Its a scouter, not an eye patch. Serpentis are nothing like pirates.
We're what you call, Monetarily Advocated, Financial Intermediary Agents.
We just work for certain parties to locate and redistribute poorly invested or otherwise frozen, unattended or readily available assets, in order to provide a more stable market platform for anonymous businesses who, due to interplanetary legal structure are otherwise unable to acquire a foothold in today's competitive economy.
PS. I got into EVE after about 6 years of WoW, during which I thoroughly exhausted my RP capabilities in that universe. In comparison, EVE isn't about instantaneous action, both in gameplay, and RP. But when your work finally comes together, its much more fulfilling. My advice is to take things slowly and enjoy yourself.