Bilgewater's Buccaneers

Bilgewater's Buccaneers are a large band of pirates that have settled on a small peninsular on the southern side of [insert continent name here] after their ship wrecked upon the shore. They have since used the wreckage of their ship to construct a small town that they have named Corsair's Rest, which serves as the de-facto capital of the small pirate nation.

There is no predominant culture or race in this particular group of pirates, with many peoples from all four corners of the world finding themselves amongst their crew.

They are led by Captain Colton Thorne, better know as Captain Bilgewater, a young lich blessed by the "God o' the Seas" who captained this crew for almost 20 years before they were wrecked.

Early History
Very little is known about the early history of these pirates, with only disjointed scraps of various crew and captains logs serving as a written 'history'.

It would appear that Bilgewater's crew were once a lot more prosperous and powerful than they are now, having a fleet of ships rather than the single small sloop they found themselves in when they were shipwrecked. The logs describe this time as an almost 'golden era' of piracy, with the band of pirates being able to loot, pillage and smuggle as they please up the coast of many unsuspecting tribes and nations, earning a fearsome reputation as well as substantial wealth.

What eventually caused the downfall of these pirates is unknown, although the logs tell of a great battle between the pirate fleet and another fleet, perhaps rival pirates or the naval forces of one of the many terrorized costal peoples. Although this battle was hard fought, the pirates would be defeated, with not a single ship surviving the battle.

With the untimely death of Bilgewater and almost all his crew, it seemed this menace had finally been defeated for good. However the "God o' the Seas" appears to have taken pity upon them, and shortly after this defeat, Bilgewater and his most trusted crew would find themselves washed up on a distant shore, having been transformed into liches.

With his crew much reduced, Bilgewater ordered the construction of a small ship they could use to sail back to familiar waters, and set sail almost as soon as construction was finished. This ship would be caught in a storm shortly after it's departure and would be wrecked upon the shores of what would become Corsair's Rest.

Contemporary History
Despite the seemingly dire situation, after scouting around the area, the crew released that this would be the perfect place for a new base of operations.

Construction of a small town would begin almost immediately, with a small dockyard being built as well as a tavern created from the upturned hull of their ship, which would come to be known as the Sunken Sloop.

Pirate scouts would soon encounter villages of the Empire of Leánntir, and although no hostile actions occurred, the two groups remain wary of one another.