Brigand

A Brigand is a computer created and controlled ship.

Brigands are spawned by the game to engage and fight player controlled ships. The frequency of brigand spawn and relative might of the brigand will depend on the particular league point your ship is traversing.

Brigands are the primary poe fountain in all oceans. When a brigand ship is defeated (assuming no-one beat it before you) poe is transferred to your ship. The amount of poe is relative to:

• Your current ship might.
• The number of pirates on your ship.
• The brigand class (imperial, sea lords etc.) Imperials give the most poe per pirate.

Because brigands are the primary poe fountain in the game, much energy has been used up trying to work out how best to beat them and therefore earn the highest possible amount of poe. This Thread which attempts to explain Brigand AI is a good example.

Brigands are the only source of Kraken's blood.

(Need explanation of the brigand commodity pool)