Your Father Would Be So Disappointed!

Born in England in 1643, Mary Sombrole was the sole daughter of the rich and luxurious Sombrole family. Crushed under the pressure of her rigid and harsh mother after her father left to "see the world", Mary was a feisty and rebellious young girl. Constantly going against her mother's wishes, Mary dirtied her expensive dresses, talked back to authority, and ran rampant through the streets of England with her close older friend, Treyabal. She was known locally as the “Richest Street Rat”, and Mary wore the nickname as a badge of honor.

Soon, however, Mary couldn't suffer her mother’s constant pressure any longer. As an final act of defiance, Mary stole a prized possession of the family’s- a key with no home she believed to have been left by her father- and left home. Running away from her stuffy life, Mary began to learn the ways of piracy from Treyabal, whose family was involved in the trade. Around the same time, Mary became very interested in physical combat. She was constantly and diligently training her skills and body, wanting to be able to take down any opponent that dared go against her. It felt good! She felt powerful! Mary and Treyabal stole a ship from the Vamilles, Treyabal's family, and began Mary’s pirate career.

When Seas Run Red, Swear Revenge!

Mary’s pirate stunts started small- robbing small shops and recruiting lone sailors and outcasts- but her small efforts slowly grew and began to be noticed by locals. Mary Sombrole became the rumored pirate captain, the "Gravedigger", of her ship, the Inferno. With Treyabal as her best mate, and recently rescued-from-sea Victor as a close second, the Gravedigger’s name grew as others saw her as an infamous pirate.

Word got around that a new pirate was sailing the seas, and the feared Captain Barren Red, captain of the Scarlet Vessel, was not about to have his reputation of being the most powerful pirate of the seas be usurped. Confronting the Gravedigger during his travels, Captain Barren Red attacked Mary, stole the key she had taken from home, and sunk the Inferno. Mary, stranded at sea, swore her revenge on Captain Barren Red, and she and her surviving crew members got themselves back to shore to start anew.

There was a large dark birthmark across the baby’s nose. Something so hideous could not be perfect! So… So why did Hannah die? His reasoning for Hannah’s death slowly crumbled, along with the rest of his hope for this situation to work. Thomas felt nothing but resentment for the baby, and for every reason it existed. Loud, consistent thoughts screamed at Thomas to do something about this horrible imperfection. They were terrifying thoughts, so Thomas tried his best to push them away and keep living his fragmented life.

You Just Won A Brand New Ship!

The group’s morale was low, especially as they were stranded with no ship, but Mary was not one to let her crew give up. The Gravedigger devised a plan to ambush the next ship visiting the island so they could escape. Sooner rather than later, a ship did dock on the island, and Mary took an interest in one of the sailors. He reminded her of herself, almost- he seemed bored in his work, and did not seem to be respected by his leader. Against Trey’s wishes, Mary singled out the sailor, a man named Antonio. She promised to spare Antonio's life if he helped her and her crew take his captain's ship. To Mary’s slight surprise, he agreed, and after an ambush, Mary's crew stole the ship and left the rest of Antonio’s crew for dead on the island. Mary then offered Antonio the choice to join her crew, and he accepted. He even helped Mary rename the ship something more fitting: the Water Coffin.

Fueled by her undying desire to exact revenge on Captain Barren Red, and take back her stolen bottle, Mary viciously trained her crew in the art of sword fighting, and trained herself in physical combat. Mary slowly regained her status as a feared pirate- and became even more feared than she was as the captain of the Inferno. The Gravedigger was the most powerful pirate sailing the seas.

N-Not Like I LIKE You Or Anything!

Antonio slowly rose in the ranks among Mary's crew. Helping Mary closely with training and overall being a loyal crew member, Antonio proved to be a good friend to Mary, and she made him her best mate. This angered Treyabal, as he was replaced by someone he saw as a complete joke. Treyabal and Victor made their distaste for Antonio known, but kept it under wraps around Mary, out of respect. The only crew member that liked Antonio at all was Sébastian, a shy nervous ex-member of Captain Barren Red's crew. Mary was happy to take in the traitor of her enemy, and his loyalty was apparent.

Mary and Antonio's friendship grew, and they quickly became best friends. They were close to inseparable; at night, Mary would tell Andy about her life, her hopes, and her dream to take down Captain Barren Red. Antonio shared stories from his past and life before becoming a pirate, which always made Mary feel a bit guilty, no matter how okay Antonio said things were. It was obvious Antonio had feelings for Mary- the crew could see it, but Mary stayed oblivious. Her crew was unsure if she was choosing to ignore it, or if she truly didn’t see it.

Regardless, during one night in particular, Mary and Antonio became intimate, despite Mary’s lack of explicit interest in Antonio. They chose to keep it a secret; Mary knew the kind of uproar it would cause among her crew if they found out she and Antonio had slept together, especially among Trey and Victor. It would stay a secret between Mary and Antonio.

Or, that's what they planned on doing. Mary didn't expect to get pregnant.

Mary didn't realize it until she started to show, and she started to panic. No one could find out about this, especially her enemies! Needing to lay low, The Gravedigger disappeared off the pirate map for a while, which baffled sailors and other pirates alike. Mary regretfully told her crew about her situation as she would need to leave her position for a short while; she created a fake father to protect Antonio, but Trey and Victor, especially, had their doubts. Out of respect for their captain, however, they continued to run the ship while Mary went into hiding.

Not long after, Mary and Antonio's son, Ángel, was born. Mary knew it was impossible to raise a child and continue living the life she had, so she left Ángel with a woman Antonio knew from before his pirate days. The decision was always one that made Mary’s stomach flip, but she knew it was the choice she was going to make no matter the circumstance. Leaving her son behind, Mary forced herself to swallow her feelings and return as captain of the Water Coffin.

Wait, That's Not In The Rules, I Don't Think...?

Mary continued to improve her combat skills and train her crew. The group continued to gather wealth, conquer other ships, and make a name for themselves as the most feared pirates to sail the seas. At 24, the stars aligned in just the right way to allow Mary to plan a heist against her rival, Captain Barren Red. Ambushing the Scarlet Vessel, Mary and her crew attacked Captain Barren Red and his crew. She aimed not only to take back her key, but to sink his ship as he had sunk hers. As the two crews brawled, Mary confronted the captain. They fought for a while, the Captain retaliating better than he had in the past, and he used the key to catch Mary off guard. He seized the moment of Mary’s weakness and shot her in the chest, pushing her overboard and letting her sink to the bottom of the sea.

Mary's determination caught the eye of one of the Twelve Gods of the World. The Gravedigger was confronted with an entity in the form of intense flames, and she bargained for her life and for a chance to find what was rightfully hers. The entity doesn't normally indulge in human affairs, but Mary wasn’t a courageous pirate captain without some form of charisma, and the entity took an interest in Mary's plight. They settled on a deal- the entity would Spare Mary, and bring her back to life, until Mary found the key she lost to Captain Barren Red so long ago. With an understanding in place, Mary was reborn, determined to find the key she gave her soul up for.

Following clues and history for several years, Mary was led to a desert, where she began to dig holes day in and day out, looking for her treasure. In this desert she met Sal, a phantom with a strange and vague past, but full of energy and excitement. At first Mary found Sal to be irritating, but the two eventually became friends, travelling the desert together.

Mary spends all her days in the blistering heat of the desert, digging holes with her best friend Sal. She makes it a point not to make friends, due to the nature of her deal with Death, so she remains rather lonely and hard to find. She keeps away from civilization most of the time, taking each day of the growing years one step at a time.