The waves are wild, the decks bloody, and tempests squall their world. But in the vastness of the open seas and oceans, the Jung pirates reign supreme, although individual members of the Carp Clan may disagree. Setting out from the Cove of Chimes, a secret hideaway they visit all but a few times a year, they pillage the waters around the Isles of Jwar and beyond.
Their ships are far faster than anything the Takashi or the Empire can muster, and their knowledge of the Frozen and Chrome Seas, unparalleled. The Jung, once allied to a Clan of some renown, now labeled as pirates, hold allegiances that are as fickle and unpredictable as the tides. These motley mariners fear nothing except their Queen, (who is far too murderous to be actual royalty) their Captains, and sailing off the edge of the world.
A pirate crew is a family of sorts, and for some, it’s the only life they’ve ever known. Everyone is welcome, regardless of where they come from, even those that hail from below, because beneath the water, a full five fathoms below, life transforms, becoming something both rich and strange, a sea-change if you will, creating singular beings that are aquatic in nature, but more like man in their reasoning.
Sharks, crabs, anglerfish, piranha, and many, many more, are all given to walk, talk, and live above the waters as humans do. They crew the ships, fight their foes and take their share of the booty. A Jung pirate is just as at home on their boat as they are in the dock-side taverns of Ryu or some other far-flung locale way off the map.
The pirates fight hard, fast, and as furious as the waves beneath their barnacled hulls. Whatever Captain they follow dictates how they fight, and whatever weapon is closest to hand dictates what they fight with. Harpoons, bailing hooks, even nets are deadly in the hands of the Jung. They may be dockside brawlers with no formal training, but that doesn’t mean they are not deadly.
There is strength in numbers, and the Jung put this to good use when swarming their foes. Strong, agile, and cunning, with access to razor-sharp teeth, and decapitating crab claws, this makes the Jung a formidable fighting force. With black powder being just one of the many goods they plunder, they now count on firearms as part of their arsenal.