The Blimey Boys

For a long time, pirates were persecuted by many different orders that claimed they acted in the name of the Law, or in the name of the Good, or even in the name of gods. A number of these pirates were caught on the high seas and brought to a hellish place called Tartarus. There, they were being 'trained' to be good people, 'trained' to be law-abiding people, 'trained' to be god-fearing people. They were broken down from what made them pirates. Over time, the walls of Tartarus contained more and more of these so-called pirates, but powerful knights kept them in check.

No one truly knows what happened with these knights, but at some point in time, these knights lost a lot of their power, enough so that the pirates could band together and break down their chains. Certain elements allowed a portion of these knights to remain alive, but for those that would rather spit in the face of the Law, that wasn't enough. Sadly for them, they were not listened to, so instead they decided to band up together to form a truly lawless gang.

Once they formed up, they seized all the lands that were once owned by these knights of Tartarus: mainly fortified districts and a small fort. They claimed it as their own, and allowed anyone that shared their mindset to join their ranks. The mindset is simple: be free from anything that tells you how to live your life. Free from laws, free from any form of code (except the code of being truly free), free from gods, free from any form of morale high-ground or standard. Indeed, these pirates valued the ultimate freedom of all, and that meant that goody-two-shoes would not stand in their way.

Thus, they formed up their gang, initially welcoming anyone that would want to come live in these 'safe', fortified walls, but quickly they ran loose. They allowed drugs of any sort to be sold and bought. They allowed poisons of any sort to be sold and bought. They allowed slave trading, because hell, if they're not strong enough to stand for their own freedom, then they don't deserve it. They even allowed the trade of diseases kept in vials or small animals. Prostitution rings run amok, and nothing is too sinful for these thugs and pirates. They even welcome creatures from other planes to visit, so long as they respect the Blimey Boys. Thus, evil-aligned outsiders are not too rare a sight on their streets.

When it comes to their leadership, it's typically the strongest, the most cunning and the most influential that is their leader. That said, contrary to other factions, their leader can change rather quickly. That said, their current leader has been in power for more than a decade, nobody willing to challenge the strong and cunning orc named Boggish Boargut.

While it's not widely known, they also have an elite division called the Crimp Crew. These guys are extremely violent and dangerous and it's not rare for them to 'convince' merchants and other wealthy people to come live in their districts. They're also used to deal with lawful elements that may try to bring some kind of order to their territory, or just to deal with people that aren't too happy with how the Blimey Boys rule their districts.