Pirate Republic of Aluud-Zeztani

The Pirate Republic of Aluud-Zeztani, sometimes shortened to the Pirate Republic or to Aluud-Zeztani, was a skaven republic established from deserted Ciyugan naval commanders. Originally located in the western-most point of modern day Karkuss, it quickly spread capturing islands around Acoria and West Alaxia, before being vassalized by Ciyuga again. Durbinian incursions in the 1600s saw them lose their foothold in East Alaxia. The republic collapsed in the 2200s under the weight of modern nation naval capacity and technology.

History
The Pirate Republic of Aluud Zeztani was established in 1448 by Yadl Skadi, a skaven naval commander of Ircuyaga, who fled after being defeated by the Holy Alliance. The republic was established with 190 ships, loyal skavens, and stores filled with seeds to grow a new civilisation. Skadi self-appointed himself Grand Captain and eventually, the settlement on the coast grew into a bustling port, named Vhiildsawyer, meaning 'home' in the native language. Churches and temples around the city dedicated themselves to the Aluudinist variant of the Ruckenist religion. Within thirty years, many skavens wear off pirate life and instead set up a primarily land and cavalry-based army - named Koshăuskevani, meaning the Free Skavens. These riders often split away from communities on the coast and moved into the southern steppes and forests.

Yadl Skadi died in 1486, and his closest friends and cabinet convened to elect new leadership, with three candidates stepping up and votes being tallied. A reckless privateer, Ibn Turnali, was elected the new Grand Captain, although he commits himself primarily to a foreign King. Turnali, in 1494, takes opportunity of conflict in Thraxia and moved pirate ships to make excursions into their territory. In 1499, Turnali reached a trade deal with Noldor to import gunpowder in exchange for neutrality during raids. Pirate Habn Jacq led a grand fleet in Thraxia, becoming a famous pirate legend with 50 ships to his name, in the 1580s.