Ziggy Cardon

Ziggy Cardon is a Belgium pirate who's born on Valentinesday 1728. He's son of the pirate Captain Jimmy Cardon. Before he became pirate he use to sail for the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Until the ship he was on was sunk by a Spanish fleet. He owns now 3 ships: The Blue Phoenix, Storm Banshee and his beloved flagship The Black Cobra.



Early Life
Ziggy Cardon was born in Belgium on Valentinesday 1728. Before he became a pirate he worked as a Bartender in a restaurant in the historical city of Tongeren. But his dream was to sail the seas and explore the world. He travelled a lot to Holland, where he became a fisherman in a fishersvillage called Volendam. But he wanted to see more from the seas then just Lake Yssel. So on one day he went to Zealand and he signed up for joining the VOC. Since then he worked for the VOC and he was be able to sail on a VOC ship. 4 years he sailed under the VOC until the ship on which he was crew was attacked by a Spanish fleet and sunk off coast of Jamaica. He and 3 other crewmembers survived, but were put in prison on Rambleshack by the Spanish. In that prison he met Jack Sparrow who helped him to escape from prison, he escaped together with the 3 other surviving crewmembers, Stormhound Henri, James Darkbones and Jason Brawlroberts. afther escaping prison and Jolly Roger they all decided to become pirate, and Ziggy became leader of the surviving crew and Stormhound Henri became his first mate. Ziggy got also his first ship, a light sloop called the Blue Phoenix, and when he got awey from Port Royal and arrived in Tortuga, he become member of Matt's Militia Co., also around that time he soon bought a new ship, a light galleon called the Black Banshee and he got the Sword Of Triton.

Mutiny
Afther 2 weeks of being the leader of the the crew survivels, began jealousy to start with the first mate Stormhound. Because Ziggy was their leader and he was mutch stronger then Stormhound, so he was planning mutiny together with the 2 other crewmembers. It was very early in the Caribbean, and the Caribbean sea was almost empty, so quiet it was. Ziggy was onboard his ship the Banshee together with his 3 crewmembers. His ship the phoenix already shunk a few minutes before, and the first mate Stormhound asked Ziggy is he could steer the ship, Ziggy said ok and let him steer, but Stormhound went with the light Galleon to an Navy Vanguard, but no one but ZIggy was fighting back, so his ship sunk. Then when they are back in Tortuga says James that we go sailing with his ship, and without repairing his 2 ships, Ziggy went onboard. But James didn't want to sink ships like he said. No they sailed to Rumrunners island and made port, but then they went all awey and left Ziggy on that island, alone, without Ship or Teleport Totem, on a quiet sea. Ziggy had to wait a long time before a public ship passed by. But when one passed by, he went onboard and asked is they would put him to land, they did and mad port at Padres Del Fuego. Ziggy let his 2 ships repair by the shipwright. And the 3 mutineers, no one ever saw them again, they were probaly attacked by Jolly Roger and died a horrible death...

Privateering
While Ziggy Cardon is making progress in his pirate career, he discovers something. He already saw sometimes Spanish ship sailing by, but now he had discovered that there's a war between the French and the Spanish in Caribbean. Afther this discovery he sailed immediately to Ile d'Etable de Porc. He signed up as a privateer in service of the French because he will have his revenge against the Spanish who shunk the VOC ship he was on.

Captain without a crew
After some point in his pirate carreer became Ziggy Lonely. He never had it easy as a pirate. First, after being pirate for only 2 weeks his first crew of friends that he had a long time before he became pirate started a mutiny against him and marooned him on Rumrunners island. But soon after that the 3 mutineers were attacked by Jolly Roger himself and they were killed. Ziggy was a long time in Matt's Militia Co. in which he liked to be but he left to start his own guild called "Ziggy's Loyal Man" but the guild is still on his first stage and holds only 25 pirates which are still beginning pirates who are not often available. So he needed to trust on his best friend and loyal officer and gunner David Scurvygull. he liked to go on adventure together with him, he helped him everytime en been on almost every adventure of Ziggy, but now his most trusted crewmember is missing. disapeared without a trace. probely he's kidnapped by the EITC who are now holding him imprisoned on some secret location. Ziggy would like to have his good friend back on his side but he have no idea where to start searching and he became desperated. and his compass can't help cause lately he don't know what he wants, he want to free the Pearl but not without his most loyal crewmember. He want to find the cursed and legendary blades of El Patron but for doing that he need a righthand to help him. He want to save his best friend but he don't have any clue. He's in a hard love situating with a girl from his past which he still loves. He just can't chose between quests. so because his compass does not show what he wants most, and he doesn't wanna do anything without his friend, he's now only training his skills and making potions or working in the faithfull bride and telling his story to people who wanna listen. hoping for the return of his friend. But there might be more friends of Ziggy out there which became pirate who soon gonna cross his path...

Adventures and Travels
Ziggy Cardon his purpose now is to free the Black Pearl from the Navy, because besides his own ship the Cobra, is the Pearl his favorite ship because she stand for nothing less than freedom, cause that's what the Black Pearl is, Freedom. and now she's captured that freedom from all pirates is gone. Ziggy Cardon also likes travelling and visit just randon island, to sometimes just swim in the nice warm Caribbean waters. He also likes to go on treasure hunt to find beautiful valuables.

