Oar's Rest
Oar's Rest--a sliver of land jutting out into the ocean--surrounded by water on all sides. The edges of this land are surrounded by famous ports. Fishing boats, private yachts, smugglers, almost anything you can think of runs through the trade in these parts. The town sprawls backward away from the ports, inland. As the tiers of homes get higher and further away from the sea, they become more lavish and expensive. This culminates into the enormous castle atop the mountain the city sits upon. The chancellor of Oar's Rest and his family and staff live within it, and it is where all legal processions are carried out. However, this type of class system creates a slum-like neighborhood toward the bottom of the mountain where all the trading and commerce takes place.
Oar's Rest is one of the great cities of Bast, and its bountiful harvest in both fishing and mercenaries has caused its people to flourish with lavish prosperity. The Chancellor is the head official of the city, and essential ruler of the Kingdom of Raylyn. The Kingdom of Raylyn sprawls out across the entire coastline of the eastern hemisphere. The current Chancellor, Jaqoby Gunsworth is one of the first of his name to bring such negative mutterings in all classes. There are many rumors circling the castle that he has dabbled in the occult. Some even dare say that his dark arts are the reason the city prospers in the first place, and if the people continue to benefit from it they may all be punished. These fears are open wounds to the Gunsworth reputation, though their dynasty has, to this point, been so unshakable, that there is little in the way of public unrest.
Oar's Rest is also well advanced in its infrastructure. There is a semblance of a plumbing system, though it is basic in its design. There are pipes connected to household toilets to which a bucket of water is poured once in a while to clear any blockage. The pipes lead to a larger underground pipe system that carries the refuse into the ocean. One reason not to swim too closely to the ports. Oar's Rest is blessed with mild temperatures during winter, and hot summers. The ports never freeze and trade never halts. There are many taverns in the hills of the city where fisherman's tales are told, and many jobs can be found that may not be given in the daylight. Many come to Oar's Rest to learn to build ships, though others learn of crafting fine jewelry or armors. The Kobold population in the slums of Oar's Rest is vast, and only the best craftsmen among them have ever been taken seriously enough to be allowed to own shops, or gain wealth. There is little you cannot find in this old time metropolis.
