Gilded Gunpowder Pirates

The Gilded Gunpowder Pirates, also called the Gilded Gunpowder Gang, are a crew of affluent adventurers and thieves captained by Captain Astrid Rackham who have nestled in the seas of Northeastern Eldham. They are an up and coming gang of privateers, pirates, corsairs, and buccaneers who share one goal: to be truly free and live the Pirate's Life.

Captain
The Captain of the Gilded Gunpowder Gang. The Captain is kept in power by the respect the crew has for them, rather than commanding their crew with an iron fist. The Captain leads through democracy and voting. The only time in which the Captain's word is law is during the heat of battle, in which they are the battle commander for the entire crew. They can also typically perform any role that they take charge of, as to know what to command them to do in battle. They receive one and one half of the loot.

Quartermaster
The Quartermaster is the Captain's right hand. They deal with many of the more "mundane" elements of piracy, such as dealing with finances, housing, and living arrangements. They receive one and one fourth of the loot.

Crewmen
The common Pirate amongst the crew. They each get one share of the loot and have equal say in voting.

Swabs
Newly recruited pirates who have yet to prove themselves to the crew. They do not get a share nor a vote until they have been accepted into the crew as one of their own.

Founding
After the loss of her previous crew, the Maelstrom Gang, Captain Astrid Rackham established herself on an island previously owned by Valreach-Simulami. After convincing the Imperare to donate the island to her, surprisingly, with only her words and no threats of violence, she sailed to the island and destroyed and flatted the mud huts that once were populated by hostile natives, now wiped out by the Empire.