▁Ro oz em ond ▁( sp elling ▁var ies ▁with ▁o / oo , ▁s / z ▁and ▁d / dt ), ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁S ind ala ▁( B erg man ), ▁returns ▁home ▁from ▁a ▁trip ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁castle ▁occupied ▁by ▁Ma arten ▁van ▁Ros sum , ▁the ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁Charles , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gu eld ers . ▁Charles , ▁who ▁controls ▁Gu eld ers , ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁against ▁Philip ▁the ▁H ands ome ▁who ▁rules ▁the ▁Burg und ian ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Low ▁Count ries . ▁Flor is ▁had ▁so ▁far ▁been ▁neutral ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁absence , ▁but ▁after ▁he ▁finds ▁his ▁castle ▁st olen , ▁he ▁sides ▁with ▁Wol ter ▁van ▁Old en stein , ▁who ▁is ▁al lied ▁with ▁Burg und y ▁against ▁Charles . ▁Charles ▁and ▁Ma arten ▁are ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁F ris ian ▁pir ate ▁G reate ▁Pier ▁partly ▁as ▁an ▁al ly , ▁and ▁partly ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁dirty ▁work . ▁ ▁Historic ity ▁A part ▁from ▁S ind ala ▁and ▁Flor is , ▁all ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁historical ▁figures . ▁A ▁diver gence ▁from ▁history ▁is ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁pir ate ▁G reate ▁Pier : ▁although ▁a ▁contemporary , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁pir ate ▁before ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Philip ▁the ▁H ands ome . ▁In ▁the ▁series , ▁Pier ▁is ▁either ▁guard ed ▁or ▁surrounded ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ar