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Brotherhood of the Coast

Brotherhood of the Coast

Owned by Daniel Bove
Last updated: Apr 23, 2021
2 min read

The Brotherhood of the Coast is a loose term encompassing the pirates that sail The Stygian Blue. Many pirates belong to well-organized bands. Others are drunken brigands that can be hired out of the alehouses of Port Royale. Some captains have banded together to form a free nation on the island of Tortuga and they obey and enforce a strict code of behavior. Others are lawless marauders with no morals at all.

All the people that live on the shores of The Stygian Blue are well aware of the most notorious Brotherhood of the Coast. Depending upon your lot in life, these pirates might be heroes or villains, they could be customers to indulge or raiders to defend against, and they might be people that you interact with every day or just stories from a more exciting world over the horizon.

Those that fly the black are often to be found at the pirate capital of Tortuga. Many call upon the port of Port Royale to sell their plunder. Polonians in Portobello or Vichy d'Or might curse their names. Very few would dare to slander pirate captains of this renown, so while the truth of the stories recounted within is unknown, it is hard to fathom that they are not true.

Pirate Colors

Most pirate ships are said to either “fly the black” or “fly the red”. Those that “fly the black” are proclaiming their adherence to the Pirate Code of Tortuga. These pirates can be expected to accept the surrender of ships willing to be boarded and respect the sanctity of Port Royale and Tortuga. Pirates that “fly the red” do as they please and respect the code or not as it suits them.

The High Table at Tortuga only seats captains that “fly the black”.

 

Pirate Captains

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    Captain “Firehawk" Dante —

    Captain Dante leads a flotilla of marauding, cut-throat pirates with an appetite for debauchery and no scruples. They are said to “fly the red,” although they are apt to use any manner of trickery and disguise.
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    Captain Beryl —

    Captain Beryl flies the black and is based in Tortuga. Known to prey primarily on Polonian vessels in the Spice Isles, she also in appears in rumors carrying out nefarious deeds for exorbitant amounts of treasure.
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    Captain Falthren Pulliva —

    Falthren Pulliva files the black. He is based mostly in Port Royale and is known for his contacts and ability to smuggle goods in and out of Verazul under the noses of the Polonians. In most stories, he narrowly escapes capture while leaving Polonians hoodwinked, floundering, and plundered.
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    Captain Jonathon Wilder —

    Captain Wilder and the Evening Dream fly the black. Perhaps the most charming and mischievous pirate crew in The Stygian Blue, he and his sailors are often found galavanting in Port Royale and are welcome visitors.
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    Captain Josiah Mercurio —

    The Stygian Spear flies the black. Rarely seen, it often appears in stories as the ultimate prize for Polonian military patrols, but the strength of the ship and the daring of Captain Josiah are always sufficient to triumph over the superior numbers of cowardly Polonians.
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    Captain Lorros Zyldan —

    Lorros cheekily flies a flag that is red and black. His presence is tolerated at Tortuga because he avoided openly attacking the pirates of good standing in the city. However, rumor has it that he will violate the code for personal gain, to avenge imagined slights, or just to indulge some wanton cruelty.
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    Captain Mergar the Deathless —

    Captain Mergar is an enigma and a legend. He could be said to fly the black, but his aims are so removed from those of other pirates that it is hard to categorize him. In stories, he is said to have raided and plundered many strange lands.
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    Captain Sayar the Short —

    Captain Sayar has been missing for more than two decades. His wealth is legendary and his fate is unknown.
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    Captain Trett —

    Stories abound of a four-armed Captain Trett saving pirate vessels from horrible predators and certain doom in far-off waters. There is a lack of credible evidence.
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    Captain Vivienne Stormheart —

    Captain Vivienne flies the black and is a captain of good standing in Tortuga. Her and her ship the deliverance are especially known for daring nighttime raids and running blockades.

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