Kings Port Advertiser and Ship List (Vol 2, issue 3) MAY 617

[Bregir]

Kingsport Advertiser and Ship List

Vol. 2, issue 3, MAY 617

Editor's note:

Rumours spread by the naive Eslandolan propaganda ministry that the King's Port Advertiser should have acknowledged the desertion of the socalled Viceroy of Terra Versa are grossly deceiving. By the time of this treason, the entire editorial staff had valiantly escaped to Isla de Medio, ready to once more dispell misinformation allover Terra Nova.

Who says war is bad for business?

The combined rebellious forces of Garvey and Eslandola (both rightfully legitimate Mardierian territory) met with our fleets in the waters around Isla de Medio as decribed in the special issue of this paper. With them, many a privateer have sought letters of marque to fight for the true cause, or decided to side with the rebels in a villanous attempt to turn a profit. This has, more effectively than any pirate purge by our puny neighbours, cleared the open seas of Terra Nova, leaving free passage for the merchant navies. Effectively, not a single tradeship was taken, and had not the Sea Rats captured most of the Eslandian warfleet, it would have been a meager time to be a pirate.

Not quite the day to be wearing Green!

In such an age of conflict, merchants seek safety in numbers, resulting in several convoys of more than 20 vessels! The largest of these, the Olean 4-Star Convoy of no less than 25 vessels made a tremendous profit fit for a king. All but one vessel made it safely for a collective profit of more than 6.700 dbs! Coming in a close second, the Corlander Merry Lyric of 24 ships too made port largely unscathed (with three vessels forced into port prematurely) cashing in at 5.700 dbs.

The puny Eslandolans only managed a meager 6th place with the Double Duty II at no more than a total of 1.700 dbs. With their navy decimated by our allies, and their merchants turning so very little profit, the stocks of the three trade companies are certain to plummet! We can only offer the sound advice to invest in Mardierian Government Bonds at a steady rate of return, rather than support the profiteering, and highly volative, TC shares. Certainly, no man in his sound mind would do otherwise!

Eslandola beaten at its own game!

The trade companies of Eslandola appear to have been beating on home turf, as the somewhat mysterious ETTC tops the list of this month. With a massive 2,366 dbs earned the ETTC is 500 dbs ahead of its closest competing trade company, the MAESTRO, which, with a profit of 1,852 dbs, must also see itself beaten by several individuals from Oleon and Corrington! Yet another sign that Eslandian TC stock is a fool's investment!

News from the Eslandian Admiralty!

The Eslandian admiralty is relieved that, after the battle of the five fleets, there were no losses on the trade runs, and informs us that the captains of the Gallant and the Cannonball are being mentioned for combat assignments next time due to their success capturing a 5LA and 4A in defending the Double Duty III convoy from predators.

The Mardierian navy shall look forward to some worthy opponents!

A plea for honest business

A spokesman of the affiliation of Sea Rats have informed us that operation "Bust the Blockade Breakers" was considered an overall success, but were disappointed that due to the war between ESL and Mardier, there were fewer overall prizes on the seas to capture. The Sea Rats would prefer that either 1) more people travel in spite of the war which would allow more ships for (honest) pirates to capture, or 2) that ESL and Mardier would find a solution that would allow for captains to feel safe cruising the seas again.

A menacing Shadow

The chief editor received an anonymous, yet important looking letter the other day, containing a note from which we can deduct that the far shores are no longer beyond the reach of a sinister threat to the RNTC's recent prosperity. Fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency threaten Oleander members of its trade company! Unfortunately, we are not at liberty to reveal more, but we thank the sender for decorating our offices with plenty of colorful Hades' Shade flowers. We also would like to state that the entire staff is naturally following the ways of the true Faith!

