The Black Regent
The Rise of the Black Regent
Initially heralded as saviors of the Tide-Realm Isles, The Black Regent began as an alliance of rogue captains united under the banner of reform. Their emblem—a black banner adorned with a crimson scale outlining the island of Corsair—symbolized their promise to shatter the chaos of pirate dominance and restore balance. They preached a noble cause: justice and peace through order. Their swift, merciless takedowns of lawless pirate crews earned them grudging respect and fear.
However, beneath the veneer of justice, The Black Regent harbored darker ambitions. Led by the calculating Captain Horus Ravenswood, the faction's vision of "peace" was marred by an insatiable hunger for power. As they wormed their way into Corsair's government, their bounty hunters became enforcers, and their influence grew to encompass trade, resource allocation, and personal liberties. Their parliament soon began enforcing laws to suppress dissent, claiming it was necessary to preserve the fragile order they had built.
Captain Horus Ravenswood
The Black Regent of the Tide-Realm Isles Commander of the Sovereign’s Gaze, Architect of Order, Predator of Secrets to the common folk of the Tide-Realm Isles, Captain Horus Ravenswood is a symbol of grim salvation.
A man who rose from the chaos of pirate anarchy to forge a new order. To those who know better, he is something far colder; a tactician cloaked in civility, a tyrant dressed in reform.
Ravenswood began as a rogue captain with a silver tongue and a ledger full of debts owed in blood. He united the fractured fleets under the banner of the Black Regent, promising justice, peace, and the end of pirate lawlessness. His emblem, a balancing scale surrounding the island of Corsair, was hailed as a beacon of hope. But hope, in Ravenswood’s hands, was always a tool.
Under his command, the Black Regent evolved from a coalition into a regime. Bounty hunters became enforcers. Parliament became a puppet theater. Trade routes, birthrights, and even speech were regulated in the name of “preserving order.” His flagship, the Sovereign’s Gaze, became both throne and gallows where laws were written in ink… and enforced in blood.
