A vertical port built into sheer black cliffs where ropeways and carved steps link cliffside quays, markets, and watchtowers, and where tidal caverns hide smugglers and relics alike.
Where mountain meets sea and old stone remembers every ship.
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Harbor Warden
A weather-lined woman with rope scar marks and an iron coin necklace from the founding clans.
Smuggler Kingpin
Broad-shouldered with a coal-streaked beard and an eye for opportunity.
Quarry Foreman
Callused hands, a limp from a tunnel collapse, and a loud laugh that hides worry.
Councilor and Merchant Patrician
Always dressed in oilcloth patterned with heraldic eels and a voice like silk.
Shore-witch and tinker
Small, with barnacle-gray hair and a satchel of polished shells.
Ropewright and sail-repair
A narrow shop where ropes hang from the ceiling and the air smells of tar and salt.
General goods and export broker
A warehouse-front shop with crates stacked to the ceiling and a ledger the size of a door.
Sailors, quarry hands, and visiting brokers
A multi-level tavern carved into a lean-to of the cliff with lanterns reflected on wet stone.
Official militia
A pragmatic force balancing law enforcement with the realities of maritime commerce.
Underworld consortium
A shadowy guild of smugglers, cutters, and fence operators centered in tidal caverns.
Craft guild
A conservative guild of masons and carvers protecting craft secrets and pricing.
A sea-hidden cavern with natural glass formations that hum at full tide.
A collapsed section of outer dock that still bears rusted anchors and a sealed grotto door.
A long stair engraved with clan marks leading to an old shrine halfway up the cliff.
A precarious market of platforms and ropebridges where traders hawk illicit and exotic wares.
An old tidal gate beneath the Sundered Quay can be opened by a specific sound pattern.
Elira Rune manipulates tide observations to time shipments for her private ventures.
A forgotten sea-hex in a shipwright prototype hull enhances speed at the cost of crew rest.
The Grotto’s Key
A sealed cavern door under the Sundered Quay requires a sound pattern and a diver’s nerve to open, promising relics and danger.
Strikebreaker or Reformer
Quarry workers demand safety; the player can mediate, side with strikers, or sabotage the guild for profit.
The Hanging Market Sting
Smugglers use the Tideglass Cavern to traffic contraband; a sting could expose the Culling Network or spark open conflict.
Runestone of the Depths
Rorek seeks a runestone rumored to open tidal doors and will pay—or kill—to obtain it.
