Evershade Landing

Evershade Landing clings to the wide bend where the mountain-fed river meets the open sea, its docks layered in salt and river silt and its alleys lined with merchants and guildhalls vying for control of the tides, and its lanterns tell fortunes to passing crews; its markets sell river pearls, smoked fish, and secrets, while the harbor's shifting shoals hide both treasure and danger beneath their mudflats.

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Evershade Landing

Where river and sea bargain for souls beneath a salt-streaked moon.

TypePort

Population6,200 mixed riverfolk, sailors, and traders

WealthModest but bustling with concentrated merchant wealth

GovernmentMerchant Council with an elected First Dockmaster

ReadinessWatchful but underfunded and prone to bribery

“Fog-choked mornings, shouted bargains, and the constant creak of hulls.”

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Geography

RegionLower Rivermouth Delta

ClimateTemperate maritime with dense river mist and sudden squalls

TerrainTidal flats, wooden piers, narrow canals, and clay embankments

Travel Links

Coastal trade route to Marinth (three days by tide)Upstream barge road to Dunvale (two days)Smugglers' channels to the Outer ReefsOverland pack trail to the Salt Hills

Culture

Pragmatic, bargaining-first, loyalty measured by coin and favors rather than creed

Races

Human riverfolkCoastal dwarvesHalf-elvesHalflings

Religions

River Mother cultOld Sea ritesFlowing Hand clerics

Arts & Entertainment

Shanties, lantern festivals, river-skaters' races, and street storytellers who specialize in tall tales about lost captains.

History

Founded as a ferry and timber camp, the Landing grew into a free port where river traders, sea captains, and displaced craftsmen formed a pragmatic mercantile order, and later survived a decade of privateer sieges and a tidal famine that reshaped ownership of several quays, leaving a patchwork of guild rights and grudges.

Founding CenturyFerrystead SettlementRiverfolk established a seasonal crossing and timber yard that became the town's first permanent quays.

Age of PrivateersThe Black Tide SiegesA band of privateers blockaded the mouth and extorted local merchants until a coalition of captains drove them off.

Recent DecadeThe Saltwork CollapseA disastrous saltpan breach bankrupted inland investors and elevated local dockmasters to political power.

Government

LeaderMagda Verren, First Dockmaster

Merchant Council with an elected First Dockmaster

Key Laws

All deepwater berths require council permits.No armed boarding within the customs zone without license.Market stalls must pay tideshare fees every full moon.

Problems

Smuggling undercuts customs revenue.

A well-organized ring moves contraband through hidden channels and bribes low-level watchmen to avoid tariffs.

Dockwrights demand higher pay for repairs.

Guild forewomen threaten a slowdown that would strand cargo and inflame tensions with coastal traders.

Priestly faction protests new burial levies.

The River Mother clergy accuse the council of profiting from sacred rites and foment parish unrest.

Economy

Industries

Fishing and smokeworksShip repair and small-scale shipbuildingSalt-harvesting and pearling

Scarcity

Seasonal shortage of large ship timber leads to reliance on imports.

Wealth LevelModest but bustling with concentrated merchant wealth

Exports

Smoked river fishSalt and cured goodsRiver pearls and small craft

Imports

Spices and silksGrain and preserved flourTimber for large hulls

Defenses

ReadinessWatchful but underfunded and prone to bribery

Fortifications

Stone quay walls reinforced with iron but pitted by saltA wooden palisade and cannon platforms on the highbankA tall signal mast that coordinates beacon watchmen

Harbormasters' Watch(Approximately 120 militia and harbor mariners)

A mixed force of dock militia and pressed sailors responsible for harbor patrols and customs enforcement.

Law & Order

crime Level: High in the docks at night and moderate elsewhere
enforcement: Merchant-appointed watch with bribable constables and guild marshals
typical Punishment: Fines, forced labor on the quays, confiscation of goods, or exile to the brackish marshes.

Magda Verren

NPC

First Dockmaster and customs magistrate

A weathered woman with a silver-streak braid and a knack for turning tides to her favor.

Sera Quickmesh

NPC

Head of the Dockwrights' Guild

Broad-shouldered with a permanent streak of pitch across her forearms.

