From the depths of the ocean inside Davy Jones’ Locker we have come to pillage booty. You can collect us, earn ADA and sell us for more ADA Coins on our very own Port of Call Nassau’s Marketplace. Each SKULLY® is a unique NFT digital collectible with a specially embedded pirate code we created – A.R.R. (Accept, Relinquish, Reward), allowing for the accumulation of treasures and making each unique collectible grow in value.
Delegation is the process by which ADA holders delegate the stake associated with their ADA to a stake pool. It allows ADA holders that do not have the skills or desire to run a pool to participate in the network and be rewarded in proportion to the amount of stake delegated. This gives you a chance to earn real ADA with no risk to your funds–your funds are always safe in your wallet.
Stake pool operators may opt to pledge some or all of their stake to make their pool more attractive. The higher the amount of ADA pledged, the more rewards the pool will receive. SANTO has a total of 500,000 ADA pledged across its Pool.
Anywhere between 15-20 days. For any change in delegation, the rewards are reflected after 3 epoch transitions.
Saturation is a term used to indicate that a particular stake pool has more stake delegated to it than is ideal for the network, and once a pool reaches the point of saturation it will offer diminishing rewards.
Yes. Rewards earned accrue with your original stake. When rewards are received, the balance of your reward account increases – and, consequently, the delegated stake is increased.
The Flying Gang , the first group of Scallywags to escape Davy Jones’ Locker will be a limited minted series – The Pirates of the Caribbean. As these Interlopers grow there will be more gangs to follow like the Scourge of the Seven Seas and our highly valuable Rapscallion edition, which will include the likes of Anne Bonny, John Watling, Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, Black Caesar, Hayreddin Barbarossa, and Cheung Po Tsai among others.
The Pirate’s Charm badges are given to your SKULLYS® as you Raise your Colors and Blow the Man Down, throughout hidden X Spots worldwide. The Charms you will be vying for include, Cross the Equator, 100 Raised Colors and 20 Port of Calls – all increasing the value of your collectible. On every September 19, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, eight (8) lucky Buccaneers will win a free booty.
Each SKULLYS® will feature a Calico design bandana embedded into the smart contract metadata. We will also work with world renowned fashion brands and designers like Off White, Supreme, Superdry and many more, creating highly one-of-a-kind SKULLYS®. Only SKULLYS® with a minimum 1,000 planted flags Charms are eligible to upgrade to designer status. Brand partnerships will be announced throughout 2022. Look out for these exclusive SKULLYS®.
SKULLYS® are NFT non-fungible tokens, smart contract, making each collectible hold its value and desirability. Accumulated value depends on the number BootyDrops rewarded by Raising Your Colors and Blowing the Man Down. Each SKULLYS® embodies your alter ego, making them a unique reward-based crypto collectible. You can Parley them in our Port of Call Nassau Marketplace.
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! | Pirate catch phrase of grumbling or disgust |
Ahoy! | Hello! |
Ahoy, Matey | Hello, my friend! |
Ahoy, Me Hearties! | Hello, my friends, crew members, etc.; addressed to group |
All Hand Hoy! | Everyone get on deck! |
Avast Ye | Pay attention and check this out! |
Aye | Yes |
Aye, Aye | A crew member says this to the Captain, meaning “I will get that done right away!” |
Batten Down The Hatches | Tie everything down and put stuff away for a coming storm. |
Bilge-Sucking | An insulting expression of disdain |
Blimey! | Surprise, shock |
Blow me down! | Phrase of amazement or shock |
Blow The Man Down | The Captain’s command to get rid of a person |
Booty | A treasure |
Bounty | A reward for capturing a known criminal, such as a pirate |
Bring a Spring Upon ‘er | Turn the ship in a different direction |
Broadside | The most vulnerable angle of a ship that runs the length of the boat |
Buccaneer | A pirate |
Bucko | Friend, a pirate, same as a buccaneer |
Carouser | Reckless or loud person who drinks excessively |
Cat O’Nine Tails | A special kind of whip that has 9 strands |
Chantey | Song sung together by sailors or pirates in unison, while they work |
Chase | A vessel that is being pursued |
Chase Gun | The main cannon at the bow of a ship |
Clap of Thunder | Strong, alcoholic drink, like a shot |
Cleave Him to the Brisket | An order to kill a man by cutting across his chest from the shoulders to stomach. |
Clipper | Fast-moving boat or ship |
Coffer | The treasure chest |
Cog | Smaller war ship |
Corsair | Pirates from the Mediterranean |
