J.D. Sokolove

Biography
J.D. was a brigand in the Suffering Coast who commonly went by the alias "The Byrider".

Death
J.D. briefly allied with Anthony Woo to protect a dwarven sailing vessel from pirates. During an attack, the captain was killed - and Anthony suggested that a canoneer take his place to right the ship during the attack. The ship became stable, J.D. found himself incapacitated by the pirates, but Anthony made short work of the remaining ones and was able to revive him.

J.D., upon awakening, saw a storm ahead and forcibly overthrew the new Captain to tried and steer the Viking's Funeral out of the maelstrom's path. After almost allowing the entire ship to be ripped apart by the storms, Anthony and two of the larger deckhands removed J.D. from the helm, replaced the rightful Captain, and threw the brigand in a cell below deck as they safely emerged on the other side of the storm.

The mutineer's trial was not long, as the crew quickly decided that the only true fate that awaited J.D. was death. J.D. had attempted to strangle himself in his own cell, but failed - and pleaded, struggled, and attempted to reason with the Viking Funeral's crew up until his final moments atop the plank. Having seen enough danger for one trip, and being simply fed up with the brigand's cowardly begging, Anthony Woo took the duty as executioner, shoving J.D. off the plank and into the deep, where his shackles sealed his fate as he sunk quickly to the bottom.

For his bravery and subduing of the mutineer, Anthony Woo was awarded the title of Commodore of the Viking's Funeral, and was later promoted to Captain.