So the party splits apart for the night, returning to their various haunts to get some rest before taking up the search again the next day.
Doggrynn takes Anton through the loud and bustling docks where the diversity of crews and workmen are in full display, The air is pregnant with the scent of seawater and various goods being hauled aboard or off of vessels. The winding narrow streets are vibrant and alive with the clash of cultures and peoples all busily engaged. Dogrynn's first stop is at the Broken Mug, an eyesore of a tavern on the rickety end of an eastern pier near Scurvytown. Anton is a little taken aback as it seems to lean treacherously over the edge of the water and the pier looks none to stable. Few seem to be heading towards this pub, though Dogrynn knows that one famous pirate, Captain Morgan Bauman is rumored to patronize it when she and her crew are in port. Of course Dogrynn has a modest tab run up here.
In addition to various taverns Doggryn is also familiar with weapon and pawn shops where exotic items and weapons may be turned into cash or obtained (The Kill Shop, Plunder, The Razor's Edge) in Scurvytown.
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After Arcata's shift at the Scholar's Quill she meets up with Wilbur and Logan, and the three head over to the Temple district. Wilbur, as always upon passing the Herm statues that mark the borders of the district feels the pulse of power in the area, perhaps the reason it was chosen as the site the original island priests chose to set up their temples and the reason so many seekers flock to the area.
Statuary to various gods dot the area, evidence of merchant largess from those seeking to buy favor with the old island gods and show off their wealth.
The Athenaeum is an impressive structure, its vaulted frame soaring up one hundred feet. Large bronze doors stand open, revealing a tiled atrium within. Statues dedicated to various gods of knowledge and wisdom as well as philosophers, sages, and loremasters are in evidence, but balconies lined with books reach all the way to the frescoed ceiling and dominate the view. This place appears as much library as scriptorum, and the rows of silent scholars working in the balconies attest to this fact.
A young clerk awaits inside to greet and direct patrons.
