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Name: Fox
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CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Captain William "Will" Turner Jr.
Age: aged approximately 45 years (looks mid-20s)
Canon: Pirates of the Caribbean
Canon Point: 20 years after the end of "At World's End"
Character Information: wikia link
Because there are two contradictory accounts of Will's final fate after the end of "At World's End", the version used here will be that Will is eternally bound to the Flying Dutchman as its captain and can only return to his wife Elizabeth for one day, once every ten years. At this canon point, he has returned once so far and met his 9-year old son.
Personality:
There sails a ship called the Flying Dutchman whose sacred duty is to ferry the souls of those who die at sea into the afterlife, those who lack proper funeral rites and cannot find their way without guidance. Sailors often believed her to be a ghost, an ill omen of impending death, or-- at best-- merely a rumor. In truth, the Dutchman was a real ship, although not one made by human hands. Born in the deepest depths for this purpose, under the command of her first captain Davy Jones, the Dutchman was corrupted and became truly terrible to behold. It was only when William Turner took command that she became once again the symbol of refuge and care for those souls who would otherwise be lost.
Will Turner was once a normal man, not born to any special ability or privilege. His father was never around and his mother died when he was ten years old. He apprenticed as a blacksmith and became a very talented one, but even skilled laborers were low in the strict class system in which he was raised. Will was very dedicated to his craft and became equally dedicated to his hobby of swordplay. Absorbing every bit of knowledge he could, Will trained himself to be one of the best sword fighters in the Caribbean. He pushed himself to be more than what he was, while at the same time, he tried so hard to behave as society expected from him. He wished to be respected but was too humble and meek to step up and take it for himself. He grew restless with his station but did not step outside of it. Back then, Will had envisioned a very different future for himself than what destiny had decided for him. More than anything, he wanted the simplest things that any pure-hearted youth might want: a wife, children, and a skill to provide for them and protect them. It was a life that the orphan Will had never known. In the end, Will did not achieve the quiet life that he'd imagined, but he proved himself to be the type of man-- and captain-- that the Dutchman needed. His understanding of the rules of society translated into an absolute commitment to his role as ferryman. Despite all that he had both gained and lost to achieve such a position, Captain Will Turner still held onto the fundamental ideals that a ten-year old boy had held so dear.
Although Will is a pirate, he strives to be a good man. Honourable and brave, he has been known to put his own life and happiness on the line, willing to give up what he wants the most in order to keep a promise. When Elizabeth Swann, the woman he loved, was kidnapped, Will sacrificed his life and livelyhood to rescue her. When Will found out that his father was a captive of Davy Jones on the Flying Dutchman, he swore that nothing would stop him from attaining his father's freedom. He proposed to Elizabeth and managed keep that vow to marry her, even going so far as to do so in the midst of battle in case they didn't get another chance. And when the duty of replacing Davy Jones fell to his head, although the rest of his life would be forever stripped away from him, Will embraced it. An eternity of being bound to the Dutchman was his final commitment, and he swore to uphold the ship's true purpose. By accepting his role as captain, Will's destiny was fulfilled, and he would serve the Dutchman faithfully until she was no longer needed.
Despite the company he keeps (conniving pirates and liars, the whole lot of them), Will sees himself as being a genuine person among those few he considers as friends. Once he determines that someone is worthy of his allegiance, Will is more likely to overlook their obvious flaws and focus on the good that he knows resides in them somewhere. He wants to trust them and to be trusted by them. This often makes Will appear naive because he's been deceived and betrayed nearly as often by those friends (most frequently Captain Jack Sparrow) as he has by his enemies. The reason that he falls into this trap so frequently is that Will is steadfastly loyal, often to a fault. It is because of his devotion to Elizabeth and his strange friendship with Jack that his life as a blacksmith in Port Royal was interrupted. While Will ultimately made his own decisions on how to act, he would not have had the courage or the motivation without them. Whether or not he will admit it explicitly, he owes them both more than he can repay, and he feels compelled to protect and fight alongside them.