Ghost hunt
He likes to hunt the red ghost on Raven's Cove, he still remember the first time on Raven's Cove... he saw a red light, it came closer and it said "are you a ghost?" Ziggy was trying to say "No, are you?", and when he said it, the ghost came and in an eye blink he was knocked out.

Davy Jones Locker


Ziggy Cardon was also been trapped into Davy Jones Locker, when his ship shunk during privateering, his ship was lying there on a desert of sand. But he had an idea by doing an up is down, so the ship would turn and he could escape from the locker.

Queen Anne's revenge Fight
It was very early in the Caribbean sea, it was very quiet, there wasn't even a single soul in Tortuga. and Captain Ziggy Cardon went sailing with his beloved Cobra, when he saw the Queen Anne's Revenge, not a single pirate ship on the horizon, so the temptation became to strong, so he went afther the Revenge, with not a single man on his ship. he had to dock 7 times to repair and i took 42 minutes to shink her, but off coast of Ile d'Etable De Porc she sunk. But the Cobra didn't even have to board her, she just shunk, without another pirate or pirateship helped him.

Raven's Cove Quest


Afther almost completing his quest for saving the Black Pearl, Ziggy got's another quest, Jack tells him about a rumblockade near Raven's Cove, and about a Lost Legendary Sword of one called El Patron. Will Ziggy reveal the secrets of the scary place called Raven's Cove, a place that's according to him carries a story, a Big Story...

The Journey:
It was evening when Ziggy traveled to Raven's Cove. And the trip to Raven's Cove didn't go that well, cause Ziggy was attacted and chased by a ship. Not a Navy ship or an EITC, not even a ship from Jolly Roger, no. The Queen Anne's Revenge chased Ziggy's beloved Cobra himself. but Ziggy was faster and sailed with the Revenge behind her to Raven's Cove. The wind was on his side so Ziggy robbed the adventage of the Revenge, and escaped from this legendary and deadly ship. And arrived at the Cove free and save, with only a bit damage on the hull of his beloved Cobra.

Raven's Cove:
When he arrived he went to the only surviver on the island, a poor soul called Crazy Ned. He told him some things about the island and what happend to him and that he hold the keys to the mines wich holds the Legendary Blades of El Patron. But to get those Ziggy first needed to help the 5 good ghost on the island by doing some quest for him. So far he completed already for 2 ghost the quest. Because he was a fisherman in his early life, it wad easy to catch 12 tuna's but he also caught a Legendary Fish called Speedy Lou. His first legendary Fish he caught. The other quest he finished was playing undead poker, but with some tips from his father who's a well known pokerplayer in Tortuga, he succeeded. When he was training his voodoo staff skills in kingshead to get ready to face El Patron later. he found a special sword that was dropped by one of the soldiers, it was a Sacred Sword, Ziggy's first famed weapon. This might be a good start for getting the weapons of El Patron.

American Adventures - Ziggy Cardon and The Golden City
Captain Ziggy Cardon Is Back

You might haven't seen him for 15 days in the Caribbean, well that's because he was on an adventure in North America, here's the story.

Chapter One: Arrivel At The West Coast
 Ziggy Arrives in a small Spanish Colony called Los Angeles.

 The town is actually very small but the Spanish says it has a lot of potential to become a huge colony.

 It’s unlikely to find an adventure in this small Spanish town thinks Ziggy, but in a small dock he met a fisherman called Pablo Rodriquez, and he asked Ziggy to a trip on sea to show him the area and the lots of animals the West Coast have to offer, on their trip the see huge Blue whales and a lot of Grey Whales, Pablo says ‘this is one of the few spots to see whales because everywhere else whale hunters hunt them down, but because this area is still unknown aren’t here any Whale Hunters.” They also see some wild Sea Lions and lots of Dolphins and Sea Birds. And during the fishing they catch some Mola Mola’s. When they where sailing back to the coast Pablo told Ziggy about a legend of a gold city of Montalvo. And Ziggy became interested, and he asked more about the city. So Pablo started to tell the story…

 “There is a story, of a city of gold from the Uto-Aztecs; the builder of the city was called Montalvo. Montalvo saw himself as the most powerfull emperor in the world, so he build 3 Cities, not build out of stone, but gold. He wanted his cities to be as great and wonderful as himself. But after some point he saw himself even bigger as the Gods, so they destroyed the 2nd and 3th city, Montalvo himself was cursed and his spirit was put in a golden skull, hidden underneath the Sun Temple of his biggest and only remaining golden city. But the city went lost wh-en the Gods Tried to destroy it, the city was too big, and Montalvo put some black magic over the city so it would defend and prevent it from being destroyed, so the city disappeared. Along with all treasures, magical weapons and secrets. A few people tried to search for the cities, but nobody found them, or didn’t return from their journey. Hernan Cortes had send a few conquistadores to find the cities, the troop was lead by Humberto Diaz, also a famous conquistador who disappeared in the Caribbean along with his lost weapons, the legend says his ghost hunt some island in the Caribbean, But he returned from the golden city, he saw it, but he told it was guarded, by undead Indians, zombies, Cursed Indians and a few fearsome monsters, only Humberto and one of his crewmen called Foulberto Smasho returned. Humberto Diaz is one of the only who saw the city and returned, you might have heard of him”

 Ziggy interrupts “yeah I know him, I’ve seen the island a few times, it’s called Raven’s Cove. But do you know where that city is?”

