Bilgewater (Bill-j wah-ter)

The Serpent's Isles

Nestled away in the Blue Flame Isles archipelago, Bilgewater is a port city like no other—home to serpent hunters, dock gangs, and smugglers from across the known world. Here, fortunes are made and ambitions shattered in the blink of an eye. For those fleeing justice, debt, or persecution, Bilgewater can be a place of new beginnings, for no one on these twisted streets cares about your past. Even so, with each new dawn, careless travelers can always be found floating in the harbor, their purses empty and their throats slit… While incredibly dangerous, Bilgewater is ripe with opportunity, free from the shackles of formal government and trade regulation. If you have the coin, almost anything can be purchased here, from outlawed hextech to the favor of local crime lords.
With the recent removal of the last “reaver king” of Bilgewater, the city has entered a period of transition, while the most prominent captains try to agree on its future. But as long as there are seaworthy ships and crews to sail them, Bilgewater is likely to remain one of the most colorful and well-connected places in Runeterra.

Type

Large town

Official Currency

The official currency of the desert are Shuriman Securis, a single securi is made of only of gold. It is inscribed with the image of the Sun Disc and considered a worthless currency in the North, however in Bilgewater and smugglers worldwide, what’s better than gold that can be melted down or used for illicit deals. Becoming the informal currency of the Union of the Blue Flame [under it’s new name, Krakens], it’s capital Bilgewater often sends merchants to buy gold from Ionia at a low price and sell it to others at a more reasonable price than Ionia will (coughNoxuscough). In recent years, a small fraction of that gold is taxed by Bilgewater to be made into Krakens, seeing how versatile a currency it is. The currency used to trade with Demacian, Noxians, Zaunites, and Pilties are Silver Serpents, which can be exchanged for Valors quite easily.