Trelanganack

Summary
Trelanganack is the current CEO of the Eldham International Shipping 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.

Foreign-Affairs Work:
Another result of his hard work was his appointment as Head Diplomat of the Black Isles. The Pirate Lord Tea sent Trelanganack to negotiate deals with the neighbouring nations who shared the Kraken's Fall Sea with the Black Isles. Thanks to his earlier time as a semi-nomad merchant, Trelanganack was able to easily negotiate Non-Agression Pacts with nearby nations such as Sylvania and Paloma, both of which remain strong allies of The Black Isles today.

The Founding:
Shortly after establishing Porthnegys, Trelanganack had an idea. The restoration of the city had cost great amounts of clay for the brickwork and clay was not a material native to the area surrounding the city. What if they could import it? And then began Trelanganack's fascination with the world of shipping. His first attempt was unsuccessful. It was branded as "Trelanganack Shipping & Postal. and after mass producing advertisements and talking to some of the nearby allied nations he was getting no business, which led him to this conclusion: people utilise shipping when it is both inituative and efficient. With this conclusion met, he began to realise the untapped potential of the shipping market. He journeyed, first across Leifmyrr but soon across all of Eldham, uniting all of the smaller postage and trading companies under the "Eldham International Shipping Federation". When negotiating with companies, he would tell this story: ''"I am a merchant from a tiny nation of sailors in the far east of Leifmyrr. I ran a small postal service with small success from my political connections and navigation skills but always felt like it could be more. that's when I had an idea. I began sailing around the eastern half of Leifmyrr, negotiating with other smaller postal services and unifying them into the short-lived South Eldham Trading Company - I don't say short lived because it failed, I say short lived as it was successful and our rapid growth led to the creation of the Eldham International Shipping Federation or EISF for short. To summarise: for a small fee of just 10 iron ingots ($500) per delivery, we will ship anything you want all the way across Eldham no questions asked. I am here to talk to you today not as some form of scummy advertisement but because the EISF wants to expand and your nation seems perfect for that. we wish to construct a few warehouses and/or offices in your nations so that we can use your geographical location to enhance our service and you can use our service to enhance your great nation. What do you say?"'' His strategies proved effective and before long he had infrastructure spanning all of Eldham. Less than a week into his venture he had a staff of 8 couriers, 7 associates and 17 merchants who regularly employed his service.

Narcotics Expansion:
Ever the opportunist, Trelanganack realised another potential business venture that could utilise the service provided by the EISF. At the time, the EISF simply transported diplomatic postage such as letters and gifts or bulk shipments of materials for builders, both of which made sizeable income however there was another market which made more: narcotics. Narcotics (and brews) were some of the most profitable items in Eldham and there was a massive market for them, with the added efficiency and speed of the EISF's delivery system, they could be the most lucrative market ever - with most of the profits going straight to the man at the top, Trelanganack.

He began speaking to the SAMCRO Cartel, a lesser-known drug organisation in Eldham led by a fearsome kingpin who did not mess around. Initially frightened by the narcos and fearing himself to be out-of-depth, Trelanganack quietly met the demands of the Cartel in exchange for their drugs to be trafficked through the EISF. This deal persisted for a few weeks before Trelanganack realised something: there were no drugs going through the EISF! Fearing betrayal, he headed straight to SAMCRO's HQ where he found it barren. The kingpin was in his usual spot, acting tough, yet nothing was actually going on. That was why there had been no drugs, the sloppy suppliers at SAMCRO had been too inefficient to get them out of the labs and onto the EISF courier's horses. That had to change.

Trelanganack began pulling individual cooks/brewers aside and asking them about their bosses. He found that, while the workers were eager to make money, the higher-ups in the cartel were too lazy and had failed to provide them with any of the requirements they had stated they needed to cook. He knew what he had to do. He began to usurp the SAMCRO Cartel by buying out their cooks with better deals. With this newfound deal, Trelanganack controlled both supply and trafficking of narcotics across all of Eldham, giving him a near monopoly on the market. To this day, the colloquially nicknamed "Trelanganack Cartel" or "Porthnegys Cartel" supplies an estimated 30% of all brews and drugs in Eldham while it is though to traffick and transport over 80% of all brews and narcotics total.

Allegations:
Many have alleged that Trelanganack is the leader of this unofficial cartel and attempted to expose his illegal narcotics dealings across Eldham. When interviewed about these allegations, he stated: "I am the CEO of the Eldham International Shipping Federation. I ship things. Sue me." Though findings have been inconclusive, it is commonly believed that Trelanganack is, in fact, behind the international narcotics trade and many cases in various courts of law are left open regarding their individual investigations of the EISF.