Blackwind



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The Blackwind Pirates occupy Blackwind Cove of Tradelands. They are known for taking down merchants and their ships for their doubloons and cargo. Their home is the Blackwind Cove. When it comes to ship raiding, pirates will usually attack as a crew. Though often faced with the official navies of Nova Balreska, Hallengard, and Whitecrest, the most experienced pirates and their crews tend to fair well.

The Pirate King
The Pirate King was elected based on their notoriety, respectability, and leadership. The last Pirate King was DarkLieutenant. The Pirate King is the leader of the Blackwind Pirates in Tradelands, However the Pirate Captains now make up the leadership of the island. The Pirate Council provided the King with advice on common issues, such as the navies. The Pirate King was also granted an official title of Blackwind Pirate King. A female Pirate King would be known as the Pirate Queen.

Former Pirate Council
The Pirate Council were the advisers to the Pirate King/Queen. They were made of the most feared and respectable pirates in Tradelands. Sometimes during battles with navies, the pirate council would help their King and try to win the battle. A Pirate Captain could challenge an existing Pirate Council crew to a battle where the result of said battle would decide whether or not the Captain and its crew could rise in rank. There were to be no more then 9 official Council crews and the only spots that would open were if one of the Council stepped down or were disbanded over time.

As of April 28th, 2018, the Pirate Council system was dissolved by a vote from the Player's Union of Tradelands. The system has been replaced by the Captain system, where leaders of pirate crews work together equally on the diplomacy of Blackwind Cove.

Pirate Crews
Some pirates who are smart, bring a crew with them to attack merchants. In some cases, some crews are more feared and/or more recognized than others. As for most of the older pirates crews, they have adapted skills from constant battles with navies and in turn give well fought battles.

For the full list of pirate crews, click the link here: List of Pirate Crews

Diplomatic Relations
The Blackwind Pirates have no diplomatic relations with anyone. They simply work together in crews; unlike other factions, Blackwind has no alliances, and is the only enemy of other factions. (Except for wars.)

While equal to Captains in the Blackwind Cove group, these individuals are former Pirate Kings/Queens and receive this custom title in the Tradelands Official Discord.

Pirates are known for targeting Whitecrest most often, because the island is downwind from Blackwind Cove alongside occasionally seizing the islands of Perth and Fenwick (the former, more), and use Salem as well as the other islands as camps, in order to disrupt trade. Cannoneer's Key and Freeport also act as refuge for them, and even Harrisburg too.

Pirate Captains: History not all Captains are currently recognized their names are kept to show respect and keep a history

Government
Government: Anarchy

Allies:Pirate Crews

Enemies: Everyone

Pirate Ranks

 * Pirate -- A regular pirate and the first rank you are in upon joining the group
 * Captain -- captain of one of the official crews
 * There are currently two filler roles between Pirate and Captain, marked "-" to signify that they will be given names later.

Other Resources
Former Pirate Kings/Queens
 * Veltexus (00/00/1X - 00/00/1X)
 * Valkian (00/00/1X - 07/02/16)
 * Zoulvengence (07/02/16 - 23/02/16)
 * darksnuggles (23/02/16 - 00/00/1X)
 * UnstoppableAnarchy (00/00/16 - 8/6/16)
 * ExtremeFireTroll (8/6/16 - 10/19/16)
 * snpr1234 (10/19/16 - 12/4/16)
 * captainDennyV (12/4/16 - 1/31/2017)
 * Pompf (02/02/17 - 03/06/17)
 * warhog57567 (1/31/2017 - 2/20/2017)
 * kr_ow (2/30/2017 - ???)
 * Roblox6301 (4/26/2016 - ???)
 * Riezzen (??? - 4/28/18)
 * DarkLieutenant (03/27/20- 6/24/2020)
 * Flentix (6/24/2020- ???)
 * Benkall (???- Present)