My protagonists are pirates. They're jerks with a few scruples, but they're still jerks. Which leaves me with a strange problem: how to best vilify their chief antagonist. I have a basic personality for him (arrogant, stern, and obsessive-compulsive), but I'm at a loss as to how to make him "villainous" enough when the protagonists aren't exactly Captain Feathersword. He's also a Royal Navy captain, which puts a limit on what he can do. After all, you can't torch a port village without the Admirality taking offense! His "villainy" also has to be subtle enough to be lost on the ship's chaplain.
Any advice? Just keep it PG, please. Thanks!
Any advice? Just keep it PG, please. Thanks!