Okay so Kerdak Bonefist. Part of the reason he's so powerful and such a target for revenge was his theft of Sun orchid elixir on it's way to Sun Orcid Elixir from the Thrunes. Twice Even! Why when the old man of a Thrune tried to teleport the Elixir, all he got for his trouble was a note that basically read "Gotcha - signed Bonefist". That was great!
How the bloody devils did Bonefist get the first one?
I flipped through it to a decent degree but it doesn't even hint as to how Bonefist was able to raid and stop the first Exilir from being shipped. I even cracked out a map and was looking at it for a way. Bonefist must have sailed a very long way to be in a position to pillage the ship.
Anyone have an idea as to how he got this feat off?
I suspect a number of the Shackles' more successful pirates "must have sailed a very long way" in pursuit of a tempting rumour they hoped to confirm. I find this one to be the more "normal" route. It's the second one, involving knowledge of the identity and itinerary of a teleporting secret agent, that I find more incredible.
In Bonefist's case, since both elixirs were destined for Ezaliah Thrune, as opposed to two other random winning bidders for the elixir, I figure it was a crack in Ezaliah's own security rather than anything associated with the Citadel of the Alchemist. Given Bonefist's wide influence and Cheliax' previously existing hostilities over Sargava and commerce, it makes sense to me that he would have his own mole or network of informants feeding him some tidbits from Cheliax. It might be the failure of that unstated network to warn Bonefist of the threat posed by Admiral Thrune that contributes to his tragic flaw of nonchalance in the face of warnings from other sources (ie Tessa Fairwind and the PCs). Maybe Druvalia, in her inquisitorial duties, has already neutralized that network by the time the PCs enter the narrative.