| rdfs:comment | - Rasconza was known as the only corsair fox who frequented the island of Sampetra. He was intelligent, ambitious, and strong, and a very highly regarded bladethrower and a collector of daggers, always having at least ten blades on his person. After serving as bosun to the captain Slashback on the Bloodkeel, he later became captain of the ship after Slashback's death. When Rasconza killed Barranca, the fox took over the mass rebellion against Ublaz Mad Eyes. Rasconza and Ublaz's outward politeness and inward loathing is similar to Badrang and Clogg's relationship in Martin the Warrior.
- Rasconza was the only corsair fox to ever visit Sampetra Island, domain of Emperor Ublaz Mad Eyes. He was originaly the bosun on the ship Bloodkeel, and helped in the corsair revolt against the tyranical Ublaz. Rasconza was a very sly and manipulative creature, and after most of the rebelling captains were slain in battle, he secretly murdered their surviving leader, Barranca, and blamed it on Ublaz's forces, thus becoming the new and only leader of the restistance.
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| abstract | - Rasconza was known as the only corsair fox who frequented the island of Sampetra. He was intelligent, ambitious, and strong, and a very highly regarded bladethrower and a collector of daggers, always having at least ten blades on his person. After serving as bosun to the captain Slashback on the Bloodkeel, he later became captain of the ship after Slashback's death. When Rasconza killed Barranca, the fox took over the mass rebellion against Ublaz Mad Eyes. A game of parlay began, with both opposing leaders speaking politely but secretly loathing each other. Ublaz placed Trident Rats as Captains aboard the corsairs' ships, but one of them was "accidentally" slain. Ublaz, not wanting more bloodshed (or simply trying to get rid of Rasconza) consigned to promote Rasconza to Captain-in-Chief of the corsair ships. He also allowed Rasconza to take the Bloodkeel out on a plunder voyage. Secretly, however, Ublaz sabotaged the ship, meaning to kill Rasconza and all of his close allies. Unfortunately for Ublaz, Rasconza survived with his steersrat Guja, reorganized the corsairs into an army dubbed the Wave Brethren and began a mass revolt against Ublaz. Rasconza and Ublaz constantly tried to outwit one another; most of the time Rasconza coming out as victor. During an attempted siege of the palace, the Wave Brethren noticed that their ships had been set afire by Martin II, Grath Longfletch and company. Rasconza tried to get them to stay behind, but failed. Only Sagitar Sawfang, chief Trident-rat and traitor to Ublaz, stayed behind. Rasconza decided it was all her fault and mortally wounded her with a thrown dagger. But he made the mistake of leaning down to her dying body and in her last breath, Sagitar stabbed Rasconza with her trident and slew him. Rasconza and Ublaz's outward politeness and inward loathing is similar to Badrang and Clogg's relationship in Martin the Warrior.
- Rasconza was the only corsair fox to ever visit Sampetra Island, domain of Emperor Ublaz Mad Eyes. He was originaly the bosun on the ship Bloodkeel, and helped in the corsair revolt against the tyranical Ublaz. Rasconza was a very sly and manipulative creature, and after most of the rebelling captains were slain in battle, he secretly murdered their surviving leader, Barranca, and blamed it on Ublaz's forces, thus becoming the new and only leader of the restistance. Rasconza and Ublaz were evenly matched on the level of cunning, and each tried to outdo the other in an ongoing battle of wits, of which Rasconza won more often. In one attempt to end the war, Ublaz made Rasconza Captain In Chief of all of his corsair fleet, and sent him out on a plunder voyage. But Ublaz had secretly sabotaged the ship, and it was wrecked out at sea. Rasconza, however, survived, along with only one of his crew members, and returned to Sampetra to rally all of the corsairs and go into full-on battle with Ublaz's troops. When Grath Longfletch, Martin II, and the other heroes arrived on the island, they set fire to Rasconza's fleet while his army, the Wave Bretheren, was away laying siege to Ublaz's castle. The corsairs deserted to save their ships, while Rasconza tried to stop them. The only one who didn't desert was Sagitar Sawfang, one of Ublaz's former lieutenants who had betrayed him and joined Rasconza. The fox decided that she had betrayed him too, and mortally wounded her with a thrown dagger. As she lay dying, she whispered something to him, and he made the mistake of leaning over to hear. She then stabbed him with her trident, killing him instantly. Rasconza was extremely intelligent and cunning, and was an expert knife-thrower, having at least ten blades on him at all times. He was reletivaly genial to his corsair henchmen, giving them proper rations and respect, as they were fellow Wave Bretheren.
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