Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans

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The Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans is an alliance which exists between the semi-autonomous communities of radical Bassarid privateers that operate in the waters surrounding Apollonia, Cibola, Eura, and Keltia.

The Alliance is a constituent member of the Bassarid Periphery.

Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans
Flag of Bassarid Oceans
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Coat of Arms of Bassarid Oceans
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Motto: Hed Osence del hed Sunsana
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Map versions TBA
Capital -
Largest city TBA
Official language(s) English, Pallisical, Hammish, Haifan, Etc...
Official religion(s) Bassaridianism, Pallisican Religion
Demonym Assorted
 - Adjective Assorted
Government Bassarid Periphery Member State
 - Fleet Admiral of the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans
 - Legislature
Establishment 39.43 PSSC (5/10/19)
Area
Population 600,542 (40.89 PSSC)
Currency Poli (P), Liev (Li)
Calendar
Time zone(s) -1 UTC <-> +12 UTC PSSC
Mains electricity
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National website N/A
National forum N/A
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Abbreviation ABO


History

Captain Walter Poldark

The history of state-sponsored piracy in the modern era begins with the exploits of Captain Poldark. An individual of nebulous origin who deviously sailed under the banner of the fledgling Ergonian nation, Captain Poldark rose to prominence after engaging in a brief conflict against Pallisican territorial holdings in Eura and the Captive Sea. Although not generally regarded for his success or effectiveness as a pirate, Poldark - who would later enjoy his status as a political official in Constancia - had a significant effect on the leading political minds in Passio-Corum. For the first time, Pallisican political and military leaders who ultimately triumphed in their campaign against Poldark began to regard state-sponsored piracy as a viable means to achieving political, military, and economic aims.

Hammish Civil War

Following its victory in its campaign against Captain Poldark - which would serve to lay the groundwork for the expansion of the nation around the Sea of Storms, the government of Passio-Corum began exploring opportunities to fund privateers in the waters over which it now claimed control. Its first opportunity would emerge during the Hammish Civil War, when the government of Passio-Corum authorized financing for the newly established Tax Guild of the Sea of Storms. Initially, the Tax Guild was established with the intention of imposing fees upon goods shipped from Shireroth to the dictatorship in Hamland which at the time was engaged in policies which the government of Passio-Corum regarded as genocidal in nature. The Tax Guild originally operated strictly in ports within the Pallisican sphere of influence, rather than in open water. Gradually, however, the Guild expanded, with the support of the New Zimian Merchant Marines, across the nautical shipping lanes which connected the various Pallisican Regional Investors around the Sea of Storms. Within a brief period of time, the Tax Guild morphed from a small-scale, port-based tax agency into a community of privateers who operated extensively across the major waterways of the eastern hemisphere. Although the government of Passio-Corum expressed quiet opposition to this shift, it nevertheless continued to increase its funding for the Tax Guild, and to reap the benefits of the Tax Guild's illicit operations. This financial support continued even despite mounting international opposition to state-sponsored piracy.

Rise of the Stripping Path

The example of the Tax Guild of the Sea of Storms would play a central role in the development of the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa. Inspired by the overall success and effectiveness of the Tax Guild, Haifans living along the southern Strait of Haifa increasingly regarded piracy as a lucrative means to financing the establishment of a new, independent Haifan state. The first major pirate community to emerge along the Strait of Haifa was the Fleet of Blore Heath. The pirates affiliated with the Fleet of Blore Heath earned their living, and financed their operations, by attacking and raiding ships attempting to travel north through the Strait of Haifa, or through the Straits of Terra Ceta. With this said, no factor would contribute more to the growth of piracy in central and eastern Keltia than the emergence and rapid expansion of the Stripping Path, which first appeared in Mylecia, and which within a matter of years extended along the entire southern Strait of Haifa. This new religion, which emphasized the worship of a drunken and violent god who traveled by sea, enjoyed extreme appeal among the Haifans who regarded piracy as a reasonable means to acquiring wealth. To this end, the rise of the Stripping Path would contribute to the creation of several new pirate communities along the Strait of Haifa, most notable of which was the Bacchian Vine Fleet, whose members sailed upon ships made from magically imbued living vines a strong as steel. The Bacchian Vine Fleet would rapidly ascend to a position of prominence among the pirate communities of the Strait of Haifa, soon dwarfing even the Fleet of Blore Heath in terms of influence and capital. The example of the Bacchian Vine Fleet would soon give rise to other pirate communities along the Strait of Haifa and beyond.

