Pirates

Pirates may ask for help to guard gold, or ask for tribute. You may also be asked to defend traders against pirate attacks. Expect pirates to be way harder than goblin attacks.

Pirate attacks depend on the following things: - Number of colonists - Wealth in colony. You can find your colony weath by checking the colony settings. On medium difficulty the pirates will attack at about 470 wealth. - Game difficulty - Other negative game events going on - "Pirates peaceful" being on or off

If you build more expensive stuff or get more people, pirates will be more likely to pay you a visit. If you constantly have other negative events going on like a flu or a broken leg, they may hold off a little to not stress you too much on the medium difficulty.

When fighting off the pirates, make sure you kill them after defeating them. Otherwise they might regain consciousness and run away, not leaving any equipment for you.