From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Oath of the Brotherhood?

English AEG rules, twelve-page publisher PDF

The player whose appearance is most like a pirate's goes first.

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If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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