Stop by the First Bank of Provinia. You'll be glad you did. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up. Who were trying to sail in the moat. You'd have to be daft to build a castle in a swamp.
Cities are much better places.
The kind of tax that scares newbies into staying in port. It's only a rumor. Judging from the vast number of references to the moon and moonlight, it would appear that Olympia has at least one moon. It is therefore generally considered to be the ravings of a madman. We may therefore safely conclude that there is one moon, and multiple stars.