of Origin: Formerly Glasgow, Scotland; resident of Port Royal
Personality: Humble, selfless, caring, noble, honorable - but also adventurous. As a risk-taker, Turner is willing to do what it takes to help Elizabeth Swann or save the soul of his father, "Bootstrap Bill" Turner.
Motivation:
- - To win the hand of the women he loves (propriety be d@mned)
- - To free his father from servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman
Skills:
- - Blacksmith by trade
- - Excellent sword-maker and swordsman
- - Proficient at hand-to-hand combat
- - Accomplished manipulator and pirate
Weapons Proficiency: Sword, hatchets, hammers, sickles, chains, etc.
Major Possessions:
- - The sword he crafted for James Norrington
- - The love of his father
- - Captain of the Flying Dutchman
Base of Operations: The Seven Seas
Status: No longer a humble craftsman, Will Turner is now a dark avenger of the Seven Seas. As captain of the Flying Dutchman, restored to its former glory under his command, he sails the ocean to offer salvation to sailors lost at sea.
Hector Barbossa[]
Place of Origin: Unknown
Personality: Traitorous, selfish, and lonely, but also commanding, confident, and formidable. Barbossa tries to be worldly and play the gentleman, but it's a facade for his true, brutish nature.
Motivation: To regain his humanity and, gain freedom, immortality, and wealth
Skills:
- - Excellent swordsman
- - Sailor
- - Military strategist
Weapons Proficiency: Cutlass, pistol
Major Possessions:
- - The Black Pearl (when he can hold her)
- - "Jack" the Monkey
- - Wooden eye (one on the Nine Pieces of Eight) worn by crewman Ragetti
- - Apples
Affiliation:
- - Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea
- - Former Captain of the cursed Black Pearl
- - Member of the Pirate Brethren
- - Current Captain of the Black Pearl
Base of Operations: The Caribbean
Abilities: Barbossa was formerly a cursed pirate and was killed by Jack Sparrow when the curse was lifted. He's alive again thanks to mystic Tia Dalma, in exchange for his promise to free the Sea Goddess Calypso who was long trapped in human form. Once Calypso was released from her bonds she relinquished her hold on Barbossa - though it seems that her favor was withdrawn as well.
Status: Having stolen the Black Pearl out from under Jack Sparrow once again, Barbossa and his reluctant crew sail in search of the immortality promised in Sao Feng's charts. Unfortunately, Barbossa doesn't have the charts, so they won't be finding immortality anytime soon...
James Norrington[]
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Personality: Repressed and proper, Norrington nonetheless possesses a keen sense of adventure. He became an angry, embittered drunk as a result of his failures, and when given the opportunity to reclaim his status he abandoned his honor to restore his rank. Seeing what he had become, he sacrificed himself for the sake of others - especially Elizabeth Swann.
Motivation:
- - To uphold the social order, at any personal cost or emotional toll
- - To ultimately do the right thing
Skills:
- - Excellent swordsman
- - Sailor
- - Military strategist
Weapons Proficiency: Sword, pistol
Major Possessions: Ceremonial Sword
Affiliation: Admiral of the East India Trading Company
Base of Operations: Port Royal
Status: Died at the hands of "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Davy Jones[]
Place of Origin: Unknown
Personality: Dour and haunted, Davy Jones is unapologetically heartless and doomed to eternal sorrow and torment because he betrayed his one great love, Calypso.
Motivation: To bring the same pain and torment he feels to as many as he can<br>- To crush any and all who remind him of his guilt
Skills:
- - Excellent sailor and navigator
- - Skilled swordfighter
- - Masterful manipulator
Weapons Proficiency: Swordsmanship
Major Possessions:
- - Immortal Flying Dutchman ship
- - Key to the Dead Man's Chest, where his beating heart was kept locked and hidden. This key was lost to Jack Sparrow.
Abilities:
- - Undead, seafaring monster with powers over the sea and his cursed crew
- - Command over great beasts of the sea, including the Kraken
Affiliation: Former captain of the Flying Dutchman.
Base of Operations: Formerly the Seven Seas and Davy Jones' Locker, final resting place of those who died at sea.
Status: Died when his heart was stabbed by Will Turner (thanks to Jack Sparrow's manipulation), who assumed control of the Flying Dutchman. Davy Jones has likely moved on to other realms.
William “Bootstrap Bill” Turner[]
Place of Origin: Glasgow, Scotland
Personality: Guilt-ridden, regretful, confused, and stricken with failing memory as his mind and body become one with the Flying Dutchman.
Motivation:
- - To maintain and reclaim his humanity
- - The well-being of his son, Will Turner
Skills:
- - Excellent Sailor
Weapons Proficiency: Cutlass
Major Possessions:
- - Black knife
- - The Aztec Gold Medallion he gave young Will Turner
- - A strong love for his son, which preserves his humanity
Abilities: As one of the Flying Dutchman's undead crew, he could appear on any seafaring vessel on command.
Affiliation:
- - Former crew member of the Wicked Wench and the Black Pearl
- - Currently a crew member of the Flying Dutchman
Base of Operations: The Seven Seas, Davy Jones' Locker
Status: He chose to remain aboard the Flying Dutchman under the command of his son, Will Turner.
Weatherby Swann[]
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Personality: Afflicted by British pomposity. Well-meaning but easily overwhelmed, especially by his daughter and his duty - which all too often conflict.
Motivation:
- - To uphold British rule as Governor
- - The health, happiness, and future of his daughter, Elizabeth
Skills:
- - Administrative wizard
- - Politically astute
- - Excellent gift-giver
- - Deft at dispatching severed hands
Weapons Proficiency: None
Major Possessions:
- - Daughter, Elizabeth
- - Reputation and title of Governor
- - His honor
- - Connections in London
Affiliation: Former Governor of his Majesty's Port Royal colony in the Caribbean
Base of Operations: Port Royal
Status: Killed by Mercer and Beckett. Governor Swann was last seen drifting between worlds, his course set to reunite with his late wife.
Joshamee Gibbs[]
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Personality: Mischievous, malcontent, and sodden, but loyal, courageous, and adventurous. Highly superstitious and a reliable source of all manner of legends and lore.