Crack Jenny’s Teacup | Term for spending the night with a prostitute |
Crow’s Nest | A small lookout platform near the mast to see long distances |
Cutlass | A thick, heavy and rather short sword blade for pirates |
Davy Jones’ Locker | A mystical fable about an evil spirit from the bottom of the ocean that draws pirates or sailors down to their death |
Dead Men Tell No Tales | An expression meaning no survivors left behind |
Doubloons | Types of Spanish gold coins piratesfind |
Fathom | Six feet |
Feed the Fish | About to die |
Fire in the Hole | Warning given to crew before a cannon is fired |
Flogging | Severe beating of a person |
Galley | Flat ship propelled manually by oars |
Gangplank | Removable ramp between the pier and ship |
Go on Account | A phrase pirates used to say they were turning into a pirate |
Grog | Rum or liquor diluted by water |
Grog Blossom | Someone with a red nose from drinking too frequently, alcoholic |
Hands | Crew members or sailors of a ship |
Hang ‘Emfrom the Yardarm | Type of punishment served to a prisoner |
Hang the Jib | Frown or pout |
Head | Potty or toilet on a pirate ship |
Hearties | Friends, fellow comrades or sailors |
Heave Ho | Put your weight and muscle into it |
Heave To | Stop!! |
Hempen Halter | A rope hanging noose |
Hornswaggle | Cheat or defraud someone out of assets or money |
Jack | Flag flown at the front of ship to show nationality |
Jack Ketch | The hangman. “Dance with Jack Ketch” means to hang |
Jacob’s Ladder | A rope ladder used to climb aboard a boat |
Jolly Roger | Black pirate flag with white skull and crossbones |
Keelhaul | Painful punishment whereby the pirates drag a person side-to-side under the pirate ship and they get cut up by the planks and barnacles from the bottom of the ship |
Killick | Small, stone anchor with a wooden frame |
Lad, lass, lassie | A kid or young person |
Landlubber | An inexperienced or clumsy person who doesn’t have any sailing skills |
Letters of Marque | Government-issued letters allowing privateers the right to piracy of another ship during wartime |
Lookout | The pirate who keeps watch for land or oncoming ships |
Loot | Stolen money or belongings |
Man-O-War | A pirate ship that is decked out and prepared for battle |
Maroon | Leave someone stranded on a deserted island with no supplies, which was a common punishment for any crew members who disrespected or dishonored the Captain |
Marooned | To be abandoned with no food, drink, or possessions |
Me | My |
Mizzen | The 3rd mast from the ship’s bow of bigger ships |
Mutiny | When crew gang up against the Captain of the ship or other authority |
No Prey, No Pay | The ship’s crew received no wages; however they got a part of the loot or treasure |
Old Salt | Experienced pirate or sailor |
Pieces of eight | Spanish coins in pirate treasures |
Pillage | Rob, ransack or plunder |
Piracy | Robbery performed at sea, often to another ship |
Plunder | Take booty or burglarize |
Poop deck | (Not the toilet!) This is a part of the ship above the Captain’s headquarters at the farthest point back |
Privateer | Government-appointed pirates |
Red Ensign | British Flag |
Rum | Pirate’s favorite alcoholic beverage |
Run a Rig | Play a joke or a trick on someone |
Run a Shot Across the Bow | Warning shot given to another boat’s Captain |
Sail, Ho! | A warning that another ship is in view |
Savvy? | A question asking, “Do you get it?” or “Do you understand?” |
Scallywag | A kidding type of word that a superior pirate might call one of the rookie pirates |
Scourge of the 7 Seas | Pirate known as the worst kind |
Scurvy Dog | The pirate is calling you an insulting name |
Scuttle | Sink a ship |
Seadog | A veteran sailor or old pirate |
Sea Legs | When a sailor adjusts his balance from riding on a boat for a long time |
Shark Bait | This is what you become after you walk the plank |
Shipshape | The ship is managed and clean, everything is under control |
Shiver Me Timbers! | Something like, “Holy Cow!” a surprised or shocked expression |
Sink Me! | Another expression of surprise |
Son of a Biscuit Eater | A name or insult for someone you dislike |
Splice the Mainbrace! | Pass a round of drinks out to the crew |
Spyglass | Telescope |
Squiffy | Tipsy or intoxicated, shaky footing |
Strike Colors | Lower a ship’s flag to indicate surrender |
Swab | Mop or clean the ship’s deck and floorboards |
Take a Caulk | Take a nap |
Tar | Sailor, crew member |
Thar She Blows! | Whale sighting |
Three Sheets to the Wind | Very drunk, intoxicated |
Walk the Plank | Prisoner is ordered to walk off the board overlapping the ocean, which results in drowning and presumably a meet-up with Davy Jones Locker. |
Weigh Anchor and Hoist the Mizzen! | An order to the crew to pull up the anchor and get this ship sailing! |
Wench | A woman or peasant girl |
