1. Yes, and it was my first time making art too, so it was a learning experience :)
2. The bigger the dot, the more the stat will change, but you don't know the direction of the change.
3. If by Port Governor's offer you mean the 100,000 gold reward and hand in marriage, that was the bounty on -your- head that someone else got to collect :D. That's what happens when the Black Flag maxes out.
