Trelanganack

Summary
Trelanganack is the current CEO of the Eldham International Trade Federation (EISF) and Governor of the city of Porthnegys. He is a very oportunistic and ambitious merchant who is willing to stoop to the lowest of moral lows in exchange for money. He is often identified under the colloquial nickname 'that shipping guy', earned as a result of his successful shipping company and frequent trips to all corners of Eldham. He is closely allied with the Pirate Lord EarlGreyT3a and his co-governor and business associate Alfred I while he is known to share frequent bouts of rivalry with Tyr Leuxos as a result of their conflicting viewpoints on the governing of the Black Isles.

Tortuga/Riverheim:
Shortly after the collapse of The Pirate State of Barbossa as a result of the Uraka & Barbossa Conflicts, a young and ambitious pirate stepped onto the world stage: Trelanganack. Seeing the newly opened niche of seafaring, merchant nations, the lowly sailor joined up with the Eldham-based Tortugan colony in the city of Riverheim. Though initially optimistic, Trelanganack quickly realised that the leadership of Riverheim - and Tortuga as a whole - were uninterested in maritime affairs or merchant pipe-dreams after stumbling across an abandoned and destroyed town just next to Riverheim that was covered in anti-Riverheimian propaganda; it was likely that the small garrison of guards in Riverheim had attacked the town and seized it for later expansion, one sign read "YOU CAN'T HAVE ALL THE LAND, RIVERHEIM". This worried Trelanganack and, while Riverheim slept, he quietly departed the city (and the rest of Tortugan colony) in a small boat.

Following his departure from Riverheim, the lowly pirate began sailing around the eastern hemisphere of Eldham. He explored the Rohkian Shogunate, Sylvania, The Confederation of Garxijos, the Socialist Union of Paloma, Santos and many more in search of trade and a suitable place to call home. Through this constant travel and almost nomadic lifestyle, Trelanganack built up many distant connections in the merchant world through his frequent trade whilst educating himself on global affairs by reading the CoG's newspaper "Nuts and Bolts". It was through his travels that he heard of the recently established nation of The Black Isles, created by survivors of the Barbossan collapse who aimed primarily for freedom, independence and trade. Eager to build wealth, friendships and a nation, Trelanganack set sail for the Kraken's Fall Sea.

The Black Isles:
After a long journey through the winding river canals of Leifmyrr, he finally found himself in the Kraken's Fall Sea where the archapelago known as the Black Isles lay. He was immediately greeted upon landing on the island of Scurvy Shores by the Pirate Lord EarlGreyT3a, founder and leader of the Black Isles; Tea explained how the ex-Barbossans had settled there and began subjugating the indigenous island population to make way for merchant expansion. Untroubled by the pirate's moral violations, Trelanganack settled right in and got very friendly with the citizens - namely Alfred I or "Buck". This was the beginning of the first proper chapter in the life of the lowly pirate Trelanganack, everything before had been but a boring prologue to everything that he knew was possible in future; this is where the story begins.

Porthnegys:
After a few days on the island, the Pirate Lord put out a call: "any who find suitable land to consitute merchant expansion shall be rewarded and made governor of their discovered land". The goalpost was marked. The lowly pirate Trelanganack immediately raced to his tiny vessel, still floating just off the coves of the Scurvy Shores, and set sail. It was not before long that he found exactly what he had hoped for: an unclaimed, undisputed peninsula of mainland fairly near to the archipelago; on this peninsula sat a small, derelict port town likely settled by another band of pirates who promptly abandoned it due to a lack of business. The town had been colloquially named "The World's Edge" due to it's close proximity to the world border. Sensing unutilised potential, the lowly pirate raced back to The Black Isles to report his findings. After some diplomatic negotiations with the Shogunate of Rohkia to purchase the land, the Pirate Lord gave his permission to have it settled and Trelanganack was made the official governor of the city. As soon as he was appointed governor, Trelanganack appointed his closest ally Buck as his co-governor and they sailed to The World's Edge together. The pre-existing sections of the city were restored to their former beauty while the giant fort atop was reinforced into a major defensive position. To honour the massive revitalisation of the city, Trelanganack begged the Pirate Lord to have it renamed and - after many hours of pleading - it became the capital city of The Black Isles and was renamed to "Porthnegys" (roughly translating to 'port of business'). The city grew quickly with the southern side of the city being an open, pleasant merchant port based on the original architecture of the town while the north side of the city became densely packed yet colourful slums inhabited by the subjugated indigenous natives of the Black Isles, forced from their archipelago home. Following the founding of Porthnegys, Trelanganack was promoted to the positions of: Governor of Porthnegys; Corsair of the Pirate Lord; and Head Diplomat of The Black Isles.

Introduction to Government:
As a result of his promotions, Trelanganack was brought into the "government" of the Black Isles as a corsair and governor. His position as governor of the capital city gave him some weight within the negotiations of policy however his authority was superceded by that of the Pirate Lord and the nation's religious advisor Tyr Leuxos, with whom he would soon have a bitter rivalry. The Black Isles "government" - known as the Black Skulls - was similar to a council or advisory team who presented ideas and/or external affairs to the Pirate Lord for debate within the council between corsairs with the final verdict decided by the Pirate Lord himself.

Leux and Trelanganack were opposed from the start. While Trelanganack was a very practical, hands-on individual who cared little for religion or internal legislation, Leux was a religous advisor who spent most of her time away in foreign nations and writing literature. Their first clash came when Leux suggested officially adopting the language of the subjugated islanders as the language of the Black Isles, which Trelanganack vehemently opposed in favour of a harsher Celtic language to fit within their pirate stereotype. The debate grew and grew until only the Pirate Lord could quell their vitrolic arguing. The two would clash many times again and their rivalry became well-known to many of the corsairs and the Pirate Lord himself.