Red Wind Corsairs - Revision history

Twiggy at 15:22, 16 March 2026

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	During the [[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Wasting_Light_.28Spiral.29\|Autumn of 381YE]] the army, enacting a shrewd plan created by General Estana i Mestiere i Guerra and General Gabriel Barossa of the [[The_League_military_concerns#The_Wolves_of_War\|Wolves of War]], pushed deep into Grendel held [[Spiral]], taking out the southern barbarians' baggage trains and claiming a grand bounty of mithril stolen by the southern orcs from the [[Legacy]]. They continued to harry the Grendel as they had the Druj and the Jotun, taking a small fortune in loot from the southern orcs, and were one of the few Imperial armies to maintain cohesion in the face of the magical disaster that followed the [[382YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Leviathan_Wakes_.28Spiral.29\|Battle for Solen’s Doubt]].		During the [[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Wasting_Light_.28Spiral.29\|Autumn of 381YE]] the army, enacting a shrewd plan created by General Estana i Mestiere i Guerra and General Gabriel Barossa of the [[The_League_military_concerns#The_Wolves_of_War\|Wolves of War]], pushed deep into Grendel held [[Spiral]], taking out the southern barbarians' baggage trains and claiming a grand bounty of mithril stolen by the southern orcs from the [[Legacy]]. They continued to harry the Grendel as they had the Druj and the Jotun, taking a small fortune in loot from the southern orcs, and were one of the few Imperial armies to maintain cohesion in the face of the magical disaster that followed the [[382YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Leviathan_Wakes_.28Spiral.29\|Battle for Solen’s Doubt]].

	Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#~~The_Battle_on_the_Atkonartoq~~\|deadlock at ~~Atkonartoq~~]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.		Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#The_Battle_on_the_Atkonaroq\|deadlock at Atkonaroq]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.

	After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.		After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.

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Army Quality : Forayer

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	Sadly outside the Brass Coast the Jackals tend to be better known for their ability to spy out chances for the army to capture valuable goods. Where other scouts learn how to count soldiers, Jackals it is said, learn to count coins. Traditionally, it is the reports provided by the Jackals that have allowed the Corsairs to identify targets to raid and pillage, enabling them to target their attacks to produce the most loot. Such tactics are sometimes criticised by generals of other nations, but they are perfectly inline with the view of many on the Brass Coast that warfare is fundamentally an economic activity. The Jackals are the embodiment of the philosophy that the point of war is not to murder your opponent but to take what is theirs.		Sadly outside the Brass Coast the Jackals tend to be better known for their ability to spy out chances for the army to capture valuable goods. Where other scouts learn how to count soldiers, Jackals it is said, learn to count coins. Traditionally, it is the reports provided by the Jackals that have allowed the Corsairs to identify targets to raid and pillage, enabling them to target their attacks to produce the most loot. Such tactics are sometimes criticised by generals of other nations, but they are perfectly inline with the view of many on the Brass Coast that warfare is fundamentally an economic activity. The Jackals are the embodiment of the philosophy that the point of war is not to murder your opponent but to take what is theirs.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Wind Line.jpg\|align=right\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Wind Line.jpg\|align=right\|width=400}}
	==Army Quality : Forayer==		==Army Quality : [[Army_qualities#Forayer\|Forayer]]==
	A foraying army is made up of soldiers with extensive experience of fighting in naval battles. They also have access to the kind of powerful fighting ships that are needed to fight effectively at sea. This allows them to operate in either domain, switching between the two as needs must. Embarking or disembarking takes a season, and the force is vulnerable while that happens, but they can move off as normal in the following season, once the change is complete. The Red Wind Corsairs are only guaranteed to be able to use this ability in the Bay of Catazar at present, but with the mandates enacted by the Marcher and Wintermark assemblies, they can also attempt to do so in the Gullet.		A foraying army is made up of soldiers with extensive experience of fighting in naval battles. They also have access to the kind of powerful fighting ships that are needed to fight effectively at sea. This allows them to operate in either domain, switching between the two as needs must. Embarking or disembarking takes a season, and the force is vulnerable while that happens, but they can move off as normal in the following season, once the change is complete. The Red Wind Corsairs are only guaranteed to be able to use this ability in the Bay of Catazar at present, but with the mandates enacted by the Marcher and Wintermark assemblies, they can also attempt to do so in the Gullet.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Joaquim i Erigo.jpg\|caption='''Joaquim i Erigo''', General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Joaquim i Erigo.jpg\|caption='''Joaquim i Erigo''', General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=300}}
	{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}		{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}
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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=RedWindCorsairs_Colour.png\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=RedWindCorsairs_Colour.png\|align=right\|width=300}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Red Wind Corsairs is the oldest [[~~Imperial army~~\|Freeborn army]] and arguably remains the most famous. The core of this army is made up of [[Corsair\|corsairs]] and it was the closest the Empire had to a naval force for many years. Many of the soldiers who serve with this army have experience serving as sailors, and the force is supported by a number of boats and ships. The Empire often takes advantage of this to reinforce and support difficult positions or move quickly to areas where it can do the most good. The experienced privateers who often serve as officers excel at foraging supplies and prior to the Winter Solstice 381YE, the army was known for its enthusiastic [[Army qualities#Foraging\|plundering]] of barbarian territory.		The Red Wind Corsairs is the oldest [[Army\|Freeborn army]] and arguably remains the most famous. The core of this army is made up of [[Corsair\|corsairs]] and it was the closest the Empire had to a naval force for many years. Many of the soldiers who serve with this army have experience serving as sailors, and the force is supported by a number of boats and ships. The Empire often takes advantage of this to reinforce and support difficult positions or move quickly to areas where it can do the most good. The experienced privateers who often serve as officers excel at foraging supplies and prior to the Winter Solstice 381YE, the army was known for its enthusiastic [[Army qualities#Foraging\|plundering]] of barbarian territory.

