The Brothers' Feud

The Brothers' Feud was the five-year-long war fought between Eight Finger Driscoll and his sworn brother, Dancer. It began ten years after the beginning of the Fifth Lord's War - eight years before the beginning of the story. 
After a decade of fighting Mother Shandy, laying claim to their own territory, forming alliances, and earning renown, Driscoll and Dancer had grown apart, and eventually they started fighting. This conflict escalated quickly, turning into full blown war between the pair. The fight against Shandy was all but forgotten. The remaining twelve ships that made up their forces split, allying themselves with one of the two brothers.
Driscoll lost more of his forces than Dancer over the course of the next few years, but he was able to turn the tide by bringing new crews under his flag for the first time since the Fifth Lord's War had begun. In the second half of the Feud, the Banshee, the Ramshod, and the Wicked Sister all joined Driscoll. The Hogshead then switched from Dancer's side in the closing stages of the conflict. 
The Brothers' Feud ended three years prior to the start of the story, when Driscoll killed Dancer. He and his forces then hunted down the remaining boats loyal to Dancer. Only one such crew remains now. 
King left the Matricide when the Brothers' Feud turned serious. He didn't want to forget that Shandy was their real enemy. He set out to make a place where all those who'd lost their crews and ships could come and keep fighting her, and so he created the Indomitable, which he's kept at Longreach since.
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