Captain Kofu

A burely old frigate captain of 73 years - has served as a ship captain for some 43 years for the royal Tazmanian shipping fleet. Walks with a wobble and a cane - his chin wavers three time for every wobble and his pale white hair glows in the shimmering moonlight. On sea however, he walks with a proud stature and erect back. Always feeling at home on the water - he didn't step on land for over 21 years (one reason he's so wobbly on land) - gained the reputation as one of the best captains of all time.

Never losing a cargo (although oft losing a deck hand) he has piloted vessels through all waters and all weathers. Speaking with a heavy Australian accent through non-existant lips and a wheeze - he takes his cargo (both legal and illegal) effortlessly to port. Only it's usually the wrong port. Being a staunch anti capitalist - he often sells his cargo - at an exaggerated price - to non capitalist needful countries or groups, and then uses some of the money to pay for a second cargo which is shipped via another vessel to the intended port. It is the embargo breaking sympathy that has earned him huge regard amongst illegal, rebel, communist and socialist governments and groups. A virtual robin hood of the high seas.

It was thus that he found himself transporting a large group of Cuban militia men in 1957 to the island of Tazmania (if he was ever found for doing so would have been branded a traitor) where the men stormed the beach but failed to persuade the locals to join their cause in taking over the island for Cuban use and thus disbanded and returned to the ship, where, free of charge, he took them back to Cuba. This earned him high marks with Castro - who realized his talents and his connections could benefit Lord's and it's entrepurnurialism.

Captain Kofu, is never seen without his pet salamander, Frank, who is named after Kofu's favorite entertainer, Frank Sinatra. Kofu picked up Frank on a routine ship-redirection to Peru under the assumption that he could get a better price for his cargo of powdered milk in Peru rather than the original shipment location of St. John's. Of course, this required Kofu to repackage the shipment to resemble the world's purest cocaine, but this was a task easily accomplished for a man with connections like Kofu.

His salamander, Frank, is actually a carrier for a rare strain of Peruvian Syphilius that can only be transmitted by it's saliva filled bite, and is a threat to any of Kofu's adversaries. Over the years, he has taught Frank to walk only on his hind legs, which makes onlookers very uncomfortable for obvious reasons; furthermore, Frank is always kept on a leash by Kofu because of his out-of-control temper. Kofu is also known as the key bellwether of a group of similar minded high seas lovers that is working to establish the world's first floating town that will attempt to be self-sufficient and under it's own governmental rule….he has called it Kofuville. The town will be at the mercy of the high seas as to where it travels, as it will have no steering power or anchoring device. Kofu is hoping that their community's government can receive international recognition.