Something must be going on in Lavalette

During the KPA's relocation effort to the Isla de Medio the vessel ferrying the staff resupplied in the Oleander town of Lavalette, Stéphanique. Intrigued by the rapid progress in the young settlement we asked for an interview with the authorities, which was immediately denied. Luckily enough, the next tavern wasn't far, and after a round of drinks our reporter did manage to get his interview partners. It seems that under the ever intoxicated eye of Henri Hollande and the more reliable Major Wolfgang Hochstetter, there appears to be a large inflow of laborers, a massive clearing being expanded along the river, and almost all brickworks and blacksmiths are working overtime to meet demand for supplies and machines. So, what is going, you may ask? Well, all our reporter was able to conclude was that the final mug of rum once again caused a massive hangover the following day. He then diligently volunteered to investigate this obvious conspiracy by promising to visit every tavern east of Kingsport - for the sake of the KPA's dear readers!

Dark clouds over the remote paradise that is Fatu Hiva

Oleander colonists and natives alike groan under the burden of a massive influx of rampaging hordes of fortune seekers and treasure hunters to the Île d'Or as they make their way to the jungles of the eastern frontier in a merciless quest for the fabled city of gold Legorado. Is there anything to these rumors? Well, we do not know, but as a matter of fact half of the KPA's editorial staff has not arrived on the Isla de Medio during the recent relocation, and if it wasn't for the other half being notoriously scared of all things jungle related you wouldn't have the pleasure of reading yet another edition of the KPA. But be that as it may, with our forces engaging the Eslandolans in all parts of the known world by now, the great struggle of our times also reaches the far seas, leading to tensions with the Oleander colonial authorities. The governor in Fatu Hiva has underlined Oleon's armed neutrality in the conflict, but stated that order in the region would be upheld at all costs.

Monthly shipping list:

