Drac's End

“People here, you know, they don’t have much money. But some things are more important than money. Some things you buy with loyalty, not gold. You can’t steal those things. And if you try, loyalty might just hold you down and kick you in the side of head.”

—Bill Sangapulatele

Freeport sits nestled against the remaining portion of the jungle of A'Val. At its northern edge, Drac's End lies where the mass of the city starts to lose out to the greenery that covers the rest the island. Although the area to the north, immediatly around the city is clear-cut and turned into plantations. The threats of A'Val's interior keeps most people who can afford better housing away from this part of town. Of course, the number of people in Freeport who can't afford better housing is considerable, so Drac's End is home to some of the poorer elements of the city's population. Here, Fresh-faced assistants from the Courts who can't afford anything better, laborers, and simple craftsfolk keep shabby rooms in rundown rooming houses. Families live in crowded tenements, where the smells of the city life are palpable.

This doesn't mean Drac's End is a terribly dangerous place. Compared to Scurvytown, the streets here are a veritable haven of civility. The people here may still be poor, but they are in large measure honest folk just rying to get by. The district alse features an amazing variety of cultures and races from across the continent from humans, dwarves, and hobgoblins, all packed into the multitude of crowded dwellings. Foreigners fresh off the boat, those who have the sense to avoid Scurvytown, that is often gravitate to Drac's End. The cheap rent and teh presence of the Freeport Institute also attract many students, increasing the district's diversity further.
The people of Drac's End live packed together here in slipshod buildings, fully realizing they are the barrier between Freeport and the rest of A'Val. There is a community here, one that looks after its own and fights back against threats both foreign and domestic, be they famine, poverty, the political machinations of the rich, or the beasts and supernatural forces that prowl the jungle (and sometimes the streets). Life in Drac’s End is hard, but it’s not all bad; most people here have hopes for a better future, whether their dreams are realistic or not. While they aren’t exactly open-minded regarding other cultures, they are certainly more welcoming than the people of Scurvytown or for that matter, those of Bloodsalt. In fact, Drac’s End is one of the few places in Freeport, and perhaps anywhere, in which people of almost any race can hope to find a new start.

Location under

Freeport

Included Locations

• Tent Town
• Tent Town Mission

Owning Organization

Captains' Council