Janthina
Gunner of the Yo-ho Yoyos
Puts into Port on Turtle Island in the Diamond Archipelago

Education
Yo-ho Yoyos Officer Training, graduated October 2003.
Tedv's Shop Manager Training, graduated April 2004.
Black Death Statwhore Training, graduated (magna cum ultimata) May 2004.
Skills
Apoth, Weaver, Tailor, Distillery, Ironmonger shop management experience.
Carp/Gunner extraordinaire.
Decent at swordfighting and seafaring.
Writes great parody lyrics.
Has entire ocean memorized.
Work Experience
Tailor Owner and Sole Manager
Turban Outfitters, Jorvik Island, Ruby Archipelago
May 2005 - Present
- Responsible for stocking male and female clothing racks.
- Keeping cloth stocked at the tailor, by regular cloth runs to the auxiliary weavery stall on Cranberry.
- Keeping every possible color and clothing item orderable.
Weavery & Distillery Stall Owner
Janthina's Weaving / Distilling Stall, Cranberry Island, Ruby Archipelago
May 2005 - Present
- Keeping supplies stocked at the weavery, through dye runs from Turtle and mineral runs from various places.
- Keeping up with hemp/wood bids and sugar cane runs for the distillery. Selling enough rum to pay taxes while the distillery produces Hemp Oil for my apoth stall at a low price.
Tailor and Weavery Owner and Sole Manager
Coats of Many Colors / Our Daily Thread, Endurance Island, Opal Archipelago
October 2004 - May 2005
- Responsible for stocking male and female clothing racks.
- Spent "face time" in shop, helping to boost sales and bring people to Endurance Island.
- Monitored ocean clothing prices to keep my prices lower, enticing people to spend money at such a distant location.
- Kept cloth stocked at the tailor, kept supplies stocked at the weavery, through regular Hemp runs to Nu.
- Kept every possible color and clothing item orderable through a supply of appropriate herbs, minerals, and cloth.
Ironmonger Assistant Manager
The Sword is My Savior, Endurance Island, Opal Archipelago
October 2004 - Present
References: Phin, Demonyaj, Chernabog
- Responsible for keeping iron and wood supplied to the IM
- Working with a local apothecary to supply enamels
- Keeping cannonballs ordered in the shop queue; adjusting prices accordingly for supply and demand
Turtle Island Governor
Turtle Island, Diamond Archipelago
August 2004 - May 2005
References: Skooshy, Cioj, Llama, Sanders, Booklegger, Fluffycloud
- Revamped Navy to be more efficient for inter-arch. Added Coral route.
- Kept taxes low. Monitored prices of Turtle shops in general.
- Kept rum and shot prices reasonable for pillagers.
- Fielded a bazillion /tells a day about the island.
- Organized island defense plan.
Apothecary Stall Owner
Janthina's Apothecary Stall, Jorvik Island -> Turtle Island
June 2004 - Present
- Foraging and market-buying herbs
- Monitoring dockside prices and adjusting accordingly to stay competitive and make a profit
- Ramped up new commodities for the apoth upgrade
- Longest continually-running apoth stall on Turtle Island
Tailor Head Manager, Weavery Assistant Manager
Fall Fashions / Weave it To Me, Turtle Island, Diamond Archipelago
June 2004 - September 2004
References: Chernabog, Phin, Spotty
- Responsible for stocking the female clothing rack. Tracked rack sales and kept track of pricing, and popular colors and clothing items.
- Devised clothes buying/pricing scheme for the rack.
- Spent significant "face time" in shop, building up customer relationships and bringing in new customers.
- Sailed all over the ocean pricing cloth in various weaveries.
- Consulted with other manager on a regular basis to come up with labor solutions and brainstorm other business propositions and economic solutions.
- Edited and revamped shop news on a regular basis.
- Attempted to keep unique items (laurels, crowns) orderable, and on the rack for "costume" opportunities.
- Regularly did cloth orders for the tailor at the weavery.
- Operated an apoth stall to supply weavery with cheap dye.
- Foraged herbs and minerals for the weavery.
- Ran trade routes to/from market islands for the weavery supply.
(Almost all of these duties were split with Chernabog, who was the best co-manager a person could ever hope for in a million years. Our intellect and skill sets and talents complimented each other wonderfully, even if he never did learn to appreciate my sense of humor.)
Tailor Assistant Manager
Oedipus Racks, Cnossos Island, Diamond Archipelago
March 2004 - June 2004
References: Tedv
- Helped out to buy new stock for all clothes racks.
- Bought used clothing for the rack.
- Did hemp runs and inter-arch cloth runs for the shop several times a week.
(I was basically an apprentice to Tedv for a month or two at his very first shop, learning the tools of the trade and general economics and tailoring)
Crew List
Yo-ho Yoyos, Opulence, September 2003 - October 2003
Yo-ho Yo-yos, Looterati, October 2003 - March 2004 ( - Present as an alt)
Black Death, Nyx's Scions / The Union, March 2004 - September 2004
Llyr's Pact, Carpe Noctem, September 2004 - November 2004
Fifth Fist of Th'Misfits, Tyr's Own, January 2004 - September 2005
Yo-ho Yo-yos, Looterati, September 2005 - present