The Augustine Trading Company began as little more than a name scrawled on forged documents, a convenient front for shadowy dealings before the ARC’s founding. Once the coalition emerged from the shadows, the ATC was legitimized through the efforts of Darin “No-No” McGrew, under his own alias of Laird MacGregor. With his shrewd business sense and connections in northern La Florida, Darin transformed the name into a functioning enterprise. Today, the ATC operates as both a respectable merchant network and a veil for the Coalition’s more clandestine endeavors.
Nestled in a secluded corner of the New World, the Bourbon Monastery began as a sanctuary for wayward souls seeking redemption. Over time, however, it evolved into a stronghold of intrigue, rebellion, and camaraderie under the leadership of Brother John Sinclair. John, a former physician turned pirate, led a successful revolt alongside trusted allies to reclaim the monastery from its former leader Abbot Gregory. Their coup restored the monastery to its original purpose—serving as a haven for free spirits and outcasts, all while maintaining the guise of humble monastic life. Today, the Bourbon Monastery thrives as a clandestine sanctuary for the ARC, a place where pirates find refuge and distillers perfect their craft. Its walls echo with whispered plots, laughter, and the clink of glasses raised in defiance of tyranny.