  Pablo “Ha, nobody knows where it is, that’s why they call it an LOST city, hahaha”

  Ziggy “and you have no idea where it could be?”

  Pablo “Do I look like I have been to the city, I’m a fisherman, if I know where it was, I would probably be king, But there’s an man more North East wards that lives next to the Colorado River that says he know where it is, If he is telling the truth? I don’t know”

  Ziggy “But we can ask it can we? You know the way to that man?”

  Pablo “I would like to guide you to him, Ever been to the Gran Canyon?”

  So they grab 2 horses and ride to the North East to the man in the Gran Canyon.

  Chapter Two: The Journey To The Canyon.    Ziggy & Pablo traveled through the desert to the Gran Canyon. This land was n       ew to Ziggy, he only knew the Forest and Grasslands from Belgium, and the Tropical Rainforests from the Caribbean, he never been to a Desert before. They traveled a whole day now and in 1 day they reach the Colorado River that lies in The Canyon, where the mysterious man lives. When it became dark, they settled camp in the desert. Ziggy decided to take a walk, But then Ziggy hears a strange sound, he walks through it, But then all of a sudden something jumps out of the bushes and tries to bite him, he take his pistol and shoot it, it was a rattle snake that tried to attack him. Pablo runs towards him and asked what that shot was, then he sees the rattle snake and takes a breath of relieve, and says “oh lucky it’s only a rattle snake, I though you where attack by an Indian”. Then sees Pablo something, something that’s written on a rock, they both step towards a rock and they see some drawings on it, has this something to do with the Golden City? Ziggy says “These things look like they are human but they also look like they not from this world, what are they?”

   Pablo “This are the Gods of the Uto-Aztecs, they believed they came from above, in these great floating ships, and the Uto-Aztecs and many other tribes worshipped them. These Gods as they called them gave them knowledge about lots of stuff such as in astrology, math and technology. They told the people how to build the pyramids, but then they left and the people made more monuments for them. But for so far we know they never returned… But who believes all that, it’s just a stupid story.”

   Ziggy “no no, may by there’s some truth in this story, cause the 2 golden cities where destroyed, and Montalvo’s spirit is in a skull, so why won’t it be true?”

   Pablo “You don’t believe this, do you? You’re not telling me that you believe in the supernatural do you?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   Ziggy “Well I’ve seen a thing or two, and by the way, if we didn’t believe it we wouldn’t be looking for it, aye? People should believe more in the supernatural. Because people don’t believe any more a lot of the magic of the world start to disappear.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   Pablo “Maybe you’re right, come let’s get back to camp, tomorrow we arrive in the Canyon.”

Chapter Three: The Mysterious Man In The Canyon
The sun goes down in 3 hours and they finally reach the Gran Canyon. On that same moment they are surrounded by Pueblo Indians. And a big man that appears to be their chief steps forwards and ask what they come doing there. Ziggy takes the word because Pablo can’t talk from fright and says that they are looking for a man that lives in the Canyon,

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “What is that man his name?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “Pablo what was that guy his name again?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Pablo “Euh it was Hector, i mean Henry Gomez.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “Henry…”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “You know him?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “Yeah he was a very good friend from mine”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “Was?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “yeah, he died a few months ago, he fell from the rocks.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “Ow we didn’t know that, that’s horrible.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “Indeed, but maybe I can help you, he was my best friend, I have great respect for him, it would be a honor to help you two. Come my tribe will give you a great welcome.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    When they arrived to the tribe’s camp, there’s a great buffet with lots and lots of meat, even Bison meat that the hunters caught today. Ziggy and Pablo get lots of food and lots of presents from the tribe. Ziggy got a necklace with skulls made from bones of bisons and a deer, a small warrior axe and a spear point.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “So how you two are called?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “well I’m Captain Ziggy Cardon, and my friend here is Pablo Rodriquez”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “well my name is Chief Wild Donkey, and where are you from?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “I’m from Belgium but I live in the Caribbean now, and my friend here’s from Los Angeles, a small colony a bit more to the coast”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “ow, and why did you need Henry for?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Ziggy “Well, we’re looking for Montalvo’s Golden City, and we’ve heard he knew the location.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">    Chief “The Golden City, The City which the Gods tried to destroy, but failed while doing it. It’s a dangerous place to go to, Legends say that it’s guarded by undead creatures and cursed warriors and a few monsters like the <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Quetzalcoatl. Be warned”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Ziggy “But you can help us?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Chief “I’m sorry, I’m afraid I can’t help you, But I know someone who can, Henry had a map, but he hide it, but he told his daughter so many stories, so she might knows where the map is hidden.”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Ziggy “Where can we find her?”

