Tim Desmond

Tim Desmond served as galley boy on Captain Avery's pirate ship, cooking for the crew amid smuggling runs and raids along Cornwall's coast. Lowest in rank, he supported hardened sailors like Pike and Cherub during their treasure-building voyages. Dead by the time of the narrative, his name marks true knowledge of Avery's inner circle—Ringwood, Smallbeer, Gurney—tested in riddles amid the hunt for the captain's cursed gold hoard.