Builder	Ship	Faction	Profit	Comment
Ayrlego	Lady Jacqueline	Corrington	0	Was struck by a pleasure craft before leaving port, knocking away the bowsprit, keeping her in port. Litigation is said to be in progress…
Ayrlego	Alexander Keith	Corrington	741
azog	La Fleur Pourpre	Oleon	274
blackdeathgr	Crete	Oleon	558
blackdeathgr	Gladiateur	Oleon	0
blackdeathgr	Little Hermes	Oleon	126
Bodi	Drakkar	Oleon	235	Outran several pirates by pumping its water over the side.
Brandon Stark	The Torino 2	Oleon	235
Bregir	Goshawk	Corrington	80	Failed in towing the Revenant of its reef, but managed to salvage the hulk for significant value.
Bregir	Blazer	Corrington	973
Bregir	Satyr	Corrington	236
Bregir	Sapphire Seas	Corrington	741
Bregir	Justicia	Corrington	0	Had no luck.
Brickwolf	Eliza	Corrington	108
Brickwolf	Corland Provider 2	Corrington	144
Brickwolf	Corland Supplier	Corrington	144
Capt Wolf	Lady of Madrice II	Eslandola	63	Managed to outrun a letter of marque bearing Mardierian colours.
Capt Wolf	Far Horizon	Eslandola	274
Capt Wolf	Piece of Eight	Eslandola	818
Capt Wolf	La Contessa de Victoria	Eslandola	385
Capt Wolf	Sleeping Siren II	Eslandola	0	See previous
Capt Wolf	Wolf II	Eslandola	0	See previous
Captain Becker	Pegasus	Oleon	235
Captain Genaro	Étoile du Sud	Oleon	973
Captain Genaro	Pride of Poseidon	Oleon	0
Captain Genaro	Le Protecteur	Oleon	0
Captain Genaro	Centurion	Oleon	0	Encountered no enemies, nor no prizes.
Captain Pirate Man	Swift II	Oleon	42
Captain Pirate Man	Jenny 1 Rowboat	Oleon	5	Carried a few passengers for a small fee.
Captain Pirate Man	Jenny 2 Rowboat	Oleon	5	Ferried holy water for the order of the faith.
cb4	Parakeet	Sea Rats	133
cb4	Nemesis	Sea Rats	354
CelesAurivern	Valkyrie II	Corrington	279
CelesAurivern	Peregrine	Corrington	84	After being chased by a pirate, the captain was too rattled to make much profit on his wares.
Col. Brik	Empty Barrel	Oleon	196
Corrington	HMS Gauntlet	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Bullshark	Corrington	0	Encountered a pirate dismasted in the middle of the blue seas. Took posession of the 4A Tremour without incident.
Corrington	Carnage	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS El Bellos	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Bagg of Bolton	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Badger	Corrington	0	Took a smaller privateer, the 3A Pelican, after intensive fighting almost sinking the Badger as a small fire barely missed the powder magasine.
Corrington	Don Obello	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Pandora	Corrington	0
Corrington	Mardier's Misfit	Corrington	0
Corrington	Golden Goose	Corrington	0
Corrington	Captain's Chest	Corrington	0
Corrington	Friends Forever	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Victoria	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Whisper	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Publius	Corrington	0
Corrington	HMS Mars	Corrington	0	Attacked and boarded the 5LA Mercurious in a swift and bloodness action.
Corrington	HMS Huntress	Corrington	0
Dannylonglegs	The Singsong	Oleon	215
dr_spock	Incognito	Sea Rats	109
dr_spock	Long John Bronze	Sea Rats	0
dr_spock	Pink Lady	Sea Rats	0
dr_spock	Pink Lady	Sea Rats	0	Spotted no enemies.
Dukesc	The Lightning	Oleon	858
Dukesc	The Taurus	Oleon	445
Dukesc	The Festiva	Oleon	523
Dukesc	The Navigator	Oleon	0
Dukesc	HMS Tiddlywinks	Oleon	0
Dukesc	The Corcel	Oleon	235
Dukesc	The Galaxie	Oleon	0
Dukesc	The Ranger	Oleon	0
Dzoni90	Comet 2	Oleon	274
Elostirion	Cotton Lady	Eslandola	144
Elostirion	La Presta Canosa	Eslandola	205
Elostirion	Colonia	Eslandola	818
Elostirion	Pearl Diving Canoe	Eslandola	5	Managed to find nothing but a few dull pearls.
Eslandola	Migery	Eslandola	0	See previous
Eslandola	Sea Sweeper	Eslandola	0	See previous
Eslandola	Morning Fog	Eslandola	0	See previous
Eslandola	Blessed Angel	Eslandola	0	See previous
Eslandola	Great Scott II	Eslandola	0	See previous
Eslandola	La Raya Venenosa	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	La Salamandra	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Beluga II	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Oscuridad	Eslandola	0	Suffered desertion upon reaching its first port, stranding it there.
