Power struggles in Bargarin (Chas' knowledge)
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The power struggles began when the Eight Winds pirate crew was completely decimated by the Sivizian fleet. The Eight Winds and its captain, Deuter Troy had previously functioned as the de facto rulers of Bargarin, since they had the most men and the greatest amount of influence in Bargarin. However, with Deuter Troy and his eight best ships in the bottom of the sea, nothing was preventing the other captains from making their own grab for power. The struggle continues to this day, since no-one captain has the power to keep things under control.
Not many pirates survived the battle that sunk the Eight Winds. However, one of the survivors was Carsus Wal, the Ninth Wind, and Deuter Troy's right hand man. Curiously, while he took many former members of the Eight Winds with him, both from those who survived the battle and those who did not participate in it, he did not try to take control of the city himself. Many of his men are claimed to have gone north after this.