	During the Autumn Equinox 386YE, '''Chiara Zayden Riqueza''', as [[Citizens' Voice]], raised a motion to [[Upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs\|improve]] the army following [[An_angry_blade#Speak_At_This\|designs]] laid out by [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]]. Almost entirely funded by the former senator for [[Feroz]], the Red Wind Corsairs were reborn as [[#Army_Quality_:_Forayers\|forayers]] shortly before the Spring Equinox 387YE.		During the Autumn Equinox 386YE, '''Chiara Zayden Riqueza''', as [[Citizens' Voice]], raised a motion to [[Upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs\|improve]] the army following [[An_angry_blade#Speak_At_This\|designs]] laid out by [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]]. Almost entirely funded by the former senator for [[Feroz]], the Red Wind Corsairs were reborn as [[#Army_Quality_:_Forayers\|forayers]] shortly before the Spring Equinox 387YE.

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	Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#The_Battle_on_the_Atkonartoq\|deadlock at Atkonartoq]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.		Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#The_Battle_on_the_Atkonartoq\|deadlock at Atkonartoq]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.

	After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.		After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.

	==Traditions==		==Traditions==

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	==Army Quality : Forayer==		==Army Quality : Forayer==
	A foraying army is made up of soldiers with extensive experience of fighting in naval battles. They also have access to the kind of powerful fighting ships that are needed to fight effectively at sea. This allows them to operate in either domain, switching between the two as needs must. Embarking or disembarking takes a season, and the force is vulnerable while that happens, but they can move off as normal in the following season, once the change is complete. The Red Wind Corsairs are only guaranteed to be able to use this ability in the Bay of Catazar at present, but with the mandates enacted by the Marcher and Wintermark assemblies, they can also attempt to do so in the Gullet.		A foraying army is made up of soldiers with extensive experience of fighting in naval battles. They also have access to the kind of powerful fighting ships that are needed to fight effectively at sea. This allows them to operate in either domain, switching between the two as needs must. Embarking or disembarking takes a season, and the force is vulnerable while that happens, but they can move off as normal in the following season, once the change is complete. The Red Wind Corsairs are only guaranteed to be able to use this ability in the Bay of Catazar at present, but with the mandates enacted by the Marcher and Wintermark assemblies, they can also attempt to do so in the Gullet.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=~~GenRWC~~.~~png~~\|caption=~~Delora i Sol-Devorador~~ i Erigo ~~(left)~~, General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=~~400~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Joaquim i Erigo.jpg\|caption='''Joaquim i Erigo''', General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=300}}
	{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}		{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}
	[[Category:Imperial Army]][[Category:The Brass Coast]][[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Imperial Army]][[Category:The Brass Coast]][[Category:Military Council]]

