A compact coastal town built into cliffs and piers, where warehouses sit above sea caves and every alley channels wind and rumor, the port stays busy even under snow with fishing, salvage, and cutthroat trade driving life.
Where iron wills and icy seas test every soul.
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Port Lord
A tall man with a scarred jaw and a reputation for seizing assets and marriages to bind rivals.
Head of the Wreckers' Guild
A barrel-chested woman with hands scarred by rope and an eye for old wreck maps.
Shipping broker and smugglers' contact
A slender woman with quick eyes and many aliases who moves goods and gossip with equal skill.
Captain of the Tideguard
A veteran mariner with salt-gray hair and a measured, gravelly voice.
Herbalist and tide-priestess
A stooped woman with salt-stiff hair and hands stained green from kelp poultices.
Shipwright / Tools
A cluttered yard of hoisted spars and half-fixed hulls where mariners trade favors for fast repairs.
Broker / General Goods
A nondescript loft where deals are struck behind curtained windows and goods change hands with a wink.
Sailors, wreckers, Tideguard veterans, and smugglers after dark.
A low-ceilinged tavern near the piers where sailors, wreckers, and mercenaries argue and trade news under oil lamps.
Merchants, clerks, and secretive patrons taking private meetings.
A quieter upstairs tavern favored by brokers and clerks that doubles as a reading room by day.
Labor/trade guild
A tight network of families and crews who claim ancestral rights to wrecks and beachcombing.
Ruling merchant cabal
A formal group of merchants and officials created to legitimize Caiden's rule and maximize tariffs.
Informal militia
Volunteer bands of ex-sailors and fishermen who organize watches and rescue parties.
A half-sunken ship wedged against a pier that locals scavenge and tell ghost stories about.
A pier bazaar where drying kelp, baled seaweed medicines, and brine-cured fish are traded at dawn.
Sea caves under the cliffs used as storage, secret meetings, and illicit smuggling drops.
A wind-cut promontory used to spot incoming ships and warn of ice floes.
Caiden Lawburn's rise is backed by a drowned cult that demands periodic sacrifices.
The kelp used in local medicines is tainted and can grant prophetic dreams when processed improperly.
A hidden map in the Blackened Keel shows ancient currents leading to a submerged fortress.
Salvage Run
Recover a marked salvage chest before Lawburn's Tideguard claims it, but the chest is rumored cursed.
Lantern Prophecy
Investigate the blue light in the caves and why some lanterns return with ominous signs.
Smuggler's Ledger
Steal or obtain Sylra's ledger to expose bribery and topple corrupt officials, but the ledger is encrypted and dangerous.
Frozen Moor Rescue
A supply caravan trapped on the Frozen Moor is besieged by raiders and ice wolves; get them out before the storm worsens.
Map of the Deep
Decipher a map found in the Blackened Keel that points to a submerged fortress rumored to hold ancient sea-lore and treasure.
