Sea Kings

Many people have heard the tales of the Sea Kings, a band of scoundrels that have the power of the seas and can call upon the storms themselves to strike down their enemies, a tale that might as well be true considering the destruction they leave behind. - Imperial Sailor

Structure

Commodore of the Fleet: A title held by one captain that has authority over all ships within the pirate fleets, giving orders to any of them to carry out tasks and to organize them for large-scale missions.
Fleet Captain: A title given to a captain to have authority over a single fleet and allows them to use them as they please so long as they have authority given to them by the Commodore.
Captain: Each ship has a captain to maintain order on them and answer directly to the Fleet Captain. Their tasks often involve carrying out orders and maintaining the crew's needs and morale to keep them in top condition.
First Mate: The second in command of a captain that ensures that all the captain's orders are followed and relays all information on the ship's condition and that of the crew in order to make the best decisions for it.
Quartermaster: A ships require a quartermaster to maintain order on a ship and ensure that the rules are followed, along with maintaining the ship. Anyone who broke the roles as published by them and made an example to warn others.

Culture

Being a Member

It seems that you have found yourself amongst some of the most infamous pirates to have ever sailed the seas. To be a Sea King is not just a means to pillage and plunder in order to gain wealth, its true meaning is so much more. Many of us were rejected and wronged by the world that refused to accept us for who we are. Leading to much pain and suffering that was placed upon us as we tried to live our lives as best we could. But soon we realized that idea was not possible and now we reject the world so we can truly decide our fate. For all who stand under our banner shall be kings to do as they please and take what they want. The riches that are hoarded by the power shall be taken as payment for all that have wronged us to do as we, please. For as long as we sail up the high seas we shall know true freedom and fight to hold onto it till our dying breath.

What People Think of You

Due to the Sea Kings taking up the role of piracy over the years, much of the known world has a bounty on them in one place or the other, especially in the Vatian Empire where they frequently raid coastal settlements and merchant ships. All that sail the seas know of them and pray that they not meet one of their ships and be attacked by them, as they are believed to have powerful magic on their side. When in fact they are one of the few who know groups in the world to use Black power for their cannons and their flintlocks that give them power and it is often sought by all who seek its power. But they have allies as well, other pirate crews that allie with them to maintain power and protection, along with the Hyperion League working together to achieve their only goal, the liberation of Hyperia from the empire.

Public Agenda

To bring the empire crashing down and get rich while doing it. Along with making our mark on the world through fame and adventure.

Assets

Ships: No decent pirate can plunder the high seas without a ship, which is why Sea Kings have acquired dozens upon dozens of ships to expand their reach and influence to raid more.
Black Powder : A powerful powder known for its explosive reactions and being coveted by the few who know how to make it, because of this these pirates can build cannons and guns to have a technological advantage over most of the world.
Riches: After many years of raiding and plundering ships and ports, troves of riches have been built to buy weapons, ships, and people to achieve goals.
Strongholds: Several bases of operations are held by the Sea Kings to maintain control over certain regions to gain access to trade lanes to raid and store their wealth from those that would try and take it.
Agents: Due to the many crews that make up the kings, dozens of its members have become informants and spies to relay information to them to plan attacks and exploit weaknesses.

History

Forced Together

The Sea Kings' creation was an accident that turned into a maelstrom before anyone realized it. For all of its members were forced to join with no choice in the matter. Being conscripted into the Imperial Navy to be nothing more than a cheaper way to maintain itself. Its occupants were both criminals to clear out the empire's many prisons and sailors abducted by press gangs. They would be forced to maintain their ship and man it with conditions that were often harsh and cruel as they were often watched over by soldiers and imperial officers that pushed them to work harder. The crew that would be stationed on the Blue Horizon would have a different fate, however. As certain individuals would see them be liberated from their jailors.
Chief among them would be Arvin Tideborn, Jackson Derby, and Duncan Brookes. Through them, they conspired and planned for many months waiting for the right moment to strike. until one day, the ship was caught in a storm, and in the violent chaos, the crew overpowered their captors. However, they were unable to think of what they were to do with their freedom, bickering and arguing about how they were keeping it as they were now wanted men once the empire caught wind of their mutiny. They looked to Arvin for guidance as he was the one who started it all and he simply said that it would be better to live free, rather than chained down by the law that had put them on this ship. The majority of the crew sided with him and made him the captain. Taking up piracy and took up the name the Sea Kings believing that they should be treated like kings in their own right. But their legend and fame would start out slow and difficult like any other.