War of Lost Brothers and the HPI

Initially, Passio-Corum opposed the expansion of piracy in the Strait of Haifa, regarding it as a threat to the prospect of re-establishing the Free State of Haifa. The Pallisican government, furthermore, initially regarded the Stripping Path - the primary religion of pirates operating along the Strait of Haifa - as a subversive religion which threatened political stability and the economic viability of trade routes in Keltia. Pallisican opposition to Haifan piracy and the Stripping Path would reach its zenith during the reign of Opyeme Amor, who considered military intervention in Keltia in order to disrupt trade relations between the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa and the Shireroth-based ESB Group. Amor's plan to intervene militarily in the Maritime Markets would result in his brutal assassination at the hands of his chief companion, Kan Zen. Following her murder of Amor, Zen would ascend - despite being a practitioner of the Stripping Path - to the position of Oracle of the Pallisican Religion, and then to the position of Crown of Passio-Corum itself. As Crown of Passio-Corum, Kan Zen would completely re-write the relationship between Passio-Corum and the pirate-led Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa. Rather than oppose piracy in the Strait of Haifa, Zen would instead foster it, and seek successfully to establish political and economic ties with the Strait's pirate communities - in particular the Bacchian Vine Fleet and later the Hatch Ministry. The alliances which Zen fostered with the Haifan pirate communities would prove a pivotal factor during the War of Lost Brothers, when the New Zimian War League would lean upon them for support in the campaign known as the Harpy War. The alliance between Kan Zen's administration and the pirates of the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa during the Harpy War would result in a blurring of Pallisican and Haifan political and economic interests. So successful was Kan Zen in her efforts to establish political and economic ties between Pallisica and the pirate governments of Haifa that in 36.81, Passio-Corum and the Maritime Markets would agree to a political and economic union resulting in the establishment of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union. The union of Passio-Corum and the Maritime Markets would be a boon for the pirate leaders of the Strait of Haifa. On one hand, they would receive an extreme increase in funding from virtually all of the Pallisican Regional Investors. On the other, they would for the first time gain significant political influence on the world stage. Piracy, to this end, would come to comprise a significant part of the newly formed Bassarid DNA - it would serve as a central component of the nation's new identity.

Piracy in the Post-War Era

In the period following the War of Lost Brothers, piracy flourished across most of the eastern hemisphere, due in large part to the financial support of Bassarid Regional Investors and the expansion of the Stripping Path. Whereas prior to the war state-sponsored piracy was mostly restricted to limited operations in the Sea of Storms and the Strait of Haifa, pirate communities would now emerge in west Keltia, Eura, and southern Apollonia. These newly established pirate organizations initially gained legitimacy across the Imperial Trade Union by acting as unofficial auxiliary forces to the New Zimian War League. The primary exception was the Jogi-based Lake Morovia Blockade Fund, an organization which formed prior to the War of Lost Brothers, which defected to become the first major company to join the Morovian nationalist Independent Port of Lake Morovia - which itself would later play a role in the Haifan Civil War. With this said, state-sponsored piracy was employed extensively by the government of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union to help preserve its political and economic hegemony over much of the eastern hemisphere. Bassarid sponsored pirate organizations operated across all of the nation's shipping lanes, disrupting the operations of foreign commercial and military vessels, and in the territorial waters of nations regarded as being hostile to the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union, such as Constancia, Natopia, and the Florian Republic. It was nevertheless the case that while they generally acted in support of Bassarid interests, Bassarid-sponsored pirate organizations maintained a relatively limited degree of fealty to the Crown of Passio-Corum. Indeed, it was the case that Bassarid vessels were not always exempt from being attacked by the pirates which were supported by Bassarid Regional Investors. Piracy, to this end, was regarded as one of the major factors which hampered or limited trade across the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union, and between the Imperial Trade Union and its foreign allies. While there were harsh legal penalties for Bassarid-sponsored privateers who attacked Bassarid vessels, or vessels representing Bassarid allies, these penalties did not always serve to deter greedy captains or their crews.

The Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans

The Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans was formally established in the 39.40's PSSC after the government of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union, facing international scrutiny, publicly distanced itself from the operations of the various privateer communities funded through investments in the Port of Vines. The establishment of the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans was met with immediate scorn and indignation from many nations around the world, including nations who had long called for greater transparency regarding Bassarid support for pirates. The most vocal opponent of the Alliance was the Florian Republic, which announced that it would declare war against the Alliance-affiliated pirates operating in what it regarded as its waters. When this threat did not materialize within a certain anticipated window, the Florian Republic was praised by the Bassarid Council of Courts for its commitment to the continuation of peace and stability in Eura and Apollonia.

With this said, the Alliance was established with two primary goals. The first of these goals was to ensure the viability of the communities in the face of a growing sense of public opposition to piracy within the Bassarids. The second was to offset, and counter-balance efforts by the Raspur Pact to lay territorial claims to the waterways surrounding Eura, Keltia, and Corum. The Alliance was relatively successful in both of these respects.

International Anti-Piracy League

In 41.87 PSSC, the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union assumed a leading role in the global fight against piracy, establishing the International Anti-Piracy League, an organization appointed the responsibility of enforcing quotas regarding the arrests and executions of pirates and pirate leaders operating across the high seas. The establishment of the Anti-Piracy League, which received funding through all Bassarid brokerages based on the Port of Vines, marked a high point in the Bassarids' gradual, growing opposition to state sponsored piracy, and sent a clear message to the various pirate organizations affiliated with the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans that their days were numbered. Nevertheless, the League also received considerable scrutiny, as critics argued that the organization was not restricted by any parameters which might provide a clear definition for piracy, or which might restrict its efforts to strictly opposing pirates sponsored by Bassarid regional investors themselves. Some critics even argued that lacking these parameters, the League served as little more than a pirate organization in and of itself, masquerading under the guise of an anti-piracy initiative. These criticsms were roundly dismissed by the Bassarid government, and by the Bassarid Empress herself, who personally assumed command of the Anti-Piracy League, and who maintained that she had always openly opposed state sponsored piracy, even prior to ascending to the position of Crown of Passio-Corum. In support of this claim, the Empress highlighted the effectiveness of her administration's policies in curbing the operations of criminal and unaffiliated pirate organizations in and around the Bassarid Kingdom of New Normark.

The effect of the League's establishment was immediate, though relatively limited, as some Bassarid regional investors began implementing provisions stating that no portion of their investments in the Port of Vines should contribute to the operations of any pirate organizations based on the market. These provisions, coupled with the League's active policing efforts, resulted initially in a significant decline in the number of pirate organizations operating across Micras' major waterways and trade routes, and a decrease in the overall number of pirates working for these organizations. Long-term, however, the League's efforts would be weakened by a lack of political will in the Council of Courts, and by a sense of lingering economic uncertainty which would continue to drive Bassarid merchants, especially in the most remote and far flung reaches of the Imperial Trade Association, into lives of crime and piracy. To this end, piracy would remain a source of significant international consternation, as many nations continued to express concern regarding freedoms of navigation and commerce on the high seas.

