Piracy

Piracy is a huge impact on the economy and societal structure of Lorewick. Naucts are generally associate with it for their sea faring nature though in reality anyone can be a pirate. Those involved in voyages know what a menace they can be. From the sailor aboard it, to the investor who just lost his money. People in the high up capitals and wizard towers it's seen in a more romantic lense through years of seeing them appear in plays, novels, and other forms of entertainment. When calculating the risks of a voyage pirates are treated like any other natural disaster.
During the warring states period of Kingdom of Blood pirate clans would be bought out by various warlords hoping to gain an advantage on the sea while they managed the land. These pirate clans will also appear quite frequently in places where political control is weakening such as Talgren after it's destruction and various Mordesent territories as Mordesent loses control in civil war.
Pirate Clans Many nations have issues exhibiting control over the seas and instead of maintaining a standing navy, modern countries will use mercenary clans  and guilds of pirates to. These organizations tend to go into several businesses such as outright piracy, buccaneering, protection rackets, and smuggling. Though in recent years with the rise of such clans as the Sea Lords and Trogawa have put time into developing banks and investments.
Delgue Recently, a nation of pirates has arose causing a ruckus amungst the countries as they lose their precious sea towns and have mass coordinated attacks on their navies.