Aeon wrote:All of the 20 pirate lords disappeared, but what happened to their pirate crews? Did everyone on the pirate ships disappear, or did something else happen with the (surely) hundreds of other pirates? Exile/imprisonment/incorporation into the new Scalvoris?
Great question! The simple answer is that, no one knows exactly what happened during the 100 trials that the mists fell over Scalvoris from the 1st Vhalar 716. Or, more precisely, no one know
yet. PCs might explore / discover, who knows?
What is known, though, is:
As the
Lore says - the 20 Pirate Lords disappeared on 1st Vhalar. That's them & their ships, which were crewed.
The people of Scalvoris, if asked, will be clear that the Pirate Lords sailed out to fight the creatures which were attacking by land and sea and they just never came back. More than that simply isn't common knowledge. Nobody saw them "disappear" in front of their eyes, but then the mist had fallen and you couldn't see further than your arm.
You're right, though, that's not all the pirates. It's a lot of them, but not all. Some of those associated with the Pirates (and many who weren't, also) disappeared during the 100 trials with the mist. Those who did are presumed dead by the populace, because of the Shadow Beasts. However, there are still people on the island who are / were connected to the Pirate Lords in some way and it's fairly well known that there are still pirates, especially in Almund. With the new council and stricter laws, they tend to be less obvious, but they're there and not really hiding so much as just no longer shouting.
Also - there are
factions at work in Scalvoris - specifically look at the Crafters and the Phoenix Faction, for example. Whilst it isn't common knowledge, those who have lived on the island awhile tend to think that there are links with the Pirate Lords there. No one knows for sure, because no pc's have explored it yet.
And finally (sorry - long answer!) there are increasing and continued pirate attacks
this season and
last, which might indicate some sort of return. Some pc's are investigating that, though, so no spoilers here!
Hope that fully answers!