Post Bassaridianism

In 42.56 PSSC, the Supreme Council of the MCS voted to suspend its recognition of Bassarid territorial claims outside parts of Keltia, Corum, and Eura. This decision would serve to boost the operations of the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans. To this end, the Council's decision would result in a sudden, significant influx of foreign merchants and adventurers into regions where Bassarid control was no longer recognized by the international community. Such merchants, who sought to establish new footholds in areas which had formerly been off limits to citizens of their respective countries, and adventurers seeking to make a name for themselves in the dark and mysterious lands of Bassaridia, would prove especially lucrative prizes for pirate organizations affiliated with the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans. In some cases, the profits gained through campaigns against foreign merchants would prove so immense in size and significant in nature that some organizations were able to establish themselves as the preeminent authority in lands now effectively lost to the Bassarids. This would hold especially true along the Strait of Haifa, where the Fleet of Blore Heath would re-assume control of its home city from the grip of the Maritime Guild of the Cult of Maskmakers. In Mylecia, the Bacchian Vine Fleet would swear allegiance to a popular pretender to the robes of the Priestess of Agripinilla, and in so doing launch a campaign of terror which would result in its effective establishment of control over the holy city. In Jogi, the perceived loss of political ties to Lucien would result in a renewed political fervor in favor of Morovian Independence, and a greater overall shift towards an economy sustained by the production and export of Noctic-Rabrev, a drug which was regarded as a significant contributor to the overall decline of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union. The city of Jogi, with this said, would rapidly come under the control of violent Noctic-Rabrev cartels loosely affiliated with the Noctic Fleet. The authority of these Noctic cartels would rapidly expand into the cities of Tel-Amin and Minab-Azis, cities caught in the middle of ever-expanding political and economic ties between Jogi and the Alpalzkigz. In the aftermath of these campaigns, with all of this said, conditions along the southern Strait of Haifa would revert to those common during the era of the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa prior to the establishment of the nation's union with Passio-Corum following the War of Lost Brothers.

These seizures of control of the Strait of Haifa by Alliance-affiliated pirate and privateer organizations would resonate across the territories no longer recognized as being under Bassarid control, as organizations in other regions, such as the Saint Andre Islands and in Cibola, would enact similar campaigns aimed at exerting their influence and establishing control in what many regarded as the Post Bassarid era. In the Saint Andre Islands, the New Zimian War League would deploy a considerable number of forces to defend the New Zimian Temple Authority from zealous militias financially supported by the Florian Coast Company. In the immediate aftermath of this campaign, the same War League forces would support the Temple Authority in a renewed rebellion against the Bassarid government, aiding in operations involving the arrest, expulsion, and - in some cases - the execution of secular Bassarid political leaders and individuals not loyal to the Temple Authority. The Bassarid government, still reeling from a sudden decline in political control in many of its territories, would prove largely unable to respond to this violent new rebellion, and the Temple Authority would establish itself as an independent Bassarid theocracy based in the Saint Andre Islands. A similar situation would transpire in the Bassarid Penal Colony of Drag'Os, where an ever increasing number of anti-Bassaridian political prisoners, coupled with a lack of substantial economic or industrial development, would sow conditions for the outbreak of a violent rebellion resulting in the temporary withdrawal of Bassarid forces from the immediate vicinity of Duros and Zamma. With this said, the decision by the Supreme Council to suspend its recognition of vast Bassaridian territorial claims would shift the balance of power upon the high seas of the east, firmly in favor of Bassarid pirate organizations and communities, reversing the gains of Bassarid and international anti-piracy campaigns. On an even broader level the decision by the council would in many respects, hamper efforts by the Bassarid government in its protracted campaign to suppress rebellion across the Imperial Trade Union, resulting in a renewed outbreak of Bassarid and anti-Bassarid extremism around the globe.

Government

Structure and Financing

The privateer communities which constitute the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans are financed through the investment of Bassarid and non-Bassarid Regional Investors in the various brokerages featured on the Port of Vines. Using the money which they receive through these investments, the privateer organizations purchase vessels and arms at reduced rates through investments in an independent, secretive branch of the Shirley Stock Fund.

As of 40.63 PSSC it was estimated that there were a total of 222 active ships representing all of the various members of the Alliance. In addition to these vessels, the Alliance also retained access to a considerable number of aircraft, including 114 fighters and 268 helicopters. In the period since, it is believed that the number of ships operated by Alliance affiliates has decreased, while the number of aircraft has increased. With this said, Alliance affiliates are no longer required to report such figures, and so this cannot be independently verified.