Trying to Make a Name for Themselves

Like any pirate that ever lived in the lands of men, they know that there is only one place where they can truly find refuge in a world that wishes to hunt them down. That particular place would be the Isles of Refuge, a large series of islands that have all sorts of individuals and makes anyone difficult to find. Making it the perfect place to set up a base of operations for a pirate crew. The first few weeks staying there mostly drinking and celebrating their newfound freedom and blowing off steam from all abuse that they experienced as conscripts for months. They were not in a hurry either as no one would know what had happened to the ship for weeks until they thought it sank, captured or a mutiny had transpired. It was best that they remained quiet for now to better prepare for what was to come. After that, they started with small imperial ships and later larger ones as their numbers grew, but they were considered insignificant as the empire dealt with many pirates like them. They did make some decent loot from their plundering though and enjoyed it on drinking and partying when they got back to the isles.
But Arvin wanted to make the empire pay for their transgressions and decided to raid an imperial harbor in the isles known as White Harbor to steal ships and grow their fleet. Many of the crews of the ships were asleep without anyone realizing that they were in the harbor. It started out promising for them as they sailed in the dead of night, but the plan backfired and resulted in the battle of White Harbor. Though they were not able to capture any ships, they managed to set several of them on fire to ensure that they could not be used by the empire again. Leaving a quarter of the crew dead and fleeing the isles as the empire began crackdowns on piracy in the region. Sailing all the way to the Continent of Dageth where their fates would be changed forever.

From Nobodies to Infamous

In a small stranded boat out of the sea, they found a Dwarf by the name of Burbuck BrownBeard, and in his possession was the desire of every nation to achieve a new age of warfare, Black Powder. It didn't take much to have him make it for them as he would have perished at sea if they left him where he was. Soon after learning how to make guns and cannons, they achieved a technological advantage that would help them achieve fame and fortune on a scale never seen on a pirate crew. As they began to attack large ships of the empire and make off with much more loot than ever gain, their reputation began to grow with each ship missing at sea and no one knew how as no survivors were left alive. That was until Arvin decided to attack one of the largest ports in the empire, Port Keys. In broad daylight they sailed towards it with their color raised high and meet several imperial naval ship head on, only for them to sink into the bottom of the port as the there cannons ripped through their hulls, The ports defenses were no better as their towers came crashing down around them. Once it was over parts of the port were destroyed and much of the valuables and ships were taken by them. This would bring about a new age of piracy to the world as their actions caused pirates across the seas to become bolder them ever before. It also caused the Sea Kings to have a painted target on their backs as the empire wanted them dead as soon as possible and their secrets relieved them.
As the crew's numbers grew into the hundreds, so did their desire to carve out more wealth and plunder began, attacking many targets from across the world with their newfound fleet. But due to their constant raiding, they decided to spend weeks on end spending their loot on whatever they wanted as they were rich as kings now. Some spend it all on all their heart desires, but many decided to bury it to save when they are finally able to return home to live a life of luxury. It also allowed them to find more ingredients to make Black Powder as Burbuck was the only one who knew how to make it and it was for the best to ensure their enemies did not meet them on an equal playing field. Years would go past as they continued their raiding across the seas, but the empire would have their best ships after them known as the Crimson Fleet as they always had red sails to intimidate their enemies.
There were many battles between these two groups over the years with both receiving victories and defeats from one another as time went by. Until finally a decisive battle would come along known as the Battle of the Reef. Many of the Crimson Fleet's ships would be used in the battle as they discovered the Seas King's base of operations at the time. But they would have the advantage with the terrain and their fortifications built along the island. Though their ships were much larger and more protected from cannon fire, but were less maneuverable and slower. Causing many of their ships to crash into the reefs that surrounded the island, making them easier targets It would end with much of the Crimson Fleet destroyed and crippling the imperial navy which would take years to recover from such a loss. Giving them greater power than ever before as they continued their lives of blood and infamy.

