Bunny Free

Bunny Free

As shadow can sometimes toss the wild and the weird on the shores of Amber,its not a surprise that someone like Bunny Free would make a big enough pest of himself that military action was needed.

Bunny Free was a comedian, a pirate, a bon vivant, a wine collector of note,a Broken Pattern adapt, and above all a first class madman.

Born in the city of Gorsali in the shadow of Larengar, he was an adapt of Erasumus Braldig. He developed steam powered ships and began raiding Amber trade routes across a dozen shadows. His ships had an unconventional policy of using as little violence as possible. Pacifist pirates. Stun magic, sleep gases.

His mention in this tome comes from an accidental incident that got out of hand of all participants. Frequently called Bunny Free's Siege. As the master of a fleet of over 40 ships ranging in technological levels he orchestrated piracy across shadow, while keeping his violent activities out of the shadow of Larengar in order to fence items acquired at sea.

His fleet attacked a group of 7 ships on a well-traveled cross-shadow shipping lane. Out numbering them 3 to 1 he forced them into a small cove and blocked their exit. Sending several ship to board the ships. There he discovered that the ship was carrying a vast fortune to Amber as well as Queen Clarissa of Amber's and her shadow family.

Soon the military situation got out of hand as forces of Amber and Bunny Free's forces ground into a standoff. Weeks passed. The details of the who and why could fill a volume as friends and foe joined one side or another. Bunny was a known advocate of peaceful solutions, as well as peaceful piracy, he had supporters and detractors crossing many levels of social strata. Queen Clarissa was known as quite fiery and fun-loving and there is a great deal of evidence that she was responsible for many of the arguments in the negotiations and the increasingly bizarre requirements for her upkeep and entertainment, trying to drag the Siege on as she was having a great deal of fun with Bunny and his peaceful comedy troupe of pirates. Bunny and Clarissa were surprised by the outpouring of anger and support.

In the end, Admiral Jopin of Talgwin lead a force into battle and broke the siege. Free's forces were demolished, an outpouring of disproportional violence compared the the carnival like climate of the event. Bunny barely escaped with his life, fleeing into shadow, and escaping detection. Clarissa denied having any involvement in the ludicrous demands of her captor

In recent years he has appeared in Adrian's Dramaturgy. He does not maintain a regular venue, but is a familiar face at many productions.

Many believe/fear that he might one day achieve a Lordship in Mandalay.