Hailmur: /* Army Quality : Daring */

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Army Quality : Daring

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	Sadly outside the Brass Coast the Jackals tend to be better known for their ability to spy out chances for the army to capture valuable goods. Where other scouts learn how to count soldiers, Jackals it is said, learn to count coins. Traditionally, it is the reports provided by the Jackals that have allowed the Corsairs to identify targets to raid and pillage, enabling them to target their attacks to produce the most loot. Such tactics are sometimes criticised by generals of other nations, but they are perfectly inline with the view of many on the Brass Coast that warfare is fundamentally an economic activity. The Jackals are the embodiment of the philosophy that the point of war is not to murder your opponent but to take what is theirs.		Sadly outside the Brass Coast the Jackals tend to be better known for their ability to spy out chances for the army to capture valuable goods. Where other scouts learn how to count soldiers, Jackals it is said, learn to count coins. Traditionally, it is the reports provided by the Jackals that have allowed the Corsairs to identify targets to raid and pillage, enabling them to target their attacks to produce the most loot. Such tactics are sometimes criticised by generals of other nations, but they are perfectly inline with the view of many on the Brass Coast that warfare is fundamentally an economic activity. The Jackals are the embodiment of the philosophy that the point of war is not to murder your opponent but to take what is theirs.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Wind Line.jpg\|align=right\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Wind Line.jpg\|align=right\|width=400}}
	==Army Quality : ~~Daring~~==		==Army Quality : Forayer==
	~~The Red Wind Corsairs make excellent raiders~~. They ~~tend~~ to ~~be mobile~~, ~~favouring mithril scale over heavier metal armours~~, and ~~they are adept at living off~~ the ~~land and making use of whatever resources~~ they can ~~scrounge up during a campaign. Guided by~~ the ~~divination magics of~~ the ~~hakima who travel with the army they~~ are ~~adept at finding weak points~~ to ~~exploit and have a long history of [[Army qualities#Foraging\|seizing riches]] from the territories where they have fought.~~		A foraying army is made up of soldiers with extensive experience of fighting in naval battles. They also have access to the kind of powerful fighting ships that are needed to fight effectively at sea. This allows them to operate in either domain, switching between the two as needs must. Embarking or disembarking takes a season, and the force is vulnerable while that happens, but they can move off as normal in the following season, once the change is complete. The Red Wind Corsairs are only guaranteed to be able to use this ability in the Bay of Catazar at present, but with the mandates enacted by the Marcher and Wintermark assemblies, they can also attempt to do so in the Gullet.

	~~After an [[opportunity]]~~ to ~~[[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during~~ the ~~Autumn Equinox 381YE~~, ~~Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent~~ by the ~~Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This led the army to focus less on plundering~~ and ~~more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them~~ to ~~secure high ransoms from the enemy despite~~ the ~~general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies~~.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=GenRWC.png\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo (left), General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=GenRWC.png\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo (left), General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=400}}
	{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}		{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}
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Hailmur: /* Overview */

2025-07-06T22:28:09Z

Overview

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	The Red Wind Corsairs is the oldest [[Imperial army\|Freeborn army]] and arguably remains the most famous. The core of this army is made up of [[Corsair\|corsairs]] and it was the closest the Empire had to a naval force for many years. Many of the soldiers who serve with this army have experience serving as sailors, and the force is supported by a number of boats and ships. The Empire often takes advantage of this to reinforce and support difficult positions or move quickly to areas where it can do the most good. The experienced privateers who often serve as officers excel at foraging supplies and prior to the Winter Solstice 381YE, the army was known for its enthusiastic [[Army qualities#Foraging\|plundering]] of barbarian territory.		The Red Wind Corsairs is the oldest [[Imperial army\|Freeborn army]] and arguably remains the most famous. The core of this army is made up of [[Corsair\|corsairs]] and it was the closest the Empire had to a naval force for many years. Many of the soldiers who serve with this army have experience serving as sailors, and the force is supported by a number of boats and ships. The Empire often takes advantage of this to reinforce and support difficult positions or move quickly to areas where it can do the most good. The experienced privateers who often serve as officers excel at foraging supplies and prior to the Winter Solstice 381YE, the army was known for its enthusiastic [[Army qualities#Foraging\|plundering]] of barbarian territory.

