White Bay — Beacon
Dock Yard
Read to Players
“Southwest Beacon Street suddenly opens up into a wide boardwalk overlooking White Bay to the west of Braver's Bowl. The cobblestone road stops abruptly and is replaced with row upon row of wooden slats stretching out in both directions for the better part of three-quarters of a mile. Docks and rolling fog fill the view in front of you. Along the eastern side, shops, rental posts, bakeries, and information booths line the walk shoulder to shoulder. In the far distance, standing tall atop the northern edge of Braver's Bowl, Beacon's Lighthouse rises against the grey sky. Its magically enhanced, warm yellow beam sweeps slowly out over the bay — and even from this distance and angle, you can see that where that light touches the thick white fog, it clears. Not entirely, but enough. A narrow corridor of open air traces the beam's path across the water. The edge of the boardwalk is lined with thick yellow ship rope, looped in wide swooping arcs through holes in wooden posts. The only breaks in that rope are where the docks cut through — dozens of them, scores of them, stretching out into the fog until they vanish completely. At the ends of each dock, barely visible through the grey, faint orange lantern light marks the anchor points. A light so ships can find their way in.”
Atmosphere
Smell: salt, fish, wet wood, and something faintly smoky — probably Saltwater Loaves baking taffy. Sound: gulls, rope creaking, water slapping the pilings, and occasionally the deep horn of a ship somewhere out in the fog.
Boardwalk Shops
Shops line the eastern side of the boardwalk for the full length of the Dock Yard.
City Watch Station
Information and help for new arrivals. Two guards on duty. A map of Beacon on the wall.
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Here & There / The Inkwell
One building, two shops. Bay maps and cartography on the left. Utility, protection, and offensive scrolls on the right.
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White Bay Navigators
Ship captains for hire. Safe passage through the fog — for a price.
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The Hook
Fresh catch fish market. Packaged and ready to travel. Toxins and venoms on the counter.
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Saltwater Loaves
Bakery and specialty saltwater taffy shop. The smell reaches you before the sign does.
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Reel Works
Deep sea fishing equipment. Rods, reels, nets, harpoons, and spears.
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Warehouse District
The quiet northern end of the docks. Mostly abandoned. Not always empty.
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Leaving the Dock Yard
The road north leads into the city proper.
Central Bowl Street
Runs straight from the Dock Yard to Braver’s Temple at the city’s center. Wildflower median, lantern posts, and the temple visible from one end to the other.
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