The Protectorate was established in its present form in 4700 AR by a pirate from Cheliax called Morgan the White. He was seeking a base from which to prey upon water traffic without being threatened by hostile navies, and the River Kingdoms was the ideal spot. Gathering together pirates from all over the world, he established his realm on a northern tributary of the Sellen River. Anyone willing to work as a river pirate is entitled to a share of the spoils taken by the Protectorate, under the terms of the region’s Pirate Pact.