Iron Tide Blackwater / ITBF

I. We Rise as One

We are not bound by blood, birthplace, or rank.
We are bound by will, and brotherhood.
Every Captain, every gunner, every deckhand
stands shoulder to shoulder.
No one left behind,
No one stands alone.

II. We Bow to no One

Empires rot.
Corporations consume.
Pillagers plunder without honor.
But the Iron Tide answers to none.
We forge our path through the black.
We choose our battles.
We decide our fate.
No master,
No chains.

III. Strength is Our Currency

We do not fear fleets.
We do not shy from the storm.
We welcome adversity as the forge that tempers our steel.
From the cockpit to the engine bay, we carry each other,
We temper each others steel.
We are Iron, because we refuse to break.
We are the Tide, because we will always rise.

IV. Honor is Our Code

We are outlaws to tyrants, not each other.
We take what we earn, not what we haven’t fought for.
We protect our own.
We keep our word.
There is no glory in betrayal,
no victory in cowardice.
Our strength is not measured by destruction,
but in principle.

V. Freedom is Worth Fighting For

We stand against oppression, corruption,
and those who would claim the stars as their throne.
The verse belongs to the Brave,
those willing to carve their destiny through fire and steel.
We do not exist for conquest,
We exist so that no one may conquer us.
Live free, Fight hard, Die with honor if you must,
But never kneel.

Every pilot who bears our colors carries the weight of those who rose before them.
Our name is not ink on a roster,
it is a home for the misfits,
A legion of brotherhood.
“I rise with the Tide.
I stand with my brothers.
I kneel to no one.
I fight with iron in my spirit,
and honor on my hands.
Where the Tide goes, I go.
Where the Tide stands, I stand.
I am Iron.
I am the Tide.”

I. Brotherhood Above All

We rise together, fight together, die together.
Every member of the Tide is to defend,
support, and uplift their crew.
Abandoning a brother in the black is not our way.

II. Honor in All Actions

We do not steal from our own.
We do not betray our allies.
We keep our word, even when it costs us.
Dishonorable conduct is not strength.

III. Strength With Purpose

The Iron Tide seeks mastery, not mindless violence.
We train to be better than we were yesterday,
in combat, trade, hunting, and leadership.
Weak will and cowardice have no place here.

IV. Loyalty to the Tide

Our colors mean something.
If you fly them, you represent them more than yourself,
you represent every brother who came before you.
Members will act in a way that strengthens the Tide, not divides.

V. Freedom as a Core Value

We answer to no tyrant, no corporation, no oppressive power.
We carve our place in the stars through grit and unity.
Every member has the right to pursue their own path.
Freedom is sacred, and worth defending.

VI. No Griefing

We don’t attack the weak for sport.
We don’t ruin gameplay for random players without cause.
We are Pirates, but we still have honor.
Business is business, war, retaliation, or missions,
Fair game.
Mindless harassment,
Not our style.
We are feared because we are strong,
not because we are pathetic and merciless.

VII. Respect Among the Tide

Internal toxicity, trashing teammates, or belittling brothers,
will not be tolerated.
Iron sharpens Iron,
we push each other, we don’t tear each other down.
Settle disagreements like men, it stays within the Tide.

VIII. Follow the Fleet

When an op begins, discipline is required.
Follow callouts
Maintain formations
Stick to the plan
No ego driven chaos
We operate as a single, unstoppable Tide.

IX. Excellence in Conduct

Represent the Tide with confidence, skill and integrity.
Whether we are trading, bounty hunting, or pirating,
we strive to be exceptional at what we do.
Most of all, HAVE FUN!
We are here to have a bond with the Tide and our brothers.