“There is no beauty or romance or mystery in the sea except for the men that sail abroad upon it, and those who stay at home and dream of them.”
― Lord Dunsany

“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.”
― Richard Adams, Watership Down

Caine. You never know where you stand with him, but he's usually bumming around.

A merchant prince, a privateer, a scoundrel.

Intrigue and Malicious Neutrality.