Captain Roldan Marwe

NPC

Sea captain and merchant convoy leader

A sun-leathered man with an eye for opportunity and a hook-shaped scar on his jaw.

Brother Ansel

NPC

Priest of the River Mother

A soft-eyed cleric whose robes smell faintly of brine and incense.

Kaia Nere

NPC

Smuggler and river guide

Small, nimble, and always with a trick coin or two hidden in her sleeves.

Toren Brask

NPC

Supplier and part-time fence

A barrel-chested dwarf with an eye for numbers and a hand stained by pitch.

The Salt & Chisel

Shop

Shipwright supplier and oddities

A cramped stone shop by the highbank where hull planks and contraband coexist beneath drying nets.

River's Hand Mercantile

Shop

General goods and provisioner

A busy stall near the main quay that serves bargemen, traders, and tavern owners alike.

The Tidal Ledger

Tavern

Skippers, merchants, and the occasional guild foreman

A stone-and-timber tavern where captains compare manifests and scribes tally debts by the hearth.

The Murmuring Oar

Tavern

Smugglers, river guides, and night watchmen

A low-ceilinged tavern near the canals favored by smugglers and river guides.

Dockwrights' Guild

Faction

Labor guild

A guild of shipwrights and repair crews who hold the practical power to strand fleets through slow work.

Moonwater Smugglers

Faction

Criminal network

A loose ring of pilots and guides who use side channels and hidden hatches to move goods unseen.

Order of the Flowing Hand

Faction

Religious-charitable order

A pragmatic clerical order that mixes charity with political pressure to protect sacred waterways.

The Flood Lantern

Point of Interest

A towering beacon that warns of shifting shoals and is said to hold a spirit's favor.

Eelmarket

Point of Interest

A nocturnal market specializing in smoked eel, bait, and minor charms for safe passage.

Glassworks Wharves

Point of Interest

A line of warehouses where river-glass artisans make beads and trade in sea-glass for export.

The Hidden Cut

Point of Interest

A narrow, almost forgotten channel used by small boats and smugglers at low tide.

Calendar of Events

First Full Moon of Harvest

Tide-Counting Festival

The Landing honors the River Mother with lanterns and a public reckoning of debts.

Rumors say someone plans to use the lantern parade to smuggle a relic through the crowd.

Three Days After Market Day

Dockwrights' Workslow Warning

Guild forewomen publicly inspect quays and may call for a slowdown to press demands.

A mysterious shipwreck may force an emergency repair that breaks the slow.

Secrets

The Flood Lantern's foundation hides a sealed chest of war-coin used to bribe past watch captains.

LocalOld ledger entries mention 'lantern dues' paid to unnamed recipients.

Some council permits are forged and routed to a mainland noble who uses them to launder smuggled goods.

RegionalAnachronistic wax seals on recent permits point to a noble house upstream.

A drowned chapel beneath the Customs Hall contains a relic that can still bend currents when invoked.

WorldBrother Ansel's relic is said to hum during full rainstorms.

Plot Hooks

Drowned Ledger

Recover a sunken manifest from the barge that lists nobles who bought untaxed goods and expose the laundering ring.

InvestigationBexion 'Bex' HarlowAccess to the council's restricted manifests and 200 gold.

The Slowdown

Negotiate between the Dockwrights' Guild and the Merchant Council to avert a crippling repair slowdown on a merchant fleet.

Social/NegotiationSera QuickmeshFavor with the guild, discounted repairs, and a shipwright's item.

Lantern Heist

Intercept a smuggling run using the Tide-Counting Festival to steal a relic before it leaves the Landing.

HeistKaia NereRare relic, 150 gold, and a safehouse contact.

The Cursed Keel

Investigate a string of mysteriously sinking small craft and confront a dredged curse linked to a dried relic.

Mystery/CombatBrother AnselBlessing of the River Mother and coastal favors.

Signal in the Shoals

Guide a wary convoy through the Hidden Cut after the barge sinking revealed new shoals and a possible ambush point.

Escort/ExplorationCaptain Roldan MarweShare of the convoy's cargo and captain's gratitude.

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