Eslandola	Blood Diamond	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Dread Treasure II	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Stormbringer II	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Asesino II	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Cannonball	Eslandola	0	Took the 5LA Argenta after a brief fight.
Eslandola	Gallant	Eslandola	0	Gallantly captured the 4A Inflexible by a pure stroke of luck, as a shot down yard caused a fire aboard the privateer.
Eslandola	Firefly	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Victoria	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Maiden of the Deep	Eslandola	0
Eslandola	Golden Grasshopper	Eslandola	0
ETTC	Belson	Corrington	654	Fought off a pirate, who sought flight as its infamous consort, the Sparta, came in range.
ETTC	Sparta	Corrington	523	Added another prize, the 3A Condor, to its track record of fighting off and taking every pirate encountered. Perhaps it is time for a commendation for its captain?
ETTC	Golden Filly	Corrington	973
ETTC	Supreme	Corrington	216
Faladrin	Raenette	Eslandola	180	Cleverly escaped a pirate by navigating between shallow banks of clams.
Franco Clarke	Stingray	Oleon	353
Franco Clarke	The Pharaoh	Oleon	0
Franco Clarke	Colombe	Oleon	255
Franco Clarke	Vif	Oleon	196
Franco Clarke	Black Barbarian	Oleon	0
Fuzzy MacFuzz	The Chubby Duckling	Corrington	216
Garmadon	Shooting Shuriken	Eslandola	245
Gideon	Zephyr	Oleon	262
GulagUrag	Night's Whisper	Sea Rats	0	Sighted nothing but the spouts of a whale
GulagUrag	Hera's Fury	Sea Rats	0	see previous
GulagUrag	Puck's Jest	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Jacob Nion	Lady Arlene	Sea Rats	283	Rumours suggest that the affiliation to the infamous Captain Morgan struck fear into the merchants, keeping them from bargaining effectively.
Jacob Nion	Longzhou	Sea Rats	0
Jacob Nion	Queen Annetta's Revenge	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Jacob Nion	Queen Annetta's Revenge	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Kai NRG	The Golden Snake	Eslandola	0	See previous
Kai NRG	Dark Spirit	Eslandola	0	See previous
Kai NRG	Dark Spirit	Eslandola	0	see previous
Kai NRG	Golden Snake	Eslandola	0	see previous
kaiju	Dark Narwhal	Sea Rats	0	see previous
kaiju	King Archibald	Sea Rats	0	see previous
kaiju	Wight Spider	Sea Rats	17	Captured a young lady earning a small ransom.
kaiju	Lenore	Sea Rats	43
Keymonus	Mr. Twistie	Oleon	196
Khorne	Dagger	Oleon	54
Kolonialbeamter	Comtesse de Praenia	Oleon	687
Kolonialbeamter	La Recouvrance	Oleon	915
Kolonialbeamter	Persévérante	Oleon	0
Kolonialbeamter	Vigilante	Oleon	0
Kolonialbeamter	Diligente	Oleon	0
Kolonialbeamter	Santa Clara	Oleon	698
Kolonialbeamter	Pélican	Oleon	15	Found some casks of perfectly fine beef floating in the water.
Kwatchi	Sirrus	Sea Rats	218
Kwatchi	Peregrine	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Legostone	Wringe II	Eslandola	137
Legostone	Reventazon	Eslandola	410
Legostone	Santiago	Eslandola	262	Found most of its water supplies contaminated by bilge water and had to break off its route halfway.
Legostone	Tribute	Eslandola	0	See previous
Legostone	Cardinal	Eslandola	0	See previous
MAESTRO	La Mystique	Eslandola	308
MAESTRO	Colour of the Wind	Eslandola	772
MAESTRO	Green Winds II	Eslandola	772
MAESTRO COR	El Rubi	Corrington	558	Was chased by a pirate but escaped in a fog bank.
MAESTRO COR	Puppy Hustler	Corrington	216
Matthias	Cog 1	Oleon	126
Maxim I	Purple Reign	Eslandola	0	See previous
Maxim I	Soldier	Eslandola	0	See previous
Maxim I	Purple Rain	Eslandola	410
Maxim I	Prince of Stedor	Eslandola	513
MCTC	Prince Fernando	Eslandola	299
MCTC	Jon El Flurry	Eslandola	410	The captain still in a flurry over his great luck, escaping a pirate by braving a reef.
Mesabi	Bad Blood	Corrington	0	Arrived safely in port only to find its cargo destroyed by rats.
Mesabi	Icarus Returning	Corrington	741
Mesabi	The Suckerfish	Corrington	216
Mike S	Black Marlin	Corrington	209
Mike S.	Armina	Corrington	0	Appears to have scared away all enemies before they came in sight.
MKJoshA	Pineapple Revenge	Sea Rats	0
MKJoshA	Tigerlilly	Sea Rats	72
MKJoshA	Darting Frog	Sea Rats	0
MKJoshA	Warped Wood	Sea Rats	200
MKJoshA	Clearance	Sea Rats	0	After hearing of the Jade Piranha's destruction in its first port of call, the crew went into mourning, refusing to sail any further.
MKJoshA	Viper	Sea Rats	0	Rumours have it, the lookout was drunk.
