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=== Royal Navy===

Belis-ar-Weil is also home for several ships of the Athervonian [[Landsoftheblacksea:Main_Page/realms/athervon#Naval_Forces|Royal Navy (''Le Marine'')]]; typically there is at least one fully-outfitted ship-of-the-line at the docks, and four or five smaller vessels that are used for interdiction of smugglers, piracy, and other marine traffic.  The military sailors are garrisoned at the fortress of Seld Bellac, which also has the official docks used for the King’s business only.  The forces of ''Le Marine'' are generally felt to be less influenced by corruption than the Red-and-Blacks; the pirates that control marine smuggling do not have the power and influence that the Five Points Brotherhood does in the Kingdom, and thus are less able to use bribes and corruption to their advantage.  It has been noted that the navy seems to intercept more smugglers that are trying to take goods out of the town than those bringing goods in, but no one has been interested enough to pursue the matter formally.