User:JesterCountess/Pirates of the Caribbean/Brethren Court
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Within the fictional universe of Pirates of the Caribbean, the Brethren Court, or simply the Brethren, is a fictional pirate governing body set as the main protagonist force behind the trilogy against its antagonist counterpart, the East India Trading Co. The Court made its only appearance in At World's End. In the film, Cutler Beckett makes a genocidal threat against piracy, alarming the pirate world. It ultimately results in an emergency assembly of the Fourth Brethren Court as a final stand for the existence of piracy.
From what is known in the third installment, the Court was first convened some ages prior to the events of the film by the Court's first pirate lords, who imprisoned the heathen goddess Calypso so that men could claim her waters for themselves. The purpose of the Court is to resolve issues that threaten the practice of piracy in its entirety. Before making final decisions however, the lords must consult the Pirata Codex, to make sure that their actions follow the "guidelines" of the code.