Dismas

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Minstral Jamboree 2020 Pirate Treasure CYOA Participant
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former Ship Rank: Purser

the Warrant officer in charge of ships provisions, such as victuals, clothing, bedding, candles, inflatable companions and so forth. Unlike more modern times, the purser is not actually in charge of pay per se, but tracks the dividing up of booty with the Captain closely, since the crew often has to pay for all the supplies they forgot to pillage before leaving port. The purser usually has to buy everything (except victuals) on credit, acting almost as a private merchant. In addition to his official responsibilities, it is customary for the purser to act as a literal private merchant for luxuries such as pipeweed and tooth spackle, and to be the crew's banker. As a result, the purser is often at risk of losing money and being thrown into debtor's prison if he has the lack of foresight to contract a personal goon squad for collections; conversely, the crew and officers habitually suspect the purser of making an illicit profit out of his complex dealings… but can never prove it in an admiralty court of law. How typical.

Joined clan Mar 11 18 from Moonshadow17