Tongaal Pirates

The Tongaal Pirates are a mercenary company specialized in commerce raiding. They are the only mercenary company offering ships as well as land forces and fight in a light infantry style.

History
Tongaal has been a safe haven for pirates as long as piracy in the Midsea has existed. It's rocky coastline with many coastal caves and natural harbours make it a perfect place to hide and shelter, as well as making it a perfect fall-out base for raids. The height of Tongaal piracy was under the High-King of the Seas Orinthos, a former Trinsulaean nobleman and shipbuilder. Eventually he was beaten in the War against Piracy and Tongaal piracy was smashed by the Kartaga and Trinsulae led coalition of sea-faring states. Many pirates became unemployed but remained on the island of Tongaal, their experience and expertise being carried on. A series of failed harvests has once more put those maritime people to the sea but this time they are offering their services to the great empires of Adonatus.

Organization
The Tongaal pirates are a collection of independent communities and forces rather than a coherent force of disciplined soldiers. Officially they are led by another High-King of the Seas but this is more of a ceremonial title in charge of foreign contacts. In reality these many communities are united by one thing only: Gold. Every group has its own leaders and structure but all are experienced sailors and fighters. On land they consist of a unit of Trinsulaean-style infantry (Illyrian Noble Hoplites), by far most forces consist of traditional Tongaal troops however, fighting in a light-infantry style where javelins are used to soften the enemy before attacking head on. These can more or less be translated in 3 units (Illyrian Marines), each from one of the 3 major provinces on the Island. On sea all forces fight in the traditional Tongaal style, 10 quinquiremes (Assault Hexeres Illyrian Marines) and 20 triremes (Assault Tetreres Illyrian Marines) form the navy of this company. The Tongaal Pirates specialize in commerce raiding, mostly on sea and can be employed by empires to provide their expertise in order to harm the economy of their armies.

List of Activities
War Against Piracy


 * 1) Battle of the Sunken Cave
 * 2) Battle of Zenkar Port