Motivation:
- - To survive one night's debauchery in order to debauch another day
- - To serve his captain by his own definition of loyalty
Skills:
- - Sailing
- - Surviving
- (not necessarily in that order)
Weapons Proficiency: Cutlass, all manner of ship's weaponry
Major Possessions:
- - An empty bottle
Affiliation:
- - Former sailor aboard the H.M.S. Dauntless
- - Former first mate of the Black Pearl
Base of Operations: Tortuga and The Caribbean
Status: When the Black Pearl set to sea without him and his preferred captain, Jack Sparrow, Gibbs stayed on in Tortuga to drink and delight in debauchery.
Cutler Beckett[]
Personality: Haughty, superior, arrogant, manipulative, and mean-spirited.
Motivation:
- - Good business...very loosely defined
- - To own all
- - To rule all
- - To crush all who oppose his plans
Skills:
- - Superior administrative skills
- - Political and business acumen
- - Manipulation
Weapons Proficiency: None
Major Possessions:
- - Map of the World
- - Dead Man's Chest holding Davy Jones' heart
- - Pirate-branding cane
- - Magical Compass that points to its owner's greatest desire
- - Support and power within the East India Trading Company
Affiliation:
- - The East India Trading Company
- - Majesty's Royal Navy
- - Knighted by his Royal Majesty as Lord Cutler Beckett
Base of Operations: The H.M.S. Endeavor
Status: Lord Cutler Beckett was last seen during the battle between the Pirate Lords and the East India Trading Company near Shipwreck Island, presumably drowning when the H.M.S. Endeavor was blown apart.
Tia Dalma[]
Personality: Mysterious, eerie, and eccentric, yet playful, flirtatious, and coy. Tia Dalma is mystical and uncanny.
Motivation:
- - To endure and survive being imprisoned in human form
- - To manipulate humans as she has been manipulated herself
- - To ally with humans who could benefit her cause
Skills:
- - Mysterious abilities as a mystic
- - Manipulation
Weapons Proficiency: None
Major Possessions:
- - Crab claws
- - A following of acolytes
- - Assorted magical artifacts and ingredients
Abilities:
- - Magical powers
- - Ability to foresee the future
- - Casting curses
- - Protective incantations
- - Manipulation of sea creatures such as crabs
- - Finding lost souls
- - Raising the dead
- - As Sea Goddess, Calypso, released from her human form, the extent of her powers are not known, although weather manipulation at sea, including maelstroms, is certainly among them.
Base of Operations: Formerly the Cypress Forest along the Pantano River in Cuba. Now, as Calypso, she's as mobile as the currents and tides
Status: Tia Dalma ceased to exist when Hector Barbossa performed the ritual and incantation that freed Calypso.
Calypso[]
Personality: Vengeful, angry, and malevolent, although she was once benevolent. Calypso is prone to kicking up a storm.
Motivation:
- - To wreak havoc on those who betrayed, imprisoned, and demeaned her
- - To assert her own domination over the Seven Seas
Skills:
- - Ability to manipulate the seas and skies in piques of fury
- - Control over sea life and the monsters of the deep
- - Can sometimes take human form
Weapons Proficiency: None
Major Possessions:
- - The Seven Seas
- - Bitterness and fury
Abilities:
- - As an elder Goddess of Earth, Calypso is an elemental force of nature, second in power only to Poseidon himself
- - While she is capable of wielding the elements of the sea and air, she is also a part of the fabric of the planet Earth
Base of Operations: The waters of the Earth
Status: Freed from her human prison, Calypso exacted vengeance on her former lover, Davy Jones, who betrayed her. She unleashed a Maelstrom that prevented the East India Trading Company from destroying the pirates of the Caribbean. She remains free to roam the seas - whether that bodes good or ill for pirates and so-called "civilized man" remains to be seen.
Sao Feng[]
Personality: Mysterious, cold, and calculating, yet gallant, flirtatious, and urbane.
Motivation: To survive the increasing encroachment of the East India Trading Company with a modicum of honor and, ideally, profit
Skills:
- - Nautical acumen
- - Political savvy
- - Weaponry
Weapons Proficiency: Wields a sailor's knife known as a "fid"
Major Possessions:
- - Ancestral navigational charts
- - Jade Captain's Knot (his piece of Eight)
- - Multiple vessels including the Hai Peng and his flagship, the Empress
Base of Operations: Singapore
Status: Pirate Lord Sao Feng was fatally wounded by cannon fire from the Flying Dutchman and bequeathed his Piece of Eight – the captain's knot – and command of his fleet to Elizabeth Swann before dying.
Vessels[]
Black Pearl[]
Logged Events:
- - Reincarnated from the Wicked Wench, she was captained by both Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa
- - Raised by Davy Jones and renamed the Black Pearl by Jack Sparrow
- - Stolen from Jack Sparrow by Barbossa after a mutiny
- - Attacked a merchant ship, resulting in young Will Turner's rescue by Elizabeth Swann
- - Attacked Port Royal in search of missing Aztec Gold Medallion
- - Attacked and destroyed the H.M.S. Interceptor
- - Beset by the H.M.S. Dauntless and the British Navy
- - Cursed crew cured and arrested
- - The crew of the purloined Interceptor assumed control of the Black Pearl and rescued Jack Sparrow from Port Royal, naming him ship's Captain
- - Rescued Jack from Turkish Prison in the Mediterranean
- - Avoided Kraken by beaching on Cannibal Island
- - Retrieved additional crew on Tortuga
- - Reached Isla Cruces before the Flying Dutchman in search of Davy Jones' chest
- - Out ran the Flying Dutchman in open water
- - Besieged and destroyed by the Kraken
- - Manned by a crew of multiple Jack Sparrows in the desert sands of Davy Jones' Locker
- - Liberated from the locker and returned to Earthly plane
- - Apprehended by Singapore Pirate Lord Sao Feng
- - Attacked H.M.S. Endeavor to rescue Jack Sparrow
- - Reached Shipwreck Cove and the meeting of the Pirate Brethren known as the Brethren Court before the armada of the East India Company arrived
- - Served as the flagship of the Pirate Brethren fleet against the armada of the East India Trading Company
- - Served as the location for the release of the captured Goddess of the Sea, Calypso
- - Engaged the Flying Dutchman in battle as they spiraled into an enormous whirlpool known as a Maelstrom
- - Survived the battle against the Flying Dutchman captained by Davy Jones and then allied with the resurrected Flying Dutchman and destroyed the H.M.S. Endeavor Co-captained by Hector Barbossa and Jack Sparrow for a short time until Barbossa once again stole the Black Pearl, leaving Sparrow stranded in Tortuga
Description: The last great pirate threat in the Caribbean is unnaturally fast. She is perhaps the fastest vessel on the Seven Seas, using both oars and sails. Has an uncanny ability to survive a sinking and journey between worlds. She carries massive firepower that is easily underestimated.
