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Fair enough. Just seems weird that the Pirates made a Peace Treaty while they were in a position of power, especially one that they straight up plan on breaking. 
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Well they can't exactly take on multiple nations that decide to attack them should they go to war. And even if they could, Deadwater's whole motivation was to [i]decrease[/i] the bloodshed, not add to it.

This also isn't meant to necessarily be a traditional "stab everything we meet" pirate story. This is the idea that in a more civilized society, pirates have adapted to being sneakier and more cunning, and less blatantly criminal. And if they are blatantly criminal, they make sure they have enough up their sleeve that they can't get arrested. Think Mafia.  

There are pirates who blatantly go and murder and raid. There are also those who don't. It depends on the pirate ship, what their alignments are, and how closely they adhere to The Consortium's rules.