Captain Hanly

Pirate Captain (1717 - 1742)
Born in 1693 to a poor family, Dolan Hanly grew up to be a fisherman in a small coastal town. After deciding fishing was a dead end, he took to piracy. At the age of 15, he joined the crew of a small pirate vessel, "The Wench". Within 5 years, he would rise to the rank of first mate, and would help his crew capture "The Phantom". The captain of "The Wench", Captain Lively, would give him command of "The Phantom" in hopes of building a pirate fleet. The two ships were the founding members of the Cavalier pirates, a notorious armada that plagued the seas for decades.

Captain Hanly would raid and destroy coastal towns for several years, and is credited with sinking "The Quest" with his crew. He would retire from being a captain in 1742, and would give control of "The Phantom" to his crew, who would lose it in a matter of days to the Navy.

He is believed to have become a farmer, and lived out his days in the countryside.

See also: The History of Saorsa