H.M.S. Interceptor[]
Logged Events:
- - Stolen from its anchorage in Port Royal by Jack Sparrow and Will Turner
- - New crew recruited by Joshamee Gibbs in Tortuga
- - Confronted and destroyed during fierce battle with the cursed Black Pearl
Description: The H.M.S. Interceptor was a state-of-the-art Cutter Class ship of His Majesty's Royal Navy capable of outrunning "most" boats on the sea.
H.M.S. Dauntless[]
Logged Events:
- - Pursued the H.M.S. Interceptor after it was stolen by Jack Sparrow
- - Rescued Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann off Rumrunner's Isle
- - Assaulted the Black Pearl off Isla de Muerta, engaging in hand-to-hand combat against its skeletal crew
- - Returned Jack Sparrow and the captured pirates to Port Royal for trial and hanging
- - Pursued Jack Sparrow after his rescue by the Black Pearl
- - Rumored to be lost at sea
Description: The H.M.S. Dauntless was the power of the British Navy in the Caribbean. Docked in Port Royal, Captain James Norrington used her might to wipe out nearly all the pirates in the region.
Jolly Mon[]
Logged Events:
- - Jack Sparrow sailed it toward Port Royal, sinking faster than it moved
- - Casually left to a watery grave with a gallant step off the mast to the dock by the infamous Jack Sparrow
Description: The Jolly Mon was a small, dilapidated fishing trawler owned and operated by Anamaria so that she might eke out a meager living as a fisherwoman off Tortuga.
Edinburgh Trader[]
Logged Events:
- - Docked at Port Royal
- - Elizabeth Swann stowed aboard to escape pursuit of the East India Trading Company and tricked the captain into taking the ship to Tortuga
- - Rescued Will Turner adrift at sea
- - Attacked and destroyed by the Kraken, which was in pursuit of Will Turner
Description: The Edinburgh Trader was a merchant cargo ship plying an honest trade across the Atlantic.
Flying Dutchman[]
Logged Events:
- - Imbued with power by the Sea Goddess Calypso centuries ago, with Davy Jones as its captain, to ferry sailors drowned and lost at sea to Davy Jones' Locker
- - Corrupted by Davy Jones to become a ghostly menace on the high seas
- - Stalked Jack Sparrow
- - Dispatched the Kraken to destroy a Turkish fishing trawler and the Edinburgh Trader
- - Pursued the Black Pearl in search of Davy Jones' stolen Dead Man's Chest
- - Destroyed the Black Pearl and dragged Jack Sparrow into the ocean depths and Davy Jones' Locker
- - Davy Jones, his ship, and crew forced to serve Lord Cutler Beckett
- - Beckett used the ship in an effort to destroy all pirates sailing the oceans
- - Attacked the Empress, flagship of Pirate Lord and Captain Sao Feng, killing him in the process
- - Led the armada of the East India Trading Company against the Pirate Brethren
- - Sunk by the whirlpool created by the liberated Sea Goddess, Calypso
- - Emerged from under the sea, newly restored to its original condition, under the control of Will Turner
- - Allied with the Black Pearl in attacking and destroying the armada flagship, the H.M.S. Endeavor
Description: A ghost ship that sails above and below the ocean's surface, the Flying Dutchman is a living embodiment of the Seven Seas. Captained by Davy Jones and crewed by lost, undead men condemned to serve on the ship to forestall their final judgment, the Flying Dutchman scours the ocean in a perpetual search for lost sailors to serve as her crew. The Flying Dutchman boasts powerful armaments such as the Triple Gun and the Capstan Hammer, a massive mechanism designed to summon Davy Jones' sea minions by thumping against the ship's hull. The Flying Dutchman is unnaturally fast. Against the wind she is the fastest vessel on the Seven Seas, but with the wind in her sails, the Black Pearl (and she alone) is faster.
H.M.S. Endeavor[]
Logged Events:
- - Served as the floating headquarters of Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company
- - Held the Dead Man's Chest which contained Davy Jones' beating heart
- - Had a nautical rendezvous with Pirate Lord Sao Feng's flagship, the Empress
- - Turned over East India Trading Company Agent Steng as part of the negotiated truce between Feng and Beckett
- - Attacked by the Black Pearl
- - Followed the Black Pearl toward Shipwreck Island
- - Rescued Will Turner
- - Led the British Navy and East India Trading Company armada alongside the Flying Dutchman to prevent the escape of the pirate lords
- - Battle resulted in the unleashing the sea goddess Calypso, the death of Davy Jones, and the resurrection of the Flying Dutchman under the command of Will Turner
- - Destroyed under the combined assault of the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman
Description: The H.M.S. Endeavor was a flagship of the British Naval forces sweeping the Atlantic under the auspices of the East India Trading Company.
Empress[]
Logged Events:
- - Met with the flagship of the East India Company, the H.M.S. Endeavor, to negotiate a truce between Pirate Lord Sao Feng and Lord Cutler Beckett
- - Awaited the return of the rescue mission for Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl
- - Sacked the Black Pearl, taking it without a fight
- - Headed for Shipwreck Cove for the gathering of the Brethren Court
- - Attacked by the Flying Dutchman and Feng was killed during the battle
- - Arrived at Shipwreck Cove in time for Swann to join the gathering of the Brethren Court
- - By a vote of the Brethren, where she gained Jack Sparrow's vote, Swann became Pirate King
- - With Swann leading the pirate fleet on the Black Pearl during the climactic confrontation with the East India Trading Company, Tai Huang commanded the Empress
Description: The Empress is the flagship of Singapore Pirate Lord Sao Feng, which predominantly plies her trade in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Hai Peng[]
Logged Events:
- - Granted to Hector Barbossa by Sao Feng in a deal negotiated by Will Turner during the destruction of Sao Feng's bathhouse by the agents of the East India Trading Company
- - Taken into icy waters on a heading towards the "Farthest Gate" at the edge of the world
- - Using Feng's ancestral navigational charts to reach Davy Jones' Locker, the Hai Peng pitched over the waterfall at the edge of the world
Description: The Hai Peng is a ship in the fleet of Singapore Pirate Lord Sao Feng. She was loaned to Hector Barbossa in his endeavor to rescue Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker.