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Chief “I will show you where Selena lives.” <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE"> ====   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE"> Chapter Four: meeting Selena      ====

<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE"> <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE"> After a 25 min walk they arrive at a small shack. It reminds Ziggy on his cottage in Tortuga, Ziggy smiles because it looks a lot it. Then the chief disturbs Ziggy’s dreamy moment and shout “Selena, you have visitors” Then Selena comes out, and Ziggy is stunned when he sees her, she’s so beautiful, with her long dark hair, that beautiful face shape, and those eyes where you would fall In love with immediately, and that mouth that ask for a kiss, Ziggy is for the first time speechless. Pablo asked “Is everything all right, I’ve never seen you so quiet?” Ziggy wakes up of his daydream again and says “eh what? Ow yeah, hey I’m Ziggy Cardon, You are?” on which Selena answers “I’m Selena Gomez, you would know no? You came to visit me, come we go inside, is he always that weird?” on witch Pablo answers “first time I see him like this” Then they enter the shack and Ziggy is still a bit stunned. “So why did you come to visit me?” then Pablo says “Well we actually came to visit your father but we heard that he died, so the chief told us you could help us maybe?” “Go on” says Selena. “We’ve heard that your father believed that he saw the legendary Golden City of Montalvo, and that he knew the way to it, So we want to start an expedition to search the city, and maybe you can guide us?” on which Selena answers quiet aggressive, “and why would I guide you to that city, I haven’t lost anything there, so why would I like to go there, it drove my father crazy!” Selena starts to cry a little, on which Ziggy takes the word from Pablo and says “Because of that, because it drove your father crazy, because nobody believed him, you could prove everybody wrong that didn’t believe him, and you can prove that he wasn’t mad, but genius. Do it for him, he would have wanted you to see it.” On which Selena quietly asks “You think” on which Ziggy says “I know it for sure, so do you think you can help us to The Golden City?” on which Selena answers “Yeah I think I can help you, my father told me he hide a map, to the first clue and I know where it lies, it’s somewhere I used to play where I was little, come” Selena and Ziggy run out the shack full of joy, you can feel the happiness in the 2 persons, Pablo and the chief look to each other and follow Selena and Ziggy who are far ahead of them. Selena and Ziggy are still running, know with a great view over the Gran Canyon which lies next to them, the chief and Pablo gave up the running and are stepping now. Selena and Ziggy are now on the place that Selena meant; a flat piece of rock on the edge of the canyon, with a great view. Selena says with lot of energy in her voice “It’s in that crack there” Selena take out the map and she and Ziggy open the map, “the map leads to an area called Nova Albion, the area is from the British but there is a Indian Tribe called the Ohlone tribe, my father knew them well and he hide the next clue there” Pablo and the chief are now also on the rock formation and looking to the map too. And Pablo says,” ow you found the map, so how far is it?” on which Selena answers “It’s a tree day journey to an Area that belongs to the British.” The chief and Pablo are in shock, they both hate the British, the chief heard many stories from British who attacked and whipped out many Indian tribes and Pablo hate the British too, cause they are enemies of the Spanish. So their next destination is a very dangerous one, with a lot of dangers on their way. ====   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">   Chapter five: It's not the destination, so much as the journey. ====

