Seaside

Independent city on the shores of the Astrensea.

"It doesn't take much to make friends here in Seaside but it doesn't take much to make enemies either. We like people who work hard and trade fair but have no patience for those who leech off success or who seek to scam others. As we say in Seaside, when it is your turn to buy a round of drinks, buy the damned drinks."

— Rendiil Desrain, Voice of Seaside

The Port with a City Attached

Seaside has grown into a sizable town but in the early years of the settlement, the port was larger than the town. It existed only to offload goods from Tamazee that were going to be transported and sold in Burim. This was an ordeal for the fishermen and sailors who were not experts in cargo, logistics, or making deals with the shrewd merchants of the long city. The sailors skills - and time - were best focused on what they did best and a few people from both sides of the water realized this and made a new life for themselves in Seaside.
Now the goods are sold to merchants in Seaside who take care of the rest of the process and new materials are purchased and loaded back onto the boats to be brought back to Tamazee.

Remaining Independent

In a time when the nations of Breharan have become more powerful than any other time in history and have grown so large that there is almost no unclaimed land left on the skycontinent it has become increasingly difficult for independent cities to operate - though there are many mumurs of independence among many of the colonies.
Seaside has had to struggle to maintain its status as a city state as Burim seeks to access all resources within its reach to support the growing population and economic development the nation is seeing. To combat these advances, Seaside has had to rely on the strength of Tamazee - literally in one case when soliders were sent from Burim to take the city. The loss in battle has dulled the nation's appetite for the town but still look toward the lucrative taxation on trade they could apply within Seaside if they owned the town.
While the fishing is not as good near Seaside as it is further into the Astrensea, it is enough to fill a significant portion of the town's food supply. Enough that they do not need to buy saltfish from Tamazee for themselves and can sell it all to the merchants of Burim - or trade it for other goods like flour and textiles.

What the Future Holds

Should Burim ever seriously turn its armies back to Seaside, there will be little the town can do. Tamazee doesn't have the strength to defend a town in an extended conflict - if they would even lend their aid a second time. All trade to the town - except from Tamazee - must pass through Burim and they allow no weapons to reach the city.
If strength is required to maintain independence, it will have to happen with skyships; though the town has no skyfront and neither does Tamazee leaving no routes to get supplies from other nations like Bral or Zinato.

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The Finish Line

The port at Seaside is the desitation for the annual race the Salt to Stern. The winning crew every year carves their names into the walls of the most famous tavern in the town, Fishhead's Bucket.
This is an event that is attended only by competitors and the locals from Seaside - and any outsiders who may be in town at the time. Others might attend but there is no way to know exactly when the crews may arrive which makes planning difficult.

Where Cultures Meet

Like other communities across Breharan located on the border of two distinct cultures, a new one has emerged in this waterfront community. The fishing traditions and strong bonds between members of the island communities have combined with the entrepeneurial spirit of the landlocked people resulting in a place where the business decisions - most of the time - benefit the entire town.

"Tamazee seems content to trade with us for the mutual benefit it provides. We buy from them and sell to Burim. We buy from Burim and sell to them. Our histories are intertwined and our futures inexorably linked. Burim views us only with avarice. The nation I mean, the merchants are as greedy as all merchants are but have no desire to conquer us."

— Rendiil Desrain, Voice of Seaside

The Fae Myths of Seaside

Unlike Tamazee which has mostly positive stories about the fae, Seaside has many negative myths about interactions between civilization and the wild. There are many stories about people being called to the sea to never return and stories about those who became cursed after felling trees to build their homes.
The most well known story of fae interaction in Seaside is that of a creature so large that it can take on ships and eat the sailors whole. If the stories are to be believed, the creature resides in the Hulltear Spines and comes out only to feed, attacking ships only when it cannot sate itself on the bounty of the sea or when provoked.

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