# Corsair
Corsair is a role in SlashTHEM based on this Pirate YANI. It has changed slightly from the initial implementation and the source notes that there may be an eventual implementation of the Voodou abilities mentioned there. Like Pirate, Corsair know many items by their Pirate names. Corsair was previously renamed from Korsair in 0.9.3.
Their first sacrifice gift is the Queen's Guard.

Contents

1 Skills
2 Techniques
3 Intrinsics
4 Starting equipment
5 Rank titles
6 Quest
7 Strategy
8 Gods

Skills

Corsair skills

Max
Skills

Basic

Weapons: pick-axe, short sword, dart
Spells: divination

Skilled

Weapons: long sword, knife, axe, polearms, spear, trident, firearms
Combat: bare-handed combat

Expert

Weapons: dagger, scimitar, whip, saber
Combat: two weapon combat
Spells: attack

The Corsair's special spell is cause fear.  Spell success is determined by intelligence.

Techniques
Corsair do not gain any specific techniques in SlashTHEM.

Intrinsics
XL 1: Swimming
XL 2: Searching
XL 7: Stealth
attrib.c line 187

Starting equipment
a +1 scimitar (cutlass)
7 +1 daggers
a random ring
an oilskin sack
a blessed potion of booze (rum)
a random tin
a cram ration
a random figurine
u_init.c line 411
The Corsair also starts with a random amount of gold (1-300) and a randomized pet that is one of:

a little dog
a kitten
a sewer rat
a monkey named Ugga-Ugga
a baby crocodile named Snappy
dog.c line 48 - pet_type()
dog.c line 187 - makedog()

Rank titles
In SlashTHEM, the status line shows you to be one of the following ranks when you reach the specified experience level:

XL 1-2: Lubber
XL 3-5: Swabby
XL 6-9: Deckhand
XL 10-13: Bilge Rat
XL 14-17: Helms[wo]man
XL 18-21: Navigator
XL 22-25: Bosun
XL 26-29: Mate
XL 30: Commodore
SlashTHEM role.c line 249

Quest
The quest sees the Corsair fighting Spearathan in the Grotto of Souls for the Pearl of Wisdom, a neutral ring of wisdom which provides magic resistance when carried, shock resistance and half physical damage when worn, and can be invoked as a scroll of magic mapping.
artilist.h line 783

Strategy
The early game of a Corsair plays much like a Rogue. Their +1 daggers are superb for dealing with early enemies at range in addition to their helpful oilskin sack. However, their limited HP will become a factor during the midgame unless they can find ways to compensate for it. Their first sacrifice gift Queen's Guard is a definite boon for damage output but is not incredibly impressive. If their build allows for it, Corsairs can take advantage of their expert skill in twoweapon to increase their damage output significantly to bridge the midgame deficit. Their quest artifact Pearl of Wisdom grants slotless magic resistance, which can free up other precious equipment slots. Its other properties are less interesting. The base item ring of wisdom is not generally a desirable use of a ring slot, and the half physical damage is slightly overshadowed by the Hand of Vecna. The invokable magic mapping is typically a convenience boost by the time they acquire it, but can be handy for mapping SlashTHEM's lengthy gehennom especially in locating Vlad's Tower.

Gods
The SlashTHEM pantheon for Corsair is taken from Haitian Vodou[1].

Lawful: Erzulie Freda
Neutral: Marassa Jumeaux
Chaotic: Papa Legba