From high above, the Svennson Island Chain is easy to navigate. The terrain is muddy, rugged, and thickly forested. Most of the roads are unpaved and the central city's paved roads are in a major state of disrepair.
The red dots on the map represent possible areas of pirate activity.
Starting in the North East corner of the map, we see a small island. Notice the gray color. It represents a significant urban area. In this case, we have a shanty town. This is an old fishing village called Scandrix. Intelligence has shown several known suspicious vessels, docking here. Refueling stations make the port here invaluable to local fishermen. Over 17,000 people live here in cramped conditions. A reservoir has been built at the Western edge
Moving just South East from the Scandrix marker we have another suspected area of activity. Intel has confirmed several suspicious vessels docking here, making this an important target. The population is much less dense here on Winterson Island. Many of the population live along the coast. The Scandinavian residents of the entire chain are mainly fishermen. The economy is driven by the high quality seafood that is all around them.
Moving South West we come to another red marker. At the base of the mountain here, SIGINT has located cell phone traffic from known pirate leaders' cellphones. There is a helipad here as well as trails up into the hills. About 3500 people live here, many civilians commute West across the river to work in the big city.
Take note of the large town in the center of the map. It's the capitol, with a foundation laid in the 1980s by Vannish investors and kept up by fishing profits. The government HQ is here, along with the island chain's most affluent civilians. In total 350,000 people live on the big island island. They are spread throughout the island, with 60 percent living close to Capitol City.
On the Island's Western edge, we have another red marker, located in a valley. Intercepted cell phone calls and satellite images show a clandestine, well-defended training camp. With its isolated and protected location, this may be the location of the group's most treasured assets and top level of leadership. This is believed to be the most dangerous location in the Svennson Island Chain.
There is another red marker South of the Valley Camp. It's on an island mostly surrounded by sandy beaches. It is another location where known suspicious vessels have been docking and refueling. There is a sparse population of about 10,000 people living under the dense tropical canopy.
Moving South East to the lower edge of the map, you can notice light red dots, these are areas reported by local police to be dangerous hot spots that are worth investigating further. Many of these locations are in dense shanty towns.
The Svennish government has not conducted a census in over 30 years. Therefore an exact population is not known. Many islanders live under the dense canopy wherever they can find space. The population totals of people living outside of cities and known shantytowns is estimated to be around 35,000 in small villages under the canopy.
Pirates have almost an infinite number of places to hide.
