They say that on a stormy night, when the wind is howling and the oceans raging, when it should be near impossible for any ships to sail, there is a ship that sails through it all.
The ship glides easily through the waves, the ship is large and colourful with reds, yellows and whites adorning its wood. Its figure head is of a lion, its mane could cause it to be mistaken for a sunflower at first glance, and it has crossed bones behind it. The flag and sails both have a jolly roger on them, a skull and crossbones with a strawhat.
This ship also isn't quite there, whenever it is seen, it is surrounded by a thin layer of mist and it shimmers like it is not truly solid. Most people call it a Ghost Ship that haunts the ocean, but whenever people see it, they never fear it, the ship instills a sense of hope and joy within them. It's not just seeing the ship that is so strange, but what they can hear. Whenever it is seen, joyous laughter can he heard from it, a voice cheering in happiness about sailing the ocean. Eight other voices are always heard along with it, all varying in tone and pitch but they all hold the same amount of joy. They are what makes the ship seem so alive.
Sometimes people are seen running over the ships decks, and up the ropes. And there is almost always the figure of a black haired man sitting on the lions head, a tattered strawhat on his head and a wide grin just about visible.
If you see this ship, it is said you will have a blessed and joyous life.
The ships crew are forever in a eternal voyage, traveling across ocean's for the rest of eternity. Seeking new adventures even in death...
The people with the most freedom on all the seas , The Straw Hat Pirates.