Black Sea Isle

Overview
Black Sea Isle is a small continent in the middle of Valynduur, surrounded by the murky Black Sea. Due to the ominous color of the waters and it's location, it has been settled by pirates out of conflicting interests between many law-abiding countries and their citizens (in addition to the myriad of bounties, vendettas, and fines that they wear with pride).

Travelers are unwelcome, and are only tolerated through a captain who can vouch for them or a large money purse to buy ill-gotten gains (or to be stolen).

There is no prominent race in Black Sea Isle as the population consists primarily of crews of ships that traverse the entirety of Valynduur. The local economy is essentially a black market for other countries; ridiculous amounts of wealth are earned, spent, and stolen on a daily basis by crews of successful voyages, sketchy merchants, and the desperate.

Geography
With a tropical climate and rocky shores, there is only one large settlement with a population of around 2,000: Trotuia Bay. While there are many secreted hideouts, fortified docks, and caverns dotted along the coastline, they are extremely unwelcome to even pirates of other ships, with trespassers being killed on sight.

Inland has been over-lumbered for years, leaving gently rolling plains, some of which is used as farmland. The coastline alternates between rocky cliffs and beaches (the majority of which lie in Trotuia Bay).

Government
There is little semblance of law and order, although a tribunal of 8 of the most feared pirates in Valynduur exists. This rules as a kleptocracy, with no regards to citizen's rights or justice given. Instead, the Fleet of the Black Hearts governs the territories that each pirate fleet controls and serves as a court for any dispute between captains that can't be settled with a dagger in the back.