<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">  Ziggy, Pablo and Selena are saying goodbye to the pueblo tribe and grab 3    <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">           horses and start their long journey to the dangerous Nova Albion. It’s a journey through desert, mountains, rivers and forests. <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">  After a journey through the desert they have reached a forest. After a while in that forest they hear a strange sound, apparently they are haunted by a corrupt stump, Ziggy jumps from his horse and attack the stump, Selena freaks out, she never a saw a creature like that, either did Pablo, they can't believe their eyes, Ziggy killed this monster, Pablo asked “What was that creature? And how did you killed it?” on which Ziggy answers “It was a Corrupt Stump, I fight a lot against these creatures in the Caribbean.” On which Pablo laugh and says “man, what kind of place do you live man” Selena asks concerned “are you ok Ziggy?” on which Ziggy says “yeah I’m good, weird I didn’t know these creatures lived here, I thought we only had those in the Caribbean under the serve of Jolly Roger, maybe it has to do something with the Golden City?” on which Pablo asks “Who’s Jolly Roger?” and Selena asks “yeah maybe it had to do something, cause I live here my whole live and never saw one of those things.” On which Ziggy say to them; “Jolly Roger is an evil and cursed man who terrorizes the Caribbean, he has an army of undead pirates and conquistadores. He is after the Lost weapons of El Patron, you might know him as Humberto Diaz, so he can rule the Caribbean and defeat Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl. He’s now planning invasi   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">           on on the 3 main islands in the Caribbean, and his army is growing stronger. And Selena it could be that it has something to do with the city.” On which Pablo says “Montalvo’s City, Humberto Diaz, Lost weapons, Jolly Roger, that stump? Maybe they have something to do with it all? Maybe this is much bigger that we realize.” Ziggy thinks with what Pablo says and he says “yeah maybe you’re right, maybe they all have to do something with it, cause the legend says that the city is guarded by undead Indians, and Jolly Roger’s army are undead, and the legend also says that there are Legendary weapons which went lost together with the city and El patron’s weapons are Lost and Legendary too. Maybe this is far beyond our imagination.” On which Pablo says “yeah who know?” and Selena “So this means we’re also in much more danger then we imagined?” on which Ziggy says “I don’t know, but you have me to protect you, I’ve survived the invasions of Jolly Roger, I’ve survived Raven’s Cove many times, and I just defeated a living tree. So maybe isn’t the golden city such a big deal.” So they jump back on their horses and drive further trough the forest. After a while hill’s are forming, and the forest starts to become desert again, they are now in the mountains. The mountains are very steep, but Selena knows a path through the mountains to a river. So they take the path, on their way to the river, Selena notice something and she stop the horses and says to the guys “you see that over there? That is a mountain lion over there, magnificent animals, one of my favorite animals” on which Ziggy says “yeah indeed, I love cats too, they have something that speaks to me.” On which Selena replies “Then we have   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">           more in common they I first tough” Selena smiles and drive further. Ziggy smiles but is confused. On that moment Pablo comes towards him and says “I think she has a crush on you, and you one on here, good luck Amigo” Pablo smiles to his amigo and they both drive further. After a while the finally reach the river, now they have to find a way to cross this 80 meters wide river. Ziggy says “Are you sure this is the way?” on which Selena answers “of course this is the way or we can go around to the South but then we lose a day and the travel is already long enough, don’t you think?” on which Ziggy replies “euh yes miss, if you says so” on which Selena says “good” Pablo whispers to Ziggy “don’t you love that Spanish temperament eh, hahahaha” Ziggy smiles and they cross the river. But all of a sudden Selena’s horse frights from something and thrown Selena of its back into the river with a strong current. Ziggy jumps from his horse called Patsy and jumps into the water to save Selena. Ziggy reach Selena and he grab a rock and hold it tight so they won’t draw. Ziggy shouts to Pablo to throw a robe to them. Pablo throws the robe and Ziggy manage to catch it. Pablo fastens the robe to his horse Aruba and he lifts them out of the water. they lie both in the sand and Selena lies in Ziggy’s arms when they are lifted on the water, and Selena whispers to Ziggy “Thank you, you saved my live, that was very brave” she gives him a kiss on his cheek and hold him a bit tighter. Then Selena gets up smiling and says “we have to move on, come on Ziggy get up or are you going to lie there the whole day?” Ziggy jumps back on his horse and they move further in to the mountains. ====   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">   Chapter Six: A Love Story        ==== <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 245.7pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">    The three have made up a camp, and they are lying on the ground, Selena    <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">           already sleeps. Pablo is trying to catch an armadillo which appears to be smarter than Pablo, and Ziggy lies on the ground looking to the stars. And he’s thinking, since he saw Selena he’s very confused. She makes his head spinning. Is he in love or not? He’s not sure, she gives him a special feeling. A feeling a once known with a girl. A girl he still loves too, but he haven’t seen in a while. A girl that broke his hart and used him. Ziggy’s story is similar to the story of Davy Jones. Davy Jones fell in love with Calypso and Calypso pretended to love him, but she used him and afterwards she broke his hart. That’s what happened to Ziggy too. He hates the girl but deep in his hart he still loves her. But now there’s Selena too, and Ziggy is very attracted to her, she gives him the same feeling as the other girl, only this time the feeling in much stronger. And he keeps thinking on the moment she kissed his cheek when he rescued her from the water. Is she the one? Ziggy don’t know yet and he fells a sleep. But Selena didn’t sleep either, she was also thinking. Thinking about Ziggy and what she feels for him, he make her laughs and he give her a save and good feeling, she feels some sort of connection, she feels comforted and good around him. He makes her feel special. She keeps thinking on the moment he saved her out of the water and she was lying in his arms, that moment was magical to her. Or the moment they found the map in the canyon and they looked each other in the eyes, Selena saw something in his eyes that made her feel special. Selena fell in love that moment. Whe   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">           n Pablo arrives back to camp without armadillo are Selena and Ziggy already asleep. Next morning Selena is early awake. Ziggy wakes up from the noise she makes with making the horses ready. Ziggy goes to her and says “Already awake” Selena frights because she didn’t know he was awake and says “ow God, you scared me. Didn’t hear you coming, and yes I’m making the horses ready so we can continue our journey early.” On which Ziggy replies “That’s very smart” on which Selena replies “thank you, now wake up our great armadillo fighter.” She laughs and continuous with preparing the horses for departure. Ziggy goes to Pablo and kicks him so he wakes up. Pablo who was still dreaming wakes up scared and scream “No armadillo, don’t eat me, no!” on which Ziggy says with a laugh “slept well?” on which Pablo answers relieved “ow, Ziggy. It is you.” on which Ziggy replies “Yeah who else, a giant flesh eating armadillo.” Pablo gets up and says to Ziggy “you are definitely the funniest one at home, aren’t you?” and which Ziggy scornful says “finally, some acknowledgement.” Selena scouts to the guys and says “Hey, are we going to ride or are you guys going to chat there all day? Come on it’s still a long journey.” They jump on their horses and continuous their journey to Nova Albion. ====   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">    Chapter Seven: A Pirate Story Under The Moonlight         ==== <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 245.7pt">   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">     Its evening and they’ve travelled whole day, and are arrived at a lake now. They are tired but also very happy to see   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">             water. Pablo decides to catch some fish for dinner, he might have more luck with fish then he had with the armadillo. Selena and Ziggy decides to take a bath in the water. It was beautiful that night, the stars very bright and the moon very big. Now Pablo is fishing they have some time alone for themselves. They go closer to each other in the water. And Selena says to Ziggy “don’t you love water, it has something magical and it’s so beautiful, so refreshing. And especially romantic under the stars and moon don’t you think?” On which Ziggy replies “Ow yes, I love the sea, that’s why I became a sailor. And yes it’s very romantic here, with you, in this lake, under the stars.” On which Selena says “Well, I’ve been thinking lately, about this adventure, about us…” On which Ziggy says “Me too.” And he goes a little closer to her. Selena goes also a bit closer to him and says “I like you a lot, we have a lot in common. And you make me feel comforted around you. You just make me feel special.” On which Ziggy says “Really? That’s very sweet. I’ve been thinking also a lot about you, about us…” Selena hugs him and says “I think I love you, do you love me?” Ziggy holds her a bit tighter and says “I love you too, from the moment we first met, you had something that enchanted me.” Selena hug him again and lie her head on his shoulder, but when she open her eyes she noticed something and she pops her head back up and says “Ziggy is that a scar?” Ziggy push her away a bit and says “where?” Selena says “Their on your arm, that thing there, wait it’s a P, it’s not a scar, it’s a mark? You are a Pirate!” Selena goes back and says “why didn’t you tell me?” Ziggy answers her “Yes I’m a pirate and I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to scare you.” On which Selena replies “I can’t believe you lied to me” Ziggy grab her arm and says “I didn’t lie to you, because I didn’t told you anything about me. And why I didn’t tell you earlier was because I did not wanted to scare you because I love you.” Selena comes back and says “Do you really love me?” on which Ziggy says “of course I do.” On which Selena says “ow ok, but be hon   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">             est to me then and tell me how you got that scar.” Ziggy starts to tell “Well I worked for the VOC first, a Dutch Trading Company. But there is a war between Holland and Spain. So when we were in the Caribbean of coast of Jamaica. A Spanish fleet attacked our ship. I can still remember. It was already dark and it was quiet foggy on the sea that night. But then appeared 12 Spanish ships out of the fog, and they opened fire at us. Wood, cannons flew everywhere, the noise of the cannons and scream of the crewmembers was one of the worst sounds I’d ever heard in my live. The ship exploded and sunk to the bottom of the sea. I and only 3 other crew   <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: NL-BE">             mate survived. The Spanish pulled us out of the water. They gave us a chance and asked me if I wanted to join the Spanish or I would become pirate. I chose for pirate, and because the Spanish saw me as the leader of the survivals they only marked me. Later they put us in jail on a small island called Rambleshack. And to be honest, I don’t regret my choice. Pirate is not only plundering and killing, Pirates are not all bad. It’s about freedom and the adventure. Besides there is a pirate code, we pirates help each other and we only fight against enemies, in my case the British Royal Navy, the EITC, The Spanish and Jolly Roger and his undead army. Ow yeah, I’m not only Pirate. I’m a privateer for the French. And I’m a bartender too.” On which Selena says “So you’re a good guy actually?” She laughs and hugs him again. Ziggy says “yeah actually” Selena says to him “You’re now my Jolly Sailor Bold.” She gives him a short kiss on his mouth. Then they start to kiss and make love. Next morning Pablo wakes them up, they’re both together, Selena in Ziggy’s arms. And Pablo says “Had a good night lovebirds? Seems you did, and Ziggy enjoyed that Spanish Temperament?” on which Ziggy laughs and says “you bet I did.” They both get up and prepare the horses. They jump on the horses and Ziggy says to Pablo “I’ve to tell you something from my past during the journey…”

