Duke Dougal

Duke Dougal was a character in the Airship Pirates storyline. He was the duke of Averdeen, an island region east of the North Argean sea.

Backstory
It is known that Dougal was the Duke of Averdeen east of the Argean. At some time, he studied alongside with Grand heirophant Hughes Niblo into the concept of the world they were living in, in particular the life creation engine. It is known that he was married, and had one daughter

When the war of Acquisition broke out, the Silver Empire conquered Averdeen, during which the Duke's wife was killed. After the war turns in the Kingdom's favor, Averdeen is reclaimed by the Kingdom. However, during the battle, Dougal's daughter is killed by a bomb after leaving the bomb shelter to meet Captain Thompson, a Royal Navy officer she had fallen in love with.

The incidents caused great grief for the duke, and began a conspiracy for bringing about the Second Age of Darkness. He managed to recruit Captain Thompson, who was assigned to conduct the air trials of HMA Vociferous, a modified Behemoth-class ship. During the trials, Captain Thomson took the ship to a secret location and handed over to the Duke. After equipping it with his inventions, he managed to capture the HMA Forester, and later the Goliath.

Later, he ans his conspirators manages to take the palace staff hostage. At the same time, he assembles a machine that resurrects the ender dragon, sends it back to the end and brings about the Second Age of Darkness