	The Red Wind Corsairs are led by the first [[General]] of the [[The Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. The title is appointed (or re-appointed) at the Summer Solstice each year.		During the Autumn Equinox 386YE, '''Chiara Zayden Riqueza''', as [[Citizens' Voice]], raised a motion to [[Upgrade the Red Wind Corsairs\|improve]] the army following [[An_angry_blade#Speak_At_This\|designs]] laid out by [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_Lòpez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]]. Almost entirely funded by the former senator for [[Feroz]], the Red Wind Corsairs were reborn as [[#Army_Quality_:_Forayers\|forayers]] shortly before the Spring Equinox 387YE.

			The Red Wind Corsairs are led by the first [[General]] of the [[The Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. The title is appointed (or re-appointed) at the Summer Solstice each year.

	==History==		==History==

Hailmur at 10:55, 31 May 2024

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	After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This led the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.		After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This led the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=~~Delora8162~~.~~jpg~~\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo, General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=~~300~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=GenRWC.png\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo (left), General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=400}}
	{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}		{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}
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Dre at 17:03, 29 December 2023

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	The Red Wind Corsairs make excellent raiders. They tend to be mobile, favouring mithril scale over heavier metal armours, and they are adept at living off the land and making use of whatever resources they can scrounge up during a campaign. Guided by the divination magics of the hakima who travel with the army they are adept at finding weak points to exploit and have a long history of [[Army qualities#Foraging\|seizing riches]] from the territories where they have fought.		The Red Wind Corsairs make excellent raiders. They tend to be mobile, favouring mithril scale over heavier metal armours, and they are adept at living off the land and making use of whatever resources they can scrounge up during a campaign. Guided by the divination magics of the hakima who travel with the army they are adept at finding weak points to exploit and have a long history of [[Army qualities#Foraging\|seizing riches]] from the territories where they have fought.

	After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This ~~lead~~ the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.		After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This led the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Delora8162.jpg\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo, General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Delora8162.jpg\|caption=Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo, General of the Red Wind Corsairs\|align=left\|width=300}}
	{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}		{{RecentElections\|General_of_the_Red_Wind_Corsairs\|the title of [[General]] of the Red Wind Corsairs}}
	[[Category:Imperial Army]][[Category:The Brass Coast]][[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Imperial Army]][[Category:The Brass Coast]][[Category:Military Council]]

Hailmur at 19:36, 25 May 2023

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	The distinctive military approach of the Corsairs is not without controversy. The armies of both [[Wintermark]] and [[Highguard]] often regard the Corsairs with contempt due to their penchant for battlefield looting and prioritising enemy baggage trains. In 339YE this came to a head when Hansa the Mudmaw, general of the [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Fist_of_the_Mountains\|Fist of the Mountains]] openly rebuked Adriano i Erigo, general of the Corsairs during the military council referring to him contemptuously as a maggot. The table map had to be replaced it was so badly damaged during the ensuing melee.		The distinctive military approach of the Corsairs is not without controversy. The armies of both [[Wintermark]] and [[Highguard]] often regard the Corsairs with contempt due to their penchant for battlefield looting and prioritising enemy baggage trains. In 339YE this came to a head when Hansa the Mudmaw, general of the [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Fist_of_the_Mountains\|Fist of the Mountains]] openly rebuked Adriano i Erigo, general of the Corsairs during the military council referring to him contemptuously as a maggot. The table map had to be replaced it was so badly damaged during the ensuing melee.

