Smugglers
Moving stuff from here to there without taxes bothering you.
Smugglers
Smugglers, they are a special type of people, whom either are very sneaky, very confident, smooth talkers, or very good at falsifying paperwork. Or a mix of all of that. But mostly it's a small group of people with some of those requirement that know a few people for the other things.
They live off the desire of other people. People who have a need for an item, a thing, that they normally cannot get or is way to expensive for them, often because to dues, fees and/or taxes, or it's simply illigal in the place they live.
Smugglers can work on a project basis, moving a single item trough from A to B. Or are more of a shackle in a chain providing a constant supply.
Things
Famous things that were and are smuggled, are jewellery, weapons, people and alcohols. Often they can be split in two categories highly taxed bulk items or very expensive single items. And as an extra, things that governments have forbidden to trade, those things are very desirable to smuggle as soon as such a law is placed. Because for the smuggler that means a chance on a high profit.
Drugs
Another famous item that is often smuggled, is drugs. But the pirates have always steered far away from the drug trade, as the risk is not worth the reward. They're not affraid of the law, you don't become a pirate if you are. But the organizations controlling the drug trade are not the type of organizations they want to deal with. And they have scrupples to what drugs do with people. Why drugs when you can have Rum?
Pirates
The Pirate crew has turned there hand to smuggling regularly, as it's a safer form of income then attacking and taking what you want. They've smuggled both Whiskey and Rum on a single trip. Also they've brought diamonds uncut and later cut, and Salt to other places.
And people, one, two, a small group, it's all possible as long as you pay. But the pirates have always made sure these people are moving by their own will, and weren't force from A to B via untracable routes to be taken advantage of later.
Smugglers have always been a bit romanticised for me, I think because I live near a seaside town known for it. They have some really cool caves there.
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I forgot about caves being tied to the smugglres lore. I'll try to remember that for when they come around again in the story somewhere. Thank you for your nice comment once again Emy.