The Thirst for Adventure

Raiding was not the only thing that the Sea Kings would do as they sought out to seek greater treasures from across the world as they explored it. They would out treasures across the world as well from deep jungles of the Dark Continent to the Isles of Refuge they sought out riches that were masked in legends and mystery. Some of them were successful, but most of them were not. When they were not successful they just went around exploring places and finding things that might help the crew later on. They even at times became heroes in their own way such as stealing from the rich and giving it to the poor or slaying a mighty beast that terrorized someplace. As the crew became larger, the captains in charge of these ships would act independently on where they wanted to go, even without Arvin's say as he granted them the power to do so. With some going on their own personal crusades and others fighting their own personal battles with no end in sight to their pirate ways as they continue to terrorize the seas.

The Tides are Rising

Founding Date

1516 CA

Type

Illicit, Pirate Crew

Alternative Names

Arvin's Misfits, Kings of the Coast, The Sea's Fury

Formation Type

Pirates

Training Level

Semi-trained

Veterancy Level

Experienced

Demonym

Pirate

Leader

Arvin Tideborn

Founders

• Arvin Tideborn
• Jackson Derby

Organization Vehicles

• Blue Horizon
• War Galleon

Notable Members

• Arvin Tideborn
• Jackson Derby

Related Species

• Humans

Related Ethnicities

• Hyperion

Formidable Crews

by Jestr%

I can tell you this, you will never find a band of misfits, outcasts, and cutthroats like us anywhere else, because we come from all over and have a lot to teach each other to make us far more dangerous than we seem. - Jackson Derby

Despite the Sea Kings’ primarily being made up of Hyperions in it early years, they have expanded in other groups into their crews in order to increase their numbers in order to expand their raiding capabilities into other parts of the world.

Fleets of the Kings

by midjourney

These pirates that call themselves kings threaten all trade routes from here to the Dark Continent, I've even been told that they even have fleets to expand their operations. This cannot continue or will all be at their mercy. - Captain Marius Titos

The Sea Kings have five fleets that vary in size and leadership. However, Arvin Tideborn holds the title Commodore of the Fleet for his efforts in making the crews prosperous. The rest are Fleet Captains scattered across most of the known world and carrying out their assignments under them. These fleets are identifiable by the flag that they choose to use along with the Sea King's official flag.

Trident Fleet: The main fleet led by Arvin often stationed in the Isles of Refuge conducting raids there and northern Kineth. They are the large of the fleets often using their number and tactics to face off large fleets and targets.

Ghost Fleet: Led by the infamous and charming smuggler Balthazar and stationed near the city-states in Eastern Kineth. The smallest of the fleets preferred stealth and the element of surprise to their advantage.

Dragon Fleet: Held together by the iron fist of the Sea Lord Shu Yen leads this fleet and is stationed near the Dravadi archipelago. Heavily armored and manned, they use overwhelming force against their targets.

Thunder Fleet: The youngest of the fleets and stationed in southern Kineth. They are led by Galagos the Elf Blade and prefer to strike hard and fast in places where people least expect it.

Skull Fleet: A fleet known for appearing and disappearing in an instant thanks to Ferasi the Witch that is stationed by the Dark Continent, they are shrouded in mystery as tales of magic and mysticism surround, bringing fear to their enemies.