Merriport

Merriport is Ludum's largest trading port, seeing all sorts of visitors from far and wide come in each and every day. It's a thriving city, filled with large covered markets, vendors of near anything you could ever ask for from all over the world. Just outside the main city is a large outcrop which houses its lighthouse.
The lighthouse is famous in its own right, being manned for centuries by hard-working ex-seafarers and mages who ensure its light is always kept on. They also try to keep the Mermaids of Merriport at bay, warning those who might not know better.
Merriport is also where several gangs of Pirates call home, making their money before heading back off into the vast seas before them. This, in turn, has attracted a lot of privateers to the city as well - both sailor or scoundrel feed into the city's every growing economy so they're mostly left to their own devices.
The seas surrounding Merriport are also well known, Krakens, Water Drakes, Leviathans, Giant crabs, and so much more have been seen waiting just beneath the waves. Though even with all the stories, its been years since proof that any of these actually exist has been handed over.