East India Trading Company Armada[]
Logged Events:
- - Gathered under the flags of the East India Company and His Majesty's Royal Navy
- Sailed to Shipwreck Cove to destroy the pirates who had gathered for a meeting of the Brethren Court
- - Devastated in a confrontation with the armada of the pirate lords when Sea Goddess Calypso unleashed her full fury on the combatants
- - Retreated after the sinking of the H.M.S. Endeavor by the Flying Dutchman and the Black Pearl
Description: A wide variety of vessels under the flags of the East India Company and the British Royal Navy, these 300 ships were used to ply trade across the Atlantic and to hunt down any lingering pirate activity across the New World.
Pirate Armada[]
Logged Events:
- - Gathered at the secret meeting place of the Brethren Court, Shipwreck Island, at the behest of Captain Barbossa
- - Set out of Shipwreck Harbor girded for battle
- - Survived the climactic confrontation with the armada of the East India Company as the sea goddess, Calypso, unleashed her fury across the raging oceans.
Description: These varied vessels sail under the control of individual buccaneers such as Ammand the Corsair, Villanueva, and Capitan Chevalle, among others.
Weapons & Artifacts[]
Jack Sparrow’s Pistol[]
This pistol carries a single shot - and as Sparrow says: "When you've only got one shot, it's best to wait for the opportune moment."
That shot is intended for one man alone - Barbossa, who marooned Sparrow on a desolate island with the pistol and its single load. Upon Sparrow's escape, he embarked on a quest to reclaim the Pearl.
It was during the battle at Isla de Muerta that Sparrow found his opportunity - when the curse of the Aztec Gold was lifted and the pirates of the Black Pearl became human - and vulnerable - again. Jack discharged his one bullet into Barbossa's chest.
The first thing the mutineer felt in years was also the last: the pain of death.
William “Bootstrap Bill” Turner’s Black Knife[]
Handed from father to son through the generations, the knife is a gift Bootstrap Bill had always meant to pass on in turn to his boy, Will Turner. It is the greatest gift Bill can give his son - but not nearly enough to make up for all he never gave Will as a father.
The blade is put to good (albeit ironic) use, protecting Will from an attack by his own confused, demented father who is under the power and control of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
When Bootstrap is stabbed with the knife aboard the Flying Dutchman, it restores his clarity of mind - and allows him to save his son from Davy Jones.
Norrington’s Ceremonial Sword[]
Forged by Will Turner, the sword was a gift from Governor Weatherby Swann to celebrate Captain James Norrington's promotion.
Swann believed Will Turner's sodden mentor, Mr. Brown, had crafted the sword. Later, upon losing Elizabeth Swann's affections to Will Turner, Norrington acknowledged the sword's true craftsman, saying, "I expect the man who made it to show the same care and devotion in all aspects of his life." The sword eventually became an emblem of Norrington's downfall and used as a decoration in Lord Cutler Beckett's office after Norrington abandoned his duties in a depression over his lost love.
Norrington left the Royal Navy and joined the East India Trading Company. He was given the position of admiral, and had his sword returned.
Norrington treasured the sword throughout his career and used it in a final act of bravery. Mortally wounded himself, he made a desperate lunge and ran the sword through Davy Jones, who calmly removed it from his body as Norrington died at his feet.
Later, during his final battle aboard the Flying Dutchman, Jones drew Norrington's sword and stabbed Will Turner, returning it to its original maker...and sealing both their fates.
Jack’s Hat[]
A captain is not a captain without his tricorne hat. The nicer your hat, the more important you are.
Aboard ship, a hat was more than a symbol. It was also a vital shield from the sun's baking rays, protecting the wearer's tender head.
Perhaps Sparrow should have been more conscientious about wearing his hat in his youth...
Jack Sparrow’s Compass[]
The compass Jack Sparrow holds dear may seem to be merely a punchline to some. As Commodore Norrington says,"Taking stock, you've got a pistol with only one shot, a compass that doesn't point north ... and no ship. You are without a doubt the worst pirate I have ever heard of."
Not until Jack Sparrow seeks the Dead Man's Chest do we learn how truly special Sparrow's compass is. While it doesn't point north, it does point to what his heart desires most.
Elizabeth’s Medallion[]
The pirate medallion was found by young Elizabeth Swann around the neck of a young boy who had just been rescued at sea: Will Turner.
It had been a gift from Will's father, William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, who Will never knew was a pirate. Swann held on to the medallion for years until a fateful raid on Port Royal by the cursed Black Pearl.
It is revealed that the medallion was the last piece of the stolen Aztec Gold needed to lift the curse that turned all those who stole it into the skeletal undead. The gold piece was returned, along with the blood of Will Turner, lifting the curse and returning the cursed crew of the Black Pearl to mortal humans - resulting in their defeat.
The Aztec Gold Treasure of Cortes[]
A trove of 882 Aztec Gold coins, each emblazoned with a skull, was given to Hernan Cortes as a payment to stop his ravaging of the Aztec people.
He took the gold and betrayed that agreement, slaying thousands more. The heathen gods placed a curse on the gold as a result.
Any who took the gold were stricken with the curse, consumed by greed yet eternally empty. They became skeletal husks by moonlight, with unloving and unfeeling souls.
Letters of Marque[]
Carte blanche for piracy from the King's Court, the Letters of Marque were used by Lord Beckett to blackmail Will Turner into retrieving Jack Sparrow's compass in "Dead Man's Chest." With blank spaces waiting to be filled, the letters are returned to Beckett with the surprising name of James Norrington written in blood, as much as ink. The Letters of Marque give legitimacy to pirates by making them privateers, as much a set of shackles as a pardon to set the pirate free.
Beckett’s Cane, The Pirate Brand[]
Lord Cutler Beckett, who serves the interests of the East India Trading Company uses a walking cane both as a fashion statement and as a tool of intimidation. The cane's tip has a branding iron on it, the letter "P" for Pirate. Years ago, it was used on Captain Jack Sparrow, and Sparrow bears the scar to this day.
