Originally posted here: http://www.piratesahoy.net/threads/a-story-to-unfold.24827/
Oh, and by the way, i thought of an idea.
How about we get nicknames due to certain actions in the game? For example: Nathaniel Hawk is our character, and we lose an eye due to a side quest. After the quest the character's name changes to Nathaniel 'One Eyed' Hawk. Or we attack a ship of the nation that we have a Letter of Marque of. It changes into Nathaniel "The Betrayer" Hawk. Anyway, just an idea.