Pirate Captain Tharkia (Tharkia Tetralogy) / Tharkia Tetralogy (ePub)

On the seas of Oraculora, the last ship you want to meet is the One-Eyed Harpy, helmed by the murder-happy (and exceptionally immodest) Tharkia. As a giantess, everything about Tharkia is larger-than-life, from her appetites to her love-affairs to her feats in battle. Backed by a colorful band of cutthroats and corsairs, this violent, vivacious woman will feast, fight, and fornicate 'til her heart's content, and she'll be damned if anybody's going to get in her way.

"Chaste Silver"

Tharkia's hands are tied. For one thing, her first mate is being held hostage by the shipwright's guild, to whom the pirate captain is in debt; for another, her paramour – a harpooneer by the name of Fungar the Restless – is preparing for battle, meaning this might be their last tryst. Hurriedly, Tharkia rolls out the One-Eyed Harpy and keeps her eyes peeled for a ship: this pirate has mere days to raise the funds she needs, in order to get her first mate back, and in order to get back to her lover.

"Provender for the Wicked"

In the town of Widow's Bay, Llaura has nothing to look forward to. At best, she'll toil on as a tavern wench 'til her dreary life comes to an end; at worst, she'll wind up like her friend Sara, who found out firsthand how vile people in authority can be. To top it off, there's a local cult whose members have taken up arms, and they don't care for the likes of Llaura, let alone those in charge. Who'd have thought, then, that the arrival of pirates would fix things? Given her habit of gazing out at the open sea, perhaps Llaura did.

"Contracts in the Sand"

The One-Eyed Harpy's crew has accepted an odd commission: steal Gnomish artifacts from an indigo plantation. To this end, they crash a shindig and set their heist in motion. However, it isn't long before partygoers start posing problems. Our pirates can't afford for certain guests to remember their faces: troublesome enough, except Tharkia wants to make new memories with one guest in particular. After all, the captain's never been one to put business before pleasure.

"Secret Society of Thanes"

It's not like Tharkia to be miffed after a raid. That is, unless the raid poses little-to-no challenge for her, because the best fighters in the land are off at war. As such, she couldn't be happier to find out that a den of high-ranking officers is conspiring to put a stop to the war, and that their meeting place is nearby. Tharkia's downright ravenous for a good fight; a few of her shipmates, however, might not find the dish quite to their liking.