That isn't to say that Will's loyalty isn't tested, and that he does not occasionally question the strength of his conviction. Nor does it mean that Will is emotionally unaffected by such things. Bursts of anger have been known to cloud his rational judgement. He has been described as "rash" on numerous occasions by several different people (Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington, for example). It was his anger and frustration that led Will to help Jack Sparrow escape from jail at the very beginning of their acquaintance, and this was during a time when Will's limited worldview told him that pirates only represented the worst aspects in all humanity. That Will would trust such a person as a pirate captain shows that there was no true limit to how far Will was willing to go. Much later, after Will escaped captivity on the Flying Dutchman (a situation that was entirely of Jack's doing), in Will's anger, he and Jack crossed swords in a duel that very well could have been to the death… a duel that was not their first, nor would it be their last.
It happened time and time again that Will would act short-sightedly, taking action before knowing or conceiving a full plan, because once he got an idea in his head, there was no talking him out of it. Will lead a mutiny against Jack to gain control of the Black Pearl in order to rescue his father, a promise that he made before he knew quite how far from his friends it would take him. Will would much rather have fought beside Jack instead of against him. He would have much rather chosen to marry Elizabeth and abandon his revenge against Davy Jones… but his innate honourable nature combined with his stubbornness and unwillingness to back down would not allow him to do anything but keep that vow of rescue.
Ever since embracing his pirate heritage, Will has had to find a balance. When he was young, everything was simply good and evil, right or wrong. Although Will wanted to remain a truthful and forthright man, he held no illusions about the types of people he would be dealing with: not just the cutthroats and thieves but also conniving lords of the realm and the pirate-hunting royal navy. Will could not allow himself to be foolish enough not to learn how to play the game. He put his clever mind to work, crossing and double-crossing agents of both crown and pirate. While he is not as skilled in such dealings as Jack Sparrow is, Will is at least clever enough to (eventually) figure out Jack's own plan and to play along, willingly becoming his "tool" toward the defeat of their mutual enemies. While Will does not have the penchant for dishonesty in the same way that Jack does, he does display a moral flexibility that allows him to look proper and virtuous while employing deceptive tactics. In the end, so long as Will feels his motivations are pure-of-heart, he is willing to employ any means necessary to achieve his goals.
Considering he was thrust abruptly into a life of piracy (and even more abruptly into the role of captain on the Flying Dutchman), Will proves himself to be a fast learner. In just a short trip from Port Royal to Tortuga, Will commited to memory everything that Jack taught him about sailing. The rest of his nautical knowledge was supplied by Jack's first mate, Jossame Gibbs, early in their adventure. Will quickly became not only a competent sailor but showed promise in command and nautical battle tactics. Thankfully, Will also soaked up everything that Jack taught him (directly and indirectly) about pirating. Although he stumbles occasionally by not knowing the proper terminology or not knowing the protocol due to his rapidly shifting place in society, Will tries never to make the same mistakes twice. Whether it is commandeering a ship of the fleet or bargaining with Lord Beckett, Will is smart and clever enough to use his missteps in the past as an advantage for the future. It isn't flawless, but Will doesn't let such failings stop him from trying.
Throughout all this, somehow Will has also not lost his sense of humour or ability for joy. Much of the last couple years of his mortal life was spent with barely time to catch his breath, let alone relax enough to drop his guard and reveal this side of him, but brief moments indulgence are allowed because they need to be. Without finding a way to enjoy the journey at least a little, what was the reason for it all? In the midst of battle and sorrow, Will finds his purest happiness in marrying Elizabeth, whom he loves. He jokes with the crew of the Black Pearl and engages in contests of wit with Jack. He makes smarmy and incendiary comments in the face of his social betters, and he walks away deeply satisfied whenever he can gain the upper hand.
