[Hereafter Material] Samuel Bellamy [Heroic Spirit] (Patreon)

Samuel Bellamy [Heroic Spirit]
Prince of Pirates

The Robin Hood of the Seas.

The generous, gentlemanly Prince of Pirates, famed for his tendency to eschew violence whenever possible. The richest, most successful pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy, whose career as captain lasted only a single year. He was well-known to capture ships without damaging them or injuring the crew.

He began as a sailor of the Royal Navy, and eventually, he wound up serving on a crew under men who would become famous pirates themselves, such as Benjamin Hornigold and Edward “Blackbeard” Teach. When the crew decided that Hornigold and Teach were not the leaders they needed, they elected Bellamy to replace them, and in his single year as captain, together, they captured fifty-three ships, keeping only two at all times.

His greatest success was the capture of the Whydah Gally, carrying a king’s ransom in treasure.

However, his life and career were cut short in a storm off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, and Bellamy died when the Whydah capsized, taking almost the entirety of his crew with it. His shining star was snuffed out just as it was beginning to rise.