Liar’s Dice[]
The crew of the Flying Dutchman play this game for the only stake the men have left to wager: years of servitude. Everyone has a set of dice in a cup. They turn the dice without anyone else seeing their numbers, then state their totals - true or just a bluff: "Four threes." Call that a bluff? If wrong, you lose. The next move must go higher: "Five fours." The next player must call it - bluff or truth? The higher the number you claim, the greater the risk of being caught bluffing and called a liar.
Davy Jones’ Chest and Heart[]
The chest was buried on Isla Cruces by Davy Jones, with his beating heart still inside. Why would a man who can only walk the land once every 10 years hide the most important thing in his life under sand and soil? To keep it safe from potential mutineers aboard his ship and away from his own haunted eyes. To still the heart would bring Davy Jones' final death. To restore it would return his humanity and the pain of his lost love. Better to keep it hidden away ... but the man controlling the chest (and hence the Flying Dutchman), Lord Cutler Beckett, did not agree.
To keep Jones in his power, Beckett places the chest under armed guard by British Marines aboard the Flying Dutchman. There it remained, through various attempts to seize it, until it was pinched by Jack Sparrow, who planned to stab the heart and become an immortal captain sailing the seas forever. Those plans were stymied when Davy Jones stabbed Will Turner, forcing Sparrow to choose immortality or the life of a man he almost calls a friend. The heart was stabbed and Jones met his final fate in the stormy retribution of his spurned lover, Calypso.
The hand on the hilt of the blade belonged to Will Turner, who became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman - and whose heart was placed for safekeeping within the chest. Years later, the chest containing Will's heart remains under the protection of his wife, Elizabeth, who waits, with their nine-year old son, for the captain of the Flying Dutchman to make landfall at decade's end...
Key to Davy Jones’ Chest[]
Around his neck, protected from any who would seek to claim it, was the key to Davy Jones' chest. Inside the chest was his beating heart, through which he controlled the Flying Dutchman, and by extension, the Seven Seas. Jack Sparrow found a drawing of the key and, suspecting its purpose, set in motion the events of the "Dead Man's Chest" epic story.
Sao Feng’s Charts[]
The ancestral navigational charts of Sao Feng were kept under careful guard in one of his uncle's temples. Clutched in the arms of a wizened monk, who reluctantly turned the charts over to Feng during a meeting with Barbossa, they were said to provide the route to "the Farthest Gate," which was where Barbossa must travel to rescue Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. The history of the charts dates back to a time called the Dark Dynasty when the Emperor of an Asian land sent out four navigators to explore the world outside his kingdom and create a comprehensive map. The navigators left and returned 100 years later having not aged a month - the result of their labors was this infinitely complex map of other worlds. Over the years it was stolen, re-stolen, added to, and doodled upon in many languages by pirates, explorers, thieves, and lords. Finally it came into the hands of Sao Feng's father, a great Chinese Pirate Lord. The Chinese government couldn't control him so they made him a governor. He abused that power and was greatly reviled.
After his untimely death, the charts were inherited by Sao Feng, who didn't entirely believe in the metaphysical elements of the map - but certainly understood the power they represented. The Hai Peng, one of Feng's ships, was loaned to Barbossa, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner, along with the charts, to help them find the end of the world. The charts contained rotating circles, which when turned, caused the map to reconfigure.
"Nothing is set," complained Will Turner. "It can't be as accurate as modern charts."
"No," agreed Feng's lieutenant, Tai Huang. "But it leads to more places."
The charts also contained poems and riddles, which needed to be deciphered in order to truly understand their instructions. The charts fulfill their promise, as Barbossa notes, "Aye, we're good and lost now. You have to be lost, to find a place as can't be found. Elseways, everyone would know where it was, aye?"
They heard the roar of churning water and were dragged toward at the supposedly mythical site depicted at the edges of every seafaring map - a tremendous, waterfall cascading into the abyss. The Hai Peng was drawn over the falls and into Davy Jones' Locker. Later, to escape the Locker, the crew tried to decipher the poem on the chart: "Over the edge, back, over again, sunrise sets at the flash of green." They must invert the ship, then roll it over at sunset, so that when the ship completes its roll and pops back up in the water, it will be setting at sunrise. The flash of green is a seafaring legend marking the passage of a soul lost at sea - in this case, the escape of the crew from the Locker.
Their water fouled from the inversion, Turner saw an island on the charts near their point of reentry and headed there to resupply. Through twists and turns, shifts in captains, vessels, and crews, as well as a climactic confrontation between the armadas of the East India Company and the Pirate Brethren, the charts remained in Barbossa's hands. After stealing the Black Pearl from under Sparrow's nose and setting sail for the promise of immortality, Barbossa must show his crew he possessed the charts to set their minds at ease for having double-crossed Sparrow. The case containing the charts was empty... Though he had lost his boat, Jack Sparrow had not lost his sense of purpose. He now had the Map to the Fountain of Youth - actually a separate map hiding within Sao Feng's navigational charts. The Fountain of Youth map was clearly centuries younger and written by Spaniards, but contained some esoteric elements. The removal of the Fountain of Youth map did not destroy the charts, but it was revealed that there were several other unseen maps on that piece of paper, now in two separate pieces.
The Nine Pieces of Eight[]
Sao Feng's Rope Pendant: Worn around his neck, the rope pendant was Sao Feng's symbol of captaincy and marked his standing among the Pirate Lords. With his dying breath, he passed the pendant and all it stood for to Elizabeth Swann during battle with the Flying Dutchman. The holder of this talisman is the Pirate Lord of the South China Sea.
Jack Sparrow's Moroccan Glass Beads and Coin: If every bit of body art, trinket, bead, and bangle worn by Jack Sparrow has an individual story to tell, then the headband dangle he wears must have quite a saga indeed. The holder of this talisman is the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean.
Ragetti's Eye: Plunked down by Barbossa to mark his presence in the gathering of the Pirate Brethren, Ragetti's wooden eye is Barbossa's piece of eight. This means every time Ragetti strides the deck of any ship presided over by Barbossa, technically, he is that ship's captain without knowing it! The holder of this talisman is the Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea.
Mistress Ching's Fishing Line and Hook: It is a Pacific Rim tradition for two sailors to trade fishing line with each other. With hook and line, a sailor will never go hungry. The holder of this talisman is Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean.
Ammand the Corsair's Pewter Brady Goblet: Outcast sisters in Spanish nunnery, forbidden to take the sacraments, used this goblet. In piracy, reverence for traditions and gods is always based more on personal preference than religious edicts. The holder of this talisman is Pirate Lord of the Black Sea.