Stormhound Henri
Status : Dead (Killed by Jolly Roger after mutiny)

Was Ziggy's former first mate who started the mutiny against him. Stormhound was one of the four survivers of the sunken VOC ship. He was Ziggy best friend and most trusted crew member, they worked together on a VOC ship until it was sunk by a Spanish fleet. 2 weeks afther Ziggy became their leader, he started to become jealous and he started a mutiny agains Ziggy and marooned him on Rumrunners island of which Ziggy could escape. The fait of Stormhound is uncertain. Nobody saw them afther again the mutiny, they where prossibly attacked and killed by Jolly Roger afther the mutiny. The fait every mutineer deserves...

James Darkbones
Status: Dead (Killed by Jolly Roger after mutiny) Was Ziggy's former quartermaster, who also took part in the mutiny against him. He was a very good friend af Ziggy and a loyal crewmember before the mutiny. He was also one of the four survivels of the sunken VOC ship. He helped Ziggy alot during his adventures and was very loyal to him but Stormhound got him so far to take part in the mutiny. His fait aftherwards is uncertain, but he is possibly killed by Jolly Roger

Jason Brawlroberts
Status: Dead (Killed by Jolly Roger after mutiny)

he was a former crewmember of Ziggy who also survived the attack of The Spanish fleet on a VOC ship. There not mutch know about him but we know that he was the right hand of Stormhound Henri. He probely became Stormhounds first mate afther the mutiny but he possibly died during an attack of Jolly Roger.

David Scurvygull
Status: Alive

is a currently crewmember of Ziggy. He's gunner onboard Ziggy's ships and a good personal friend of Ziggy. They go ofther on adventure together, David is a bit clumsy but he's on the way to become a fine pirate thanks to the help of Ziggy. He's already a very good cannoneer. Currently is David the most loyal and closest friend and crewmember of Ziggy. He was also the first member in Ziggy's guild "Ziggy's loyal man'" of which he was named officer instantly.

