Pirate Lords
Piracy on Temshai is the domain of the Pirate Lords, titles given to the leaders of the three pirate fleets: Renia's Runners, The Silver Kraken, and The Blacksails. The existence of the fleets is Xirubo's worst-kept secret, but as the Contraband Coast isn't under any nation's dominion, little can be done. With the advent of magical air travel, the Steel Keel shipyard has branched out, and sky piracy is a new scourge on the merchants of Temshai.
The pirates as a whole have only two laws:
The Contraband Coast and all waters within 10 miles of shore are neutral ground; pirates may not attack each other therein
No piracy is permitted on Temshai by anyone not in one of the three pirate fleets.
Those who break the law are hunted down and slain with no mercy.
To settle disputes, the pirate lords have a location somewhere inland, accessible through passes through the Bon'bao mountains, but the location, and even its existence, is a closely-guarded secret.
History
Pirates on Temshai have always operated out of various islands in the Sea of Shards, but resupplying on the islands was difficult due to a lack of resources. When Xirubo was discovered, the problem was solved. Seeing opportunity, Renia, the captain, called in the ship belonging to Yardley Withers, her second-in-command, and they quickly set to work fortifying a bay on the northeastern end of the island. Establishing the town of Broadside Bay, they defended the coast, collecting a profit from all who landed. As word spread of Xirubo's existence, Renia lacked the manpower to simultaneously build her town and ensure visitors were properly taxed, and so she entered into an allegiance with Mizzenbeard, her greatest rival, and with Yardley.
Each built their own town, used as a base of operations, with Renia claiming Broadside Bay for her own, Yardley establishing Cutlass Cove, on the northwest side of Xirubo, and her rival building Schooner's Sanctum in between the two, in 1,539 YA. A shipyard, The Steel Keel, was quickly established between Schooner's Sanctum and Cutlass Cove. Proclaiming themselves the Pirate Lords, the three established dominance over the other pirates, bringing them in line under one of their fleets.
Type
Illicit, Pirate Crew
Subsidiary Organizations
Location
Controlled Territories
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