A compact walled city straddling a river mouth, split between a merchant commercial port and a separate fishing harbor, with two grand gates facing land and sea and narrow alleys climbing to a high market quarter.
Where river and sea bargain beneath stony gates.
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Mayor
A well-dressed former shipbroker who rose through merchant patronage and now wears a mayoral sash.
Head of the Fishermen's Guild
Salt-streaked hair and a voice like surf, she carries a carved net-hook of office.
Lantern Keeper
Short, broad-shouldered, and forever smudged with lamp-oil and coal dust.
Foreman of the Dockworkers
A scarred man with rope-tanned hands and a whistle that commands silence.
Commander of the River Watch
Tall, weather-worn, and always with a map tube at his hip.
General supply and seafarer's gear
A busy two-story shop near the Sea Gate that outfits crewmembers and caravans alike.
Foodstuffs and preservation
A pungent warehouse where fish is cured and packed for inland markets.
Fishermen, dockhands, and itinerant sailors
A rowdy tavern by the fishing piers known for loud shanties and cheap rum.
Merchants, clerks, and visiting officials
A quieter upstairs inn near the Lantern House favored by merchants and officials.
Labor/Trade
An influential guild that controls the fishing piers and seasonal quotas, and can shut the city’s food supply in protest.
Commercial
A coalition of merchant houses that funds ship repairs and lobbies the council for favorable regulations.
Smuggling ring
A loose network that uses natural fog and hidden inlets to move illicit goods under the city's nose.
Open-air stalls selling salted fish, spices, and seafaring gear beneath a line of gulls.
A busy yard of half-repaired hulls, hammering smiths, and shouting carpenters.
An enormous whale jaw hung in the Hall of Tides used as a place to swear sacred oaths.
A narrow lane frequently filled with river mist and whispered deals at night.
Mayor Ilene accepted illicit loans from a smuggler mastermind.
An ancient tide shrine beneath the Whale Jaw houses a locked brine vault of pre-city relics.
A subterranean current tunnel aids smugglers moving crates under the Sea Gate.
Leaky Ledger
A merchant offers coin to find proof of the mayor's illicit loan before Toll Renewal Week.
Tide Vault Break-in
Rumors of treasures in the Whale Jaw vault lead to a covert descent beneath the Hall of Tides.
Fog Run Intercept
The River Watch hires outsiders to help ambush a Fogborn smuggling run during a foggy tide.
Rebuild the Quay
Organize craftsmen and secure materials to rebuild the storm-damaged fishing pier before the next export season.
Lantern of False Light
The Lantern House's light flickers oddly, causing near-misses; investigate whether sabotage or a curse is the cause.
