"A mismatch of spacesuit or uniform, well-worn but serviceable weapons, and a haunting look of desperation...   These are the marks of a pirate."


Pirates are some of the meanest inhabitants of Slipstream and make their “living”  by thievery and raiding. Some even practice slavery, selling captives to Queen Anathraxa for use in her radioactive mines. They raid fragments as well as rocketships.