The Buccaneers Bay

[Capt. Henry Morgan]

Almost a year passed since Henry Morgan tried to revive the Buccaneers' fortunes. Some of the old guard had responded to the call, and things were just starting to get back on track. It all came to a crashing halt when Morgan finally found out what had happened to his wife, Mary. While he was sitting in a Libertonian jail, she had been arrested by the BAF for desertion. By pure misfortune, she was recognized by a pair of her former shipmates, who wasted no time turning her in. Morgan managed to acquire a recording of her cashiering and execution by firing squad. Morgan, along with every other Buccaneer who saw it, could not help but be moved to tears by her stubborn dignity as a stone-faced BAF senior officer tore off the patches, epaulets, rank insignia, and medals from her uniform. During the execution, she refused a blindfold. As the executioners took aim and fired, she stood tall and sang "Hoist the Colors", the Buccaneers' traditional funeral dirge.

After seeing that, Morgan was inconsolable. He wanted revenge on her killers, but his loyalty to the Code prevented him from doing it. Unfortunately, as time passed, his grief grew worse instead of better. His grip on reality loosened, and he could often be seen talking to people who weren't there. Other times, his mind was clearly not in the present, and he'd often talk about things past as if they were happening in the present.

As loyal as the Buccaneers were to their Captain, it quickly became obvious that he was in no state to be leading a card game, let alone an interplanetary criminal empire. A vote was taken, and Morgan was out, replaced by long-time Lieutenant, Silas Worley. Worley was a natural choice to succeed Morgan as Captain, as he had been in charge of ground operations on Leeds since the death of Lieutenant Hawkins during the BPA raid that eventually led to the Buccaneers acquiring the Leviathan. He had also shown his courage (for a Buccaneer) during the Leviathan's capture.

With Morgan's worsening mental state, it was expected that Morgan would be shot as an act of mercy, but none of the Buccaneers could bring themselves to do it. Morgan remains active, however, since the cockpit is the only place where he can focus and find some measure of peace. Besides, there's always the hope that he'll work through his problems and return to his old self.

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