Rolfe

He bargained with a god at sixteen and paid for it with his mother and his sister.

Pirate Lord of Skull's Bay, with a living map of every coastline inked across his hands — and the price of it already collected before he got home.

At a glance

KIND: Human — Pirate Lord of the Dead Islands
SEAT: Skull's Bay
CARRIES: A map of shifting coastlines, inked across both hands
BARGAINED WITH: The Sea God, at sixteen, on the wrecked Thresher
PAID: His mother and his sister, before he made it home
SIGNED: Two anti-slavery contracts, at knifepoint, aged about twenty
TAUNTED: Celaena about a disguise he had already seen through
ENDED UP: Sailing his whole fleet out with Aelin's armada

His people

The ones who mattered.

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Aelin Galathynius Queen of Terrasen · Heir of FireAelin Galathyniusan allyEnter Aelin Galathynius →

Sam Cortland Arobynn's second bestSam Cortlandhis enemyEnter Sam Cortland →

Lysandra Shapeshifter · Lady of CaraverreLysandraan allyEnter Lysandra →

Rowan Whitethorn Fae Prince · Of the CadreRowan Whitethorncrossed pathsEnter Rowan Whitethorn →

Dorian Havilliard Crown Prince · King of AdarlanDorian Havilliardan allyEnter Dorian Havilliard →

Aedion Ashryver The Wolf of the North · General of TerrasenAedion Ashryveran allyEnter Aedion Ashryver →

Erawan Valg King · The Thing Under MorathErawanhis enemyEnter Erawan →

What he loves

The sea, and no one over it.

Skull's Bay runs on his terms, and that's exactly how he likes it.

The open sea
The map on his hands shows the water and what hunts in it. He'd still rather be out there.
His fleet
His ships, his flag, his rules over Skull's Bay.
A hard bargain
He'll deal with anyone. He'll just make sure he comes out ahead.
No crown over him
Kings are a problem other people have.

His heart

The sea

The map inked across his hands charts every water he's crossed and everything in it that bites — and he still chooses the water. Skull's Bay is his because he took it and holds it, no crown involved. Aelin strong-armed him onto her side of the war; she never got him to pretend he'd rather be anywhere but the deck of his own ship.

The long versionRead his whole storyEverything, in one place.Enter the full story

Skull's Bay Skull's BaySkull's Bay answers to him and the Dead Islands past it, a whole crooked archipelago of people the mainland would rather forget. The sea gives up its secrets on the backs of his own hands — every current, every ship, every thing with teeth moving under the surface, inked and always shifting. He paid for that map once, and he does not talk about the price.Enter Skull's Bay

We're Caffeine and Curses. The Library started as my design research — I can't put Manon on a shirt without knowing which way the iron teeth snap — so we keep the notes here where everyone can use them. The pages are fan-made, not official; the licensed designs are in the shop.

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