Captain Jimmy Cardon
Status: Alive He's not really a crewmember of Ziggy, but he's nobody less then Ziggy's own father. He was before he became pirate just a sales man on a merchant vessel. But he became Pirate aftherwards. He's an old pirate and can mostly be found in Tortuga, he has 2 ships but he mostly just stay on land in Tortuga. His hobby's are fishing, repairing ships and he's know as a pokerstar, cause he is a very famouse poker player, he almost doesn't do anything else. His weapons are The Sword Of Triton and a Haymaker. He also likes alcoholic drinks and mostly afther the pokermatches are done he's drunk. He also likes music alot and he's good friends with Captain Edward Teague Sparrow, the father of Jack Sparrow. if you're searching for this old pirate, you can mostly find in Tortuga somewhere in a bar playing poker or drinking. If not, than you can find him fishing on a fishing boat or on Tortuga dock or repairing ships at Tortuga's shipwright of on one of his 2 ships, and if you still can't find him it's because his sleeping or somewhere on the secret hideout of Captain Edward Teague Sparrow...

Facks of Ziggy Cardon
Ziggy loves swordfighting, his favorite and most used weapons are also swords. He like to help lower level pirates to help them to become beter pirates, because he can remember that it's a hard life in the Caribbean and only the strongest will survive. He was a long time in Matt's Militia Co. but he started afther a while his own guild called Ziggy's Loyal Man'. It's also known that Ziggy like the company of women and he go often together with a woman on adventure. He wears often a discuise during spying or attacking the Navy. Ziggy can often be found in the bars Rowdy Rooster and The Faithfull Bride as a bartender. Ziggy's home port is Tortuga, just like many others of pirates. And Ziggy Likes to collect hat's and wears then for diffrent ocassions, he mostly wears his tricorne, but during privateering or spying on the Navy he wears his admiral hat, during victory he wears his Barbossa hat, and during some land battles he wears his Spanish helmet.

Introducion
Ziggy is guildmaster of his own guild called "Ziggy's Loyal Man". The guild is still young and at his first stages, but it's a pleasant, helpfull and nice guild. Ziggy's Officers are mostly also his best and personal friends (accept for some who just are very helpfull for the guild). the guild have now only low level pirates, but Ziggy want to make it a big and great guild that help the new member to become legendary pirates, and that help legendary pirates on their adventures. when the guild is bigger their will be party's and meetings, in the guildhouse that Ziggy owns on the beach of Tortuga in Battama called "The Cardon Cottage". the guild is more like a big crew then a Company, more like a big family. that's the sfeer we want. that everyone is nice to each other, and help each other and that we have fun times together. so we want the guild to grow, something that's happening now, the guild starts to grow slowly to a bigger guild and hopely to a Great Guild.

Location
well the guild don't have accualy a location, it's just everywhere. you can meet members in every ocean. Even, Ziggy Cardon can be met in mostly every ocean. But mostly in Abassa, Andaba and Battama. The only fixed location is the Guildhouse "The Cardon's Cottage" It's located in Antik, Battama, Exuma, Fragilles, Guines, Hassigos and Kokojillo. on the small beach of Tortuga next to "Bonita's Tattoo Parlor" (BUT ONLY IN ANTIK, BATTAMA, EXUMA, FRAGILLES,GUINES, HASSIGOS AND KOKOJILLO). In the near future when the guild reaches 50 or 75 members then their will be meetings and party's in this building.

Rules
yeah, their are rules.

1. Don't hurt each other; 2. On Ziggy's ship we respect the ship rules; 3. Don't be mean to each other and respect each other, every one is the same; 4. Don't trick any one with lies and be honest; 5. follow the Code; 6. helping is not obligated, but it would be nice to help other Pirates; 7 don't play boss or act like you're more then the rest, every one is equal. no matter which level you are.

Flag
Well the meaning of the flag is alot. it stands for alot of things. here is some explaination.

Jack's Flag
Well you can see left below the flag of Jack Sparrow, well that's because Ziggy serves under Jack Sparrow and sees him as a role model. Ziggy will always fight for Jack and do what ever he says. and also because the Sparrow next to the skull represent freedom. and that's what it's all about when you're a pirate, Freedom.

Cat's Head
Well on the right you can see a cat's hat, that an immage of Ziggy's cat called Marley. it's on the flag because Ziggy loves animals, he owns a lot of pets including but not limeted to: 2 donkeys, 2 geese, 1 green iguana, 1 leopard gecko, but he mostly love his own cat Marley which is very much like him. And which gives him his strenght to survive the Caribbean.

Background and Colours
well the background print is accualy the Belgium flag, the country of which Ziggy is from, it's located in Europe and lies between French, Holland, and Germany. The circle in the middle is blue because it's Ziggy favourite colour and it reminds him on the sea.

Becoming A Member?
In ye pirate head you're be thinking, hey that's looks a nice guild, Ziggy looks me a fun guy, i wanna serve Captain Ziggy Cardon and fight for Sparrow, i wanna have some crazy party's and fun meeting in the guildhouse, i wanna help Ziggy expand his beloved guild. Well that's possible the guild is on the moment still in it's first stages so their aren't much members yet, but we grow every day, and we're looking for more members. so how to join?

