Arteros Divide
New GM material
This page expands a place shown on World Maps. Geography and previously recorded events are kept where noted; the new characters, sites, and hooks are proposals until used in play.
The road from Nephire bends around Arteros Lake before splitting toward Port Irovox and the Kipnan Sea. Arteros Divide grew where carts could change teams and captains could move cargo between lake barges and coastal ships. Its low stone warehouses are built on terraces; every terrace has a different flood mark and a different account of the year that caused it.
At the table. Bell buoys ring in the lake when wind blows inland. Teamsters argue over right of way beneath canvas awnings, while canal clerks stamp cargo tablets with dye that fades after a week.
People. Nera Voss, a human route registrar, remembers faces better than names and quietly copies every manifest. She wants proof that someone is using official seals to move unsanctioned goods. Tovin Reedglass, a half-dwarf salvage diver, sells honest finds and hides one sealed chest he cannot open; he will bargain for help before he admits where it came from.
Places and play. The Split Ledger Hall settles ownership disputes between land and water carriers. The terraced night market supplies expedition gear and forged papers in neighboring stalls. One convoy is logged as arriving twice, with the same crew and cargo but different damage; Nera wants the party to find which record is real before both shipments vanish.
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