Brethren Court

Made up of the great Pirate Lords, the **Brethren Court** is the governing body of pirates. A rogue's gallery of cutthroats from all the seven seas, the members of the Brethren Court hail from the likes of Spain, France, North and Equatorial Africa, China, and India.

The first time the Brethren met they captured the sea goddess Calypso, bound her in human shape, and tamed the sea for their own era of conquest.

## History

### Background

The first Brethren Court was convened many generations ago by the original nine Pirate Lords, who had come together to establish control over the sea. The Brethren made an alliance with Davy Jones to imprison the heathen goddess Calypso, and with his help they tricked the goddess and bound her in the form of a mortal woman, taming her wild fury and bringing the seas under their command. It was at the second meeting of the Brethren Court that the Pirate's Code was set down by Morgan and Bartholomew, forming the rules (or guidelines) by which pirates are expected to ply their trade. Nothing is known about the third Brethren Court, except that it ended badly.

### At World's End

As the Age of Piracy nears to a close, the fourth Brethren Court is convened by Captain Barbossa. The Pirate Lords meet to make a last plan of action against the onslaughts of Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company. Barbossa is eager to release the Sea Goddess, in the hopes that she would grant her favor and bring her powers to bear against their enemy. The Pirate Lords only argue and fight among themselves, so fearful are they of Calypso's wrath.

When a vote is called for, Captain Swann is elected Pirate King and declares war on Lord Beckett. Barbossa does not wait for agreement and enacts his scheme, releasing Calypso from her mortal flesh and fulfilling his vow to the Sea Goddess. The enraged Calypso gathers the waters of the ocean around herself in a maelstrom, and a titanic battle rages at the center of it between the pirate fleet and the armada of the East India Trading Company.

## Lords and King

### The Pirate Lords

* Jack Sparrow, Pirate Lord of the Caribbean Sea
* Hector Barbossa, Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea
* Sao Feng, Pirate Lord of the South China Sea
* Ammand the Corsair, Pirate Lord of the Black Sea
* Mistress Ching, Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean
* Gentleman Jocard, Pirate Lord of the Atlantic Ocean
* Sri Sumbhajee, Pirate Lord of the Indian Ocean
* Capitaine Chevalle, Pirate Lord of the Mediterranean Sea
* Villanueva, Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea

When Sao Feng falls to the Flying Dutchman, his title is passed down to Elizabeth Swann.

A key member of the Court is Captain Teague, the Pirate Lord of Madadascar and Keeper of the Code in the *Pirata Codex*, to which even the most dastardly buccaneer must religiously adhere.

Each Pirate Lord holds one of the Nine Pieces of Eight. These objects are not actually silver pieces of eight, but odds and ends of things one might find on any pirate ship or busy harbor. The original plan was to use coins to bind Calypso, but when it came time, the first Pirate Lords didn't have a pence between them. The Pieces of Eight are passed down through generations as each Pirate Lord names their successor.

### The Pirate King

It is the duty of the Pirate King to declare war, parley with shared adversaries, and command the pirate fleet. The Pirate King must be elected by vote, and the vote always ends up tied, as the Pirate Lords each only vote for themselves—until Jack Sparrow changes the balance by voting for Captain Swann.

## Trivia

* The Brethren Court is based on the historical "Brethren of the Coast", a loose confederation of pirates.

## External links

* Brethren Court on the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki