Ulifer

Before Rathnir
Ulifer was born in an archipelago south of the continent of Rathnir. In his homeland piracy is accepted and many of his people feel the sea calling to them. From a young age his dream was to become a seadog and chase glory and fortune under the black flag. When he became a man he decided to sail with the first crew he could find, and he did so. However the competition was a lot and the loot was scarce. That's when he decided to sail up north to the continent of Rathnir. He heard tales about big royal castles filled with gold and silver, that were waiting for a true pirate to take them. He stole a small sloop and after weeks he arrived at the sea between Cymru and Sørligste, at the south of Rathnir.

First Settlement
The first land he step foot on was a small isle between Cymru and Sørligste that unbeknownst to him belonged to the Admiralty of Greenland. Soon after he started setting up a small pirate settlement, he was found by the leader of Greenland Swiggan McSpiegel and after pressure from Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa he was forced to leave the isle.

Second settlement and integration in Viodoxa
He then sailed a bit to the east and discovered an uncharted cay which he called Rapier Cay, this small sail trip to the east gave him his nickname Three Paces East. After discussions he struck a deal with the Archon Hazel McSpiegel of the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa and Lord Astronomus of the Astronian Union and his pirate settlement became an overseas territory of the Astronian Union. He had finally raised the jolly roger in Rathnir but as he would later find he wasn't the only pirate in this world.

Building in the region
For the meantime he was slowly integrating to this new "landweller" life and was helping his wild for the time region develop. His most notable accomplishments were the removal of all ruins and burned trees from the region and the replantation of natural forests. He was also tasked by the Head Architect Heinrich val Oberstein to take down the abandoned town of Alberket and an old NPC village nearby. A lot of terraforming was also done especially in the south of the region where the farming town of Azucena was to be built. Another feat is shaping up Pimeltum, another abandoned town in the region. In his final days he helped the Head Architect make the road system of the region and opened the first ever pub in the Astronian Union, the Sea Dog's Tavern.

Participation in wars
Apart from helping his region develop, he also took part in 2 battles representing the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa :

Firstly he took part in the Allium-Coalition War at the Battle of New Dorasterrock where he lost his gear near Carthya City.

And he also took part in the battle at New Volotra fighting as a Viodoxan volunteer under the banner of The Constitutional Monarchy of Eisenland and under Archon loic. The day before the battle he also went in a small scouting mission that was organised by loic where he helped set up a bomb that would help take out the walls of New Volotra. Sadly though the bomb was never used in the battle.

However, while in the New Volotra he met the pirates of The Free States of Tortuga and soon realised he wasn't the only sea dog in Rathnir...

Joining Tortuga
Ever since he learned of the existence of a pirate town such as Tortuga he was eager to meet the Pirate Lord sexy and join his crew. He soon did meet him and grew to respect his presence and shared loved for loot and plunder. He immediately negotiated with Archon loic and very quickly he was given permission to integrate Rapier Cay into The Free States of Tortuga. Then soon after a small earthquake happened in the sea between cymru and Sørligste and new land rose in the cay which soon became an atoll. With the island's change came a new name as well, Cursewater Atoll which became the southernmost pirate port of Tortuga.

Building in Tortuga Isle
Soon after his integration in The Free States of Tortuga, he was accepted into thePirate Lord's crew and joined Tortuga Isle, the capital of all the pirate in Rathnir.

He immediately started building upon his arrival on the island. He is responsible for terraforming the island, making it green and planting grass as well as several palm trees. The expansion of the island's road system also came as well as several new houses, a watchtower, a jolly roger wall sculpture as well as his personal caverns which became his home in Tortuga.

Discovery of Flintlock Cove
One day while roaming around the continent he found an uncharted island between Haven and Sørligste which soon became a Tortugan pirate port by the name Flintlock Cove. The island was renamed to Black Pearl but was quickly sold to Jarl Shark of Frostmarch.

Creation of the Soumerian Road System
After the Pirate Lord saw his work on the island, he gave him permission to head to the Tortugan Region of Soumere and create a road system from Braavos to Lumaire. The road was a succes and it connected all the cities of the region, thus uniting them even more with each other. Captain Lindorn of The Grand City of Tolomar thanked him for his effort.

The original plan was to make a road that would pass all of Tortugan owned Sørligste from soumere all the way to frostmarch. However this was cut short after Tortuga decided to liberate several parts of the continent and many independent nations were created.

