Karuman Ika (pronounced kah-ROO-man EYE-kah) is the captain of the Pelesetian ship Let the Sky be Unfettered. Unconventionally amongst Pelesetian fleets, Ika functionally leads the entire West Horizon Fleet - though the fleet council exists, almost all decisions ultimately fall to Ika.
Within the Union, Ika is a polarizing figure. Many dislike how he disregards or bends some of their most core principles, while others consider him to be an effective pragmatist. Despite the normal Pelesetian hostility to pirates, Ika and the fleet have attracted some notoriety within the Union for their willingness to look the other way at the relatively few vikings who continue to raid the coasts south of Rothurland. Though Ika reasons they are harmless as they only strike those on land, many other captains strongly disagree.