Headcannons about the Eversea, pirates and Pirate Joe in Empires :3
- Many pirates are blessed with magic by the Ocean. Normally this is weaker displays, such as slightly shifting a breeze or being able to light a candle, but sometimes pirates can receive much more powerful magic. This magic is received normally during childhood, sometimes older and sometimes younger.
- Pirates in empires are an elusive group, so many information that the on land empires know about them is incorrect or lacking. Many of who they’d believe to be pirates would actually be considered Oceanfolk, normally nomadic aquatic hybrids or elemental magic users who travel the seas on floating homes/ships. Pirates are considered guardians chosen by the Ocean to protect the Oceanfolk and the Ocean’s magic. Most pirates stick to the code and are loyal to the Eversea, however there are outliers who get too greedy with magic.
- Pirates who reject the Ocean and its people and seek to steal magic for their own gain will find themselves losing their natural magic. However, in recent years one man has learned how to steal magic from others, thus not caring that his natural magic has been taken back.
- Skeletron works for the Mad King from Sausage’s old kingdom (I haven’t finished his series). He used to be a normal pirate captain before learning how to steal magic and going mad with power and greed. He began ransacking Oceanfolk settlements, both on the coast and on the sea. Any magical settlement in general really. He was hired by the Mad King a while ago to find Sausage. He’s barely even human anymore from the amount of stolen magic he’s consumed, almost completely a skeleton except for his eyes. One blueish teal, looking completely different from his body, and the other a pinkish red.
- Many pirates and Oceanfolk have gone into hiding because of Skeletron’s reign of terror. It was only when Joe founded the Forgotten Cove, a haven for people of the Sea, that they were able to find their community again.
- The Eversea has a council of sorts, with a fluctuating number of Pirate Captains who take care of specific parts of the Eversea. They would meet once every few months to discuss events. Pirate Captain’s were the equivalent of royalty to the Eversea’s residents, often having extremely strong magic.
- Joe was one of the only remaining Pirate Captains when his ship was attacked by Skeletron. After he was blasted off, Skeletron took everyone else on his crew captive. The more ‘useful’ crewmembers such as Gator and Parrot Pete were taken away from the others. The majority of the crew was taken to a prison in the middle of Skeletron’s territory.
- One of Joe’s crew mates is Xornoth.
- The demon girl we saw fighting next to Joe in episode one is called Mary Anne (I made her a whole backstory and drew her a while back lol)
- Joe is pansexual (pirate sexual) and polyamorous :3
- Joe spent many many days and night alone in the Forgotten Cove thinking of his crew and hoping they were still alive.
- On the worst nights, he’d hum to himself in a bad attempt at recreating the comforting halo of noise that used to be on his ship.
- PIRATE JOE AND OCEAN QUEEN LIZZIE ARE CONNECTED. Joe is her Champion, but he only knows her as the Ocean herself.
- Joe’s trident was a gift from the Eversea that he found embedded in the sand of the shore.
I love Pirate Joe <3
