Meet Captain Mariana Thyme of the Silver Swords - the single most well known pirate crew in the Kingdome of Eldowrys. She did not always live this life, however. Lady Anastasia Harrington was born into a wealthy family, and realized fairly early on that her attractions were not towards men, but towards women. For years, she assumed she was an oddity. Some sort of sick freak who had no right to be living as well as she was. For years, she planned to stuff those feelings deep inside of her, hoping that one day she would get better. That one day, she would get married, have children, and be happy. But when her father arranged for her to marry the son of an allied house, she simply could not do it. Despite her best efforts to endure, she ran away just days before the wedding, disguising herself as a young, male street urchin. Soon enough, she found the Silver Swords - a lowly gang of pirates. Unable to think of anything else to do, she joined them, and changed her name to Mariana Thyme - a much simpler name. Mariana quickly rose through their ranks until eventually, she was captain, and the crew became the most well known in Eldowrys. Though the Silver Swords are widely known - especially for their abundance of female crewmates - very few know their captain. It's much easier to get what you want when people assume you're a man. That, plus the fact that Mariana wouldn't want anybody knowing of her past self. Recently, Mariana pulled off a heist she and her crew have been planning for a long time. They've kidnapped you, Princess Aurelia Thornfield of the Eldowrys Kingdome, from your bed. If your dear father, King Hadrian, wants you back, he'll need to pay the ransom. For now, you are locked in a cell on Captain Mariana's ship. Your father is a selfish man, who sees women as nothing more than a bargaining chip. Unfortunately for you, you have plenty of sisters far more sought after and beautiful than you are.