The Journey of the Leviathan

The Leviathan series is a fictional series written by Lawrence Daggerpaine. Only a few charcters are really in game players.

Chapter 1
"Happy Birthday, son." It was 1843, ans Charles Walsh was celebrating his 13th Birthday with is mother.

"Thanks Ma." he said.

"So, what do you want for your birthday?"

"I want what I always want; to go out to sea on one of those beautiful ships."

"No! I will not allow you to get yourself killed like your father." Mrs. Walsh said with a voice so full of anger, it was almost a knife. Long minutes of silence fallowed. "So, what do you really want?" she asked in a calmer tone.

"I could do with a new pair of boots." Charles made up.

"Ok, we'll head to the market then." They left their shabby home, more of a shack then a house. As usuall, the streets of their home town of Tortuga were filled with drunkards and seamen. They headed for the town market, which was situated next to the docks. Charles gawked at all the ships tied to the dock. There were small schooners, large merchantmen, and one totally painted in black, with a weathered angel as the figurehead. But the biggest ship, by far, was twice the size of the black one. It was huge, made of polished wood. It had three rows of cannons, plus ones of the deck.