The Sootwater Reach is a broad Cinderwhisker homeland built across canals, floodplains, and layered urban districts. Its streets climb over old streets, its rooftops grow food above crowded tenements, and its markets remain busy from dawn until lanternfall. Canal cities dominate the region, but garden hamlets, repair yards, and isolated lock settlements fill the spaces between them. Nearly every district hides forgotten tunnels, sealed chambers, or disputed claims beneath the pavement.