Villanueva's Bottle: This piece of eight is the neck of a broken bottle with the cork still in it, wrapped in leather. Pirates love to drink, not least because fresh water is often hard to find, so a bottle makes a fitting pirate talisman indeed. The holder of this talisman is Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea.
Chevalle's Spectacles: This pair of spectacles with a cracked lens may be a nod to the many navigators aboard ship who would spend their evenings - and their eyesight - staring at maps and the stars. The holder of this talisman is Pirate Lord of the Mediterranean Sea.
Jocard's Tobacco Cutters: Holding special meaning for Jocard, who is an escaped slave, these tobacco cutters were stolen from a British plantation. The bearer of this talisman is the Lord of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sumbhadjee's Snuff Box: This snuff box is made from the horn of a calf sacrificed during the crossing of a great plateau. There must be a fascinating story explaining how a Hindu priest came to own a snuff box made of a sacrificed cow, as Hindus consider cows sacred. But pirates are practical businessmen who live by their own rules, and if Sumbhadjee is all right with it, who is anyone else to judge? The bearer of this talisman is the Lord of the Indian Ocean.
One might wonder, if these pieces of eight were collected at the beginning of time, why are so many of them contemporary items? The answer is as mysterious as the sea's nature: Perhaps it's a simple twist of fate, or maybe the talismans take on the form most meaningful for their bearers - at any rate, it is clear that these items are filled with the magic of Calypso.
The Code of the Pirate Brethren[]
Transcribed from the words of Morgan and Bartholemew, the Code of the Pirate Brethren is watched by the Keeper of the Code, Captain Teague, who protects it under lock and key with a willingness to fire his pistol at any who would tarnish its pages. Within this tome are all the rules by which pirates are expected to ply their trade. But really, they're not rules so much as guidelines...
Davy Jones’ Locket[]
When we first spy the locket, it hangs from the pipes of the organ in the captain's quarters of Davy Jones aboard the ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman. It is a keepsake containing a picture we cannot see, a memento that stirs tragic emotion in the hidden heart of Davy Jones, a reminder of the best and worst time of his life. Later, when Jones visits the hoodoo priestess Tia Dalma, who is jailed in the brig of the Black Pearl, we see that she holds a matching locket. They were once joined in love. Jones' locket softly echoes the distant sounds of his organ, announcing his arrival aboard ship. We learn the locket contains a picture of Tia Dalma, the human form of his lost love, the sea goddess who betrayed him and whom he betrayed in turn - Calypso.
Tia Dalma’s Crab Legs[]
Scattered by the hoodoo priestess atop barrels or the wooden planks of a ship's deck, the dried crab claws are used for divinations, prognostications and incantations. They are used to tell Jack and Will's fortunes in "Dead Man's Chest" and to call forth legions of crabs to Tia Dalma's aid as the Hai Peng falls over the edge of the world in "At World's End."
Tia Dalma’s Ring[]
Found beside the crab legs on a table in her bayou shack and quickly palmed by Jack Sparrow in "Dead Man's Chest" for reasons of his own, the ring turned out to serve as a touchstone that Tia Dalma used to locate Sparrow within the ethereal landscapes of Davy Jones' Locker in "At World's End."
Bestiary[]
Prison Dog[]
A beloved mainstay of the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction, the Prison Dog was introduced in the Fort Charles prison on Port Royal, tantalizingly holding a key ring in his mouth, denying the men trapped in the cells a chance at freedom. An imprisoned Jack Sparrow reminded his cellmates that "the dog is never going to move," a sly nod to the dog's 40 years of service on the Theme Park ride. But the dog proved him wrong, fleeing when the cursed pirates of the Black Pearl attacked Port Royal. Though unconfirmed, whispered tales among fearful and hopeful pirates indicated that the keys on the ring the Prison Dog carries in his mouth are capable of mysteriously conforming to fit any lock. In "Dead Man's Chest," Governor Swann was dumbfounded that he couldn't free his captive daughter from the Fort Charles cells. "Where is that dog with the keys?" he asked. Later, we saw the Prison Dog miles away on a longboat with Pintel and Ragetti, approaching Cannibal Island. For reasons and through methods unknown, the Prison Dog freed Pintel and Ragetti to search for the Black Pearl, which they found beached on Cannibal Island. Making a valiant stand to protect Jack Sparrow against the oncoming Pelegostos Cannibals, the Prison Dog was left alone to face a lot of hungry cannibals, who seemed willing to substitute real dog for sea dog. With a wag of his tail, the Prison Dog ran off, his fate unknown. But surely a dog with the ability to free anyone or anything would have little trouble freeing ... himself?
Jack the Monkey[]
"Jack" the Monkey is the pet capuchin monkey of Captain Barbossa, serving as a valuable spy and companion. The creature, whose name is gesture to mingled affection and animosity toward Barbossa's nemesis, Captain Jack Sparrow, was cursed along with the rest of the crew of the Black Pearl. Mangy and decrepit under the pale light of the moon, the undead monkey nonetheless amused his master with wacky, and sometimes malevolent, antics. Whether dangling the cursed medallion within tantalizing grasp of a trapped Will Turner or retrieving an apple for Barbossa, Jack is as much a scallywag as any pirate that sails the seas. At the end of "The Curse of the Black Pearl," the monkey was left on Isla de Muerta along with the body of his beloved Barbossa. The monkey removed a single gold coin from the cursed Aztec treasure, which was wisely left behind by the British Navy. Hence, "Jack" the Monkey was cursed again, appearing in "Dead Man's Chest" as perpetual target practice for Jack Sparrow's pistol. Exactly how the monkey made his way back onto the Black Pearl is a mystery yet to be explained. "Jack" the Monkey was traded to Tia Dalma in "Dead Man's Chest," and it was implied that he had something to do with Barbossa's resurrection. Upon Barbossa's return, "Jack" the Monkey jumped right where he belonged, onto the shoulder of his master. Jack followed his master to Singapore in search of Sao Feng's charts that would lead to the "World's End," and after playing a role in a diversion there as an organ-grinder with Tia Dalma, he became the first known monkey to survive a journey to Davy Jones' Locker and live to squeal about it. When Sparrow asked whether anybody had come to rescue him from the Locker simply because they missed him, only "Jack" the Monkey gleefully raised his arm. Jack remained in Barbossa's company for much of "World's End," only taking an active role when he snatched Sparrow's piece of eight for Barbossa. The monkey remained with his master, the newly restored captain of the Black Pearl, as the ship sailed the seas in search of adventure and plunder.
