Piragua Flotilla
The disenchanted sons of the new world, Spanish exiles, displaced natives of the colonial islands and run away slaves crew these simple but effective trading vessels as they forge a living on the Spanish main. Never seen as much of a prize, they trade Cocoa beans to the sweet tooth of the European elite and peddle the foreign goods of distant nations to the Caribbean Islands to claim a trickle of the wealth siphoned from the bloated empires of the Old world.
Lacking a true gunwale these native craft aren't ignorant of the value of cannon fire. They each pack enough swivel guns to keep hostiles at length and a Bombard a piece to sway off the curiosity of other ships larceny. In a flotilla they pose a very real threat.
The Turtle and The Skink are the latest additions to the flotilla. Any player that is willing to take on the fleet's commodore status has three ships to raid and trade with. In addition the most lopsided firepower in the game.
