Archie Kennedy

Player name: Drea

Player contact: guardyanangelCharacter name: Lieutenant Archibald "Archie" Kennedy Canon: Hornblower series (TV/movie series)

Canon point: During the Mutiny, aka while he's still on board the Renown. Circa November 1801.

Powers, if any: Nothing supernatural, but he's a good swordfighter/sharpshooter, not that that's something he hopes is ever useful here.

Application letter:
[In mostly neat hand but with a handful of ink blots; the parchment smelling something like the sea:] 
18 November 1801 HMS Renown, en route to Santo Domingo

To the esteemed maintainers of the island of Norrhamn,

My name is Archibald Kennedy, fourth lieutenant on HMS Renown, under the command of Captain Sawyer. I understand that you have no connection to His Majesty's Navy and that you offer respite to troubled souls while still allowing them to return back to their homes without losing time.

If this is truly the case, I believe your island is the answer to a prayer. My current Captain, esteemed though he is, has fallen ill with some unclear malady. It makes him overly wary and causes him to distrust we his officers. Of late his attention has begun to turn towards a Mr. Midshipman Henry Wellard and third Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower, men whom I carry much affection for. Horat Lieutenant Hornblower and I have known one another for nearly ten years now, and I can say truthfully that he is wholly undeserving of the growing fury the Captain seems to bear towards him. Although I know Mr. Wellard less well, I also feel he is being unfairly punished.

I have seen something like this before am familiar with the dangers an unbalanced Captain poses to his officers and the rest of his crew. I fear we head towards more dangerous waters with Captain Sawyer unchecked than those of the Spanish holdings we sail towards now. However, I appear to be the only officer who either notes this or is willing to say so. First lieutenant Buckland is a coward ambivalent, the newly arrived second lieutenant Bush is almost the captain's man, and even Hora Lieutenant Hornblower seems to think it is not our place to question the Captain's whims.

If you were to be so kind as to permit me on your island, I would appreciate the time away from my current situation. Desertion is not an option because Horatio won't while I still feel it my duty to serve His Majesty and my fellow crewmembers. At present, I feel it is particularly my duty to find a way to either bring the Captain or my fellow lieutenants around so we can avoid the impending disaster. But I find it very difficult to think of such a solution when I cannot sleep for fear of am so occupied by dealing with the current tensions. A brief break is exactly what I need to be able to stop having fits refocus myself and throw myself back into the work that needs doing upon my return.

I look forward to learning your decision, and hope it is one of permission.

Your obedient servant,

Lieutenant Archibald Archie Kennedy