MKJoshA	Golden Dragon	Sea Rats	0	Seems to have misnavigated, as it did not stumble upon any prizes.
MKJoshA	Freddy's Rowboat	Sea Rats	7	Shipped nothing but a single trained chicken for a tiny profit.
MKJoshA	Jade Piranha	Sea Rats	0	see previous
MKJoshA	Jade Piranha	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Mpyromaxos	Le Fierté	Oleon	126
Nova Terreli	Joans Raft	Eslandola	2
Oleon	HRS Audacieuse	Oleon	0	Boarded the 4A Blackwater and continued across its decks to take the 5HA Fortuna. Certainly, a step towards a flag for the brave captain?
Oleon	HRS Infatigable II	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Breshaun	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Pride of Oleon	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Ville d'Acropolis	Oleon	0	Cleared the decks of the 3A Vigilio with grape, leading to its surrender.
Oleon	HRS Ville de Granoleon	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Combattante	Oleon	0
Oleon	Fleur Verte	Oleon	589
Oleon	États de Boussac	Oleon	589
Oleon	HRS Eltina II	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Tigre	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Triton	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Infatigable	Oleon	0
Oleon	HRS Ville d'Astrapi	Oleon	0
Phadeout	El Heraldo de Oro	Eslandola	342
Phred	The Benefactor	Oleon	393
Phred	The Demon Sea Turtle	Oleon	0
Phred	The Aspiration	Oleon	698
Phred	The Resurrection	Oleon	274
Phred	The Turgut	Oleon	0
pombe	Absolutely Fabulous	Sea Rats	175	Made a large profit, largely due to its flamboyant captain, charming himself to a better price.
PRofessor Thaum	Gargoyle	Sea Rats	84
Puvel	HMS Alice	Corrington	42
Puvel	The Defiance	Corrington	262
RNTC	Esprit Tyche	Oleon	741
RNTC	Esprit Fortune	Oleon	346	Suffering from severe diarrhea, the crew was unable to continue after its second port.
robinnilsson403	The Prophecy	Oleon	236	Managed to outrun a pirate of unknown origin.
Sea Rats	Walrus Returns	Sea Rats	0
Sea Rats	Crow's Feet	Sea Rats	0	Apparently chased by a different pirate. Are the Sea Rats turning on themselves?
Sea Rats	Lillydale	Sea Rats	0
Sea Rats	Vagabond King	Sea Rats	0
Sea Rats	Catfish	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Catfish	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Hades' Trumpet	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Hades' Trumpet	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Poseidon's Revenge	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Poseidon's Revenge	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Corporal Milton	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sea Rats	Corporal Milton	Sea Rats	0	see previous
Sebeus I	Raging Fire	Oleon	0	See previous
Sebeus I	Piranha	Oleon	215
SilentWolf	Pinto Filly	Corrington	687
SilentWolf	Alexander	Corrington	79	Was retained in its first destination by some administrative quibble over the harbour fees.
SilentWolf	Flying Colt	Corrington	54
Sir Stig	Silver Scythe	Eslandola	120
Sir Stig	Winged Wisdom	Eslandola	154
The Sarge	Ètalon	Oleon	314	Narrowly escaped capture by risking all spars in outrunning a suspicious sail.
TitusV	Arkady	Eslandola	72	Almost surrendered to a pirate as its escorts arrived to its aid.
TitusV	Esmeralda	Eslandola	449
TitusV	Dragon's Revenge	Eslandola	0	See previous
Tomsche	Crepe Fruite	Corrington	0	Found nothing but rotten driftwood.
Tomsche	Fingernail	Corrington	17	Found a chest of gold on shore, but only managed to salvage a handful, as a pirate drew into view!
Tomsche	La Espada	Corrington	3	Cought a tuna.
Tomsche	HMS Terrigan	Corrington	0
Tomsche	Sea Sparrow	Corrington	0
Tomsche	Symphony of Destruction	Corrington	0	Found no prey on its cruise.
Tomsche	HMS Green Dragon	Corrington	70	After reaching its first destination, the captain appears to have gone missing. Apparently to meet a paramour…
Tomsche	Margert	Corrington	162
Tomsche	Nino Grande	Corrington	419
Tomsche	The Wailing Whaif	Corrington	0
Tomsche	Cod Hunter	Corrington	0
Tomsche	Wailing Whaif	Corrington	0	See previous
Tomsche	The Sea Sparrow	Corrington	0	See previous
Tomsche	HMS Pendragon	Corrington	0	See previous
Ulric Brickenheim	Little rat	Sea Rats	144
Umbra-Manis	Aurei Lacerta	Eslandola	48	Sprung a leak and only just managed to reach the first port on its route.
Umbra-Manis	Golden Crescent	Eslandola	288
Zaael	The Fiesta	Oleon	196

