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allows commerce to travel both directions on the
Dragon’s Tongue and opens markets between Corvis,
Five Fingers, and Ceryl. The locks also allowed traffic
from the Thornmere to the Dragon’s Tongue, which
made river trade on the Banwick River between Orven
and Point Bourne viable. Traversing the lock system
and passing through the city takes a typical merchant
boat three or four days due to bureaucracy, customs
inspections, and traffic congestion. Due to the locks’
sheer size, even with all civilian traffic halted and
all bureaucratic inspections waived, it still takes
military vessels an entire day to travel through in
an emergency—the enormous mechanisms and the
millions of gallons of water they contain simply cannot
cycle any faster.
The town is terraced along four elevations
corresponding to the major levels of the lock system
with wide stairways and sloping roadways connecting
each terrace and grand bridges and walkways spanning
the locks. Nearly identical to the public transit system
in Ceryl, Omnibus railcoaches constantly shuttle
citizens from one end of the city to the other. The
long steam-and-cable-driven carriages are famous
for traversing the terraces that divide the city into
quarters, especially the steep inclines of Garden Hill
and the various grand bridges throughout the city.
The High Quarter is easternmost and upriver,
and despite its name it is the poorest district of Point
Bourne. It is home to many fishermen who cast
their nets on the lake and river. The Cygnaran Army
dominates the Falls Quarter which has the largest
section of level ground in town. Any land not claimed
by the military in this quarter is fairly cheap because
the falls roar loudest here. The Garden Quarter
lies below the falls and is known for its markets and
craftsmen. It was so named because it is perpetually
sprayed with mist from the falls above, keeping its
greens lush and vibrant (but also damp and cold).
Westernmost and at the lowest elevation is Downbelow
where the city’s best taverns, inns, and restaurants can
be found along with the most expensive homes and
the Point Bourne City Hall.
Along with the vital river trade, Point Bourne
is a training ground for the Cygnaran Army and
home to a small branch of the Strategic Academy.
Most northern officers and soldiers receive their
formal training at Point Bourne and they are a
common sight on its streets. The city has become a
major mustering point for reinforcements; soldiers,
warjacks, horses, supplies of food, ammunition,
weapons, coal and water are all shipped here from
as far away as Highgate. None of these transients stay
long, but they have contributed to a sense of general
military readiness and organizational chaos.
Noted Persons
Mayor Leto Millward (male Morridane Exp9):
Something of a local celebrity, Leto Millward is
well loved by the populace and was an easy choice
for mayor after the death of his predecessor. He is
sometimes referred to as “Little Leto” in good-natured
jest for sharing a first name with the King of Cygnar
and also for being but 5’ tall. Mayor Millward is a wise
and compassionate man who listens to the community
and has a knack for getting things done. He has limited
contact with Earl Galt Langworth, the ruling noble of
the region, who spends most of his time in Caspia. The
mayor is feeling a bit out of his depth with the current
military traffic through his town and has increasingly
relied on the help of Commander Shay Terswell.
Further, he has been getting enormous pressure from
Earl Langworth to provide incentives to help finish the
rail line between Point Bourne and Bainsmarket which
is not scheduled to be completed for several years.
Commander Shay Terswell, Chancellor of the
Strategic Academy (female Midlunder Ftr4/Rgr7):
After serving for many years as a scout in the
Thornwood patrols, Shay received serious injuries at
the hands of the Tharn. The wound became infected
with a mysterious taint that did not respond to clerical
remedies, and the battle-chaplain was forced to sever
her left arm to halt its spread. It has likewise resisted all
attempts to regenerate the tissue. Shay was reassigned
to supervise training at Point Bourne, and with the
recent chaos in Point Bourne, it has fallen to her
to manage the sudden influx of military personnel
and equipment. Recent raids by Cryxian forces on
nearby villages have given the commander a chance to
relive her “glory days” and return to active status in a
leadership capacity—if not actual battlefield combat—
and she has begun orchestrating patrols and setting
up defensive positions in the villages and farmsteads
around Point Bourne to fend off the pillagers.
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