Pirate's Republic of Saelgard

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(Real-world analog(s): Norse / Danish Invaders; Vikings, Romanticized Pirates) Saelgard is a single island located far to the east, along the western boundaries of the Broken Kingdoms. Mostly a loose collection of towns and fishing villages, Saelgard would appear quite unimpressive to a traveller, at least at first look. Saelgard is a lawless land, inhabited by sea-salt worn men and women who make their business plundering and raiding as far as their mighty ships might carry them.
Known infamously as Scorned Paradise, Saelgard has kept its sovereignty from its far larger neighbors through its own grit and willingness to use steel and fear to maintain power. Sheltered also by the Broken Kingdoms who are far too busy focused with their civil war, the Saelgardians have been free to plunder and reave their coastlines for decades with pitiful resistance.
The country, if it could indeed be called that, has no true government. It is ruled by a Council of Reavers, who are the top ship captains of Saelgard, and the only way to gain a seat is through the Rite of Bone, a bout of unarmed combat on the beach… conducted until one side perishes in the waves. Respect is given to those who show the most grit and tenacity, while very little is spared for the weak or incapable. If you cannot hold a job on a ship, you have no place in Saelgard.

Type

Geopolitical, Republic

Related Traditions

• Bone Pact

Controlled Territories

• Saelgardian Archipelago

Organization Vehicles

• The Shadow Whisper