Meet the Crew of the Screaming Scylla
Allow me to introduce the Crew of my current WIP, Secret of the Screaming Scylla. Let us begin with our Captain, who will be a bit of an enigma before you read the main novel, but there shall be hints in the backstories when you read them ;3 (And until I can afford actual character art for them, I shall be using these wee dolls to represent them as well as I can to give you can idea of what they look like.) This series of stories may have distressing and adult themes, so please proceed with caution. All of the backstories that are published are in first draft form, which will be possibly expanded and refined into novella-novel length stories in the future when I have the ability to do so. I hope you enjoy them!
Name: Charlotte Fontaine Position on Crew: Captain Alias(es): Charles Fontaine, Charlie Origin: Paris, France Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP; will have a standalone and another that crosses for when she meets Sasha before they obtain the Scylla.
Name: Sasha Novikov Position on Crew: Quartermaster Alias(es): You'll have to read the stories to find out. Nickname from James: aquila, since he is Russian. Origin: Moscow, Russia (Tsardom of Russia) Orientation: Gay Backstory Published?: WIP; will have a standalone and another that crosses for when he meets Charlotte before they obtain the Scylla.
Name: James Dolce Position on Crew: Boatswain Alias(es)/Nicknames: воробушек (as in little sparrow, by Sasha), Ditto, Prince Giacomo, Ducky, [Deadname], my false prince (by Tamsin) Origin: London, England Orientation: Trans Man, Asexual, Heteroromantic Backstory Published?: "Patricide in London" - https://www.patreon.com/posts/143018295?collection=1816325.
Name: Georgette Desjardins Position on Crew: Cook Alias(es): George Origin: Fort-Royal, Martinique Orientation: Bisexual Backstory Published?: WIP; will be combined with her sons, Edmund and Hugh.
Name: Edmund Desjardins Position on Crew: Powder Boy Alias(es): TBD Origin: Fort-Royal, Martinique Orientation: TBD Backstory Published?: WIP; combined with his mother and brother.
Name: Hugh Desjardins Position on Crew: Powder Boy Alias(es): TBD Origin: Fort-Royal, Martinique Orientation: TBD Backstory Published?: WIP; combined with his mother and brother.
Name: Willa Pfeiffer Position on Crew: Master Gunner Alias(es): Will Origin: Hamburg, Germany Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Kit Baker Position on Crew: Gunner Alias(es): Catherine, Christopher, but overall uses Kit Origin: Dover, England Orientation: Pansexual Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Tamsin Killigrew Position on Crew: Pilot's Mate Alias(es)/Nicknames: Thomas (uses this name interchangeably with Tamsin after coming out), Tam (from Mal), Principessa (from James), stellina (from James), sorellina (from James), fratellone (from James), мишка (as in little bear, by Sasha) Origin: Falmouth, Cornwall Orientation: Bigender and bisexual Backstory Published?: WIP; it's novel-length, because she will be important in the Main Novel. I will hopefully be done with it soon.
Name: Rhonwen Position on Crew: Coxswain Alias(es): Rhys Origin: Cardiff, Wales Orientation: Bisexual, but doesn't know it until she meets a certain someone on the ship Backstory Published?: WIP; runs parallel to both Tamsin and Amaxochitl's stories.
Name: Amaxochitl de Veracruz Position on Crew: Physician-Surgeon Alias(es)/Nicknames: Miguel Amoxtli, Miguel, fiorellino (from James), умняшка (as in 'clever one,' from Sasha) Origin: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Mēxihco (Ciudad de México, Virreinato de Nueva España) Orientation: Heterosexual, though she has had relationships with women as Miguel in order for her to better pass as a man when she was in medical school. Backstory Published?: "Betwixt and Between," which will have some edits/expansions after I complete Tamsin's story: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143790760?collection=1816325.
