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Byrne Island
Byrne Island on the Midnight Ocean
Large island in the Diamond Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by	Tyr's Own
Governed by	Hatchetback
Navy color	Violet
Pets
	Sheepish Jimmy (native)
	In Memory of Jerze
Location
Alpha Island Byrne Island Papaya Island Remora Island (Sapphire Archipelago)
Outpost Medium Large Colonized Uncolonized Purchaseable chart Unpurchaseable chart
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Byrne Island is a large island located in the Diamond Archipelago. There are three known routes from the island: Alpha Island, Papaya Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Remora Island in the Sapphire Archipelago. There is also an extinct training route encircling the island.

Byrne is home to Sheepish Jimmy, a sheep, and In Memory of Jerze, a cat placed in memoriam of the pirate Jerze.

Contents 1 Natural Resources 2 Buildings 3 Government 4 History 4.1 Blockades

Natural Resources

This island spawns iron, sincosite, and sugar cane. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

Buildings on Byrne are named after Talking Heads songs or albums.

Apothecary 

Woad to Nowhere (bazaar)

Bank 

Stop Making Cents (upgraded)

Commodities market 

Once In a Lifetime Market (upgraded)

Distillery 

Psycho Swiller (bazaar)

Estate agent 

Houses In Motion

House

Byrning Down the House (right-facing townhouse)

The Landlady Don't Mind (left-facing shack)

This Must Be The Place (left-facing manor)

Inn 

Crosseyed and Penniless

Iron monger 

Thank You For Sending Me An Anvil (bazaar)

Sparking with Tongs

Palace 

Don't Worry About the Government (upgraded)

Shipyard 

Love For Sail (bazaar)

Brig Daddy (upgraded)

Life During Wartime

Tailor 

Totally Nude (bazaar)

Weavery 

With Our Loom (bazaar)

Government

Byrne is currently ruled by Tyr's Own.

History

The island and its buildings are named for Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.

The Byrne Island monument is located south of the tailor bazaar.

Tyr's Own held Byrne from April 29, 2004, the day blockades were introduced into the game, until the 7th of December 2008, when they lost a 5 round blockade to Broadsiders.

Blockades

Byrne I — 2004-4-29, Tyr's Own won the first blockade of Byrne.

Byrne II — 2004-7-23, The alt flag DOOFIS dropped a war chest on Byrne in an attempt to help the Looterati retain control of Jorvik Island.

Byrne III — 2005-4-23, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Midnight Armada in three rounds.

Byrne IV — 2007-6-30, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Avalon in four rounds.

Byrne V — 2007-12-15, Avalon dropped a war chest on Byrne to counter Tyr's Own's drop on Spring. Tyr's Own won both blockades in three rounds.

Byrne VI — 2008-03-15, Spirit of the Game dropped a war chest on Byrne in attempt to distract Tyr's Own from Dies Irae's blockade of Spring. Tyr's Own defended Byrne in 3 rounds.

Byrne VII — 2008-08-03, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Jinx in 4 rounds.

Byrne VIII — 2008-09-13, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Broadsiders in 4 rounds.

Byrne IX — 2008-10-05, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Fleet of his Imperial Scaled Highness in 3 rounds.

Byrne X — 2008-10-25, Tyr's Own defended Byrne from Broadsiders in 3 rounds.

Byrne XI — 2008-12-07, Tyr's Own lost Byrne to Broadsiders in 5 rounds.

Byrne XII — 2009-01-10, Broadsiders defended Byrne from Dies Irae in 4 rounds.

Byrne XIII — 2009-02-28, Broadsiders lost Byrne to Tyr's Own in 4 rounds.