*Originally published on Pirate Wires* - Who were the pirates and what were they after? Images of peg-legs, eye patches, and decrepit criminals seeking buried treasure come to mind. While this depiction might be unique, the uncivilized and disillusioned subsiding on the outskirts of an empire is nothing new. Through strife, these barbarians grow feral, and their ideas bleed into the mainstream. Struggle as they must, one day they approach the gate.