Barboza is an Estalian port city located in the Kingdom of Bilbali.[2a][3a]
History[]
Recently Salazar, an inquisitor of a Myrmidian sect, has come to Barboza as part of an investigation. He claimed that he had proof of the proliferation of a cult of heretics throughout the northern coast of Estalia, a cult responsible for a spree of Human sacrifice. He followed the trail of blood to Bilbali.[3b]
On board the Squadrista, a Bilbalian corsair commanded by Captain Ferro, Salazar set sail to Bilbali but was intercepted in the bay surrounding the city by three Khornate ships, including the Axefather, a Khorne Bloodship captained by Captain Ghaste that was escorted by two other vessels.[3b]
After a fierce naval battle, the Squadrista prevailed and once reached the port the heaving crowds gave the witch hunter a wide berth. The ambush was seen as just another proof of Salazar's rightfulness, and he promised to give the leaders of the cult the blessing of a pyre.[3b]
Game History[]
Barboza was originally a fan-made settlement created by the freelance writer Alfred Nuñez Jr.. The town was mentioned for the first time in the computer game Man O' War: Corsair, and confirmed in Warhammer canon with the release of Warhammer: The Old World.[1]
At the time of the release of Man O' War: Corsair only Bilbali and Magritta were considered canon kingdoms of Estalia. So Barboza was shown as a settlement under Bilbalian influence.[2a] The plot of the single-player campaign in Man O' War: Corsair is set in the year 2517 IC and all information about Barboza thus comes from that era.[2b]
More information about Barboza can be found on Alfred Nuñez Jr.'s website, but the canonicity of this additional lore has not yet been confirmed by Games Workshop.
Trivia[]
The quest described above from the computer game Man O' War: Corsair, titled "Nobody Expected the Estalian Inquisition," is a reference to the catch phrase "nobody expected the Spanish inquisition" from Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British comic troupe of the 1970s.
Sources[]
- 1: Interview with MadAlfred: The Shaper from the Shadows
- 2:Warhammer: The Old World website
- 2a: Explore the Old World (Interactive Map)
- 3: Man O' War: Corsair (PC Game)