「Bahama Archipelago, Black Sails Harbor, Barbary Pirates' stronghold.」
After a devastating war with the Kingdom of Castile that left both sides severely weakened, their pirate fleet had clearly thinned considerably. So much so that Fat Dragon could walk through the decadent pirate city and distinctly feel other pirate powers treating him, a commander of the Barbary Pirates, with an unprecedented level of equality. This simply would not have happened in the past.
