The town is a suburb of Port Karn, located at the mouth of the Grushagûl River, where it dumps into the Altasirya River. The Grushagûl River passes through the major towns of Wormstead, Sheepshear, and Lytan’s Mill. Dwarfchat is on a different tributary that join the Grushagûl at Lytan’s Mill. Fleetmilk is on another tributary that joins the Grushagûl just north of Sheepshear. Going from Lytan’s Mill directly to Dwarfchat wasn’t the main route. The main trade route went from Lytan’s Mill to Sheepshear, to Fleetmilk, hitting several smaller towns, villages, and hamlets along the way. It took longer, because much of the route was overland, but there was trading happening all along the length of the route.
The direct route from Lytan’s Mill to Dwarfchat was entirely by river, and thus a lot faster. But there were no real settlements along the way until about a day out from Dwarfchat, so most traders didn’t go that way. It just wasn’t that lucrative, unless they got lucky with a shipment that had a time limit and needed to be delivered before a certain date.
There is a boat docked there that routinely takes passengers to Isleton. It’s a simple, single masted skiff that appears to be a generation old, at least. The sails are patched, and the wooden railings are notched and worn. There appear to be toothmarks on at least one side of the bow. It has a crew of five: the captain (son of the captain that had bought the ship, so long ago) and four oarsmen. It is seven meters long. On the boat are some fishing poles, used by the oarsmen when not rowing; there is also a pair of buckets. One has bait in it; the other is used for caught fish. If necessary, the buckets are used for bailing.
Jillian Makersby
Alchemist, always looking for people to get her alchemical ingredients such as stun lizard brains.
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