SECRETS: The nature of his relationship to the Keeper of the Code ( More a secret to him than anyone else if truth be told ) – his lamentable habit of caring for men of the Royal Navy and EITC destined to be his bane ( Fitzwilliam, Beckett and Norrington respectively ) – the nightmares that plague his dreams ( of abuse, of betrayal, of memories, of guilt ) – the lengths he went to in order to raise the Wicked Wench and thus create the nigh-mythical ship the Black Pearl ( Known only to himself and Davy Jones until matters shift in DMC ) – How deeply he loves and how profoundly he can be wounded ( the fact that for all he has been through and all he has seen, for all the times he has been betrayed, for as often as he is thrown away and he swears upon himself never again – at the end of the day, he believes in people, he believes in saving others and in doing what is right by his morals, even when it is not right by him and he knows in his heart he will never hear thanks for a damn whit of it ) – The locations and details of many a cursed treasure enough to rival Captain Ward themselves.

SAVVIES: His knowledge of the sea, particularly the Caribbean, is rival to none. His understanding of ships, their structure and capabilities, has been notable since he was no more than five years old. He has complete control of his accent – capable of passing for English nobility as surely as an uneducated pirate whelp depending on what need he must serve at any given time.