Huckle

Huckle is a port in Cheltong in the Drembari Isles. It serves as an access point to the Tong Ruins.

Huckle

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Demographics

Most of the permanent residents of Huckle provide support services for those entering the Tong Ruins. It is not an easy life, with the average Huckler staying in the port for around two years.

Government

While the Waterspeaker is technically responsible for the administration of the port, most of the day to day running of the community falls on the shoulders of the longest resident, Ashford Holaxalim.

Defences

The Waterspeaker, understanding the importance of the relics and artifacts uncovered in the Tong Ruins, maintains a small guard here, with members rotating back and forth to Chernov every six to eight months. 
It is not considered an ideal posting.

Industry & Trade

Most of the trade of the port comes from supplying those brave and bold enough to enter the ruins. Merchant ships make frequent use of the docks, bringing supplies and adventurers, and taking away the treasures and mysteries of the ruins.

Infrastructure

The port itself is built on ruins, presumably of the ancient Tong people. There are other destroyed structures, too, that speak to much later settlement, but scholarly consensus has not yet been reached about those ruins.
A fire destroyed two of the four watch towers of the port in 1067 AC. Hucklers rebuilt the towers on the footprint of the old ones, reusing what wood they could in the new construction.

Founding Date

955 AC

Type

Outpost / Base

Population

57

Inhabitant Demonym

Hucklers

Location under

Cheltong

Owner/Ruler

Ashford Holaxalim

Owning Organization

Drembari Isles

Characters in Location

• Ashford Holaxalim

Related Reports (Secondary)

• Winedark, Chapter Eight