Will lived his short life to the fullest that he could manage, and when he passed into the realm of the supernatural, he carried all of that with him. His mortal loved ones would eventually fade and pass on, and Captain Turner would be there to guide them to their final resting places.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
honorable
duty-bound
loyal
quick learner
clever
flexible
impulsive/rash
single-minded/stubborn
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER? FITS, please.
Opt-Outs: troll, minotaur, goblin, wendigo, merperson (because of Legolas)
Roleplay Sample:
After being at sea for so long, the captain of the Flying Dutchman was having a difficult time simply regaining his balance on the still solid ground, let alone listen to the words that people around him were saying or read the folded pieces of paper they thrust into his hands. Honestly, if anyone had asked, Will would have to admit he's spent much of his time after waking simply staring at the sight of his feet on dry land and feeling the beat of his living heart once again in his chest. He was torn whether this was a dream or a nightmare. Pain wanted him to believe it was real, but the rest... it was too miraculous to comprehend.
"I am no stranger to the weird and supernatural, but I think I may be out of my depth," he said to no one in particular. Admitting it aloud gave Will a moment to focus and consider his options.
What Will needed was a clear view of the night sky. The maps of stars would allow him to better understand where he was, and from there he might be able to better understand what had happened to him. Panic struck him to the core when he first realized he was separated from his ship. Will knew better than anyone that the Dutchman must always have a captain. Where is she now, and what will happen if I am not aboard her? This worried him far more than-- he glanced at the pamphlet in his hand... 'turning into a monster'?
"If I may...." Will politely excused himself from the bustling natives who vied for his attention. He needed to clear his head and take stock of his situation in private, a luxury he had not so far been lucky enough to afford. He did not like the subtly nervous looks he was being given. Even as a gatherer of souls he had never been treated in such a way.
Once he was alone, Will walked until he found a clearing. The stars were positions unlike anything he had ever seen. "Even the skies betray me. I seem to have sailed off the edges of the map." He considered the pamphlets in his hand. " 'Here be monsters.' "
OOC INFORMATION
Name: Fox
Contact:
Other Characters: n/a
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Captain William "Will" Turner Jr.
Age: aged approximately 45 years (looks mid-20s)
Canon: Pirates of the Caribbean
Canon Point: 20 years after the end of "At World's End"
Character Information: wikia link
Because there are two contradictory accounts of Will's final fate after the end of "At World's End", the version used here will be that Will is eternally bound to the Flying Dutchman as its captain and can only return to his wife Elizabeth for one day, once every ten years. At this canon point, he has returned once so far and met his 9-year old son.
Personality:
There sails a ship called the Flying Dutchman whose sacred duty is to ferry the souls of those who die at sea into the afterlife, those who lack proper funeral rites and cannot find their way without guidance. Sailors often believed her to be a ghost, an ill omen of impending death, or-- at best-- merely a rumor. In truth, the Dutchman was a real ship, although not one made by human hands. Born in the deepest depths for this purpose, under the command of her first captain Davy Jones, the Dutchman was corrupted and became truly terrible to behold. It was only when William Turner took command that she became once again the symbol of refuge and care for those souls who would otherwise be lost.
Will Turner was once a normal man, not born to any special ability or privilege. His father was never around and his mother died when he was ten years old. He apprenticed as a blacksmith and became a very talented one, but even skilled laborers were low in the strict class system in which he was raised. Will was very dedicated to his craft and became equally dedicated to his hobby of swordplay. Absorbing every bit of knowledge he could, Will trained himself to be one of the best sword fighters in the Caribbean. He pushed himself to be more than what he was, while at the same time, he tried so hard to behave as society expected from him. He wished to be respected but was too humble and meek to step up and take it for himself. He grew restless with his station but did not step outside of it. Back then, Will had envisioned a very different future for himself than what destiny had decided for him. More than anything, he wanted the simplest things that any pure-hearted youth might want: a wife, children, and a skill to provide for them and protect them. It was a life that the orphan Will had never known. In the end, Will did not achieve the quiet life that he'd imagined, but he proved himself to be the type of man-- and captain-- that the Dutchman needed. His understanding of the rules of society translated into an absolute commitment to his role as ferryman. Despite all that he had both gained and lost to achieve such a position, Captain Will Turner still held onto the fundamental ideals that a ten-year old boy had held so dear.
