Jim was born to and extremely wealthy family which his parents owned the island in 1721. He lived and played in Raven's Cove but three years into his life, the island was invaded by first Lord Cutler Beckett and the EITC then Jolly Roger both claiming to give them the island or risk death. After three weeks the two leaders showed up claiming war, his parents shipped Jim off with his second Uncle Daken under a British navy ship, the Island sank due to war and a Curse. They were attacked while on their way to Tortuga to start a new life, Jim made time fly playing with a Jewel encrusted Dagger which was given to him by the ship's captain James Sterling their time to Port Royal was stalled by other Pirates and the EITC. Instead of spending a year going to Tortuga they instead spent many years