Thanks for the welcome!
I am very much leaning towards a pirate, the more I think about it the more I like the idea. Though, now the question is, should I have a pirate that can do magic? At first I wasn't sure if I could have a pirate with magic abilities, but since you said I could, this opens up a whole new can of possibilities!
This is so exciting! I may have a bunch of questions coming up soon as I start working on my character. There is so much information to take in, I feel like I may miss some things or get lost. It's a bit overwhelming and intimidating.