The Piratians currently don't have a back story nailed down. Right now, the story is they are a band of mechanical, skeletal pirates led by Admiral Dreadfuse, with other groups of Piratians in other parts of the world either under Dread Pirate Scervo or are independent.
The Piratians are to be an NPC faction, situated in the Sea of Storms(Fort of Wings), with a rebel group in the Samasa Desert(if it is possible to have rebels attack settlements), and a secondary group alongside the Lanayru Coastline(either Greshou or Seshei).
The Piratians will either replace the Wild Animals faction or the Ancient Hylians faction. If the plan is to go with the Ancient Hylians, it appears all Ancient Hylian units have textures for the Kingdom of Hyrule. Thus, it is more likely that the Ancient Hylians will be replaced with the Piratians.
The overall design of the Piratians is a mix of their Oracle appearances with facial details from Skyward Sword's Scervo.
Main Color: Golden Rod
Religion: No Deity Worship
Culture: Barbaric
Rival Factions: Labrynna Regime, Lanayru Province
Cordial Factions: Zora Dominion, Lanayru Province
Strengths, Weaknesses, and Abilities:
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Master Looters: Piratians know every trick in the book when it comes to finding hidden goodies. Piratians are capable of finding more Rupees when plundering a city.
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High Maintenance: Every soldier is either an advanced machine or a ravenous animal. Every unit has higher upkeep costs.
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Piratians will do just about anything for a large sum of Rupees.
Piratian Unit Roster:
Admiral Dreadfuse
Admiral Dreadfuse is the self-proclaimed "King of Pirates." No one knows where he, or his band of pirates appeared from, but they have been harassing any who paths they cross, demanding they hand over their hard-earned Rupees. However, unlike both his name and the traditional behavior of most pirates, Dreadfuse is regarded as the most honorable pirates of them all. He much prefers negotiating ransoms over cutting any throat he comes across. However, Dreadfuse will kill his prisoners if it is necessary. It is rumored there is some kind of relationship between the Admiral and Queen Ambi of the Labrynna Regime. Most tales are of how Ambi is the maker of Dreadfuse and the Piratians, others are of Dreadfuse rescuing Ambi from a shipwreck. Whether these rumors are true or not, Ambi has neither confirmed or denied them.
Admiral Dreadfuse can be found around the Fort of Wings, the rumored Piratian headquarters. His bodyguard consists of Swashbucklers.
Scervo
Dread Pirate Scervo is often regarded as the most dangerous pirate who has ever lived. Scervo carries with him a legacy of dread, death, and destruction. Woe be to any who falls victim of his raids, as he leaves no survivors. This pirate is so feared, entire armies will flee with a bowel emptying quickness should he even so much as glance at them. Scervo does not fear death, nor does he fear. This machine has lost any sense of self-preservation, if it had any in the first place, and will gladly charge head first into battle, living for the thrill of battle.
Dread Pirate Scervo can be around the Piratian's Lanayru base, leading attacks on those around him.
Piratian Swashbucklers
Swashbucklers are the vast majority of the Piratian forces. Armed with a random assortment of cutlasses and axes, Swashbucklers are ruthless in their methods for Rupee gain.
Swashbucklers can be hired where Piratians operate.
Malgyorgs
Malgyorgs are a cousin of the aquatic Gyorgs. They are known to reside in areas with copius amounts of sand, such as beachs and deserts. Malgyorgs are capable of moving through sand as though it were water. These beasts are a favorite among the Piratians for tearing up traitors and hostages. Their tough, rocky heads allow them to slam through most enemies unscathed. Most Malgyorgs owned by Piratians have been bred to be able to "swim" through other types of land, such as dirt and mountain.
Malgyorg Sharpshooters
Armed with stolen pistol technology, these Piratians ride atop adult Malgyorgs, who have grown so large, they cannot "dive" as deep as they could before. These Sharpshooters are a dangerous combination of quick, powerful charges and devastating pistol volleys. So as to allow their Malgyorg mounts to dive as deep as they can, Sharpshooters have removed their legs.
Piratian Plunderers
These fiends are armed with dangerous and experimental blunderbusses, thought to be a stronger version of the Regime's muskets. While the range of these guns are shorter, they deal much more damage, and due to the reloading mechanism, reloading it much quicker.
Scrappers
Scrappers are the primary workforce of the Piratians. With their ability to carry seemingly any weight, they are frequently used to haul the harvest of the latest raid. These machines have no free will, and live only to serve their pirate overlords. The other purpose of the Scrappers is to serve as cannon fodder for the Piratians. They are numerous and serving, willing to do anything for their masters.
Deck Cannons
Utilizing even more of stolen Labrynnian tech, the Piratians have taken a fancy to their cannons. Given a new coat of paint, these cannons are used when there is a treasure hidden within a fortified city.