Ye | You |
Yellow Jack | When a ship flies a yellow flag, it indicates the presence of an ill crew member, such as yellow fever. But this was also a trick that smart pirates used to avoid becoming the target of another ship. |
Yo Ho Ho! | A cheery expression to get someone’s attention |
Queen Anne’s Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard. Although the date and place of the ship’s construction are uncertain,[3] it was originally believed she was built for merchant service in Bristol, England in 1710 and named Concord,[4] later captured by French privateers and renamed La Concorde. After several years’ service with the French (both as a naval frigate and as a merchant vessel – much of the time as a slave trading ship), she was captured by Blackbeard in 1717. Blackbeard used the ship for less than a year,[5] but captured numerous prizes using her as his flagship.
In May 1718, Blackbeard ran the ship aground at Topsail Inlet, now known as Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, United States, in the present-day Carteret County.[5] After the grounding, her crew and supplies were transferred to smaller ships. In 1996, Intersal Inc., a private firm, discovered the remains of a vessel that was later determined to be Queen Anne’s Revenge,[6] which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward Thatch, c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain’s North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne’s War before he settled on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined around 1716. Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop that he had captured, and the two engaged in numerous acts of piracy. Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships, one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet; but Hornigold retired from piracy toward the end of 1717, taking two vessels with him.
Teach captured a French slave ship known as La Concorde, renamed her Queen Anne’s Revenge, equipped her with 40 guns, and crewed her with over 300 men. He became a renowned pirate, his nickname derived from his thick black beard and fearsome appearance; he was reported to have tied lit fuses (slow matches) under his hat to frighten his enemies. He formed an alliance of pirates and blockaded the port of Charles Town, South Carolina, ransoming the port’s inhabitants. He then ran Queen Anne’s Revenge aground on a sandbar near Beaufort, North Carolina. He parted company with Bonnet and settled in Bath, North Carolina, also known as Bath Town, where he accepted a royal pardon. But he was soon back at sea, where he attracted the attention of Alexander Spotswood, the Governor of Virginia. Spotswood arranged for a party of soldiers and sailors to capture him; on 22 November 1718 following a ferocious battle Teach and several of his crew were killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
Teach was a shrewd and calculating leader who spurned the use of violence, relying instead on his fearsome image to elicit the response that he desired from those whom he robbed. He was romanticized after his death and became the inspiration for an archetypal pirate in works of fiction across many genres.
The Republic of Pirates was the base or stronghold of a loose confederacy run by privateers-turned-pirates in Nassau on New Providence island in the Bahamas for about eleven years from 1706 until 1718. Although not a state or republic in a formal sense, it was governed by its own informal ‘Code of Conduct’. The activities of the pirates caused havoc with trade and shipping in the West Indies, until governor Woodes Rogers reached Nassau in 1718 and restored British control.
The era of piracy in the Bahamas began in 1696, when the privateer Henry Avery brought his ship the Fancy loaded with loot from plundering Indian trade ships into Nassau harbour. Avery bribed the governor Nicholas Trott with gold and silver, and with the Fancy itself, still loaded with 50 tons of elephant tusks and 100 barrels of gunpowder. This established Nassau as a base where pirates could operate safely, although various governors regularly made a show of suppressing piracy. Although the governors were still legally in charge, the pirates became increasingly powerful.
Davy Jones’ Locker is a metaphor for the bottom of the sea: the state of death among drowned sailors and shipwrecks. It is used as a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors’ and ships’ remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean (to be sent to Davy Jones’ Locker).
The origins of the name of Davy Jones, the sailors’ devil, are unclear, with a 19th-century dictionary tracing Davy Jones to a “ghost of Jonah”. Other explanations of this nautical superstition have been put forth, including an incompetent sailor or a pub owner who kidnapped sailors.