Fleet of Black Laurels
The Fleet of Black Laurels, commanded by Warcaptain Valessia Gabinius Caestrix, is a fearsome symbol of Imperial discipline repurposed for piratical domination. Formed from the remnants of imperial naval design and animated by Valessia’s ruthless ambition, the fleet combines elegance, control, and merciless precision. At its heart sails the Regnum Obscura, a bronze-clad trireme adorned with laureled ram-prow and twin ballistae towers—once the pride of a fallen empire, now a predator cloaked in crimson and black.
Doctrine & Culture
Internal Culture
Bound by The Ten Maxims, the crew operates as a disciplined war machine. Silence at a raised trident, absolute obedience to Valessia, and the execution of oath-breakers reinforce a culture of fear and formality. Every maneuver, down to the oarstroke, is calculated.
Common Practices
In battle, the Black Laurels rely on coordinated formations, misdirection, and fear. Valessia often opens with surrender terms wrapped in noble rhetoric, only to enslave survivors or turn them into tools of her next conquest. Her fleet targets enemy supply lines and commanders, relying on psychological warfare to break morale before blades ever cross. The result is a ghost of Empire reborn... not in marble and senate, but in fire, shadow, and bloodied laurels.
Symbols, Colors & Insignia
A field of matte obsidian with a single golden laurel wreath encircling a downward-pointing trident. The flag is typically flown beneath a black pennant bearing no nation’s colors, symbolizing rejection of all sovereign claims but their own.
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