Today, we’re looking at the second half of our piratey pair that we began in December.  Basta is a captain’s first mate, but what about the captain herself?  In steps Catelyn Angmar.

Catelyn Angmar is a storied captain who is living in a couple of shadows.  First, she’s got the legacy of her father hanging over her.  He’s a famous sailor who had ownership of a legendary ship called the Cutlass.  Interestingly, the Cutlass is supposedly now a tavern just outside of Viscosa, the ship allegedly having been brought upriver from the south seas.

Catelyn also has to contend, as a pirate captain, with the expectations of other people.  While she’s the captain of the ship, she is often conducting business from her cabin, as respect is not afforded much in her line of work to a woman.  It’s easier to handle things in a clandestine manner until it’s time to spring her trap, and by that time, she’s proven that her gender doesn’t matter much.

Together, she and Basta manage to handle a lot of the ins and outs of whatever kind of pirate or mercantile business they have that they’re going through.  While they are pirates, they’re perfectly fine people, and their allies are better for having known them.  Catelyn has her own quests that she wishes to fulfill, but she’s just as happy making sure her crew is well-paid, as long as they’re sailing in the salty sea air.

We have one more pixelated couple coming your way in this pseudo series, so be on the lookout over the next few weeks!

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Basta has a little bit more mystery to him than this, but we’ll let that come out at a later point when we can really show you what makes him pop.  For now though, know that he is an agile, quick-thinking sailor that is more than willing to back up his captain, who just so happens to be his lover as well.

While Basta’s secret is a little more important to keep—depending on how you look at it—he’s usually the one front and center, always making sure that things are working smoothly on the ship.  The rest of the crew loves him, and they listen to him when he gives them orders.  But if anyone looked at him funny…

Here we have our awesome first mate in all his glory.  I’m excited to introduce people to him in the next book in the Heart of the Forest series.  And since he and Catelyn come as a pair…

Thanks for coming back for the second part of this series!  Catelyn and Basta are two great characters I’m eager to show off!

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Catelyn Angmar is now without her father, and also without his legacy.  Decades before, his ship, the Cutlass, went missing, and it’s been her quest ever since to find it and return it to her family’s posession.

Catelyn now owns her own ship while she pursues the hunt, but she does it from secrecy.  Her first mate, Basta, carries a lot of sway and also carries her correspondence to the rest of the crew and any passengers they might have.

Big thank you to Barnswallow for bringing us this character.  I’m very excited to bring her into the world of Tellest.  She’s not quite coming to the page just yet, but with luck, within the next year or so, we get to see Catelyn Angmar’s grand entrance!

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