Roughly 70 percent of norrath is water. there are rich, well established ports all up and down the coasts. No royal navy. The time is right to strike!!!!!!!!!!!!
Class: Pirate
Races - All but High elves and dwarves.
Factions - KoS to most non evil factions, and some of the evil ones, howevergiven an innate faction modifyer spell that increases in efficiency with time. Brand new pirates will get killed alot in cities, a mid level pirate can go for half an hour with no chance of detection provided they don't attack anything, etc.
Progressive faction quests, based mostely on bribeing certain government offials to gain favor. Epic is a self only extreme faction modifier item for when said pireate becomes pirate governor
Skills - Melee, scimitars, cutlasses, daggers, ranged skill - Cannon (only usable onboard ships and pirate fortifications), throwing daggars. Somewhat of a rogue skillset. Maybe piratical spells at a later level. Can summon a parrot at lvl 50. Swim modifier +10 over base regardless of creature, small craft speed modifier
Armor - leather only. Chain+ water = Bad
I dunno. what do you all think?