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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6632799" data-attributes="member: 20323">The WinchelseaRead Wallace surveys this Barrington carefully with brooding eyes. After a moment, Captain Wallace waves him up to the fo'c's'le. Most of the crew have their heads down with various labors preparing the vessel, but a few give him Barrington a nod of recognition, and a few more a lingering evil eye."Welcome aboard the Winchelsea, Mr. Barrington," Captain Wallace says with decorum that marks his breeding as an English gentleman. Wallace's bearing, one hand tucked into his vest coat pocket reminds Barrington of the many Navy officers he has met over the years. His eyes shine sharply with acumen and he appears to be a fastidious dresser, right down to the broad black tricorn hat with a large white feather pinned to it with a silver brooch.His firm handshake puts pressure on the powder blister on Barrington's hand. "Ah, I see you've been keeping busy," Wallace comments with a wry smile. "You served with Hornigold, Mr. Kells informed me. He also said you have a reputation as a competent gunnery sergeant. I trust Mr. Kells' judgment in matters regarding crew and officers. At this, a deckhand calls out for Kells to look over something, and Kells gives a slight bow to the captain and Barrington, excusing himself."As you may already know, I am hiring divers, so it should come as no surprise to you that my objective is none other than La Gloriosa. Here, what do you make of this?" Wallace pulls his hand out of his vest pocket, revealing a Spanish medal in the form of a star, heavily worn from saltwater corrosion, but still recognizable. At first appearance, it is clearly a medal issued by the Viceroyalty of New Spain.[OOC]A DC 15 Intelligence (History) check recognizes the exact nature of the medal and deduces its significance.[SBLOCK]It is a rare Spanish medal - the Military Star of the Spanish Main - from the War of the Grand Alliance. Only a few Spanish captains have earned this prestigious honor, including one Captain Javier Hernandez who earned it in 1696, months before he and La Gloriosa vanished in the raid on Cartagena.[/SBLOCK][/OOC]</blockquote>

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