Echo bay earned the name by the strange and unusual way sound travels over the water, often creating echoes and other bizarre sounds that can be heard on land near the waterfront. The area has many superstitions, legends and ghost stories of its old history. The small village was recently built on top of an old, ruined port that ended in some unknown natural disaster. Its history has stories of pirate raiders, occult fanatics, sea monsters, strange dreams to those that sleep here, hidden tunnels and even about a sleep god on the ocean floor. Small in size, only having a few hundred residents and with low income, the area is somewhat run down and in desperate need of repairs. Resident's value their privacy above all else, are not friendly to newcomers and prefer that travelers spend their money and then leave quickly. No guards or law keepers as the residents tend to carry out their own version of 'justice', hence why there are no jails here. Due to strong changing undercurrents and unusual tide activities, you will never see any of the locals actually swimming in the waters of this bay. The water tends to run icy cold, even in the middle of summer and sometimes has a slight toxic smell to it. If it was not for the location most ships would never visit this wharf. It is a rundown shady wharf that is best avoided but if you're looking for a place to hide or lay low for a long time, this would be a good place for just such a thing. Visitors are advised to not ask questions, not to stay long and to avoid the stone tower where the Master resides. Currently there are many strange and bazaar rumors coming from Echo Bay. About foreign ships, people acting oddly, strange lights coming from the long-abandoned occult ruins, unusual things being seen in the water, centipede infestations and an unknown race of death monks killing people with their bare hands. Due to these rumors, the empire dispatched the captain of the guard with a large escort to investigate what was really going on in Echo Bay. New rumors have it that the captain was the only survivor, then was found guilty of negligence, imprisoned and then escaped. The empire has reassured everyone that it was merely a kidnapping of the old wizard and the overseer, nothing more and that they were currently hunting down the criminals so there is nothing to worry about.