Invitation
most members are invited by Ziggy Cardon himself or by his many veterans. so if Ziggy sees a beginning pirate without a guild he just invites them so they have the adventages of being in a guild.

Encounter
Well if you're walking through the streets of Port Royal, getting wasted in Tortuga, slaying soldiers on Kingshead, or fighting for you're life undead on Cutthrout, and you see Ziggy, just whisper to him of ask it out loud to join his guild, he would like to add you to the guild, or if you see a member, just ask if they can add you, if not, ask them if they wanna ask on the guildchat if Ziigy, officers or veterans are on, so they can come and add you to the guild.

Hire
Sometimes, on a few occasions, Ziggy is hireing people to his guild, then he goes to a certain spot together with his high officers to hire people, mostly on Docks or taverns.

Asking
Didn't have any luck with one of the previous ones? Well, just ask then in a comment on this page, we'll make an arrangement, and meet at a certain place an a certain time. and then you can join the guild.

House
Ziggy has a house in Tortuga called "The Cardon's Cottage. he, his dad and Ziggy's best friends can be found there often. Tough it's his house he mostly spent his life on one of his ships or during his adventures. Ziggy's guild might give meetings and party's in his house when the guild is bigger. His house is located on the small beach of Tortuga next to "Bonita's Tattoo Parlor" ONLY in Antik, Battama, Exuma, Fragilles, Guines, Hassigos and Kokojillo.

Ships
Currently Ziggy owns 3 ships.

The Blue Phoenix
This was Ziggy's very first ship that he still owns, it's a small sloop that he mostly uses to sail to small wild islands very fast.

The Storm Banshee
This is Ziggy's War Galleon, he upgrade it 2 times, first it was a Light Galleon, then a Galleon and now a War Galleon. he use this ship often and before he had his flagship this was his favorite ship.

The Black Cobra
This is Ziggy's favorite ship and also his flagship. His beloved Cobra is a Frigate that he use the most, he bought it as a frigate but when he has the money he's gonna uprade it to a War Frigate. The Cobra has been on a lot of adventures together with it's captain.

Ship rules
Ziggy has a few rules for the sailors who are aboard his ship.

Rule 1:
No one can steer the ship without the premission of Captain Ziggy Cardon himself accept his guild officers.

Rule 2:
Only Repairing when Captain Ziggy Cardon says so, or when the ship's hull is burning and it's heavily damaged. If not, then you bring Ziggy in a disadventage. cause he alweys repairs his ships at a shipwright, and when the damage is repaired but the hull is still broken, he can't repair his ship. (Does not count during privateering)

Rule 3:
Don't shoot with your cannons like a fool at randon ships. only on ship that we're attacking, heading to, or in the adventage to attack us. Cause if we're headin' to a ship and you shoot like a fool on randon ships, they will all attack us with as result sink to Davy Jones Locker. (does not count during privateering)

Rule 4:
No fool language on my ships, we don't fight with each other or insult other pirates on the ship. That's against the Pirate Code and the ship rules. If you do, you'll have to walk the plank and leave the ship, if you're in the could, then we ban you immediately. Every one aboard my ship is equal.

Rule 5:
Don't play boss aboard my ships. Only Captain Ziggy Cardon or his officers can play boss. veterans, crew/guildmembers or sailors aboard his ship don't have the right to play boss. If you do this will be seen as mutiny or being rude agains your captain. No matter which level you are.

Rule 6:
If the Captain gives an order, TAKE THE ORDER!

Skills
Ziggy his most trained skill is swordfighting, his a great sword fighter even before he became pirate and even before he joined the VOC. Another well trained skill of Ziggy is sailing, he's a great captain and sailor, who owns a special tactic when he attacks a ship.

Weapons
Ziggy owns a few weapons, in his weapon belt he wears alweys a Sword, Pistol or Repeater, Bayonet, and a randon weapon like Voodoo Doll, Dagger, Throwing knives or Grenades. He likes to collect swords and that's why the most weapons he owns are swords.

Swords
Ziggy's favorite weapons are swords, especially broadswords.

Sword Of Triton - Broadsword

Shark Blade - Cutlass

Pirate Blade - Cutlass

Tempered Broadsword - Broadsword (Previous used)

Ornate Broadsword - Broadsword (Now in use)

Sacred Cutlass - Famed Cutlass (First famed weapon)

Masterwork Sabre - Famed Sabre

Firearms
Haymaker Pistol - Pistol

Baboon Repeater - Repeater Pistol (Now in use)

Swashbuckler's Bayonet - Bayonet (Now in use)

Scattergun - Blunderbuss (Now in use)

Buccaneers Bajonet - Bajonet (Not yet used)

Daggers & Throwing Knives
Black Fang Knives - Throwing Knives (Now in use)

Deal Breaker Dagger - Dagger (Now in use)

Dagger Of The Sun Idol - Dagger (Not yet used)

Buccaneers Dagger - Dagger (Not yet used)

Voodoo Dolls & Staffs
Warding Doll - Mojo Doll (Now in use)

Harrow Staff - Voodoo Staff (Now in use)