Founding of Pyylandia / Khand
Together with some trusted mateys he decided to create the tortugan vassal state of Pyylandia which is located in the southern borders of Sørligste between Frostmarch and Not Venice. He later sold half of Pyylandia to Leveros and renamed the region to Khand. Khand is now ruled by his mate Karma S.

Joining the Dread Fleet
After several adventures and travels with the Pirate Lord, Ulifer decided to join his Dread Fleet. Pirate Lord Sexy offered Ulifer an eternal life of piracy and plunder. The true freedom of sailing the seas for all eternity without fearing death and gods. And so he accepted.

Departure of Sexy and becoming of First Mate
Shortly after the Battle of Fornost, Sexy decided it was time to retire from being the Pirate Lord after so many years. He sold more than half of the regions and vassals of Tortuga and decided to go sail the seas once again, but this time as nothing more but himself. He entrusted Ulifer to be the keeper of the capital of all pirates: Tortuga Isle.

The new Pirate Queen, Sandi offered Ulifer and Galov ( the Captain of Auszan ) the position of First Mate. They were to be her right hands and advice her as things went on.

Life as First Mate
During his reign as Sandi's First Mate he ensured Tortuga Isle gets a major revamp. Lots od new islands were built ready to house new bilgerats and pirates from all over the world. Lots of secret rooms and vaults were created and the two squatting threats that were on the island were quickly dealt with. Tortuga Isle was changing rapidly.

On the south Nekkic Sea between Sorligste and Cymru there was a time of adventure and discoveries. The sea's long lasting fog was slowly losing ground and so many sailors and adventurers decided to venture into it's uncharted waters. The Admiralty of Greenland offered him his own ship and mates in order to go and sail these waters for them, and so he did. After several weeks he discovered the islands of Altin and Vash' Jir as well as the underwater tombs and civilisation of the nagas and merfolk that once lived on these seas. He also wtinessed the Wrath of Nekk in the distance but luckily he escaped it.

After the exploration had ended and his return into Tortuga, Sandi gave him the task to collect all the money Tortuga was owed from the newfound independent states and kingdoms. The nations of Frostmarch, Soumere , Borhammar and Akratia quickly paid the tortugan and were left at peace.

However the Duchy of Loria not only failed to pay their debt, but also tried to fool Tortuga and avoid paying at all. Their leader Teslaf999 was a known traitor among the tortugan captains and was found guilty of spying on the council of captains for Neoz, the leader of Akratia. As an answer to all that, Ulifer sold all of Loria to his cloe friend Furyachelfg of Borhammar and then helped him get rid of any rebellious movements in Loria.

One of his last notable actions as First Mate was aiding Jari0n into acquiring the captaincy of Karkaros and ensuring Tortuga stays safe diplomatically through alliances.

But soon after, Sandi decided to retire from being the Pirate Queen and offered him the leadership of Tortuga.

First days and actions
Shortly after Ulifer became the Pirate Lord, he started making changes on the ruling system and the internal affairs. He gave more power to the First Mates and assured Captains get as much freedom as needed. He decided to make the Tortugan central leadership as less needed as possible, without erasing it's importance though.

Furthermore he welcome Spicecarius and his people into Tortuga and incoporated Modicum into Tortuga soon after, making Spice a Captain.

The region of Khand also changed captain as he put Karma S as it's new captain.

Lastly he named Captains 1Icey, Lubw , Sexy , ThePiratePrincess (SaltySandi) , Ezlioth and Galov his new First Mates and created the First Mate Brethren Court.

In external affairs he came closer with Tortuga's allies and created the Pirate Brethren alliance with the once Tortugan nations of Borhammar and Friholm.

Rise of rebellions
Due to the swift change of leadership twice, many rebellions started to form inside Tortuga and against the Pirate Lord. However with the quick sail and plunder from the pirates side under his command and with the much needed aid of the Captains of Modicum, Karkaros, Rithann, Borhammar and Friholm, the rebellions of Lionore, Island of Leviathan and the squatters of Tortugan Sea were quickly dealt with.

Marriage and Family
After some very weird occurences and a quick proposal of love, he married Empress Amy of the Lunari Empire and became a Lunari citizen and noble as well. He then adopted his lone daughter madsost the Geisha of Sake Den.

