Skull of the Beheaded Prince
Irates' brutal Symbol of Power
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Tied up to the main mast of the Beheaded, the flagship of the Irates criminal organization, the gruesome view of a child's skull with a broken muzzle inspires a weird mix of pride and unity. In some individuals, hidden deep in their chests, there is a bit of guilt sprinkled on top.
The Skull of the Beheaded Prince belonged to Kuja, the son of Rastapuj, king of Karte.
Kuja was 14 years old when he was murdered during the Irate assault that ocurred in the year 3006 E.Alz: The criminals, retaliating against his father's War on Pirates (A military deployment to stop the pirate threat on the Kartian coasts), invaded the City of Dia and infiltrated the castle, taking the kid as prisoner. The prince was beheaded in a captured ship in front of the Kartian army and their murderers took his head as a trophy of their revenge. The pirate groups that united under this cause formed a criminal organization called Irates, and designed for themselves a flag with a picture of the skull of Kuja and a sword positioned where his neck would be.
The Irates also named all their successive ships after this event, first by renaming the captured ship where he was killed as The Beheaded, and then adding others such as Gnawed Prince and Infiltration. They took the skull as the symbol of their power, representing their willingness and capability to take revenge where it hurts the most and to terrorize whoever opposes them.
During the pirates' escape from the City of Dia, the head of Kuja got temporarily lost inside the captured ship, where vermin gnawed at his muzzle and ate most of its skin and flesh.
After it was recovered, the head was tied to the Beheaded's main mast, where the exposition to the elements dried and rotted most of what was left. The jaw got detached from the rest of the skull and was unfortunately lost. After this event and due to the stench produced by the skull, the captain of the Beheaded, Heliom, ordered to take the skull to clean it.
Two pirates worked on the skull until it was free of soft tissues, and tied it back to the mast. The resulting work is a dark tinted skull, with several broken and missing pieces, including most of the front, and some broken and missing teeth. However, most of it was preserved in a good state.
Kuja era el príncipe de Karte, hijo de Rastapuj, que fue asesinado a sus 14 años en el 3006 E.Alz durante la Invasión de Iratas.
Sus asesinos tomaron su cabeza degollada como trofeo, y esta organización de criminales, que previamente pertenecía a varios grupos pequeños de piratas, se unió bajo el nombre de Iratas y diseñó una bandera que muestra el cráneo de Kuja sobre una espada ubicada donde estaría su cuello, además, las embarcaciones iratas nombradas luego de estos sucesos recibieron tradicionalmente nombres relacionados, como Beheaded ("degollado"), Gnawed Prince ("príncipe masticado") e Infiltration ("Infiltración").
El cráneo de Kuja se transformó en el símbolo de poder de los Iratas, representando su capacidad de dar terribles represalias a sus oponentes y de causar terror.
Estado del cráneo
Atención: La siguiente sección contiene descripciones gráficas que pueden molestar a personas impresionables
Durante el plazo en que la cabeza de Kuja estuvo perdida en el barco capturado, el cual luego sería rebautizado Beheaded, pequeños animales dañaron su hocico y comieron buena parte de la piel y tejidos. Luego de que fuese encontrada y tomada como símbolo del nuevo gremio Irata, permaneció un tiempo atada al mástil del Beheaded, durante el cual la exposición a los elementos y la humedad pudrió la mayoría de los tejidos restantes, haciendo que la mandíbula inferior se desprendiese y, desafortunadamente, se perdiese. Al ocurrir esto, y en parte impulsado por quejas respecto al olor y aspecto nauseabundo de la cabeza putrefacta y la posibilidad de que dañase el mástil de madera del barco, Heliom, la nueva capitana del Beheaded, ordenó bajar la cabeza y trabajar en la limpieza del cráneo. Dos piratas se tomaron el trabajo de remover lo que quedaba de piel y tejidos, y limpiar el cráneo restante.
El resultado es un cráneo de un color algo oscuro, con varias partes rotas y algunos dientes faltantes o partidos. Sin embargo, la mayoría se encuentra en buen estado y sin riesgo de seguir destruyéndose.
Impacto cultural
El cráneo de Kuja representa el triunfo de los Iratas sobre el reino de Karte, quienes, previo a la invasión de Dia, habían sido perseguidos por las tropas de Rastapuj en un plan que él estaba llevando a cabo para eliminar el crimen en los mares del archipiélago, que causaban estragos en el comercio, sobre todo en área cercana a Karte.A brutal end
Island of Karte by Naelin
Kuja was 14 years old when he was murdered during the Irate assault that ocurred in the year 3006 E.Alz: The criminals, retaliating against his father's War on Pirates (A military deployment to stop the pirate threat on the Kartian coasts), invaded the City of Dia and infiltrated the castle, taking the kid as prisoner. The prince was beheaded in a captured ship in front of the Kartian army and their murderers took his head as a trophy of their revenge. The pirate groups that united under this cause formed a criminal organization called Irates, and designed for themselves a flag with a picture of the skull of Kuja and a sword positioned where his neck would be.
The Irates also named all their successive ships after this event, first by renaming the captured ship where he was killed as The Beheaded, and then adding others such as Gnawed Prince and Infiltration. They took the skull as the symbol of their power, representing their willingness and capability to take revenge where it hurts the most and to terrorize whoever opposes them.
Preservation of the skull
After it was recovered, the head was tied to the Beheaded's main mast, where the exposition to the elements dried and rotted most of what was left. The jaw got detached from the rest of the skull and was unfortunately lost. After this event and due to the stench produced by the skull, the captain of the Beheaded, Heliom, ordered to take the skull to clean it.
Two pirates worked on the skull until it was free of soft tissues, and tied it back to the mast. The resulting work is a dark tinted skull, with several broken and missing pieces, including most of the front, and some broken and missing teeth. However, most of it was preserved in a good state.
Poor Kuja.
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