	<div style="float:right; width: 450px;"><quote by="General ~~Estana~~ i ~~Mestiere~~ i ~~Guerra~~ of the Red Wind Corsairs, Autumn ~~381YE~~">~~With all due haste - which should be plenty after your great rest - let's get us into Spiral, Freeborn! We are helping our great friends the Urizen~~, ~~and fighting~~ the ~~cursed~~ Grendel~~! Let's~~ make ~~this war no longer give them profit~~. ~~Let's bleed them~~, ~~coin~~ and ~~all~~, ~~until they realise the folly of~~ their ~~ways~~. ~~All freeborn are fighting here this season~~. ~~We will link with the Fire of the South in the Ankra whilst the Freeborn Storm in the South. Let's Plunder the Barbarians! For the Freeborn! For the Empire!~~</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 450px;"><quote by="General Vrael i Sol-Devorador i Erigo of the Red Wind Corsairs, Autumn 383YE">Corsairs, it is a high price we have paid to the Grendel though the time to make good on the time Feroz has bought us is now. We need wealth to win wars, and we need to know our enemy. Push deep into Segura, find their captains. It is high time we met these Lasambrian fools.</quote></div>
	===Recent History===		===Recent History===
	The Red Wind Corsairs were responsible for initiating the liberation of [[Segura]] in the Winter of 377YE which was quickly reinforced by the [[Dawn_military_concerns#The_Hounds_of_Glory\|Hounds of Glory]] of [[Dawn]]. They fought at the [[378YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Battle_of_the_Iron_Plains\|Battle of the Iron Plains]], perhaps the most decisive conflict in the liberation of Segura, facing the armies of the Lasambrian orcs and their [[Knights of Glory\|Summer realm]] allies alongside their allies in the Hounds and the [[Eastern Sky]].		The Red Wind Corsairs were responsible for initiating the liberation of [[Segura]] in the Winter of 377YE which was quickly reinforced by the [[Dawn_military_concerns#The_Hounds_of_Glory\|Hounds of Glory]] of [[Dawn]]. They fought at the [[378YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Battle_of_the_Iron_Plains\|Battle of the Iron Plains]], perhaps the most decisive conflict in the liberation of Segura, facing the armies of the Lasambrian orcs and their [[Knights of Glory\|Summer realm]] allies alongside their allies in the Hounds and the [[Eastern Sky]].
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	==Traditions==		==Traditions==
	A skilled general of the Corsairs who issues the right orders can use their position to accrue significant wealth for themselves. In the past some generals have used this bounty to influence the ~~Freenborn~~ senatorial elections for [[Segura]], or sometimes all the territories in the Brass Coast. General Isabelle i Otero i Guerra made Freeborn history in 286YE by successfully winning all three elections using the riches gained from campaigning. Her strategy drew criticism from senators and generals of other nations, but she was fiercely defended as an inspirational, prosperous, heroine by the Freeborn. The view on the Coast at the time was that the entire Freeborn nation had been enriched by their general's actions. Isabelle went on to hold the title for another seven years though she was never quite able to repeat the triumphant clean sweep.		A skilled general of the Corsairs who issues the right orders can use their position to accrue significant wealth for themselves. In the past some generals have used this bounty to influence the Freeborn senatorial elections for [[Segura]], or sometimes all the territories in the Brass Coast. General Isabelle i Otero i Guerra made Freeborn history in 286YE by successfully winning all three elections using the riches gained from campaigning. Her strategy drew criticism from senators and generals of other nations, but she was fiercely defended as an inspirational, prosperous, heroine by the Freeborn. The view on the Coast at the time was that the entire Freeborn nation had been enriched by their general's actions. Isabelle went on to hold the title for another seven years though she was never quite able to repeat the triumphant clean sweep.

	Although it has fallen out of practice recently, Imperial heroes who have served with the Corsairs in their formative years would often engage in a competition known as ''the Haul''. Competitors taking part in the Haul usually wear a simple sash formed of long thin pieces of red and yellow cloth twisted together, (the colours allegedly represent blood and gold). When the participating heroes pass through the Sentinel Gate they compete to loot the most riches from the orcs they face. The returning heroes reveal their haul before the assembled nation, often with a story of how they claimed the bounty, whereupon the winner is picked by acclaim of their peers. The winner's prize is to give up the smallest item of loot they have claimed to the [[hakima]] to be auctioned for the benefit of the nation. The Haul has frequently been the subject of criticism by prominent Imperial citizens from other nations given it is both based around theft and encourages Freeborn warriors to spend their time thinking about where they can acquire the most loot rather than where they can best serve the needs of the Empire.		Although it has fallen out of practice recently, Imperial heroes who have served with the Corsairs in their formative years would often engage in a competition known as ''the Haul''. Competitors taking part in the Haul usually wear a simple sash formed of long thin pieces of red and yellow cloth twisted together, (the colours allegedly represent blood and gold). When the participating heroes pass through the Sentinel Gate they compete to loot the most riches from the orcs they face. The returning heroes reveal their haul before the assembled nation, often with a story of how they claimed the bounty, whereupon the winner is picked by acclaim of their peers. The winner's prize is to give up the smallest item of loot they have claimed to the [[hakima]] to be auctioned for the benefit of the nation. The Haul has frequently been the subject of criticism by prominent Imperial citizens from other nations given it is both based around theft and encourages Freeborn warriors to spend their time thinking about where they can acquire the most loot rather than where they can best serve the needs of the Empire.

