Enter the world of Ocean, where merchant adventurers ply the seas in search of treasure and fame. Javier al-Rasheed is an orphan, a naval officer, a playboy, and a drunken cad. After secretly marrying Nazira, princess of the Dominion of Cycus, he is forced to adopt a new title: pirate. With Nazira vying to become the next Dominar of Cycus, Javier must amass a fortune and accrue allies to her cause. Secrets hide on every island and the sailors aboard the Remarker must learn to work together while pretending to be unassuming tea merchants.