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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 449399" data-attributes="member: 630"><p><strong>THE CRIMSON SAILS</strong></p><p></p><p>For those who traverse the seas of Tur An Tiel, there is much to fear. Storms, starvation, wild creatures--but the worse fear is piracy, and the worse pirates are those who sail under the Crimson Sails. </p><p></p><p>The Crimson Sails is one of the largest pirate guilds on Tur An Tiel. It is most prominent in the Iskere Isles, though its area of operations lies between the entirety of the waterways of Sleurithia and Eldheim. Crimson Sail ships demand either 10% of the cargo or 100 pieces of gold from ships that are waylaid. If this is not paid, they will attempt to seize the ship, and generally slaughter all crew and passengers. These vile practices have made the Crimson Sails fearred throughout Tur An Tiel. Most ships prefer to simply pay the fee rather than tempt their anger. However, there is always some brave (or foolish) captain willing to tempt his fate, and expand the fleet of the Crimson Sails.</p><p></p><p>The Crimson Sails began with the feared pirate Red Hyrgar. Red Hyrgar was a legendary pirate, forceful, famous for demanding all of a ship's cargo, and his faith in Onurga the Shark. Hyrgar was such a violent man, he had his sails dyed regularly in human blood. It came to be that the mere sight of the crimson sails would cause most ships to surrender his cargo without a fight. By the time of his death in combat, in a dangerous raid on a Syran Empire fleet, Hyrgar's fleet numbered over 60 ships. Following his death, the Crimson Sail fleet split into four groups, under the respective leadership of Scar Heim, Morn the Lash, Large Col, and Byrl Ironhand. Each of these four groups continued the custom of dyeing the sails crimson, though all but Morn the Lash stopped using blood. However, with the death of Hyrgar, numerous other pirates began to use the crimson sail motif as a warning, most notably Sunset Kile, Durjo the Claw, and Byges Silverhair. </p><p></p><p>The sheer amount of these imitators caused Scar Heim to call a great council at the Freeport of Fares. Not only were the four lieutenants called, but Kile, Durjo, and Byges as well. Scar Heim explained that it was his belief that the seven of them together had enough ships to create a force that would quickly come to dominate the seas. While the strictly religious Morn objected to the inclusion of several pirate chiefs who were not disciples of Hyrgar, he was overruled by his fellows, who found themselves intrigued by Scar Heim's plan, forcing him to go along or face death. The seven pirate chiefs became the basis for the Crimson Sails seven "families" each a loose alliance of ships owing loyalty to a family head. While rivalry between the families is known, they will generally unite against an outside threat, such as their most famous rivals, The Tan Cross. </p><p></p><p>As of this date, the Crimson Sails remain a major threat at the seas. Loosening alliances and increased conflict between Fisire and Mathire have made efforts to reduce their hold on the sea futile for the foreseeable future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 449399, member: 630"] [b]THE CRIMSON SAILS[/b] For those who traverse the seas of Tur An Tiel, there is much to fear. Storms, starvation, wild creatures--but the worse fear is piracy, and the worse pirates are those who sail under the Crimson Sails. The Crimson Sails is one of the largest pirate guilds on Tur An Tiel. It is most prominent in the Iskere Isles, though its area of operations lies between the entirety of the waterways of Sleurithia and Eldheim. Crimson Sail ships demand either 10% of the cargo or 100 pieces of gold from ships that are waylaid. If this is not paid, they will attempt to seize the ship, and generally slaughter all crew and passengers. These vile practices have made the Crimson Sails fearred throughout Tur An Tiel. Most ships prefer to simply pay the fee rather than tempt their anger. However, there is always some brave (or foolish) captain willing to tempt his fate, and expand the fleet of the Crimson Sails. The Crimson Sails began with the feared pirate Red Hyrgar. Red Hyrgar was a legendary pirate, forceful, famous for demanding all of a ship's cargo, and his faith in Onurga the Shark. Hyrgar was such a violent man, he had his sails dyed regularly in human blood. It came to be that the mere sight of the crimson sails would cause most ships to surrender his cargo without a fight. By the time of his death in combat, in a dangerous raid on a Syran Empire fleet, Hyrgar's fleet numbered over 60 ships. Following his death, the Crimson Sail fleet split into four groups, under the respective leadership of Scar Heim, Morn the Lash, Large Col, and Byrl Ironhand. Each of these four groups continued the custom of dyeing the sails crimson, though all but Morn the Lash stopped using blood. However, with the death of Hyrgar, numerous other pirates began to use the crimson sail motif as a warning, most notably Sunset Kile, Durjo the Claw, and Byges Silverhair. The sheer amount of these imitators caused Scar Heim to call a great council at the Freeport of Fares. Not only were the four lieutenants called, but Kile, Durjo, and Byges as well. Scar Heim explained that it was his belief that the seven of them together had enough ships to create a force that would quickly come to dominate the seas. While the strictly religious Morn objected to the inclusion of several pirate chiefs who were not disciples of Hyrgar, he was overruled by his fellows, who found themselves intrigued by Scar Heim's plan, forcing him to go along or face death. The seven pirate chiefs became the basis for the Crimson Sails seven "families" each a loose alliance of ships owing loyalty to a family head. While rivalry between the families is known, they will generally unite against an outside threat, such as their most famous rivals, The Tan Cross. As of this date, the Crimson Sails remain a major threat at the seas. Loosening alliances and increased conflict between Fisire and Mathire have made efforts to reduce their hold on the sea futile for the foreseeable future. [/QUOTE]
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