A generic name for a small seagoing vessel of uncertain class, the common bark is the coastal merchant and fishing workhorse of the The Thousand Isles. Ranging from one to three masts, it is typically square-rigged and designed for cargo, not speed. It is a sturdy, unromantic vessel, yet due to its availability is often used for Piracy. Local defense forces, if they have nothing better, often fit them out as armadillas, or small fighting vessels, against buccaneers.