Jartosa

Written by Scribe01

"How do you govern the ungovernable? How do you impose laws on a group of outlaws? Why even bother? It's impossible - yet, there is Jartosa. It's not pretty, but it works. Perhaps it's about promising a worse tyranny than any system of government can offer - that's what keeps them in line. Tyranny without paperwork - works every time." - Carl Stowinter, Captured Law Scribe

Government

The Lord of the Undertow (sometimes called "King") rules over all of Jartosa and all of her pirate citizens (whether they like it or not). While he does not always sit on the Kraken Throne (there's pillaging to do, after all), the Pirate Council 'governs' the city. This uneasy group is comprised of several ship captains, governors, clerks, and faction leaders of the city. Besides the ‘king’, ten ‘lords’ make up the Council of Keepers. The Council is as follows:

• King of the Undertow
• Keeper of Coin – Cornelius Yarrowinter
• Keeper of Records – Fenn Quill
• Keeper of Scratch – Redmond Usher
• Keeper of Ships – Galadora Wither
• Keeper of Laws – Witten Greyscale
• Keeper of Secrets – Yardasil Clifhammer
• Keeper of Artificers – Esme Rattlecast
• Keeper of Provisions – Benjo Foxridge
• Keeper of Games – Darrio Vain
• Keeper of Magic – Bargus Backrin

Infrastructure

Jartosa is home to many shipyards. This is a place where commandeered ships are stripped for parts and new machines of death and terror are created.

Guilds and Factions

The following guilds/factions operate in Jartosa:

• The Corsair Crafters - They are responsible for the building, maintenance, and upgrading of air- and sea ships
• The Monastic Order of the Rooster - An old order of monks that originally occupied the cove
• The Rafter Rats - the officially unofficial Thieves Guild of Jartosa

Pirate Cove Establishing by Kevin Jick

Places of Interest in Jartosa

Jartosa is comprised of four levels carved into the side of a cove which forms a natural sea cave. Each of these layers are called Crusts. Every major location in Jartosa is located on the Crusts besides:

• The Pearl - the seat of 'government'
• The Batty Fang (inside the Pearl) - arena

What follows is a brief rundown of the major location on the crusts.
The 'Cat's Lip' (the Upper Crust):

• Temple to the Great Toothed God
• Temple to the Sea Songstress
• Keeper Residences

The 'Clangers' (the Second Crust):

• Tempest Gas Refinement
• Airship Berths
• The Clicker
• Parnassus Goods - Colporteur, Glasswryght, & Gynour

The 'Fillin' (the Middle Crust):

• The Monastery of the Curious Rooster
• The Raggedy Aunt Tavern - notorious hangout for mercenaries
• Other taverns, inns, and game houses

The 'Shangles' (the Lower Crust):

• Slums
• Rat Rafter Residence
• Junkers
• Black Market Vendors
• Red Light District
• The Mayer

The 'Soggies' (the Under Crust):

• The Sink Tank - prison
• Sea Shipyards
• Sunken Dungeon

Beneath the Waves - House of Murky Visions by Grace Liu

Alternative Name(s)

The Pirate Town

Type

City

Population

30,000

Inhabitant Demonym

Jartosian

Owner/Ruler

Lord of the Undertow

Owning Organization

Pirates of the Mesmer Sea

Characters in Location

• Lord of the Undertow
• Penny the Chronicler

The Scratch

Upon the Pearl (the spherical structure at the heart of the cove) is written the Scratch. This is an ever-changing scoreboard where the best pirates and ships are listed. The 'board' is made up of of thousands of bio-luminescent shellfish (called “Daddles”). These light up when current (from refined Tempest Gas) runs through them.

The current score is (captain/score/ship):

1. Ebenezer Krull, 687, Barracuda
2. Ruckgast, 657, Chiasmus
3. Galadora Wither, 654, Sea Mistress
4. Possimer Flotsam, 623, Meretricious
5. Guthram Clifhammer, 615, Landslide
6. Razertooth, 580, Siren’s Wake
7. Ivain Bearrison, 542, Wintertooth
8. Sharndra, 539, Stonegaze
9. Storm on the Water, 505, Bloodwhisker
10. Reginald Darvin, 499, Ragged Bandit
11. Tarvis Redcloak, 423, Panther’s Bane
12. Pendleton Sailworth, 417, Gentleman
13. Rux Kai-Tora, 416, Rook
14. Quint Tranquil, 380, Sun’s Blessing
15. Creed, 357, Devil’s End
16. Twitch, 341, Moonbeam
17. River Krog-ah, 332, Headache
18. Rustfoot the Uneven, 311, Daybreaker
19. Davis Galladon, 225, Dark Queen’s Curse
20. Raynah Waterkin, 59, Queequeg
21. Greyfolk Hixson, 3, Brass Farthing