Restoration of the old empire
When Ulifer became the Pirate Lord. The old and glorious pirate empire of Tortuga seemed to belong to the past. Tortuga had shrinked massively and the pirates only controlled 1/6 of what they once had. The First Golden Age of Piracy was no more and piracy was at the verge of exctinction.

However during his reign he managed to not only restore all the old empire's lands, but also incorporate even more. The Pirate Empire of Tortuga was returned to it's full glory and the pirates became even more populous and rich than they were during the previous Golden Era of Piracy. This kickstarted the Second Golden Age of Piracy .For all of this Ulifer took the title of " Restorer of Piracy "

The Akratian War
After some time and lot of patience, the Pirate Lord decided to take out the Duchy of Akratia which was next to Tortuga as well. The Duchy was found guilty of many things, most notably threatening Tortuga's sovereignty, toxicity and spying on the pirates. After a very short war Akratia surrendered and left the lands, giving them to Tortuga.

Peaceful expansions
After the Akratian-Tortugan war, the Kingdom of Floria came to the Pirate Lord to ask for protection against the two sides of the civil war. Tortuga agreed and for now Floria will be a tortugan region until it is safe to be independent again.

The newly formed nation of Valondor was vassalised and it is sovereignty is now protected by Tortuga. Their people are proud and friendly towards Ulifer and his pirates. Some even embraced the pirate's life.

Later on the Dogedom of Friholm which has always been in ties with Tortuga decided to be incorporated into the pirate empire.

The lands of Kronesia were offered a place among the other regions in Tortuga and they accepted the offer. Joining the empire and accepting the pirate's life.

The tribes of Tecca after being threatened by their neighbors asked Ulifer for aid. The answer was swift and deadly. Tecca's enemies were sent away by the cannons of the pirates and the tribes gladly accepted to join the empire as well.

The people of Vostok went to Ulifer and asked for protection from their neighbors: Ecclesia. Ulifer greeted them with open arms and thus the Pirate Region of Vostok was founded.

Nonami, an old tortugan region which was sold to Vulperium during the reigning days of Pirate Queen Sandi was later bought back and re-established as a tortugan port.

The Grand Jarldom of Frostmarch, which controlled most of the continent of Sorligste also seeked protection and aid from the pirates and thus agreed to rejoin the empire. This would be the 2nd time Sorligste was almost entirely annexed by pirates.

The Caeronate of Carn, a succesor state to the now fallen empire of Aldovir, after facing instability and seccesion movements gave their sovereignty to Tortuga. However the lands were not kept from the pirates as Ulifer wanted to give the land back to the natives and not force his piratical culture on them. Several new nations were created and left independent by the pirates. An act of good will from their part.

The Leverosi Incident
The people of Leveros soon tried to betray and fool the Pirate Lord which resulted in quick and immdetiate threats of war. This small nation was give two choices. Either join Ulifer's and be spared or suffer obsolete destruction for their vile actions. Leveros then became another tortugan region.

The Avarian War
The kingdom of Avaria also tried to backstab Tortuga and their leaders conspired against the pirates. Several messages were sent to nations allied or in good terms with the Jolly Roger. This ended in a quick and victorious war for Tortuga who swiftly captured Avaria and split it's lands with the kingdom of Regonia. The tortugan parts of Avaria were then gifted to the nation of Valondor, a tortugan protectorate.

The Xiani Annexation
The small and friendly island nation of Xiani-Undosa which was given it's independence by former Pirate Lord Sexy was mysteriously silent. When the Pirate Lord sent a ship there nothing was found of the natives. The isles were then incorporated under the pirate empire and are now proud pirate ports.

Second Golden Age of Piracy and farewell
After the restoration of Tortuga by him, the empire became the second most populous nation in all of Rathnir. Tortuga was a nation admired by the common folk all around the world but feared by the nobles and kings, cause as long as Tortuga and the jolly roger existed, their birth given status of nobility was at risk.

Despite working tirelessly to restore the empire, Ulifer did not stick long after he had achieved his aim. He retired shortly after. His grandson Furyachelfg or as commonly known The Disgrace of Piracy became Pirate Lord after him.

In the short time after Ulifer's departure and Fury's ascension as Pirate Lord, the empire lost a major battle against a huge coalition of nations and collapsed. Fury was kicked out from Tortuga Isle for having betrayed the nation from the inside.

A sad ending to the greatest success story of Rathnir history.