Establishment 40.63 PSSC

Unit Type # in Service
Esper Class Aircraft Carrier 0
Kesh Class Modern Attack Submarine 12 (5.53%)
Indigo Class Gunboat 114 (51.76%)
Bijeko Class Attack Craft 17 (7.04%)
Zibertian Class Cruiser 11 (4.52%)
Northman Class Corvette 46 (20.6%)
Rey Class Submersible Destroyer 22 (10.55%)

Political Organization

The Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans is a military organization which was originally established as an important auxiliary of the New Zimian War League, but which now exists almost entirely independently of the War League or its interests. Although there is no formal, centralized governing body which organizes the operations of the Alliance, the organization is ostensibly led by the Fleet Admirable of the Alliance of the Bassarid Alliance, who serves at the discretion at the Lord of Temples. With this said, the privateer communities which constitute the Alliance coordinate their efforts on a strictly ad hoc basis, cooperating and coordinating their efforts as needed on a case by case basis, with little interference, involvement, or direction from the Fleet Admiral or his representatives.

Foreign Disposition

Members of the Alliance are prohibited, under penalty of law, to avoid targeting vessels representing nations which are officially or unofficially neutral or friendly in their stance regarding the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union. While these prohibitions are not always obeyed by specific captains or crews, they are nevertheless agreed upon by the various Alliance members.

List of Allied Organizations

The following is a list of organizations, based on the Port of Vines, which are officially registered as affiliates of the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans.

45.69 PSSC

Home Port Fleet
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Port of Corumia Wasp Hunters of the Austral Isles The Wasp Hunters of the Austral Isles earn their living by selling the nutrient-rich, partially digested fish pulp which they harvest from the intestines of the Aiji-Hial-Nas that they hunt in great abundance in the isles of northwestern Corum.
Duros Fleet The Duros Fleet is a band of sea-faring, pacifistic Bassarid monks who have devoted their lives to spreading word of the Bassarid religion across the wild Greens of northern and central Cibola.
Port of Euranidom Shadow Ports of Ebrahim Located on the outskirts of Bandar-e Ebrahim, the Shadow Ports of Ebrahim are the oldest home ports of Eastern Eura's major pirate communities.
Jax Follies' Carriers of Goods The Jax Follies' Carriers of Goods are an extensive community of couriers who help to facilitate the movement of goods around the many islands and coastal communities located in the Harbor of Stars.
Altsun Affiliate Originally known as the Aqabah Affiliate, the Altsun Affiliate is a collective of spies and informants who operate across the coastal and island regions of Western Eura in support of the New Zimian War League.
Rusr Fleet Established in 37.52 PSSC following the initiation of a program aimed at the violent expulsion of Bassarids from Constancia, the Rusr Fleet is a large community of privateers who are committed to protecting the flow of goods to and from the cities which constitute the Province of the River Erik.
Southern Port of Keltiania Captive Sea Imperial Trade Company The largest single employer of fishermen in the Captive Sea, the Captive Sea Imperial Trade Company is the only company featured on the Port of Storms which is managed directly by the Crown of Passio-Corum. As such, employees of the company enjoy certain benefits not enjoyed by employees of other companies, including but not limited to the right to receive partial stipends in multiple regions within the Greater Pallisican Trade Association, and the right to petition the Crown for the establishment of chartered communities in any of the lands abandoned by Alexandria or Natopia in the immediate vicinity of the Captive Sea. Employees of the Captive Sea Imperial Trade Company, furthermore, may be issued letters of marque on the basis of which they may engage in limited acts of piracy against the adversaries of the Pallisican nation.
Tax Guild of the Sea of Storms (Tax Guild of the Great Western Sea) Established in the late 870s WG the Tax Guild of the Sea of Storms oversees the taxation of vessels representing nations unfriendly to Passio-Corum, who seek harbor in the port cities of the Sea of Storms.
  • Tax Guild of the Great Western Sea

A branch of the Tax Guild of the Sea of Storms, the Tax Guild of the Great Western Sea was established in the early 36.60's on the basis of an effort to undermine the Shireithian support for Sea-Reavers operating in the Great Western Sea and eastern Taylor Bay during the War of Lost Brothers. To this end, the Tax Guild of the Great Western Sea began its operations by attempting to employ Shireithian pirates who ostensibly pledged their willingness to exchange plunder for Pallisican and USSO wages. Although they did not significantly curb the looting of USSO ships during the War of Lost Brothers, the efforts of the Tax Guild to provide payment for Sea-Reavers in the Great Western Sea resulted in a considerable increase in attacks against ships carrying goods between the Shireithian mainland and the colony of New Blackstone. Despite their reputation for fierce loyalty, this increase in attacks served to demonstrate that even Shireroth's auxiliaries, who traveled with the Shireithian Sea-Reavers, could be bought for the right price. Lacking the opportunity to enjoy financial incentives offered by Shireroth or its allies, these turned auxiliaries proved highly valuable assets in the campaign to stifle Shireithian influence in the Great Western Sea. Following the dissolution of Shireroth's empire, the role of the Tax Guild of the Great Western Sea was reduced as vessels representing the organization shifted their focus to monitoring ships flying under the banners of Batavia.

