Captains: Those that had commanded a ship and in turn had political power. Their families usually enjoyed special privileges by extension. Some eventually found trade to be more profitable but many stuck to piracy and raids.



Seamen: The crews and warriors on said ships. Naval service imparted a variety of benefits as well as prospects for advancement (in particular the prospects for becoming Captains).



Landsmen: For the most part the descendants of captives which could not be ransomed off and the conquered natives who were released onto the island and the bottom of the social heap. These men and women farmed, fished, mined, manufactured and engaged in local commerce. A few of them eventually became somewhat wealthy in their own right, but many of them aspired to become captains.

The Corsair Kingdom had a a three tier class system...As this society favored nautical lines of thinking, this was reflected in their armies. Baring a few mounted guards there was no Corsairian cavalry. The bulk of their troops were Raiders, the pirate equivalent of marines. All sailors were expected to know how to fight, but Raiders specialized in combat. They were a motley collection as a general rule that were armed with whatever they wanted and whatever they could get their hands on. Most raiders trained with a variety of weapons from boarding pikes to rifles, though most would find something that would work for them. Some of them carried small steel shields. A common combination would be one or more pistols along with one or more one handed melee weapons. Many of these were either imported or stolen, even as the Kingdom acquired more landsmen. Organization was a general rule informal, each captain would usually appoint a senior Raider to be in charge of that section of the crew who'd be in charge of training, drills and leading the Raiders into battle. He'd also name a second in command who as a general rule succeeded him in case of death with the captain's approval usually being a formality.Raiders fought on ships in boarding actions and led the charge in attacks on villages across the southern coasts and sometimes beyond. Some of them were also kept at home as guards and enforcers alongside a small Royal Army. As a general rule a battle tested Raider was a formidable opponent in one on one combat and a capable brawler. What they were not were disciplined orderly soldiers in pitched battles. As a general rule Pirate captains doing village raids preferred to finish said operations quickly before reinforcements could arrive. This was proven in 530 AL when a eight ship strong Corsair Fleet under Admiral Werisen launched an ambitious raid on the Coalition fishing towns of Salmon Creek and Violet Ridge. While they managed to loot Salmon Creek quickly bad weather kept their ships from retreating and soon the raiders faced a coalition Batallion which easily routed the pirate landing force despite being outnumbered two to one. In addition to showing the weakness of the Raiders on the battlefield, it would also lead to the ultimate fall of the Corsair Kingdom.