Although Will is a pirate, he strives to be a good man. Honourable and brave, he has been known to put his own life and happiness on the line, willing to give up what he wants the most in order to keep a promise. When Elizabeth Swann, the woman he loved, was kidnapped, Will sacrificed his life and livelyhood to rescue her. When Will found out that his father was a captive of Davy Jones on the Flying Dutchman, he swore that nothing would stop him from attaining his father's freedom. He proposed to Elizabeth and managed keep that vow to marry her, even going so far as to do so in the midst of battle in case they didn't get another chance. And when the duty of replacing Davy Jones fell to his head, although the rest of his life would be forever stripped away from him, Will embraced it. An eternity of being bound to the Dutchman was his final commitment, and he swore to uphold the ship's true purpose. By accepting his role as captain, Will's destiny was fulfilled, and he would serve the Dutchman faithfully until she was no longer needed.
Despite the company he keeps (conniving pirates and liars, the whole lot of them), Will sees himself as being a genuine person among those few he considers as friends. Once he determines that someone is worthy of his allegiance, Will is more likely to overlook their obvious flaws and focus on the good that he knows resides in them somewhere. He wants to trust them and to be trusted by them. This often makes Will appear naive because he's been deceived and betrayed nearly as often by those friends (most frequently Captain Jack Sparrow) as he has by his enemies. The reason that he falls into this trap so frequently is that Will is steadfastly loyal, often to a fault. It is because of his devotion to Elizabeth and his strange friendship with Jack that his life as a blacksmith in Port Royal was interrupted. While Will ultimately made his own decisions on how to act, he would not have had the courage or the motivation without them. Whether or not he will admit it explicitly, he owes them both more than he can repay, and he feels compelled to protect and fight alongside them.
That isn't to say that Will's loyalty isn't tested, and that he does not occasionally question the strength of his conviction. Nor does it mean that Will is emotionally unaffected by such things. Bursts of anger have been known to cloud his rational judgement. He has been described as "rash" on numerous occasions by several different people (Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington, for example). It was his anger and frustration that led Will to help Jack Sparrow escape from jail at the very beginning of their acquaintance, and this was during a time when Will's limited worldview told him that pirates only represented the worst aspects in all humanity. That Will would trust such a person as a pirate captain shows that there was no true limit to how far Will was willing to go. Much later, after Will escaped captivity on the Flying Dutchman (a situation that was entirely of Jack's doing), in Will's anger, he and Jack crossed swords in a duel that very well could have been to the death… a duel that was not their first, nor would it be their last.
It happened time and time again that Will would act short-sightedly, taking action before knowing or conceiving a full plan, because once he got an idea in his head, there was no talking him out of it. Will lead a mutiny against Jack to gain control of the Black Pearl in order to rescue his father, a promise that he made before he knew quite how far from his friends it would take him. Will would much rather have fought beside Jack instead of against him. He would have much rather chosen to marry Elizabeth and abandon his revenge against Davy Jones… but his innate honourable nature combined with his stubbornness and unwillingness to back down would not allow him to do anything but keep that vow of rescue.
Ever since embracing his pirate heritage, Will has had to find a balance. When he was young, everything was simply good and evil, right or wrong. Although Will wanted to remain a truthful and forthright man, he held no illusions about the types of people he would be dealing with: not just the cutthroats and thieves but also conniving lords of the realm and the pirate-hunting royal navy. Will could not allow himself to be foolish enough not to learn how to play the game. He put his clever mind to work, crossing and double-crossing agents of both crown and pirate. While he is not as skilled in such dealings as Jack Sparrow is, Will is at least clever enough to (eventually) figure out Jack's own plan and to play along, willingly becoming his "tool" toward the defeat of their mutual enemies. While Will does not have the penchant for dishonesty in the same way that Jack does, he does display a moral flexibility that allows him to look proper and virtuous while employing deceptive tactics. In the end, so long as Will feels his motivations are pure-of-heart, he is willing to employ any means necessary to achieve his goals.
