Basalt Harbor

A small fishing village on the West coast of the Kingdom of Cableron and the Coastal Islands.

Terrain

Amongst basalt islands and cliffs there is a valley and a pass that leads inland. The basalt islands form barrier islands that shelter against storms and rougher seas. There are both shallows and deeper potions that offer habitat to a variety of sea life.

Weather

The temperature is tropical with highs in the highs 90s during the rainy season and 70-80s during the dry. The tired joke: “Don't like the weather? Check again in 10 minutes” is told often (as storms form out of nowhere and dissipate just as quickly).

Politics

There is a kingdom appointed sheriff (Baldrick Wentworth). They say that he is a third cousin to some important general or something like that. The only real connection to the kingdom is a tax collector who arrives once a year. When the tax collector arrives he posts/solicits for positions in the military - but there hasn't been a draft in a couple generations and only occasionally does anyone take him up on the offer. They leave by ship and are seldom seen again (Beggar Finnagan did come back but was missing both legs, one arm and an eye). The is a democratically elected governor that the sheriff delegates are real ruling responsibility to; that is currently a positions occupied by Father Gorman of Tyr. Father Gorman also acts a judge and arbiter of disputes in the village.

Places of note

The Altar

The is a black granite altar with two obelisk near the back of the town. As far as anyone knows it predates the town. There is an abjuration aura emanating from them. It is used as a center point various religious services as well as civil ritual. It is not uncommon to see flowers left on the table as an offering. People get married between the obelisk or sign important contracts on the altar.

Sunday Market

Every Sunday there is a small market that forms in the clearing by the altar. Farmers from the surrounding area bring there haul into town, craftspeople who don't operate a regular store may display their wears. It is small and not particularly active.

The Docks

There are several piers for fishing vessels. There is one long pier that goes out far enough to moor an ocean-going craft, the others can only dock shallow-draft vessels. There are a couple of warehouses that can store goods; they contain mainly crates of salted and pickled fish and barrels of garum.

The Smoke Houses

Where fish is cured and smoked. There are areas devoted to dry-salt curing, smoking, pickling, and the making of a much prized fermented fish-sauce called garum.

The Longhouse

It is a general purpose meeting area that operates as town-hall, inn, and tavern.