🔹 Aliases: Overlords of the Five Seas, Pirate Council
🔹 Creed: Lawless, only the strong are king, ruling the seas, plundering wealth
🔹 Headquarters: "Port of Black Tides" (a hidden pirate city within the Commercial Republic)
🔹 Nature: Pirate alliance, controlling maritime trade routes and maritime hegemony
The Pirate Alliance is the most powerful maritime force in the Commercial Republic, composed of pirates from all over the world. Their goal is to rule the five seas, monopolize all maritime trade, and establish a kingdom of their own.
Hundreds of years ago, the waters of the Commercial Republic were a lawless zone where various pirates, privateers, and smugglers ran rampant. They were both raiders and a foundational part of the republic's trade. However, as the Wealth Sect began monopolizing the economy, many pirates found themselves excluded and unable to compete with formal merchant associations. Thus, they decided to unite, sharing intelligence, resources, and military power to form the Pirate Alliance, transforming from independent raiders into sovereign overlords of the sea.
Members of the alliance come from all walks of life, including defected naval officers, smugglers, slave traders, exiled warriors, bounty hunters, and adventurers. They reject the rule of governments and commercial alliances, believing in the principle that "might is right." As long as you can conquer the ocean, you can hold the highest status in this organization.
Their greatest enemy is the Wealth Sect, the plutocratic alliance that seeks to monopolize all maritime trade and squeeze pirate survival space, even placing bounties on their heads. The conflict between the Pirate Alliance and the Wealth Sect has become one of the most intense showdowns in the Commercial Republic.
The alliance is managed by the "Pirate Council," where all pirate lords make joint decisions and elect a "Pirate King" as their supreme leader.
Pirate King: "Blackfang" Drake
🔹 Possesses a blend of cruelty and cunning. Legend says he was once a naval general for a distant western power, pursued for war crimes. He escaped by individual strength, killing everyone in the military camp where he was held, seizing several warships, and transforming into a pirate. Through years of operation, he has become the undisputed king of the western seas.
🔹 Believes that "war is plunder, and plunder is rule," asserting that pirates should be rulers of the sea, not just outlaws.
🔹 Leads the "Black Tide Fleet," the most powerful fleet in the alliance, controlling the most dangerous routes and fortresses.
Council Members: Composed of the leaders of various pirate groups, responsible for their own territories while participating in major decisions.
The alliance's combat style is not restricted by traditional sects; their methods come from the law of survival on the battlefield, emphasizing flexibility, lethality, and practical experience over flashy moves.
🔹 A gun-fighting art that merges empty-handed grappling with firearm combat. It treats firearms as both melee and mid-range weapons, paired with rolls, leaps, and martial movements. It emphasizes flashy postures, such as mid-air flipping shots, sliding fire, or fighting with one hand while shooting with the other. A few top experts can use dual pistols to handle multiple enemies simultaneously.