Oliver

"'So, it's... not gonna cause destruction to me if I have it?' -Oliver, to Chip on receiving Niklaus's compass."Oliver, aka Ollie, is a half-elf boy currently living on the Albatross. He considered a member of the crew and a son by Chip. As an NPC, he is played by Grizzlyplays, aka Grizzly.

Appearance
Oliver is a small half-elf with dark brown hair pulled into a tiny ponytail, with freckles on his face and wearing simple commoner's clothing. He is around 12 years old of age.

After Oliver used the black and gold Desire Compass and it twisted his desire, he suddenly grew to the height of 6'4". He ended up lanky and with stretch marks on the side of his skin because he grew too fast and with a bit of stubble on the chin, longer hair and a more defined face. He returns to his previous appearance in Episode 56.

Personality
Oliver is a somewhat skittish boy who is pretty weak in physical strength, but asks a lot of questions and has a good heart. He can seem a bit awkward at times but is pretty smart and always ready to help out. He is excitable and often wants to help the Riptide Pirates. He is generally quite respectful, even referring to Jay as "Ms. Jay" and being hesitant to pull pranks with Chip. When he thinks he has hurt her in the process, he cries, showing that he is quite empathetic, as well. He sometimes curses due to picking it up from the rest of the crew when excited, but nervously corrects himself each time.

Before getting used to being on The Albatross, he was extremely skittish, nervous and fairly sensitive (rightfully).

Background/History
Oliver was born and raised in Zero on the island of Canella; The Albatrio's starting point for the series. Not too much is known about his family, but he has an unnamed mother, whom he seems to love and miss dearly.

According to his own stories, he had somewhat of a tough life growing up on the island. He was constantly teased and bullied by his classmates, even to the point of some students stealing his clothes while he was in a bathhouse and leaving him with nothing to wear. He appears to not have let the bullying affect him too much, but it also may be a reason for his shyness, awkwardness and general skittish disposition.

One day on the island, Oliver snuck onto an empty Navy boat after, according to him, he fought with his mother. While still on the ship, the owner suddenly boarded and sped off. The owner of this ship was Marshall John, who, inspired by the speeches of two different pirates (Captain Lizzie and Gillion) opted to leave behind his life as a Navy official and search out the pirate captain he looked up to (Lizzie).

John didn't realize Oliver was on board until far into his retreat, and at that point he was unable to turn back - he also notes to the Riptide Pirates later that it must have been fate or destiny for Oliver to have ended up on his ship; an additional reason he had not brought him back. Oliver had been under the former Navy officer's care since then, sailing the seas with him while learning how to manage the ship until John's reunion with Gillion and the other Riptide Pirates. Oliver came over to The Albatross with John, and John forgot about him before leaving. The half-elf boy ended up with their crew, and co-captain Chip immediately took him under his wing, slowly coaxing him out of his shell over time and helping him become less scared, as well as promising to take him home again someday.

After the events on Desire Island, Oliver was given a magical compass imbued with strange, necrotic power by Chip that was created by Niklaus Hendrix to hold onto so that Chip could not be caught for having taken it by Jay or Gillion. While it is not known how many times he used the compass, in Episode 40: The Navy's Armada, it is revealed Ollie had tried to tap into the compass' power to find his way back home. He mentions having used it often, and because of that he physically grew 6+ years in appearance and began to be plagued by constant nightmares (though the specifics of these nightmares are unknown). In Episode 56: Mystery and Misery, after Chip made a deal with Niklaus Hendrix to reverse the effects of the compass on Oliver, he returns to normal and has been fine since.