Pirates

Piracy
Piracy is a surprisingly large threat on the ocean dividing The Old World and The New World. Four in five ships that cross the ocean are attacked, and one in three of those attacked are looted and scuttled, even when under the protection of the origin country's navy. Trade and passenger transportation continue only because of the extremely high profit margin. Resources that are abundant on one side of the ocean tend to be scarce on the other.

There are so many pirates at sea that it is believed that there is a "pirate country" somewhere where they all live and originate from.

The shores along the Badlands are covered in ships, dwellings, and docks, all controlled and maintained by pirates.