Storm Haven
The small town of Storm Haven is a port on a river delta fed by the Goltray River. Just two miles upriver, the river exits the Canyons of Arcuri through which it runs for more than 20 miles between 500-foot-tall stone cliffsides that surround the waterway.
While not a major trade stop, frequent storms along the coast force many ships into port here to seek shelter or repairs. Storm Haven is protected from the high waves of the ocean by an offshore coral reef, and is usually home for 15 to 30 ships that ply the dangerous waters of the Reaping Sea. Piers extend throughout Storm Haven, with the biggest along the seafront to anchor merchant vessels. Other piers along The Delta entrances allow smaller vessels to moor safely inland. Overall, 60 ships can moor at the piers.
Throughout town, 20-foot-tall spikes rise from buildings and jut up from the streets. Townsfolk erected the spikes after a roc from the nearby canyons snatched a small boat and dropped it on the inn. The spikes and ballistae around town prevent the giant birds from snatching away sailors, cattle, and more small boats.
Storm Haven is a place where no one cares what you did previously in life; they only care about what you can do to help the town now. The community values fishing, net mending, and ship repair, and some of the best at these skills hang signs on pier-front businesses. Would-be laborers wander the docks when new ships arrive and offer to unload a current catch or seek work on the voyage out. A handful of arrivals seek riches, and legends of diamonds as big as a fist to be found in the canyons up the Goltray River are common. However, most treasure seekers who enter the narrow region between the imposing cliffs fail to return.
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