To those that believe in luck, let me tell you of an old tale. One that hints of ways to bring fortune on your side.

You see, me and my crew one day where decorating the ship with all sorts of skulls. We managed to mount one skull on the back of the ship like so.

After selling out bounties, we decided to leave that one skull on the back. Just cause it look cool. What happened next was what I can only describe as moment of extreme luck.

So we set sell on a typical merchant voyage. Pigs and snakes, the usual. As soon as we set out, we spotted a shipwreck right off the port side. Salvaging the wreck we got not only a captains chest, but also a couple of spices. Pretty good so far... but that wasn't all. Moments later when we docked on the shore of our first island we found our second captains chest. After a bit we left the island and found yet another shipwreck... and of course it would have another captains. We headed to port and when we were about to dock a sloop came up upon us cannons blazing. After a simple barrel bomb, we sunk it. Of course the sloop would be carrying a bunch of skulls and ANOTHER captains.

So naturally we believed it to be the greedy soul of our hateful bounty skull guiding our journey to gold!. We kissed our skull and sold it last. As our voyage was done.

Now everytime I get a skull, I mount it on the stern, my crews always ask why and soon they understand as our luck begins to improve. So my fellow pirates take note and follow the lesson.

A hateful bounty skull place on the stern, will bring plenty of profit you soon shall learn.

Also heres a pic of one placed on the sloop for all you sloopers out there in need of luck and good fortune.