The Black Guard Cometh

The Black Guard Cometh was a GM event introduced in the summer of 2008

Story
After the Battle of Padres, in anger for its losses the East India Trading Company sent squads of its elite Black Guard to hunt down the notorious pirates involved in the Battle of Padres, namely the Marceline Guild

Gamewise
The event had begun with the Black Guard ring leaders ( Captain Ellison Shaw, etc. ) played by GM's visiting Port Royal. They arrive and begin to interoggate pirates, who will soon resist to their tactics and offers. The Black Guard then spot the Marcelines and a showdown begins between both sides.

Originally players were allowed to hurt the Black Guard GM's, but this feature was removed due to the distruptive behaviour of certain players. The event would conclude with the Black Guard losing and leaving the island for good.

Since many pirates distrupted such events with their rude behaviour, the Game Masters were given new powers of knocking out players

Other versions of this event occur often, mostly during feasts and celebrations of Pirates ( Mardi Gras, Brethren Feast, etc. ). These varied versions involve the Black Guard leaders distrupting the events by using their 'magic' ( which they gained from their ally of that time - Jolly Roger ) to attack pirates.