Hydrarchy

_{"Rule of the Seas" redirects here, if you were looking for the ideology focused on sea power, you should probably look into Thalassocracy.}

Hydrarchy literally meaning Rule of the Waters is a term used to refer to a system of government in which political power is concentrated pirates or more generally in sailors. The ball itself is used to ideologically represent actual pirates (as opposed the internet kind), especially historical.

Pirate societies were historically Stateless Societies, who also believe in semi-equal wage (a captain only got twice as much as an average pirate)

Piracy might also supposrt both right-wing or left-wing economically. For instance, many people see elements of Quasi-socialism in the Victual Brothers and the Likedeelers, who were common people that became pirates and promoted equality, but there were also pirate societies clearly favouring free markets, such as chinese pirate Wang Zhi, who was a merchant that turned to piracy as a result of Chinese Goverment strongly regulating sea trade.

History

Ancient Pirates

Pirates have existed since antiquity in the area known as the Mediterranean. An early example of pirates were the Sea Peoples who attacked various Mediterranean civilisations prior to the bronze age collapse.

Medieval Pirates

Pirates were rather prominent in medieval Europe. With some of the most prominent hydrarchs being Vikings like the Victual Brothers.

The Golden Age of Piracy

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Modern Pirates

In the modern day, hydrarchy is primarily practiced by people in Somalia which is a country that due to civil conflict does not have much economic opportunities. Thus leading a lot of people to raid nearby-ships.

Pirate Code

A pirate code, pirate articles or articles of agreement were a code of conduct for governing pirates. A group of sailors, on turning pirate, would draw up their own code or articles, which provided rules for discipline, division of stolen goods, and compensation for injured pirates. This form of communal governance would typically divvy up the earnings from the loot, with every crew member taking an equal share, with the captain taking two share.

Personality

Hydrarchy acts as the stereotypical pirate you would see in films and cartoons. Based on the pirates in the golden age of piracy like Blackbeard.

Stylistic notes

Drunk on rum
Angry
Violent
Adventurous
Speaks with stereotypical Pirate dialect. Meaning rolled Rs and the slang.
Likes to sing sea shanties while travelling somewhere. No matter where.

How to Draw

Flag of Hydrarchy

Hydrarchy's design is based the famous stereotypical "Jolly Roger" flag, used by pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy.

Draw a ball.
Fill in with black.
Draw a skull and crossbones or crossed swords in white.
Draw in the eyes.
(Optional) Add a brown tricorn and/or eye patch.

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Black	#191919	25, 25, 25
	White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255

Relations

Friends

Anarcho-Frontierism - Frontiers be epic, can't wait for space pirates.
Mercantilism - Sometimes he hires me mateys as privateers.
Illegalism - If it be illegal, it be based.
Reactionary Socialism - Like Mercantilism, but pays me mateys and I much better. Somethin' about social welfare for all ye working men.
Queer Anarchism - Arrr, be gay and do crime, eh?

Frenemies

Piratism - Ye be not real pirates!
Ego-Communism - I like yer soul, kid.
Anarcho-Capitalism - Yer onto something.
Anarcho-Communism - Yer getting closer.
Thalassocracy - I don't know who ye be but people keep confusin' us...
Platformism - I like how ye be bandits and use pirate flags, but I keep mistaking you for one of me mateys because of that.