The Apologies in Advance is a pirate ship with the Orange Lotus Fleet, one of the factions within the Blacksand League. A relatively small and fast junk, the Apologies in Advance was heavily damaged in combat with the Pela Huban anti-piracy forces. After limping back to the safe port of Tenebrous Landing, barely afloat, the Apologies in Advance was rebuilt and now serves as a symbol of Blacksander pirate defiance.