Gildart

Gildart is a large island off the northwest coast of the Known World. Known as a hub for all manner of pirate activity, law-abiding citizens with a choice will always steer clear.

History
The average person in the Known World is probably aware that Gildart has been used as a base for pirate activity. It's also common knowledge that, a few years ago, a large naval fleet sailed out to Gildart and cleared out all of the pirates. Most people know it as a thing that happened, and that was that. With the pirate island gone, the next few months were very interesting times for pirate spotters.

Inhabitants
When the island has had a population, it has always been 100% pirate. Commodore Montana Max was known to sail into their harbors from time to time, though it's never been established that he had any permanent holdings there.

The Gildart Campaign
On 22 Autumnal 1042, the SS Harkonnen, commanded by Captain Victoria Harwood, led a small fleet into Gildart to clear out the pirates. Though the mission was a success, the horrors the crew, including Riot Woodhouse and Lieutenant Pip Bernadotte, witnessed there changed them irrevocably. After the campaign concluded on 8 Harvest, most of the involved sailors expressed a passionate desire to never return.

Reconstruction
Three years after the Gildart Campaign, rumors began to cross the waters that some pirates might be rebuilding what they'd lost there. Though none have yet had the guts to sail in and check it out, Harwood has been itching for a chance to go another round with those pirate scum.