Thread:Dentface/@comment-1984959-20120903143132/@comment-1140008-20120907155932

I got a response from Pirates Online's Member Services.

This lore is about the same as the one officially posted on the website, but with some changes. Take this with a grain of salt.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.

''Jumbee are malevolent supernatural beings, well-known throughout Caribbean lore. These soulless horrors are unique to the world of Pirates Online, held in thrall to do their master’s bidding, and always thirsty for fresh victims. When the Queen Anne’s Revenge first surfaced in Pirates Online, it was rumored early on that Jolly Roger may be working his own dark control over these vile creatures. This was confirmed when a page of the scoundrel’s own war journal was found in the Cursed Caverns on Isla Tormenta, January 1st of this year.''

''Indeed, I see you’ve read that same page. Knowing that jumbee are soulless creatures needing a master to follow, the always-scheming Jolly Roger used his deep knowledge of dark magic to create an uncanny voodoo doll in order to put the foremost jumbee, LaSchafe, in his thrall. Through this powerful boss, ol’ Jolly can control the entire jumbee crew. So long as Jolly holds that jumbee voodoo doll, he masters the QAR. One of Jolly’s favorite tactics is to set the Queen Anne’s Revenge loose on the high seas as he invades or curses the islands. Any Pirates who flee to open water risks an unfortunate encounter with this grisly ship.''

''We have not sighted the notorious Blackbeard yet in the Caribbean, nor do we know his current whereabouts, or how he will feel when he finds out his own deadly ship is being used by another. Perhaps he already knows and has struck a shadowy deal with Jolly Roger – we know not if there be any truth to these speculations. We do know that is one gruesome twosome we would not want to go up against in battle.''

We hope this information proves useful to you and other Pirates, mate.