Chimpbeard before he lost his arm, his leg and one of his eyes...
In the 17th Century you couldn’t find a sailor that wouldn’t tremble at the mention of the name of Captain Chimpbeard. An infamous pirate chimp captain, Chimpbeard sailed, plundered and pillaged his way across the Chimpbean Sea.
Born in Chimpchester in 1632, Chimpbeard was abandoned as a baby and grew up in one of the citys slums. At the age of three he was found by a Trader chimp who took him aboard his boat and taught him the laws of the sea. At the age of nine Chimpbeard was captured by pirates and pressed in to their service as a slave.
The nautical way of life was natural to Chimpbeard and he soon rose through the pirate ranks until he took command of his first pirate ship, The Chortling Chimp. His aggressive and reckless approach to pirating soon resulted in him losing an eye, an arm and a leg, but although he lost those essential body parts he gained a fearsome reputation. Upon the merest rumour that The Chortling Chimp had been spotted in nearby waters, ports filled with ships seeking sanctuary.
As is the case with all pirates, his luck eventually ran out. Sailing off the coast of Chimpuda he was caught in a pincer movement by the fleet of naval Admiral Chimpbow. With no escape, Chimpbeard had no choice but to fight. In a battle that raged for sixteen hours, with his ship completely crippled he ultimately chose to fight to the death rather than surrender and face the hangchimps noose. The legend of Chimpbeard lives on.
