Hector’s reference is the Pirates A pirate code, pirate articles, or articles of agreement were a code of conduct for governing pirates. A group of sailors, on turning pirates, would draw up their own code or articles, which provided rules for discipline, division of stolen goods, and compensation for injured pirates. The first set of the "Pirate's Code" was supposedly written by the Portuguese Buccaneer Bartolomeu Português sometime in the early 1660s, but the first recorded set belonged to George Cusack who was active from 1668 to 1675. Pirate codes or articles were sacred to the pirate. Pirates had to follow them. Each ship had its own code, but the meaning was the same for the ship's crew. Each crew member was asked to sign or make his mark on the articles, then swear an oath of allegiance or honour. The oath was sometimes taken on a Bible, lacking a Bible, swore on an axe. Legend suggests that other pirates swore on crossed pistols, swords, or on a skull, or astride a cannon. This act formally inducted the signer into the pirate crew, generally entitling him to vote for officers and on other "affairs of the moment", to bear arms, and to his share of the plunder. The articles having been signed, they were then posted in a prominent place, often the door to the captain's cabin. Pirate articles are closely related to, and were derived from, ship's articles of the time, especially those of privateers, which similarly provided for discipline and regulated distribution of booty (though usually far less equally than with pirate articles). Merchant articles and privateering articles can be traced back to Europe in the Middle Ages when there was a system of "joint hands" agreements between merchants, owners, and seamen to share profits.
Name
Acolyte #115 – Hector
Owner
0x094F5eC883d6dAFDA9FF4E4fff080711Fd249aB7
ID#10838816…854849
Rarity
LO:67%
Mood
Grumpy
EX:4%
Color
Angora Pastel Wrap
EX:1%
Background
Angelic Tear
EX:MAX