Cotton’s Parrot[]
We first met the blue and gold macaw parrot atop his master Cotton's shoulder at the docks of Tortuga, as Jack Sparrow was recruiting potential crew for the purloined H.M.S. Interceptor. When Sparrow asked Cotton if he was prepared to face death as a member of his crew, Joshamee Gibbs explained, "He's a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out. So he trained the parrot to talk for him. No one's yet figured how."
The parrot responded to Jack's question with a squawk, "Wind in your sails! Wind in your sails!" With a sheepish shrug, Gibbs added, "Mostly we figure that means, 'yes.'"
The parrot remained aboard the Interceptor, displaying a knack for flight during fight as the cursed Black Pearl attacked the ship. Later, he became a valued pet when the Black Pearl was retaken and used to escape Isla de Muerta by Joshamee Gibbs. When Sparrow escaped hanging at Port Royal, the parrot appeared on the parapets of Fort Charles indicating that the Black Pearl had returned. The parrot spoke for Cotton, repeating or accepting orders, but also often making cynical or pointed statements that might be Cotton's - or might very well not. The extent of the link between Cotton and the parrot, or how it developed, remains unknown. The parrot's history with pirates precedes "The Curse of the Black Pearl," as he stood atop Barbossa's shoulder aboard the Wicked Wench in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Theme Park ride.
The Kraken[]
The Kraken is a great leviathan of the deep whose legend has been told by sailors throughout time. A giant squid or colossal octopus described in European, Mediterranean, and Asian sailing lore, it is said to emerge from the waves to pluck crewmen from the decks as snacks before dragging entire ships into the depths. It is unknown whether the Kraken is the last left of its kind or if others exist, but the one encountered in "Dead Man's Chest" is quite possibly one of the largest of all sea beasts. Why the Kraken served Davy Jones, or what kind of hold he had on the creature, is as yet unrevealed, but it would attack any man marked with the Black Spot and drag down any ship upon which the marked man sailed. In its encounter with the Black Pearl, the Kraken was severely wounded when Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Jack Sparrow managed to blast the creature in a gunpowder exposure and give the crew time to escape the ship. In "World's End," Beckett says, "This is no longer your world, Jones. The immaterial has become...immaterial. I would have thought you'd learned that when I ordered you to kill your pet." Later, the Kraken's corpse was found on the Black Sand Beach after the Black Pearl was liberated from Davy Jones' Locker.
Locations[]
Port Royal[]
Notable Locations: Port Royal docks, Fort Charles, the prison at Fort Charles, the Governor's mansion, Mr. Brown's Blacksmith Shoppe, offices of the East India Trading Company
Major Events:
- - Promotion ceremony for Captain Norrington.
- - Escape and capture of Captain Jack Sparrow.
- - Attack by cursed crew of the Black Pearl.
- - Theft of the H.M.S. Interceptor by Sparrow and Will Turner foiled wedding of Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
- - Arrival of Lord Cutler Beckett.
- - Usurping of Governor Swann's control by Lord Beckett.
- - Capture and control of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
- - Completion of the map of the world.
Description: A major British settlement on Kingston Harbor on the southeastern side of Jamaica, Port Royal is supervised by a Governor appointed by the Crown. With the British naval forces at its disposal, Port Royal serves as a shipping hub for international trade and the Crown's base for continued expansion into the New World.
Tortuga[]
Notable Locations: The Faithful Bride tavern, docks, pig pen
Major Events:
- - Jack Sparrow's slaphappy greetings from Scarlett and Giselle
- - Joshamee Gibbs enlisted to help crew the stolen H.M.S. Interceptor
- - Sparrow encounters the sodden Norrington
After the triumphant confrontation between the Pirate Brethren and the armada of the East India Company, Sparrow seeks to impress Scarlett and Giselle by showing off the Black Pearl, only to learn it has been stolen by Captain Barbossa again.
Description: Filled with more taverns per capita than any other island in the Caribbean, Tortuga serves as the ramshackle haven for pirates, rogues, scoundrels, outlaws, sailors in search of a ship, and merchant captains in search of a crew.
Isla de Muerta[]
Notable Locations: Shipwreck Cay, Barbossa's treasure grotto
Major Events:
- - Hiding place for the stolen Aztec Gold.
- - Hiding place for the Black Pearl's swag.
- - Site of final battle between Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa.
Description: Isla de Muerta is a fog-enshrouded, skull-shaped island nestled among dangerous coral shallows in the Caribbean.
Isla de Pelegostos[]
Notable Locations: Mountaintop village of the Pelegostos, bamboo bridge, Bone Throne, cooking spits, water caves
Major Events:
- - Beaching of the Black Pearl to avoid the Kraken.
- - Capture and gradual consumption of Black Pearl crew.
- - Unwitting ascendancy to Bone Throne by Jack Sparrow, King of the Pelegostos.
- - Escape of Jack Sparrow led by Will Turner.
- - Valiant stand by the Prison Dog against oncoming cannibal horde.
- - Ascendancy to Bone Throne by the Prison Dog.
Description: Isla de Pelegostos is the home of an indigenous tribe of cannibals. Lush jungles and steep mountains cover the small island.
Tia Dalma’s Shack[]
Notable Locations: The shack and its environs
Major Events:
- - Revelation that Tia Dalma gave Jack Sparrow the mystical compass.
- - Exchange of information on Davy Jones for a cursed monkey.
- - Reappearance and apparent resurrection of Captain Barbossa.
Description: Tia Dalma's small wooden house rests on wooden pylons in the swamps of the cypress forest along the Pantano River on the island of Cuba. It is surrounded by shallow marsh, thick jungle, and an eerie fog. Devotees sometimes haunt the area bearing candles.
Isla Cruces[]
Notable Locations: Abandoned settlement and church, the water wheel, resting place of Davy Jones' Dead Man's Chest
Major Events:
- - Retrieval of Davy Jones' chest and his heart inside it.
- - Epic struggle for control over the heart.
- - Battle on the rolling water wheel between Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and James Norrington.
- - Escape from the pirates of the Flying Dutchman.
