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=== [[Astral Sea Freebooters: Edwin|Edwin Cocalas]] ===
<i>(Human, Sorcerer, Unaligned)</i>

A strong-willed man of innate arcane power, Edwin Cocalas clawed his
way up from a bastard's nothing in the coldest remotes of Earth to
command the largest independent merchant pirate fleet in Earth's
history.  His service in the Dark War on the side of the First Empire
of Man made him a widely recognized hero, a magnet for the disaffected
in the aftermath of the Emperor's assassination.  His fleet grew as he
traded and raided throughout the splintered Empire, while keeping the
other Powers from gobbling it up.  He earned a reputation for
single-minded ruthlessness toward his enemies and generous unconcern
for his allies as he played the game of power along the coasts of
Earth.

This path to power culminated in an all-out invasion of the former
Empire.  Edwin Cocalas' arcane power swept the mundane armies from before his
devoted mob in a blitzkrieg that left him in complete control of a
large chunk of the Imperial lands.  He was preparing to press his
advantage to subsume the continent when agents of the  Varian
Confederation appeared and whisked him away to prevent what they saw
as a catastrophic destabilization of Earth's natural progression.
They intended to banish the sorcerer to Carceri, but once again Edwin
rose up against his intended fate.

With his new ship and allies, Edwin Cocalas intends to replicate his
heroic accomplishments writ large on the canvas of the Astral Sea.