Valarion Fleet Established in 41.75, the Valarion Fleet is a collective of Bassarid pirates who took to the high seas following the collapse of Gran Verionia in southern Keltia, and who earn their fortunes plundering that short-lived empire's coastal communities. Following its admittance to the Alliance of the Bassarid Oceans, the Valarion Fleet was condemned by the Council of Courts for its role as a leader in human trafficking.
DeeFloral Coast Company The DeeFloral Coast Company is a company of Bassarid sea-raiders who operate in the southern Dyre Staits and the northern reaches of the North Raynor Sea.
Port of Haifan Keltiania Fleet of Blore Heath A syndicate of pirates who's influence is known across Eastern Keltia, the Fleet of Blore Heath serves as the unofficial military force of the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa. As such, the Fleet oversees the taxation of foreign vessels in the Strait of Haifa, and the plunder of those unwilling to pay.
Bacchian Vine Fleet Based in the city of Mylecia, the Bacchian Vine Fleet is a religious community consisting of pirates who originally sailed upon ships constructed from living vines, and who worship the god of wine and madness.
Fleet of Rouge Divers The Fleet of the Rouge Divers is a guild of deep-sea treasure divers who work on behalf of the Regional Investors of the Maritime Markets to salvage goods and treasure from shipwrecks - old and new - in the Eastern Cherusken Ocean and Strait of Haifa.
Hatch Ministry Founded in northern Keltia in the aftermath of the departure of Captain Ismael Hatch from the city of Jangsong, the Hatch Ministry is an order or fearsome arctic pirates who regard Hatch as a prophet of Dionysus, sent to spread the word of the Stripping Path to the far north. In support of this belief, practitioners highlight Hatch's unique ability to survive multiple journeys through the haunted wastes of the northern Strait of Haifa as a testament to his status as a divine figure.

In the early 36.60's privateers associated with the Hatch Ministry played an important role in offsetting the role of Shireithian Sea-Rovers operating in the Great Western Sea and eastern Taylor Bay. Operating from the Gulf of Jangsong as far east as the waters surrounding the Brettish Isles, these privateers targetted goods passing between SANE-controlled territories in northern Keltia. In response to these, and other instances of maritime harassment, the Sxiro-Natopian allies introduced a defensive convoy system under the direction of SATCo. With a loss of prospects at sea following the establishment of Satco, many members of the Hatch Ministry returned to land in order to fight, and to raid, along the warriors of the Jogi Regiment. Fighting alongside the Jogi Regiment, the Hatch Ministry primarily sought to capture prisoners who could be ransomed or sacrificed.

As an official sponsored militia of the New Zimian War League, the Hatch Ministry is the largest and best equipped of the various pirate fleets affiliated with the Maritime Markets of the Strait of Haifa.

Pirates who sail under the banner of the Hatch Ministry are widely regarded for their extensive consumption of the psycho-active wine produced by the Blood Vineyards of the Far North.

International Responses to Bassarid Privateering

One consequence of the seemingly interchangeable nature and affiliation of ships moving between shipping fleets, privateer outfits and the New Zimian War League is a tendency for Raspur Pact affiliated vessels to err on the side of caution and generally attack first if they espy vessels of the Bassarid type in international waters - particularly in contested waterways such as the gulfs of Jangsong or Zinjibar.

The use of convoy systems, pioneered by SATCo during the war, persisted into peacetime in order to afford greater protection to allied trade fleets.

Constancian treaties encourage the establishment of commerce and fisheries protection flotillas to protect allied and neutral vessels.