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Pirates of the West

General Information

• No overall organization
• Generally have nicknames/epithets
• Have a rough pecking order based on reputation
• Generally only have three titles
  • Captain – denotes a pirate who owns/runs a ship
  • Admiral – denotes a pirate who owns/runs several ships
  • King – denotes a pirate who owns/runs enough ships to take over a decently sized country.
• Famous pirates are often challenged by young punks looking to make names for themselves.
• There is no official code of the pirates, but there are a few rules of thumb used by smarter or more experienced pirates
  • Don’t shit where you eat (if you are currently based out of somewhere, don’t attack boats going to or from that place)
  • No matter how rich the loot, you have to live to spend it (if it looks like you are going to lose/die, run the heck away.)
  • If you eat all the oysters, you don’t get no more pearls (stealing, looting, etc. is all well and good, but killing too many merchants attracts the Realm’s attention and causes shipping to dry up)

(In)Famous Pirates

Morey Darktide – A Solar Pirate sailing under the flag of Skullstone, he raids places that the Silver Prince doesn't like.

Child of the Sun and Sea (Yoko) - A Solar Pirate who appears to have a grudge against the Coral Archipelago.

Sesus Rike, The Red Noble - A Fire Aspect Swashbuckler known for his charm and brutality.

Flowing Dolphin, The Sea Sage - An Air Aspect who loots First Age ruins and targets people with artifacts.

Virun, The Sea Sage - An Air Aspect who loots First Age ruins and targets people with artifacts.

Seventh Shark - Pirate Captain of the Scarlet Axe, he is as brutal as his name.

Sagacious Jackal - Pirate Captain of the Vermillion Sword, he was kicked out of the Kalas Balan Dojo for excessive force.

Granite Bear - Pirate Captain of the Deadly Hammer, he uses a daiklave, even though he is no exalt.

Veiled Serpent - Pirate Captain of the Invisible Knife, she is not spoken of.

Stalwart Steel - Pirate Captain of the Golden Thunderhead, he is known for only stealing from Pirates.

Pale Hunter - Pirate Captain of the Triumphant Storm, he is a normal pirate.

Legendary Pirates of the First Age

The Dread Pirate Lucius: A First Age Dawn famed for his bloodthirty nature, crack pirate crew, and never taking prisoners. Stole lots of treasure before being captured and execuited by the authorities. The whereabouts of his treasure remain unknown.

Brilliant Rain, the Mastermind: A First Age Twilight famed for the intricate perfection of her plans. Eventually committed suicide to prevent being taken in to the Deleberative. It has been assumed that this was partially to keep the location of her treasure secret. It still has yet to be found.

Hidden Mist, the Shadow Pirate: A First Age Night famed for his ability to cause ships to simply vanish. Eventually vanished himself. It is unkown what happened to his treasure.

Pirate Legends

The stories say that when a pirate is about to die he is sometimes offered a choice. He can die and take 'is chances in the next life or he can hire on with Davy Jones and continue to loot and pillage for all eternity.

The truth of this is that, once, a long time ago, there was an ocean spirit named Davy Jones, who would save exceptional sailors from death in exchange for their worship. The really exceptional sailors would be offered a chance to work on his pleasure ship (being of course allowed to sample the delights while off duty). A deathlord heard of this, killed the spirit, and took over the name and custom, after suitably distorting it. Sailors who sign on with the current Davy Jones become Ghosts or, if he likes them, Abyssals.