"Okay, so you want to cut off the head of the snake and take out Warush Blacktooth. You'll need to gather a small fleet - big enough to draw him out, for him to think that there's a fun battle to be had, but not so big that it'll take months to assemble. That means you'll need to convince or hire quite a few pirate captains to join you. That'll require funds - something the Great Houses might be able to help with, if you can figure out who would profit off of Warush's downfall.
You'll then need to engage his ships in a quick raid to prevent him from calling too many reinforcements. Find a way to defeat his galleon, and then board it with a crew of mercenaries to defeat his crew. Finally, kill Warush and throw The Exiled into chaos. Easy enough, right?"
- Aslyn