{"name":"Drama Fleet Lore Dump","ispublic":true,"maxpoints":60,"data":[],"description":"Lore Explained: \n\n-Trevor Van Tyne:  Trevor\u0027s first appearance in the set Davy Jones\u0027 Curse, sees him linked to HMS Bretwalda, and is supported by her flavor text. Interestingly, Van Tyne\u0027s flavor text implies a history with Godiva; whether it was one-sided, or purely platonic may be up for debate, but for the sake of this challenge, I choose to imply some mutual pining, that presumably ended after Van Tyne fell under Fantasma\u0027s control. His connection to Hermione Gold as his \u0022current partner\u0022 lies in his flavor text from Rise of the Fiends, where his love for her freed him from Fantasma\u0027s power.\n\nHermione Gold: As stated above, Gold and Van Tyne are implied to be something of a couple, with their link in RotF supporting that claim. This relationship similarly seems like it may be one-sided, with no flavor mention of Van Tyne from Gold, but again, I choose to believe in the drama, here.  On the other hand, there is confirmed bad blood between Gold and O\u0027Brien, dating back to Mysterious Islands. The Gold family greatly benefitted from the O\u0027Brien\u0027s likely unjust imprisonment, and Eileen\u0027s escape ignited Hermione\u0027s quest for \u0022justice\u0022 against the insult to her family\u0027s name. This rivalry is seen lasting all the way to Savage Shores, therefore, remains likely unresolved.\n\n-Mademoiselle Josephine Godiva: Despite Josephine\u0027s constant portrayal as a paragon of innocence and purity, her name appears frequently in other crew flavor texts. Papa Doc, Jacques, Duc de Valois, and Trevor Van Tyne being the most immediate examples. A mention of a \u0022Betrothed in the new world\u0022 within Godiva\u0027s flavor text creates another interesting angle to her story, especially since Return to Savage Shores implies that she either *still* somehow hasn\u0027t completed her journey to meet with him, or that at least they had to part ways sometime between the set releases. With the identity of her betrothed never given, the plot can thicken, and the potential drama can spiral.\n\n-Eileen Brigid O\u0027Brien: Eileen\u0027s hatred for the English and especially for the Golds is what brought me to the creation of this fleet. Trevor and Josephine are honestly just lucky collateral in this one. As stated above, there is a long history of bad blood between them, and even though her cannon bonus isn\u0027t really that useful in this build, her Savage Shores release simply can\u0027t set aside her Hostility for England enough to make the cut. Her current version\u0027s inclusion works as setting up just how serious the Cursed threat is, if the French Navy are willing to ask the Mercenaries for help. Especially when she\u0027s the only one to answer the call, reinforcing her allyship with the French in Savage Shores.\n\n-Chieftain\/Canoes: Despite bearing the French flag, I am choosing to write the canoes as manned by loyalists to Eileen, who came with her, and are using French Navy equipment to their advantage. A lore technicality at best, I know. But with no other method of collecting gold, I had to think of something that would fit within my then very low point margin.\n\n\n"}