Punta Mare

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Nickname: The Point, Fishtown
==Geography==
Separate from connected Venza, this district can only be reached by crossing the bay to the northwest corner of the mainland. The main ‘road’ in back of the wall of cliff-houses is called Merfolk’s Rest. Inhabitants can climb up and down using natural caves and rocky steps to get around. Depending if you are at the northeast or southwest end, it can be called the head or the tail, and headrest and and tailrest can be colloquially used to represent those NE SW directions. 
There is a sort of main dock or pier where traffic gets to the ‘mainland’. But homeowners are welcome to have there own private dock if they want.
==Natural Features==
To the north the coast rises up and becomes ever more rocky with stony beaches and riddled with caves. Local rumors tell that in times past the northern ridge was a merfolk city in the deeps but during the Years of Darkness it was thrust upwards and its inhabitants died gasping in the air. Roadways could be carved into the ridge from behind that open into the homes, and every home could have a balcony view over the ocean. 
The ground slopes up from right to left, toward the cliff top. Roads (like a cleft rather than a tunnel) would be cut into the hillside moving east to west, and when the hill is high enough the door is placed and the home is inside the hill. Skylights dug to the surface provide some natural light, with magic light augmenting it. Each home has a balcony looking over the ocean. The homes would start with the natural cave formations, but be finished out as completely (or as little) as the original owner wished.
==Society==
The isolated physical location from the other Venzan districts leaves citizens feeling a bit separated from the main Venzan politics and whatnot, but they typically value this privacy. It is a quiet, quirky part of town. The homes are a bit posh and elaborate, and PC's who choose to live here may only choose wealthy or extravagant costs of living.
To represent their district to the Venzan council, they always select a local merfolk to represent them. There is no law decreeing this, but done so more out of tradition. As long as the residents of Punta Mare aren't affected, the leaders of the district prefer to stay out of the business of the other parts of town.
Category:Venza/District