Power Transfer

[mamas_minion]

Palos, SPAIN.

Edgardo Gagliardi plodded slowly towards the docks with his eldest son close at his side.  Hoping to rebuild his family’s fortunes in the New World, he should have been full of excitement at the start of this great new enterprise, but his heart was heavy.  After gathering his children and fleeing from his enemies in Italy, he’d used

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[shadowwolf13]

Sounds like the start of a very new life.

[mamas_minion]

Yes, this is going to be a new adventure for their family.

[rayaso]

So this is how European vampires made it to the New World! Were the Aztecs actually led by vampires, or was this a rumor because of human sacrifices? This was very well written, with plenty of details to give it a genuine period feel.

[mamas_minion]

We will have to wait and see about the Aztecs. But this is how Vito and his family got to the new world.

[halfshellvenus]

I feel bad for Captain Escarra, who seems to have done nothing wrong other than to unknowingly become a pawn in Vittorio's scheme. The rest of the crew too, it seemed.

You know, given the Aztecs and Mayans love of blood and human sacrifice, I'm not sure how they weren't vampires. ;)

[mamas_minion]

Don't feel to bad for him remember what the Spanish actually did to the natives of South America. A little known fact was that allot of navy personal during those times were press ganged into service and that life as a pirate was preferable to that in the navy. so the crew may be better off.

[eternal_ot]

Interesting start :) I enjoyed the details here & also the picture of Floriana

[mamas_minion]

Thank you, It took me awhile to find a picture of an Italian Galleon.

[bleodswean]

A pirate's life! Such a wonderfully done setup to what is going to be globe-encompassing adventure!

[mamas_minion]

Thank you, when I got the topic it seemed like the perfect time to explain how Vito got to the Americas in the first place.