Felicisma Armada

The Felicisma Armada, also known as the Raiders of the Waking Sea, is a loose confederation of ships and piratical raiders who ply the numerous seas and coasts of Thedas. The organization has no known leadership. It is instead a collection of ships, each its own sovereign vessel with its own rules, people, and leader.

Background
The Felicisima Armada are hated and feared throughout Thedas.

Wealthy merchants often pay the leaders of the Armada, rather than risk having their ships commandeered and their merchandise stolen and sold on the black market. As such, the Armada has a great deal of power in the trade hub of Antiva, particularly in the capital, Antiva City. Throughout history, several powerful fleet captains of the Armada have managed to leverage their power and wealth to buy their way into the Antivan nobility. Three even rose to become merchant princes.

The captains belonging to the Armada are hardly unified, and bloody battles between Armada leaders are frequent, but any attack by outsiders will cause them to instantly put aside their differences and close ranks, and thus the raiders have become far more of a plague in the last century than they ever were before.

Llomerryn has become a haven for raiders, as well as brigands and various criminals, due to its location as a port city, and its political neutrality. The markets and bazaars of the city feature goods pillaged from distant lands.

The nearby island of Estwatch is also a stronghold for raiders.

Culture and society
"These pirates were once little more than opportunists, based out of the coastal city of Llomerryn, that preyed on sea traffic. They were often targeted by Orlesian and Free Marcher cities that were bent on destroying the pirates once and for all. After each such effort, new pirates would appear to fill the vacuum.

During the New Exalted Marches, the nations of Thedas needed every ship they could muster against the massive power of the Qunari dreadnoughts. The Llomerryn pirates were faced with a difficult decision: they had to band together under one flag and fight with those they had previously preyed upon or face conversion and annihilation by the Qunari.

Thus the Armada was formed. The pirates brought their knowledge of stealth and trickery to bear, plaguing Qunari supply lines and even launching seaborne invasions against the Qunari coast. For a time it was said the Armada was the premier naval power of Thedas, and after the signing of the Llomerryn Accord, they maintained their association rather than disband as many had hoped.

Wealthy merchants now often pay the leaders of the Armada rather than risking their ships commandeered and their merchandise stolen and sold on the black market. The Armada is hardly unified, and bloody battles between Armada leaders are frequent, but when faced with an attack by outsiders, the group instantly puts aside their differences and closes ranks; the raiders have thus become far more of a threat in the last century than they ever were before.

There is many a legend told about how dashing and romantic life aboard a Raider vessel is, but don't believe it. They are scoundrels and smugglers all."

- —From The Dowager's Field Guide to Good Society, by Lady Alcyone

Known Ships & Their Captains

 * The Siren's Call - The ship of Captain Isabela, the self-proclaimed Queen of the Eastern Seas
 * The Drake - The ship of Captain Fidel Bastilio,
 * The Drake - The ship of Captain Fidel Bastilio,