Bo'sun is a title for a second-in-command aboard a ship in Magnamund.
Etymology[]
The term is likely derived from the English term boatswain, shortened forms bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun.
List of known Bo'sun[]
Ship | Captain | Bo'sun | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Skyrider | Banedon | Nolrim | [1] |
Starstrider | Acraban | Gora | [2] |
Bo'suns are not limited to the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star's skyships, although none outside of them are named. A Drakkarim ironclad warship in The Masters of Darkness has a Bo'sun,[3] as does the Siyenese ship Seasprite in The Buccaneers of Shadaki.[4]