Description: Isla Cruces is the small barren island on which, years ago, Davy Jones buried a treasure chest with his still-beating heart inside.
Turkish Prison[]
Major Events:
- - Jack Sparrow's incarceration.
- - Sparrow escaped in a discarded coffin in the opening of "Dead Man's Chest," and was plucked from the sea by the Black Pearl.
Description: The unnamed Turkish Prison is a huge, monolithic stone structure wedged into a dramatic cliff face above the Mediterranean Sea.
Rumrunner’s Isle[]
Major Events:
- - When Barbossa mutinied against Jack Sparrow, he left Sparrow on a small, desolate strip of sand with a pistol and one shot.
- - Sparrow claimed to have escaped by riding two sea turtles out to the ocean, but in reality, he struck a deal three days after being stranded with the rumrunners who used the island as a smuggling depot.
- - Stranded with Elizabeth Swann, Sparrow showed her the hidden cache of rum which she used to start a signal fire.
Description: A "godforsaken spit of land" that twice served as a stranding spot for Jack Sparrow when forced off the Black Pearl by Captain Barbossa.
Singapore[]
Notable Locations: Sao Feng's bathhouse has two elements - the opulent bathing areas and the facilities that make it function. There is a boiler and bellows system beneath the bathhouse floors that pump steam and hot water into the baths.
Major Events:
- - Barbossa and Elizabeth Swann met Pirate Lord Sao Feng's lieutenant, Tai Huang, along the Singapore docks.
- - Meeting with Sao Feng where Barbossa and Swann tried to barter for a ship, crew, and Feng's ancestral navigation charts. Attack by agents of the East India Trading Company disrupted the negotiations.
- - While battle spread across the docks, the Black Pearl crew made its getaway.
Description: To reach the Singapore docks, you must navigate a maze of pylons through the harbor leading to junks crammed into ramshackle docks. It's a place where shadows are cast by hanging lamps, multiple-level platforms rise from the water, fisherman gut their catch, artisans ply their craft, and children light a sparkling pinwheel by a fireworks shed.
The Farthest Gate[]
Major Events:
- - With the use of Sao Feng's ship, the Hai Peng, and his navigational charts that reveal the secrets to finding the Farthest Gate, the Black Pearl crew sailed through frigid icy waters, then placid ocean, until they heard the distant roar of a waterfall and found the ship pulled towards the churning abyss at the edge of the world.
- - While many in the crew tried desperately to reverse the ship's course, Barbossa called for them to let the Hai Peng be carried away. As Tia Dalma intoned an incantation, the ship went over the falls...
Description: Every map ever crafted has shown the legendary waterfall at its edge, a warning for sailors to respect and fear what lies between the edge of exploration and the unknown. What very few know is that the titanic waterfall into the darkness of oblivion really does exist...it's just a matter of finding it!
Davy Jones’ Locker[]
Major Events:
- - The crew of the Hai Peng journeyed to the Locker in search of Jack Sparrow who was trapped in a purgatory of hot sand and a beached Black Pearl.
- - A tide of crabs lifted the Black Pearl and moved it over the sands toward the crew of the Hai Peng who survived the fall into the Locker, though their ship did not.
- - Sparrow united with the crew of the Hai Peng and set sail through the Locker's dark waters in search of a way home.
- - They encountered Governor Weatherby Swann, Elizabeth's father. Even in a confused state, he realized his presence in the Locker meant that he was dead and he was at peace with that, ready to reunite with his long-lost wife.
- - Sparrow realized that the answer to the riddle on the charts required them to rock the boat so that it rolled over.
- - The Black Pearl capsized, rolling underwater and, with the green flash from the sunset, mystically came to be back upright in the real world at sunrise.
Description: For those who want nothing more than to sail the Seven Seas, it is a burning desert under a blazing sun. For someone happy with hot sands underfoot, it would most likely be a frigid Arctic wasteland. Davy Jones' Locker is purgatory dressed up as a personal hell. Black waters, but clear blue skies. Or darkest night and clear blue waters. It is an illogical abyss meant to torture those who have chosen an afterlife of indecision, while serving also to scare those passing through to their final destination.
Black Sand Beach[]
Major Events: Finding their water supply fouled after escaping from Davy Jones' Locker, the Black Pearl sends a landing party to the closest island on their charts. They are surprised to find the desiccating corpse of the Kraken beached on the black sands. After a careful search, they find a well, but the corpse of the East India Trading Company Agent, Steng, fouls its water supply. Placed there by Sao Feng, who knew that if Barbossa escaped the Locker with Jack Sparrow, they'd come up near the Black Sand Beach in need of fresh water, the delay is a decoy that allows the Pirate Lord of Singapore to sack the Black Pearl.
Description: A small island ringed by glistening black sand, the Black Sand beach is the closest landfall on Sao Feng's charts on this side of Davy Jones' Locker.
Shipwreck Island[]
Major Events:
- - Site of the first gathering of Pirate Brethren in a generation.
- - The arrival of Elizabeth Swann, now Captain of the Empress, began the meeting which ended with her being elected the Pirate King who decided to do battle against the armada of Lord Cutler Beckett.
- - The fleet of the Pirate Brethren launched from Shipwreck Harbor only to find themselves surrounded by more than 300 ships of the East India Trading Company armada.
- - A hasty call to parlay led to broken negotiations and once the Sea Goddess Calypso was freed from her human form aboard the Black Pearl, a raging sea battle commenced.
Description: Shipwreck Island, buttressed by Shipwreck Cove and home to Shipwreck City, is testament to a pirate's general lack of imagination in naming things. Navigating dangerous cross-tides on the approach to the island, a ship must come dangerously close to ramming a sheer cliff wall before navigating a tunnel passage carved in the cliff side. The sea tunnel, called the Devil's Throat, leads to a light in the distance and an arrival in Shipwreck Cove. In the center of the cove, amidst the moored pirate ships from across the Seven Seas, is Shipwreck City, hewn from countless broken, derelict ships. The city is very active with kids at play and merchants hawking their wares. The abandoned hull of a massive ship serves as the chamber hall for the gathering of the Pirate Brethren. Curved spars line the chamber like the ribs of some prehistoric beast and a table has been crafted around the mast of the wreck. A globe of the Earth with several swords impaled in it at various angles dominates the room - when swords are placed in it represents the attendance of the Pirate Lords.