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The '''Corsair Domains''' consisted of a number of small islands in the [[Great Sea]] [[Northwest Zakhara|off the northern coast]] of [[Zakhara]]. They were the holdouts of the [[pirate]]s in this region, and the different areas, villages, and hiding-places in the Corsair Domains were ruled by whichever brigand or former captain could grab power. The only real city here, [[Hawa]], was no exception.<ref name="LoF.AGtZ-p70">{{Cite book/Land of Fate/Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara|70-71, 72-74}}</ref>

Despite this anarchic bent, most inhabitants claimed overall loyalty to the [[Grand Caliph]] and the [[Law of the Loregiver]]. In contrast to most of [[Zakhara]], [[slavery]] was despised by the [[Corsair (kit)|corsairs]], possibly in part because the [[mamluk]]s of [[Qudra]] were their greatest enemies.<ref name="LoF.AGtZ-p70"/>

Unlike the [[Nelanther]] in the [[Trackless Sea]] near [[Amn]]<ref>{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition|150}}</ref> and the [[Pirate Isles]] of old in the [[Inner Sea]],<ref>{{Cite book/Sea of Fallen Stars|12}}</ref> piracy was not the main activity, though it was an important one. Much of the corsairs' plundering was directed toward the north, considered barbaric by Zakharans in general. Ship-building, smuggling, adventuring, and trade were other important ways of income.<ref name="LoF.AGtZ-p70"/>

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===References===
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===Further reading===
*{{Cite book/Corsairs of the Great Sea}}
===Connections===
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[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Locations in Zakhara]]
[[Category:Locations on the Great Sea]]
[[Category:Locations in Northwest Zakhara]]
[[Category:Locations on Toril]]
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