Waveview Port
last port before the great crossing
Where Cerulean washed up after his stuff sunk to the bottom of the ocean. A bustling port with a vibrant trade and marketplace and a seedy underbelly. People from all across the southern coast converge here as a final stop before they try to make the great crossing, a route that sails past the frozen mountain Vonalus, travels past the wastes and docks at the the oceanic base connected to the lost mines of Hrendir. The legends state that the dwarves, in their mad rush to escape the Balrog, stashed their gold and gems all over the place before falling to the mass slaughter, leaving an extremely dangerous but intensely lucrative treasure trove for any brave (or dumb) enough to try and find it. Alternatively, adventurers eager to meet a painful death venture into the fangs by land, an untamable mountain range cursed by shadow druids.
The locals who actually live in this place of transition are humble people who prefer to keep their heads down. Working their seperate fishing dock which houses its own unique, if not gruff, culture that highlights the closed in nature of their community. Watching so many travelling through go to their deaths has caused a certain jadedness that makes them uncertain about befriending travellers.