Post by The Rising Dragon on Oct 18, 2009 14:58:56 GMT -5
Rogueport
The shanty town of Rogueport is a lawless hive of scum and villainy unlike any other. Nestled within a hidden cove on the eastern coast of Cher Plek, this town is a haven to criminals and pirates throughout the western hemisphere. The shanty town is built up alongside a tall, slanted cliff face, and is made up of dozens of wooden shacks connected by platforms and catwalks. A moderate-sized dock spreads out at the base of the town, and is large enough for small boats such as fishing trawlers to dock, but small enough to make sure large ships cannot come to port. This is the town’s defense mechanism; Stamarian vessels cannot dock in the town to unleash its forces on it by sea, and inland invasion forces will be unable to board pirate vessels that have been docked. From the land, there is only one viable entrance—at its southwestern edge, a road is formed through a tiny canyon that ends at a hillside road leading back into the rainforests. Vehicles cannot enter the town proper, and have to stop at its inner gates. As a result of being a shanty town, the main source of food for Rogueport is fish, and the constant fishing makes the town reek.
Surrounding the town on the cliffs are old ruins left behind from ancient times, including small shrines nestled on the cliff edges overlooking the town—these shrines now serve as outposts that are on the vigil for incoming ships, or incoming inland forces. The pirates and thieves living in Rogueport have become masterful guerilla fighters, and they use the rainforest terrain around Rogueport to their advantage. As time passed, the Holy Empire of Stamaria settled on leaving Rogueport alone, realizing that control of the city would mean nothing in the long run. Due to the shady nature of its tenants, Rogueport is an excellent source of rumors and information—Stamaria’s control of it would only result in that information center disappearing. Instead, Stamaria and the Korin both post agents to hide among its people, gathering intel off the black market for their superiors.
Bestiary:
Biri
Brigand
Bulab
Endtrail
Giant Dragonfly
Human
Komola
Korin Operative
Netch
Orc
Pirate
Raptoid
Slaughterfish
Thief
The shanty town of Rogueport is a lawless hive of scum and villainy unlike any other. Nestled within a hidden cove on the eastern coast of Cher Plek, this town is a haven to criminals and pirates throughout the western hemisphere. The shanty town is built up alongside a tall, slanted cliff face, and is made up of dozens of wooden shacks connected by platforms and catwalks. A moderate-sized dock spreads out at the base of the town, and is large enough for small boats such as fishing trawlers to dock, but small enough to make sure large ships cannot come to port. This is the town’s defense mechanism; Stamarian vessels cannot dock in the town to unleash its forces on it by sea, and inland invasion forces will be unable to board pirate vessels that have been docked. From the land, there is only one viable entrance—at its southwestern edge, a road is formed through a tiny canyon that ends at a hillside road leading back into the rainforests. Vehicles cannot enter the town proper, and have to stop at its inner gates. As a result of being a shanty town, the main source of food for Rogueport is fish, and the constant fishing makes the town reek.
Surrounding the town on the cliffs are old ruins left behind from ancient times, including small shrines nestled on the cliff edges overlooking the town—these shrines now serve as outposts that are on the vigil for incoming ships, or incoming inland forces. The pirates and thieves living in Rogueport have become masterful guerilla fighters, and they use the rainforest terrain around Rogueport to their advantage. As time passed, the Holy Empire of Stamaria settled on leaving Rogueport alone, realizing that control of the city would mean nothing in the long run. Due to the shady nature of its tenants, Rogueport is an excellent source of rumors and information—Stamaria’s control of it would only result in that information center disappearing. Instead, Stamaria and the Korin both post agents to hide among its people, gathering intel off the black market for their superiors.
Bestiary:
Biri
Brigand
Bulab
Endtrail
Giant Dragonfly
Human
Komola
Korin Operative
Netch
Orc
Pirate
Raptoid
Slaughterfish
Thief
