Hammock Home

Longtom hopped down the gangplank, his peg leg more hindrance than help, while the frayed strap of his worn-out duffle bag kept trying to slide off his shoulder. Finally, he reached the dock, his peg leg thudding on level wood as he stood a moment to catch a moment, and his duffle bag. Marble Port wasn't the finest harbor town, but it would have to do. He was done sailing. Time had sapped his strength and vitality, and the sea was an unforgiving mistress who cared nothing for his wizened years. He turned back to the Moonwaker, giving one last farewell look, then turned to look down the long dock. He'd spent most of his shares of the booty from a good life of piracy under Captain Tarheel. Not that the authorities around here knew the true escapades of the Moonwaker, he assured himself, his one remaining eye looking for folks wearing officious clothes. Hanging like an anchor was not how he wanted to spend the remainder of his dwindling years. Heaving a sigh, he started walking down the dock. Dock tavern rumors spoke of Hammock Homes, places where old sailors can spend their aged years. He hoped there was one here in Marble Port, and that they would have room for one more sailor who had really been a pirate.

Hammock Missions come from a group within the Basilica Missionaries dedicated to ensuring elderly sailors who have no homes find some place to live out their remaining years. It began when the Missionaries, aboard their ship The Curiosity, learned how elder sailors were left in some port to fend for themselves after they became too worn out to be useful aboard ship. Life as a sailor was hard and something few actually volunteered for. Most began their sailing days after a press gang dragged them away from whatever life they had been living on land. Ships had no room for a sailor to retire upon, though, so the missionaries struggled at first to figure out what to do with their own elderly sailors. That was when the first Hammock

Home was built. It was a long house with a large room strung with hammocks in two neat rows and a bolted-down foot locker for each sailor. A kitchen with a pantry was built on one end, and a bathhouse was built on the other. A second level held the rooms and offices for the missionaries who maintained the Hammock House and its old sailors. Since then, at least one Hammock Home stands in most harbor towns within the Basquay Sea region. They have expanded from tending to their own retired sailors to include any old sailors, even those who were pirates. Funded by the Basilica, the Hammock Homes have become a haven for those who might otherwise have been left to live alone on the streets.

Basilica Missionaries

Organization | Jul 29, 2024

The missionaries of Hammock Home no longer concern themselves with The Curiosity's mission and are fully dedicated to providing for old sailors. Each Hammock Home stands on its own and is capable of making its own decisions on how to use the funds sent to it by the Basilica, as well as any local donations. Despite this independence, every Hammock Home and its missionaries are fully committed to the Basilica.