The Ballad of Tom Cutter

There was one thing that always bothered Captain Tom Cutter about his own origin story, and that was that it simply didn't fit the theme. The stories of all the greatest pirates began with storms, seas and bloodshed on deck. Yet here he was, only son of a noble family thrust into a world he could never have truly known how to handle. Now he was one of the most notorious men in history, but how did he get here?