Greater Bream

Rocky, windswept, and covered in scrub pine and brush, Greater Bream is not an especially hospitable place. Named for its northernmost location among the Breams rather than its size or importance, Greater Bream was always sparsely inhabited by the Koui fisherfolk, relatives of the Senge tribesfolk of the Xha’en Hegemony. These folk live on the island to this day, in small hamlets clustered along the southern coast, sheltered from the ferocious storms that batter the seaward side of the island. The northern portion of the island is dominated by relative newcomers, however — colonists from the city of Castorhage built the outpost of Farthest Point which, along with the newer citadel of Neer, services the growing traffic of Castorhagi and other vessels bound for the Elitani colonies in the north.
So prominent are the Castorhagi works there that today even ships from the Xha’en Hegemony put in for repairs and refitting, activities which the emperor hopes improves relations with the Castorhagi and eventually leads to full diplomatic ties.
The interior of the island is mostly scrubland dotted here and there with stands of wind-stunted trees and a few real forests. Wildlife consists mostly of smaller predators such as wild dogs, felines, and raptors that prey upon mice, rabbits, and snakes. The island harbors no truly dangerous natural creatures, though the gangsters of the Triads are believed to control some villages and maintain safehouses here for their assassins and criminals on the run.

Type

Island