Considering he was thrust abruptly into a life of piracy (and even more abruptly into the role of captain on the Flying Dutchman), Will proves himself to be a fast learner. In just a short trip from Port Royal to Tortuga, Will commited to memory everything that Jack taught him about sailing. The rest of his nautical knowledge was supplied by Jack's first mate, Jossame Gibbs, early in their adventure. Will quickly became not only a competent sailor but showed promise in command and nautical battle tactics. Thankfully, Will also soaked up everything that Jack taught him (directly and indirectly) about pirating. Although he stumbles occasionally by not knowing the proper terminology or not knowing the protocol due to his rapidly shifting place in society, Will tries never to make the same mistakes twice. Whether it is commandeering a ship of the fleet or bargaining with Lord Beckett, Will is smart and clever enough to use his missteps in the past as an advantage for the future. It isn't flawless, but Will doesn't let such failings stop him from trying.
Throughout all this, somehow Will has also not lost his sense of humour or ability for joy. Much of the last couple years of his mortal life was spent with barely time to catch his breath, let alone relax enough to drop his guard and reveal this side of him, but brief moments indulgence are allowed because they need to be. Without finding a way to enjoy the journey at least a little, what was the reason for it all? In the midst of battle and sorrow, Will finds his purest happiness in marrying Elizabeth, whom he loves. He jokes with the crew of the Black Pearl and engages in contests of wit with Jack. He makes smarmy and incendiary comments in the face of his social betters, and he walks away deeply satisfied whenever he can gain the upper hand.
Will lived his short life to the fullest that he could manage, and when he passed into the realm of the supernatural, he carried all of that with him. His mortal loved ones would eventually fade and pass on, and Captain Turner would be there to guide them to their final resting places.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
honorable
duty-bound
loyal
quick learner
clever
flexible
impulsive/rash
single-minded/stubborn
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER? FITS, please.
Opt-Outs: troll, minotaur, goblin, wendigo, merperson (because of Legolas)
Roleplay Sample:
After being at sea for so long, the captain of the Flying Dutchman was having a difficult time simply regaining his balance on the still solid ground, let alone listen to the words that people around him were saying or read the folded pieces of paper they thrust into his hands. Honestly, if anyone had asked, Will would have to admit he's spent much of his time after waking simply staring at the sight of his feet on dry land and feeling the beat of his living heart once again in his chest. He was torn whether this was a dream or a nightmare. Pain wanted him to believe it was real, but the rest... it was too miraculous to comprehend.
"I am no stranger to the weird and supernatural, but I think I may be out of my depth," he said to no one in particular. Admitting it aloud gave Will a moment to focus and consider his options.
What Will needed was a clear view of the night sky. The maps of stars would allow him to better understand where he was, and from there he might be able to better understand what had happened to him. Panic struck him to the core when he first realized he was separated from his ship. Will knew better than anyone that the Dutchman must always have a captain. Where is she now, and what will happen if I am not aboard her? This worried him far more than-- he glanced at the pamphlet in his hand... 'turning into a monster'?
"If I may...." Will politely excused himself from the bustling natives who vied for his attention. He needed to clear his head and take stock of his situation in private, a luxury he had not so far been lucky enough to afford. He did not like the subtly nervous looks he was being given. Even as a gatherer of souls he had never been treated in such a way.
Once he was alone, Will walked until he found a clearing. The stars were positions unlike anything he had ever seen. "Even the skies betray me. I seem to have sailed off the edges of the map." He considered the pamphlets in his hand. " 'Here be monsters.' "
