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Where the devil's in all men<br />

If you knew what was at stake<br />

 

As far as humankind has dominated the sea, sailors have been considered as one of the lowest links of the social hierarchy, since these men spend many, many weeks at sea and usually not having a steady place to live, traveling a lot and usually, but not always, using the little wages they have on lowly pleasures. Hence, the typical image got through times on the settlements made to give these men a place to spend their wages and satisfy their urges.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** The movie ''[[Dagon]]'' transports the location to Spain and renames the town "[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Imboca]]", which translates to "''in'' the mouth". It's set in the present day, but looks as though it could be the 19th century.

* The pirate town of Tortage in the Barachan Islands in the ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' novels.

* The [[Dragaera]] novel ''Orca'' is set in a costal city and involves the House of Orca, whose [[Planet of Hats|"hat"]] is both seafaring, and being [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|crooked businesspeople]] or [[Corrupt Bureaucrat|government officials]]. So, while the town is actually quite nice looking, probably like a pretty New England town, it's actually a hive of corruption.

* In the [[Vorkosigan Saga]], the planet Jackson's Whole started out as the Booty Bay variation [[Recycled in Space|In Space!]]

* Braavos in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. "Cat" provides a clam-seller's view from inside.

 

* Song example: Portobello Town in Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Pirates", "where we've been told That a purse of gold Buys any man a crown".

* "Singapore" by [[Tom Waits]].

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

** Port Sarim is the only sea town accessible to nonmembers, and the only pirate here would appear to be the friendly drunk Redbeard who just wants some Karamjan Rum.

** In the member's world is Brimhaven on the north end of Karamja as a firm example of Type 1.

** Port Phasmatys was once an example of Type 2, until it became a literal Ghost Town when all the residents were transformed into spirits. Surprising lack of [[Ghost Pirate|Ghost Pirates]], although Bill Teach and Pirate Pete are pirates who are still very much alive.

* ''[[Ever Quest]] 1'' has the entire ''Legacy of Ykesha'' expansion. All the zones in that expansion are located on an island called Brokenskull Rock, and Brokenskull Rock swarms with pirates. One of the zones is called Dulak's Harbor.

* The pirate island Buccaneer's Den, appearing in the ''[[Ultima]]'' series since Ultima 4.

* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'': Yaaargh, the port o' Badon, what be filled with pirates and other unsavory nautical characters.

* Bloodstone in ''[[Fable]] II''.

* Bloodbath Bay in ''[[Sly Cooper|Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves]]''.

* ''[[Dragon Age II]]'': The Docks in Kirkwall. Except for the Qunari compound (which ''nobody'' in their right mind messes with), it's a smugglers' haven in the daytime, and at night it falls into the hands of gangs. While the rest of Kirkwall is also unsafe at night, the dockside gangs get a special mention for, in two of the three Acts, being controlled by ''[[Blood Magic|blood mages]]''.

* Omega is a Type 1 variation in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''.

* ''Kao the Kangaroo Round 2'' uses a pirate-infested harbor as [[The Hub]].

 

* Type 2 is named after the Wretched Hive of ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]''.

** In case you're thinking "Gee, way to name it after a cartoon I never heard of," be assured that [[wikipedia:Stormalong|Stormalong]] is a reference that is [[Older Than They Think|Older Than You Think]].

 

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