Wystan 'Devil's Grin' Vile
Wystan 'Devil's Grin' Vile (WI-stuhn vIE-uhl)) was an pirate which caused havoc within the strait which later was named after him, the Vile Strait.
Wystan gained a reputation for leading a entry of a ship, by entering a ship and fending of attacks from more than 10 different sailors, quartermasters and captains. It is believed when he enters a ship he could naver die and will always come out on top. At the top of his power, him and his crew of 10 would attack great ships of hunderds of men and still take the bounty home. Him and his Black Fleet would strike terror into any captain which passed by.
It is believed that he descended from a bloodline of precursors and posesed inhuman strenght. He stood at 2 meter 80 tall. His bloodline has been debated for centuries in which theories of gods, precursors, giants and even cyclopses were discussed. He wieled an 2 meter long greatsword made from a unknown metal to anyone who fought him. Later it was presumed to be a meteoric iron, yet as this sword is a lost artifact, this is unsure.
His nickname 'Devil's Grin' refers not to the god, who people refer to as the devil, Nimrod . It refers to the entire black pantheon from which he supposedly gained his strenght.
Historical Basis
The myth of the Devil's Grin is a glorified version of the life of Wystan Vile, the captain of the Black Fleet.
Spread
The myth was constructed and spread during the Pirate Revolution in Chogen . The Revolutionaries needed a story to rally their forces around and they nmade the perfect story around their former captain.
Date of First Recording
924 EE
Date of Setting
801 EE
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