Name: Elizabeth Position on Crew: Carpenter Alias(es): Bartholomew Origin: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Petra/Peter/Pet Dolce de Veracruz (only uses the surnames of her adoptive parents on the ship; no one on the crew know her surname from birth) Position on Crew: Cabin Boy Alias(es): Peter (used on the ship as well but the only name they use off the ship; rotates names depending on how they feel) Origin: Asby de la Zouch, England Orientation: Genderfluid; she still thinks boys are gross and there are no girls her age around for her to feel any type of way. Backstory Published?: "Amburscade" - https://www.patreon.com/posts/144651656?collection=1816325.
Name: Kenneth Delaney Position on Crew: Powder Boy Alias(es): TBD Origin: Port Láirge, Ríoghacht Éireann Orientation: He also thinks girls are icky but 100% thinks Pet is cool but doesn't want them to know he thinks that Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Lydia Waller Position on Crew: Sailing Master Alias(es): Luke Origin: Born and raised on the West Indies waters Orientation: TBD but has a giant crush on Naomi Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Naomi Kapela Position on Crew: Ship Musician Alias(es): Nathan Origin: Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (I Rzeczpospolita) Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Cornelia Smits Position on Crew: Armourer/Smith Alias(es): Cornelius Origin: Amsterdam, Dutch Republic Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Giselle Beauregard Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): Gérald Origin: Paris, France, but was recruited from Tortuga, Haiti Orientation: Pansexual Backstory Published?: WIP; hers will be worked on after Tamsin's is done since Thomas/Tamsin plays a big role in her story
Name: Jack (she/her); everyone on the ship simply knows her as 'Jack' Position on Crew: Striker (water hunter) Alias(es): TBD Origin: Lënapehòkink (Lower Counties on the Delaware) Orientation: Bisexual Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Inés Parra de Cádiz Position on Crew: Cooper Alias(es): Andrés Origin: Cádiz, Imperio Español Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Hannah Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): Hanniel Origin: Bridgetown, Barbados Orientation: Demisexual Panromantic Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Josefa Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): José Origin: Taguzgalpa, Mosquitia Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Catalina Position on Crew: Alias(es): Alonso Origin: Havana, Cuba Orientation: Bisexual (She thinks Heterosexual until she finds out Cornelius's secret) Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Ciara McNamara Position on Crew: Sail Maker/Tailor Alias(es): Rory Origin: Baile Átha Cliath, Ríoghacht Éireann Orientation: Bisexual Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Emmeline Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): Richard Origin: Nassau, Bahamas Orientation: No one really knows for sure, but if she likes you she'll silently put her head in your lap and read until you need to get up to go elsewhere (she begins to do this most to Ciara before she talks to her) Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Augusta Position on Crew: Hunter (land) Alias(es): Augustus Origin: Nassau, Bahamas Orientation: Lesbian Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Juba Mavis Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): Cudjoe, Fortuna Origin: Port Royal, Jamaica Orientation: Pansexual Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: María Position on Crew: Deckhand Alias(es): Diego Origin: San Juan, Puerto Rico Orientation: Queer Backstory Published?: WIP
Name: Tabitha Position on Crew: Deckhand/Captain's Servant Alias(es): Timothy, The Pacifist Pirate Origin: St. Mary's City, Province of Maryland Orientation: Bisexual, which, as a Quaker in the late 17th century, she has to grapple with when she realises her feelings for Charlotte Backstory Published?: "St. Mary's City" - https://www.patreon.com/posts/142763215?collection=1816325.
Name: Lieutenant Malina Fletcher Position on Crew: Pilot Alias(es): Lieutenant Malcolm Fletcher of the Royal Scots Navy, Mal (by Tamsin only until they meet Morgan), Origin: Carrick, Rìoghachd na h-Alba (Gàidhlig)/Kinrick o Scotland (Scots) Orientation: Abrosexual Backstory Published?: WIP; it's completed, but I am waiting for my lovely Scottish friends to double-check my Scots because, in Malina's time, she would be speaking Scots and not English. I wrote it in contemporary Scots, though, not to worry; since it is a sister language to English, it is not that difficult to read once you start. The entire story is in English, except any dialogue from Scottish characters is in Scots.
I hope you enjoyed meeting the crew, and I do hope that you will stick around to learn more about them!
Sincerely, your new favourite author, Aneirin Pendragon
