AMA Alkyone, prettybird privateer. (Patreon)

(This is a character development exercise for characters we're making in the game.  Please ask her questions.  I'm trying to get them developed and love feedback.)

Oyo!  M'name is Alkyone, prettybird privateer, at yer service!  I be a scallywag buccaneer, seeking me fortune on the bounty and lookin ta keelhaul- Koff!  Ack!  I think I almost dislocated my jaw there!  Sorry about that.  It's easier if people just pigeonhole me into 'pirate'.

Get it?  Pigeonhole?  Cause I'm half bird?  Well... two thirds?  Three fifths?  Kinda hard to tell.  So if you've never met one of me before, I'm what you call a Paragriff.  One parent was a griffon, and the other was a human.  Near I can tell, my breeding involved copious amounts of rum and more than a few awkward moments afterwards, but it got me and my sister, Keyxa, here.

So, like I said, I'm a pirate.  Now what that actually means is that I transport high demand goods from one place to another.  If I happen to come across another boat that I think might have something interesting on it, I swoop in, fire a few shots, have my crew scream like maniacs, and convince the captain to engage in some 'high pressure negotiation'.  I take some of that they've got, then continue on my way.  We try not to kill folks, so when they see my ship, they generally don't open with shots.

My ship is the Golden Gull.  Not big, but fast!  Fastest thing I've encountered that wasn't flying.  She's a raider, built during the war for scouting, nipping in, and getting out.  There's bigger ships afloat, but none better.  I got her when I lost a game of knife, gun, rocks with Keyxa.  She got the Bloodwind, and I got the Golden Gull.  I harass merchants and she extorts whole communities.  Sigh... not that I'm bitter, mind you!  Or compare myself to Keyxa...

Okay, so when you're a twin, you kinda can't help comparing yourself to your prettier, bolder, richer, and stronger sister, you know?  Not that I'm the bad twin!  Just... fucking Keyxa. This whole thing is supposed to be about me and I'm talking about her!  Bloody hells.

So, hmmm... things I like?  Fun!  Parties!  Drinking!  Singing!  Sex!  A nice fight with no burials afterwards.  What's the point of being a captain if you're not having fun, ay?  And my crew are the best in the world.  A lot of boat life is boring, so I try to keep things light whenever possible.  Keeps my crew from jumping ship at port.  Also prevents a lot of people from picking a fight.  When Keyxa walks in, some one's gonna be bleeding.  I walk in, and people laugh, cause I'm not my damned sister.

Fucking Keyxa.  She gets whatever she wants.  Did you know I lost my virginity to her?  Cause even when we were chicks, she got what she wanted.  Not that it was bad!  Hells, there's people that lose it a lot worse.  Just makes things damned complicated when she tells me she loves me, and kills anyone that I might want for more than a tumble.

Damn it, Alky!  You're supposed to be talking about yourself!  Introducing yourself to people.  Not Keyxa.  So... one get... let me try and get this right.  Hi!  I'm Alkyone!  Prettybird Privateer.  Ask me anything!

...just not about my sister...