Halki

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Halki is prone to giving gifts of metal after squabbles in an act of passive-aggression, as if to signify that his opponent has morphed from a friend or acquaintance to a competitor in his mind. This is often lost on others. Halki is one of Waterborne's main engineers. He (bizarrely enough for a native of Lightning) prefers the damp weather of this town to his arid former home. Nice to others, but quite ruthless in getting what he wants. Thuban Phobos and Deimos Stickney Crater Bennu asteroid Khujirt crater Magnetar

1. Welcome to Waterborne.
2. Out of character disclaimer that it's just fiction, etc.
3. Current weather forecast, month, festivals which are being prepared, visitors (ranging from affiliates to wandering dragons).
3. Brief overview of the landscape.
4. What is Waterborne's history? Goes from the Serthis, the dragons, Waterborne.
5. The Calendar of Waterborne; how Waterborne follows major Sornieth holidays, and its own much smaller local festivities.

Next Page: The setting
1. A detailed description of the whole city.
2. The surrounding waters, beaches and cliffs.
3. The Plague landscape surrounding Waterborne.
4. Seasons and weather. Google doc link to previous weather forecasts.
5. Notable monuments, buildings, and businesses of Inner Waterborne.
6. Notable monuments, buildings, and businesses of Outer Waterborne.
7. Notable features of the land within Waterborne territory.
8. Surrounding territories.
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Welcome to Waterborne.

What is Waterborne?

Waterborne is the town around which archaeon's lair is based. The town is set on the border between Water and Plague. It acts as a comfortable intermediary between the two elements.

The town is very open to visitors, although it strictly enforcing its laws. Waterborne bills itself as an ideal resting-place for those preparing a dangerous journey across the Scarred Wasteland or the Leviathan Trench. Many non-Plague dragons are willing to pay high prices within Waterborne's walls in order to enjoy its reduced risk of infection. The residents of the town tend to go to great lengths to protect its reputation as a safe haven. Disease will not kill one here, but their paranoia might.

What does Waterborne look like?

Waterborne is located on top of the Plague cliffside. It resembles a promontory fort. The buildings within are made from stone and, to a lesser extent, metal and mycelium.

Apart from its tall, spiraling buildings, the town's most visible feature is its dual wall, composed of bulbous boulders uplifted by Earth mages from the ground and sea. Uncreatively named, Inner Waterborne is a section of the town which enjoys the protection of two walls, while Outer Waterborne is located between the two walls. The ability of enemy dragons, Talonok, and Harpies to conduct aerial combat and raids renders the walls ineffective from a defensive standpoint. Instead, the fairly squat walls are themselves both ringed by deep ditches. These ditches, particularly the outmost ditch, act as unlovely dumps for dead plant matter. Three times a year, they are regularly ignited by the resident Fire dragons and beastclan practitioners of Fire magic. This is done as an antimicrobial measure and, more vainly, as a show of magical strength and prowess. These seasonal fires are visible from the skies and seas around Waterborne. This burning in the ditches has become a small festival for locals and visitors alike. Despite the uncomfortable heat, many people often show up, attend shop stands, play games, leave gifts for the mages, and even roast marshmallows on the foul-smelling flames. The burning often only lasts for a single night, although it has been known to last for several days. After this cleansing ceremony, Water beastclan and dragons flood the ditches, often by drawing Water from clouds, and rubbish begins to be deposited again.

The Waterborne Calender- How Time is Measured, Which Events are Celebrated, and How these Celebrations Occur
3 ditch burnings, one of which coincidences with the Flameforger's Festival?