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<blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 3760978" data-attributes="member: 552"><p><strong>Season and Region</strong></p><p></p><p>Harlan's Passage is a large peninsula off the western coast of the continent called Bronze. A hundred years ago a man named Harlan discovered that during flood season, the peninsula becomes seperated from the main continent, allowing for smaller trade-ships to pass through and avoid the additional three weeks of travel around the outside of the peninsula.</p><p></p><p>Before Harlan's Passage, trade routes in the region frequented the now unpopular port of Scuttlecove. During Scuttlecove's prominence, it was a bustling port far removed from the rest of the world. Scuttlecove was a necessary stop for many vessels traveling from the west or south towards the far north. Three ships would stop in port to trade for every one ship intent on travel to the north. Scuttlecove offered little in the way of natural resources, but the economy boomed as the primary market for a great deal of exchange. Taxes were steep, and fees were heavy, because most merchants had no other option. For many generations, Scuttlecove was regarded as a place where the poor could get rich, and the rich would be robbed blind. </p><p></p><p>Of course, things changed when Harlan's Passage became known.</p><p></p><p>As a natural course of action, the Port of Karae sprung up after the opening of the passage. During the 3 months that the passage is open, Karae transforms into a bustling port city the likes of which dwarfs Scuttlecove even in its best years. More than two thirds of all yearly trade along the trade-routes in this region happens during the flood season. Of course, as soon as the flood season ends, Karae whithers down to a meager population of less than a hundred. And when the passage is closed, Karae becomes a stop only for those few trade ships that come just to ring the last bit of coin off the local citizens.</p><p></p><p>For a few years, Karae and Scuttlecove were seperate entities. This situation worked poorly for both sides. In Scuttlecove, the economy died for 3 months at a time each year. In Karae, the same could be said for the rest of the year. Further complicating problems, Scuttlecove had much less business overall and a much larger permanent population. This situation caused a great deal of strife for the people in both cities.</p><p></p><p>This situation gave rise to a third city, called Allimon. This city did not serve the sort of trade that Scuttlecove or Karae supported, but rather acted as a place of mutual exchange between Scuttlecove in the west and Karae in the East. Allimon also happens to be on more hospitable grounds than either of the trade cities that were selected for the convenience of traveling merchants. The land around Allimon can support numerous farms and ranches. Allimon quickly grew to encompass not one but two ports, and a goverment that acts to bring all three cities together under one banner. Allimon, also in the interest of mutual benefit, controls taxes, imports, and exports for both Scuttlecove and Karae. </p><p></p><p>Allimon became the capital of the small tri-fecta of city-states.</p><p></p><p>Now, roughly 80 years after the founding of Allimon, the flood season is about to begin again. Everyone in the community in all three cities is making ready for the trade-season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Creamsteak, post: 3760978, member: 552"] [b]Season and Region[/b] Harlan's Passage is a large peninsula off the western coast of the continent called Bronze. A hundred years ago a man named Harlan discovered that during flood season, the peninsula becomes seperated from the main continent, allowing for smaller trade-ships to pass through and avoid the additional three weeks of travel around the outside of the peninsula. Before Harlan's Passage, trade routes in the region frequented the now unpopular port of Scuttlecove. During Scuttlecove's prominence, it was a bustling port far removed from the rest of the world. Scuttlecove was a necessary stop for many vessels traveling from the west or south towards the far north. Three ships would stop in port to trade for every one ship intent on travel to the north. Scuttlecove offered little in the way of natural resources, but the economy boomed as the primary market for a great deal of exchange. Taxes were steep, and fees were heavy, because most merchants had no other option. For many generations, Scuttlecove was regarded as a place where the poor could get rich, and the rich would be robbed blind. Of course, things changed when Harlan's Passage became known. As a natural course of action, the Port of Karae sprung up after the opening of the passage. During the 3 months that the passage is open, Karae transforms into a bustling port city the likes of which dwarfs Scuttlecove even in its best years. More than two thirds of all yearly trade along the trade-routes in this region happens during the flood season. Of course, as soon as the flood season ends, Karae whithers down to a meager population of less than a hundred. And when the passage is closed, Karae becomes a stop only for those few trade ships that come just to ring the last bit of coin off the local citizens. For a few years, Karae and Scuttlecove were seperate entities. This situation worked poorly for both sides. In Scuttlecove, the economy died for 3 months at a time each year. In Karae, the same could be said for the rest of the year. Further complicating problems, Scuttlecove had much less business overall and a much larger permanent population. This situation caused a great deal of strife for the people in both cities. This situation gave rise to a third city, called Allimon. This city did not serve the sort of trade that Scuttlecove or Karae supported, but rather acted as a place of mutual exchange between Scuttlecove in the west and Karae in the East. Allimon also happens to be on more hospitable grounds than either of the trade cities that were selected for the convenience of traveling merchants. The land around Allimon can support numerous farms and ranches. Allimon quickly grew to encompass not one but two ports, and a goverment that acts to bring all three cities together under one banner. Allimon, also in the interest of mutual benefit, controls taxes, imports, and exports for both Scuttlecove and Karae. Allimon became the capital of the small tri-fecta of city-states. Now, roughly 80 years after the founding of Allimon, the flood season is about to begin again. Everyone in the community in all three cities is making ready for the trade-season. [/QUOTE]
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