 

 

[Captain Genaro]

Thanks for taking the time to do this writeup.

@All: Accounts will be updated with these DBs in the next couple days.

[dr_spock]

Good write-up, Bregir. 

 

 

[Garmadon]

   Great job, Bregir, and all the other contributors - this edition's simply getting better and better each time I go over it!    Absolutely hilarious write-up here!

All I have to say besides that, is that the ETWC is happy with its profits (245 more DBs in the bag - woohoo! ), and that Captain Whiffo is still shaking his head over the whole five fleet battle thing and reminding everyone that they had completely ignored his advice  

[Legostone]

Damn Marderians, you'll regret this writing style!

While 4200 DB aren't record breaking, MAESTRO is not complaining about its combined income, considering we are now down to 2 shipbuilding players.

Edited May 15, 2017 by Legostone

[Mesabi]

Great writing! Most walls of text I just skip, but this managed to keep me entertained. 

I seem to have done well. Now to pay off some debts... 

[Bodi]

Thank you Bregir, great writing!

Glad to see the tiny Drakkar managed to make its way home. I was a little worried for them, and I presume the able seaman, Mr. Sasquatch played a crucial role in outrunning the pirates. 

[Umbra-Manis]

Thanks for the writeup Bregir!

Glad to see the Aurei is still sailing after that leak! I'd hate to lose her after all the many months of service since the game started.

[CelesAurivern]

16 hours ago, Bregir said:

Sparta: Added another prize, the 3A Condor, to its track record of fighting off and taking every pirate encountered. Perhaps it is time for a commendation for its captain?

Because, this is Sparta! 

 

[Mesabi]

Seriously, did no one get sunk? I thought we had to worry about hurricanes or the Mardien Eslandolan war. I shouldn't complain, but I was actually hoping I'd lose a ship or two. 

[Legostone]

1 hour ago, Mesabi said:

Seriously, did no one get sunk? I thought we had to worry about hurricanes or the Mardien Eslandolan war. I shouldn't complain, but I was actually hoping I'd lose a ship or two. 

Haha, be me, I've lost over the whole time 1 2F, 1 3T2, 1 4A, 1 5F, 1 5T and 1 5HA :(

[Maxim I]

Well, I really hope my captains don't cross an Oleon vessel...

Edited May 15, 2017 by Maxim I

[Bregir]

Maxim: I do not think this is the proper place and way of addressing this. Putting out names in public with something that could be considered accusations of gaming the system.

For the future, please ask your leaders to take up such issues in court. I am certain Garmadon and/or Capt Wolf will happily do so for you, and ensure that it is discussed properly. I will take it up for now. In the meanwhile, I will copy this and suggest you edit your post.

[Maxim I]

Done...

And I am pretty sure KolonialBeamter has an excellent reason as he is doing this since the beginning...

 

[Kolonialbeamter]

Yup, I do.