Pirates/Independents/Stateless/Outlaws however you want to call those. Lets for the moment just call them Black. A Black Clan should have the option to generate hostilities in a zone, as does a Nation. When hostilities reach the threshold it will open a Port Battle on behalf of that Black Clan. The Nation holding the port and its Allies have the option to join the defending side. Should the Black Clan win, the port is changed into an Independent port. The Black Clan is rewarded with a