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	During the [[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Wasting_Light_.28Spiral.29\|Autumn of 381YE]] the army, enacting a shrewd plan created by General Estana i Mestiere i Guerra and General Gabriel Barossa of the [[The_League_military_concerns#The_Wolves_of_War\|Wolves of War]], pushed deep into Grendel held [[Spiral]], taking out the southern barbarians' baggage trains and claiming a grand bounty of mithril stolen by the southern orcs from the [[Legacy]]. They continued to harry the Grendel as they had the Druj and the Jotun, taking a small fortune in loot from the southern orcs, and were one of the few Imperial armies to maintain cohesion in the face of the magical disaster that followed the [[382YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Leviathan_Wakes_.28Spiral.29\|Battle for Solen’s Doubt]].		During the [[381YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Wasting_Light_.28Spiral.29\|Autumn of 381YE]] the army, enacting a shrewd plan created by General Estana i Mestiere i Guerra and General Gabriel Barossa of the [[The_League_military_concerns#The_Wolves_of_War\|Wolves of War]], pushed deep into Grendel held [[Spiral]], taking out the southern barbarians' baggage trains and claiming a grand bounty of mithril stolen by the southern orcs from the [[Legacy]]. They continued to harry the Grendel as they had the Druj and the Jotun, taking a small fortune in loot from the southern orcs, and were one of the few Imperial armies to maintain cohesion in the face of the magical disaster that followed the [[382YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Leviathan_Wakes_.28Spiral.29\|Battle for Solen’s Doubt]].

	Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#~~The_Battle_on_the_Atkonartoq~~\|deadlock at ~~Atkonartoq~~]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.		Winter 382YE saw them [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#My_Heart_Under_My_Feet\|return to Jotun-held Sermersuaq]], once more raiding ahead of a more conservative Imperial advance, gaining valuable intelligence from their captives. Again fighting alongside the Fire of the South, they helped to break the [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#The_Battle_on_the_Atkonaroq\|deadlock at Atkonaroq]] by flanking the Jotun over a frozen lake, allowing the main Imperial force to break the orc line even as the ice began to crack and fail around them. Many Red Wind soldiers were saved from a frigid, watery grave by the intervention of the peculiar ''hyljefolk''.

	After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.		After a temporary truce of sorts was negotiated with the Jotun, the Red Wind Corsairs returned to fight again on home territory, [[383YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Bronze\|battling the Grendel in Feroz]]. As 383YE drew to a close, and the [[Senate]] [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|signed a treaty]] with the [[Grendel]] to concede Feroz to the orcs, they continued to defend [[the Brass Coast]], engaging the Lasambrian Jotun in [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Game\|the defence of Segura]]. Once again, the Corsairs were victorious against the orcs of the western hills, driving them back to [[Segura#Anduz\|Anduz]] and in the process recovering evidence of unusual Lasambrian archaeology at the Caida.

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	The Red Wind Corsairs make excellent raiders. They tend to be mobile, favouring mithril scale over heavier metal armours, and they are adept at living off the land and making use of whatever resources they can scrounge up during a campaign. Guided by the divination magics of the hakima who travel with the army they are adept at finding weak points to exploit and have a long history of [[Army qualities#Foraging\|seizing riches]] from the territories where they have fought.		The Red Wind Corsairs make excellent raiders. They tend to be mobile, favouring mithril scale over heavier metal armours, and they are adept at living off the land and making use of whatever resources they can scrounge up during a campaign. Guided by the divination magics of the hakima who travel with the army they are adept at finding weak points to exploit and have a long history of [[Army qualities#Foraging\|seizing riches]] from the territories where they have fought.

	After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This ~~lead~~ the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.		After an [[opportunity]] to [[The_mother_of_morality#A_Hundred_Times_Too_Short\|turn away from cruel tactics]] during the Autumn Equinox 381YE, Gonzalo i Riqueza was sent by the Freeborn assembly to encourage the corsairs to ransom their foes rather than simply robbing them. This led the army to focus less on plundering and more on [[Army qualities#Daring\|daring raids]] to capture high value targets for ransom. The Freeborn reputation for [[honesty]] has helped them to secure high ransoms from the enemy despite the general lack of trust of the Empire by its enemies.
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