MGR PortSumac
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PORT SUMAC (PRINCIPAL TOWN)
Location: Northeast
Nearest Towns:
- S of Rustleaf
- NW of Wildepointe
- Across the water from of Darkwater
DESCRIPTION
Port Sumac is a remote seaside town overlooking a calm bay. The port is a resupply point on the Darkwater to Rustleaf trade route.
STRUCTURE
The port town is located on a rocky shelf, nestled under a granite outcropping and a thatch of staghorn sumac trees. The town itself sits on the shelf, while the port rests between two arms of granite, sheltered and secure.
GOVERNMENT
Port Sumac is ruled by a council of ship captains. The captain with the most profitable trade in the last year heads the council. The council has no fixed size. New members may be inducted by a majority vote of the council. Councilmice determine the laws of the port, set the taxes and perform other administrative duties. For their trouble, each councilman earns a shae of all goods collected from imports and exports.
MAJOR TRADES
- Boatcrafting
- Dyeing
- Shipping
- Tanning
- Weaving
Port Sumac is inhabited by families of laborers, boatcrafters, weather watchers, weaves and merchantmice. Anymouse who could serve on board ship or service a ship in port can be found in this small, bustling port.
IMPORT/EXPORT
The town imports a variety of goods - cloth, worked metal and grains are of primary importance. It exports its services in the shipping trade, but it's famous for a drink called rhus juice, made from the berries of sumac trees. Port Sumac also exports dark maroon dyes and tannins for leather.
NOTES
- Sadie is from this town; her parents, Thane and Ilsa, are boatcrafters.
- Kelton & Son is a boatbuilding firm; it built the Red Snapper in 1101 for Strom, Conrad’s father, as told in THE BLACK AXE.
- Mariner’s Bell Tavern is the informal office of the Captain’s Captain.
- The Drupe is the tavern in the upper town.
