The Bloody Knuckles

A gang of river pirates that haunted the Cricket River. The Bloody Knuckles had multiple ships under their command, the most impressive of them the Ransom. The Bloody Knuckles terrorized many and thoroughly razed the last village that stood against them. They transported the norren of the Green Lake to Dollendun. They later targeted the Boomer, the barge carrying Dante, Blays, Lira, and the Nine Pines downriver. Among their number was a nethermancer whose talents didn't extend much beyond dropping a shadowsphere over their ship. That was usually enough to hide them from their prey until it was too late, but against another nethermancer the trick was less effective. The pirates liked to wrap their knuckles in red cloth for dramatic effect. The Bloody Knuckles were stopped by the Nine Pines and their allies when they killed most of the crew of the Ransom and sunk the ship.