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A Corsair is one of the most common terms used to describe interstellar pirates.

Due to the very high numbers of Vargr corsairs, the term is strongly associated with that sophont species.
Please also see: Corsair Vessel

Note that all raiders who work within a single system are of the corsair variety.

Vikings are too smart to stay in one place, and rippers either self-destruct or are hunted down and exterminated.

Corsairs in pre-Rebellion times were bands of pirates, usually Vargr, who raid both ships and worlds for goods.

During the Rebellion period, with the failing naval powers to suppress them, many armed ships turned to raiding to support themselves.
As always, the bulk of corsair recruits are military deserters, criminals, and desperate indiviuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Corsairs do not like fighting against well-organized and comparably-equipped defense units—they prefer preying on the weak and attacking by surprise.
Many corsair societies have adopted an appropriatly macabre, ritualized method of announced assassination, which discourages casual attempts at assassination and thereby stablizes the band's leadership.
Corsair bands in 1126 are retaining an increased numbers of dependents, who may either be stashed in a safe place immediately before a "hit" or brought along for the ride. The crowding and filth aboard corsair hulls is legendary.

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