Caraway

Caraway was a large port town on the east coast (Emerald Coast) of Lakay.
== Brief History ==
There was prehistorical settlement by the Kanééyi people in the area, which was historically part of the Kanenti:la region. Fallonese whalers from Sanctum and the Fallo also visited this coast quite a lot during the 700s-900s, which led to a Fallonese-Kanééyi creole language being used. At the time that Lusken settlers arrived in the 13th century and established, the Kaneeyi had left the area because whilst it was a good harbour, you had to travel through the Cape Salt Flats to get there from the south, which was not ideal without wagons and water provisions.
The Luskens settled a fort and small harbour in 1301 at the modern site, which they named Kaffi (Euluska for 'Caraway') due to the abundance of cumin plants. The port remained fairly small until the 1510s, when it was mostly abandoned after the overthrow of the colonial government. The new Lakayan Federation government rejuvenated the port in the mid 1500s by building it into the main transport link between Lakay and the Fallo via the Gap of Lusken seaway. The port suffered during the God Wars but stayed inhabited and operable into the Collapse era!
== Geography ==
The bay was C-shaped and east-facing, with the north side slightly more elevated and sloping down to the south. There were long sandbars (locally called the Spars) formed by longshore drift to the south of the bay, making a wide approach more recommended for inexperienced sailors. To the south of the harbour, the estuary was very saline, due to runoff from the inland salt flats. Lots of cumin and fennel plants grew natively in the area, and some of the most notable local fauna included a variety of large seabirds that nested on the Spars, as well as antelopes and gazelles inland.
== Landmarks (in 250c) ==
* The Laughing Antelope was the town's main inn. Located on the beautiful bustling seafront and decorated with local taxidermied fauna and other natural history memorabilia, it was frequented by travellers. Owned by the plump cheerful taxidermist Brunhilda D. Ferreks, who was always looking for beasts to display on the wall. It was an associated partner tavern of the Mount Carm Naturalist Society
* The Powder Monkey, the town's least nice tavern. Located on the south shore near the salt spars and in the heart of the industrial dockyards, it was where the rough sailors went to drink and carouse. It was full of furniture from derelict or scuttled ships. Ran by the washed-up peg-legged dwarven Old Captain Bluebeard, who had his ear to the local rumours and knew about missing goods or lucrative opportunities.
* Quartermaster's Quarry, the town's general store and trading post. Ran by a group of sailors headed by the beastly Tuhve Ironleg. There were all sorts of goods and even occasional magic items here.
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