Fiction:Pirate Confederacy

A space faring race that travels from system to system, sending small raiding parties to the surrounding systems in order to steal supplies, weapons, spices, etc... from the civilizations that inhabit them.

Origins


The origins of this race date back thousands of years ago with an insectoid race known as the Kreel. They originally were a trading empire, their only home being their own planet, Natrius II. They supplied air for the surrounding empires, trading supplies between them. This went on for several centuries before one unknown alien group became angered at them for trading with their own enemies as well as with them. In their anger, they attacked their homeworld. When the Kreel sent out a distress radar signal, none of their allies arrived, preoccupied with a major battle at the time. They eventually managed to fight off the invading fleet, though they suffered heavy casaulties. The invaders, angered by their loss, went too far, forcing an asteroid to collide into the world, thinking it would destabalize the cities, but to their own horror the planet began to crack and then explode, killing off its inhabitants and obliterating the enemy fleet.

The remainder of the Kreel race, returning from a trading run and hurrying back due too receiving the distress message. They were devastated by the destruction of their homeworld. They became angered, blaming both sides for the death of their own world, the one they had grown upon for since their ancestors crawled from the planet's red seas. Why were they attacked, they started no wars, they only helped those about in trading, they thought. They slowly scavenged as much as they could of what was left, and built several massive ships, and numerous raiders numbering in the millions. They began to set out, and originally stayed together. Eventually, however, they began to divide the galaxy into sectors, with each one ruled by a different clan. Their high birth rates and scavenged metal kept their numbers high, and their raids frequent.

Leadership
Each sector of the galaxy, consisting from one star system to nearly one hundred, is ruled by a pirate lord. Lower ranking ones usually only control a few systems, while the higher ups control many more. All members serve the five Dread Pirate Lords, the most powerful and influencing leaders of their "society".

As a pirate lords riches accumulate, they raise in rank, though if they should continue to do poorly, they are usually singled out and replaced by the younger, more eager pirates in an attempt to gain power.

Members
Originally consisting of only the Kreel species, over the centuries other races, either in their entirety or certain sections, have joined them, their reasons ranging from grievances dealt to them to simply a want of riches.

Technology
Though primitive when compared to more advanced, "civilized" races, pirates are extremely adaptive and effective, and are efficient when used in swarm. They absorb new technologies from worlds they pillage and from races that join them, and always have room for more.