Quote: "otherwise he looks too much like a musketeer"
in fact i wanted him to look like musketeer. In early 17century everybody looked like that, it was just general fashion to be drest like that. There were no diferencies between hove people dressed. Nobleman, soldier, pirate, merchant all were dressed in the same fassion. just look at pictures of greatest pirates ..no wooden legs, no eyepatches and no parrots ...all this is just a image which was created much later by romantical writers
Ewen black flags with skull was in use just from 18th century. Earlier pirates used flags of their nations or just simple red flag, which was general signal for attack and hostility commonly used in navy.
...those highlights ...yes you right i should tone them bit down