The Southern Sea is a body of water that lies to the south-east of the continent of the Old World. It is one of the most heavily trafficked maritime regions in the Known World. It surrounds the Estalian peninsula and is touched by the Tilean Sea to the east, the Middle Sea to the north, the Arabyan Gulf to the south, and the Great Ocean to the west.[6a][7a]
History[]
After the retreat of the High Elves from their colonies in the Old World following the War of the Beard with the Dwarfs, ancient tribes of Men flourished on the shores of the Southern Sea. These were the ancestors of the Men of the present day city-states of Tilea and the kingdoms of Estalia.[1a]
To this day these two peoples fiercely contest control of the Southern Sea, but it is Tilea who derives the greatest bounty from the region, having established a highly profitable trade route with Araby and the Old World's colonies in the New World across the Great Ocean.[3a][4a][5a]
What unites these two fractious peoples is only their hatred towards a common foe -- pirates. Whether these reavers come from the island of Sartosa or Araby, makes no difference, as not even a centuries-old enmity can rival an equally ancient enemy of commerce.[2c]
The Southern Sea is also patrolled by the Dwarf Navy and many of their largest warships, known as Dreadnoughts, are seen here and in the Black Gulf.[1b]
Trading[]
The northern city-state of Marienburg maintains good relations with the Tilean city-states, seeing them as trading and banking partners. Rather than trying to dominate the trade on the Southern Sea itself, Marienburg lets Tilean ships and Tilean agents in the employ of the merchant houses of the city-states handle its goods moving through the region. The Great Families of Marienburg and the ruling houses of the merchant princes of the Tilean city-states regularly exchange letters of credit to support their commercial activities.[2a]
However, the Magrittans are unhappy with the governing Marienburg Directorate's close relations with the doges and counsellors of Tilea, due to their clashes with Tilean vessels over control of trading rights and commercial passage in the Southern Sea.[2b]
Fools Point[]
Fools Point Rocks is located on the eastern Estalian cost.
Fools Point, also known as Fools Point Rocks or the Isles of the Sirens,[11a] is a cluster of islands located on the southeastern coast of Estalia. Fools Point connects the waters of the Southern Sea with the Tilean Sea. Following the coastline in this region can be treacherous due to the presence of pirates but it can be lucrative for those who desire to trade with or purchase supplies from the city-state of Tobaro, and from there make their way to the mainland of Tilea, including the cities of Remas and Luccini.[7a][9a]
The Tobaran nobles known as Navigators hold the monopoly on sea trade to and from Tobaro's great harbour, for only they and they alone know the safe channels between the deadly rocks of Fools Point.[10a]
The Temple of Mathlann took interest in Fools Point after rumors surfaced that the Cult of Stromfalo maintained a heavy presence there.[10b]
Notable Locations[]
A map of the central regions of the Southern Sea as depicted in Man O' War: Corsair. Each location's name matches those used in the game. The symbols depicting which faction is patrolling each area represents their positions in 2517 IC but are subject to minor changes as the game's campaign progresses.[12a]
- Bay of Brionne - The Bay of Brionne is a bay that laps the southern Bretonnian domains of the Dukedom of Brionne.[12a]
- Royal Sea of Alquezaro - The Royal Sea of Alquezaro is the stretch of the Southern Sea that touches the shores of the city of Alquezaro.[12a]
A map of the southern regions of the Southern Sea as depicted in Man O' War: Corsair.[12a]
- Bay of Bilbali - The Bay of Bilbali is the bay upon which the city of Bilbali was established.[12a]
- Irranan Sea - The Irranan Sea is the stretch of the Southern Sea that encompasses north-western Estalia. It takes its name from the Irrana Mountains.[12a]
- Silver Sea - The Silver Sea is the stretch of the Southern Sea that encompasses the Céfiro Hills.[12a]
- Bay of Muros - The Bay of Muros is the bay that encompasses the domains surrounding the city of Muros.[12a]
- Cabo de la Diestros - The Cabo de la Diestros is the cape surrounding Los Cabos.[12a]
- Orchid Coast - The Orchid Coast is a coast that touches the domains surrounding the city of Nerja in southern Estalia.[12a]
- Golfo Naranja - The Golfo Naranja is the gulf surrounding the cities of San Pedro del Sur, Belmoz, and Ubrique in southern Estalia.[12a]
- Bay of Quietude - The Bay of Quietude is the bay that encompasses the domains surrounding the city of Magritta in southern Estalia.[12a]
- Aguilas Bay - The Aguilas Bay is the bay surrounding the city of Aguilas in southern Estalia.[12a]
- Isla Verde - Isla Verde is both the name of an island and that portion of the sea that surrounds it.[12a]
- Isla D'Azure - Isla D'Azure is both the name of an island and that portion of the sea that surrounds it.[12a]
- Sea of Eagles - The Sea of Eagles is the stretch of the Southern Sea surrounded by the Blazing Sea, Isla Verde, and the Golden Sea.[12a]
- Blazing Sea - The Blazing Sea is the stretch of the Southern Sea surrounded by the Sea of Eagles, and Isla Verde.[12a]
- Golden Sea - The Golden Sea is the stretch of the Southern Sea surrounded by the Sea of Eagles, the Southern Great Western Ocean, the Isla D'Azure, the Bay of Quietude, and the Golfo Naranja.[12a]
Notable Borders to the North[]
These territories lie between the Southern Sea and the Middle Sea, with no clear border to determine where one gives way to the other.[12a]
- Silent Sea - The Silent Sea is the stretch of ocean between the Southern Sea and the Middle Sea adjacent to the Bretonnian Dukedom of Bordeleaux.[12a]
- Grismerie - The Grismerie is the stretch of ocean between the Southern Sea and the Middle Sea which borders the Silent Sea and the Royal Sea of Alquezaro.[12a]
Notable Borders to the East[]
These territories are located between the Southern Sea and the Tilean Sea.[12a]
- Fool's Point- Fool's Point is a cluster of isles located between the Southern Sea and the Tilean Sea.[12a]
Notable Borders to the West[]
These territories are the nearest regions of the Great Ocean to the Southern Sea.[12a]
- Great Ocean - The Great Ocean is a large ocean that separates the world of Mallus' eastern hemisphere, including the continents of the Old World and the Southlands, from the western hemisphere of the New World, including the continents of Naggaroth and Lustria.[12a]
- Great Western Ocean - The "Great Western Ocean" is a term sometimes coined to delineate the south-western half of the Great Ocean.[12a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition: Dwarfs - Stone & Steel (RPG)
- 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition: Marienburg, Sold Down The River (RPG)
- 3: Warhammer Armies: Dogs of War (5th Edition)
- 3a: pp. 87-89
- 4: Town Cryer 14
- 4a: pp. 20-26
- 5: White Dwarf 305
- 5a: pg. 27
- 6: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Sea of Claws (RPG)
- 6a: pg. 84
- 7: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition: Rulebook (RPG)
- 7a: pg. 272
- 8: Advanced Heroquest: Rulebook (RPG)
- 8a: pg. 3
- 9: Blood Bowl (Blood Bowl Novel) by Matt Forbeck
- 9a: Ch. 19
- 10: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Companion (RPG)
- 11: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: The Imperial Zoo (RPG)
- 11a: pp. 86-87
- 12: Man O' War: Corsair (PC Game)
- 12a: Campaign map