The Sword Islands

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Crime exists, no matter where you are. Despite the laws of nations, there is always one place where crime rules. That place is the Sword Islands. A collection of Islands off the coast of Albios hosts numerous port towns that give harbor to all manner of pirates. Although lawless, the pirates have a code that they seem to abide by, which mostly includes not being wasteful. Don’t kill those who surrender, don’t destroy a ship that you can capture, and don’t toss goods that can be used.

Most of the other nations despise the pirates of the Sword Islands. Hagoros has no issues with them, mostly because pirates can’t raid their shores, and the Dark Elves will buy stolen goods off of pirates.

Anyone can find refuge of some kind in the Storm Islands and there’s almost always work available aboard a ship, just be sure to keep an eye on your coin purse while you’re in the port towns. Anything can be found in the Sword Islands, for a price.

Every now and then, the nations of Sevassa, Albios, and Nardoven will send expeditions to clear out the Sword Islands, but it never takes long for the towns to repopulate and get back into their piratical ways. There is no single leader of the Sword Islands, rather the most major captains act as Pirate Kings to a larger Brotherhood and it is through their agreed respect and alliance against the lawful lands of Kharos that attests to the survival of the Sword Islands.

Playing a character from the Sword Islands
Many who join the pirates of the Sword Islands do so because they seek new opportunities, great riches, or wish to live freely away from the laws of other lands. Those who are from the Sword Islands are always eager to see new places of the world and to find new ways of life. Pirates are not only thieves, they are also explorers and adventurers, those who seek their fame and fortune on the high seas.