Jean La Fortune

Jean La Fortune is a hostile non-player character (NPC) and one of the two pirate leaders in Anno 1800. He can be found in the New World.

Island[]

Background[]

It is one thing to fight for yourself, but another to you put your life on the line for someone else. Jean’s story is not so much a personal tragedy as a passionate dream of independence and freedom. And for that, he is willing to take on anyone and everyone to fulfill this dream. But it is not easy to live the life of an outlaw, especially if your dream puts the life of your family on the line.
When sailing under the black flag, his mind is always with his beloved wife and kids at home, well knowing that every battle could be the end for him as he takes the fight time and time again to a crumbling oppressive empire. As a man with strong convictions and principles, Jean is less aggressive than the vengeful Anne, though you may find him much harder to predict.

Diplomacy[]

Unlike his Old World counterpart, Jean's diplomatic status with the player upon encountering for the first time is "peaceful".

Apart from the varying results from "Flattering", "Insulting" and "Offering Gifts" depending on their likeliness, the relationship with Jean can be affected with the following:

Action / Condition	Reputation Change
Positive Influences
Increasing military strength	+2
Destroying ships of other competitors	+1
Signing a peace agreement with Bente Jorgensen, George Smith or Dr. Hugo Mercier	+8
Signing a trade agreement with Bente Jorgensen, George Smith or Dr. Hugo Mercier	+2
Signing an alliance agreement with Bente Jorgensen, George Smith or Dr. Hugo Mercier	+5
Declaring war against Artur Gasparov, Carl Leonard von Malching or Admiral Vicente Silva	+8
Negative Influences
Using propaganda	-5
Rejecting his diplomatic offer	-4
Having strict working conditions	-3
Destroying his ships	-1
Signing a peace agreement with Artur Gasparov, Carl Leonard von Malching or Admiral Vicente Silva	-8
Signing a trade agreement with Artur Gasparov, Carl Leonard von Malching or Admiral Vicente Silva	-2
Signing an alliance agreement with Artur Gasparov, Carl Leonard von Malching or Admiral Vicente Silva	-5
Declaring war against Bente Jorgensen, George Smith or Dr. Hugo Mercier	-8

Active trade[]

In order to trade with Jean La Fortune a trade agreement needs to be established via diplomacy.

Goods[]

The table below lists goods offered and requested by Jean La Fortune, depending on the game progression. Maximum amount of offered goods is 150 tons, the goods are replenished at a certain rate per minute, depending on the game progression and difficulty setting of the restock rates. Different colours and position in the cell of the table indicate different difficulty settings: common (top value), medium (middle value) and rare (bottom value). The sign "–" indicates the good is not offered or requested at the certain stage of the game.

Good	Price	Restock rate in tons per minute according to game progression and difficulty setting
Good	Price	Mid Game	Late-Mid Game	Late Game	End Game
Goods offered for sale
Sails	86	4 3 2	5 3.75 2.5	6 4.5 3	7 5.25 3.5
Weapons	570	1.5 1.125 0.75	2 1.5 1	3 2.25 1.5	5 3.75 2.5
Gold	2770	–	3 2.25 1.5	4 3 2	6 4.5 3
Advanced Weapons	24110	–	–	1 0.75 0.5	3 2.25 1.5
Goods bought for special price
Schnapps	80	+	+	+	+
Beer	1040	+	+	+	+
Rum	96	+	+	+	+

Ships[]

Jean La Fortune can sell and buy ships from the player. The table below lists ships offered by Jean, depending on the game progression or other specific requirements. The number of ships offered at a time also depends on the game progression, and there is a certain chance of each ship being offered for sale. The sign "–" indicates the ship is not offered at the certain stage of the game.

Ship	Price	Game progression / Unlock condition / Spawn chance
Ship	Price	Mid Game	Late-Mid Game	Late Game	End Game
Number of ships being sold		1	1	1	2
Pirate Gunboat	25000	50%	33.3%	14.3%	14.3%
Pirate Frigate	40000	50%	33.3%	14.3%	14.3%
Pirate Ship of the Line	100000	–	33.3%	14.3%	14.3%
Pirate Monitor	500000	–	–	14.3%	14.3%
Pyrphorian Monitor	500000	–	–	14.3%	14.3%
Pyrphorian Warship	700000	–	–	14.3%	14.3%
Pyrphorian Battle Cruiser	1200000	–	–	14.3%	14.3%

Items[]

Presently these are merely observed items; for additional information on any items, see here. Purchase prices for the following seem to be, in all cases, 1/4 the original price.

Items	Price
18-Pounder Long Gun	79000
Ship Toolbox	26000
Vice-Admiral Romanov	365700
Ship Tool Chest	87000
"Blown-Apart" 12-Pounder	234800
Melinite Shells	6600
Midshipman	29800
Trunnion Mortar	26000
Double Canister Shot	13000
Ensign	10000
Congrave Rocket	23000
Mate	5400

Historical Context[]

While Jean is somewhat hard to pin down, his nation is not. "High Mountain" is very clearly based on the historical nation of Haiti, whose name means "land of high mountains" in Taino, and which suffered decades of international isolation and retribution for its successful slave revolution from the French Empire in the early 1800s. Haiti had also previously been known as one of the centers of Caribbean piracy -- the infamous pirate freeport of Tortuga lies just off its north coast.

Jean la Fortune himself is clearly inspired by Haiti's anti-slavery revolutionary leaders, Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, though more in role than in direct personality or characteristics (with closer parallels to Louverture). His awkward political position between the Empire and La Corona reflects that of Haiti -- though their revolution from the French Empire might make them natural targets for France's perpetual enemies in Great Britain, Haiti's status as a state born of slave rebellion threatened the economic status quo in Britain and America, encouraging them to try and quash the state lest their own slaves and colonial subjects get ideas.