The Reaver's Republic
The Reaver's Republic is an alliance of pirates and their allies, ruled with consent by the Beggar Queen and her Council of Scoundrels. The Republic considers itself to be at war with the Empire, the Confederacy, Kuasta, and the Alliance, and has been busy the last several years targeting and stealing from military installations along the wide rivers of Illiria. As a result of this pirate's war, the Republic has had little choice but to innovate maritime technology to gain an upper hand, the greatest result of which is the magic submersible Beautiful Storm.
The Council of Scoundrels
The Council convenes in the Merling Court regularly to trade news and discuss strategy. Any member of the Republic can be elevated to the Council if a majority of the Council accepts them. It currently stands at fourteen members plus the Beggar Queen.Known Council Members
- Grace Skalxien, Beggar Queen of the Republic and human captain of the Beautiful Storm
- Zevalsan Firecrowned, Rivaen captain of the River's Revenge
- Sauk Li, human captain of the Firework Marvel
- Kal the Ironhanded, orc captain of the War Dog
- Jer Silnan, Half-Elf captain of the Mother of Waves
- Zhao the Tall, human captain of the Irreverent Priest
- Xi Bonebreaker, human captain of the Gravetide
- Lem the Giant, Halfling captain of the Last Words
- Kirsten One-Eye, Braithstrom captain of the Wailing Noble
- Tom Stormchaser, human captain of the Lady's Favor
- Myeung Zili, human captain of the Laughing Whore
- Ba-zanu the Bald, human captain of the Mirage
- Aisha Nazari, human captain of the Tournament
- Percival Thorne, Half-Orc captain of the Bastard's Joke
- Johanna Giantsbane, Halfling captain of the Wind Totem
Structure
The Reaver's Republic is an alliance of captains, led by the Council of Scoundrels and the Beggar Queen Grace Skalxien. The captains not on the Council vary drastically in loyalty to the Republic, but all are willing to take orders in the name of common survival.
Public Agenda
As pirates united behind the Beggar Queen, the Republic exists solely to protect itself from the great nations of Illiria, to take revenge for any sunken ship, and to 'redistribute tax revenue'.
Assets
Rumor holds that at it's full strength, the Reaver's Republic can raise a thousand ship armada. At the very least, they operate several dozen businesses and spies throughout the continent, desperate to track military movements. The Beggar Queen is said to have recovered a whole horde of sunken treasure, and the Republic flagship is the Beautiful Storm, the only fully submersible warship in existence.
History
Grace Skalxien, niece of King Richard VIII, was enlisted as a sailor and part of a small group of war junks tasked with hunting a group of pirates in and around Lake Marmair. Having grown up witnessing the aftermath of her uncle's Sevenstones War, Grace had spent the last several years working with anti-Empire groups, of which the pirates were one. After staging a mutiny and linking up with the pirates, Grace Skalxian formed the Reaver's Republic and crowned herself the Beggar Queen, and has spent the last nine years convincing other pirate and bandit groups to join to Republic.
"Really, what we do is just unsanctioned taxes."
Founding Date
1436
Type
Guild, Privateers
Capital
Alternative Names
The Peasant's Guild, The Sixth Nation, The Forgotten Fleet
Demonym
Reaver
Leader
Government System
Monarchy, Elective
Economic System
Traditional
Currency
Captains of the Republic pay their crew in wages of Platinum Links, which can be exchanged for an equal amount of treasure at the end of service.
Official State Religion
Location
Controlled Territories
Organization Vehicles
Notable Members
Related Myths
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