Felsenkuste

The Felsenkuste is a coastal region in southern Dalkhrova, featuring a number of mountainous, forested peninsulas jutting into the Great Ocean. Felsenkuste's brutal weather, broken coastline, and sparse population lend it the air of a borderland. The region features numerous secluded harbors and ports, but its rocky shoals and foul weather make shipping hazardous. A rough coastal road runs northward from Felsenkuste to Larnost, but the coastline to the east is completely deserted.
From west to east, the peninsulas of Felsenkuste include Naspik, which has the mildest climate of anywhere in Felsenkuste; Laugmir, which features numerous seaside cliffs and an abundance of secluded harbors; and Zivassen, a twisting spine of rocky ridges clad in a cloak of evergreens. The channels surrounding these peninsulas conceal a labytinth of shoals, shallows, and choking seaweed, necessitating a long detour for seagoing vessels. In the winter, jagged ice floes create a treacherous path from the mainland out to the Great Ocean. During low tide in the summer months, a causeway of black, brackish mud serves the same purpose. The muck can reach waist-deep in places, and the shorebirds gleefully harass mired travelers.
Offshore, a chain of rocky islands rings the coastline. If one heeds foreign sailors, every one of these islands harbors murderous buccaneers, the spectres of drowned whalers, and werewolves that swim the ocean currents. Ligru Island is the most notorious, for even the skeptical Felsenkusters are terrified of its bogeyman. Also well-known is Devemohr Island, a desolate isle with a reputation as a doom for shipwrecked mariners.
The settlements of Felsenkuste are assiduously tidy places. The Felsenkusters cannot suffer a single spot of mud on a doorstep or a browning leaf in a garden. Neighbors will tactfully but disdainfully remind those who fail to notice such blemishes on their homes. The typical Felsenkuster building rises two or three stories tall, is constructed of heavy timbers and brick, and plastered over in a bright white or rich cream color. Thick thatch covers the steep, gabled rooftops, while geometric and floral carvings frequently adorn the door and window frames. Deviations from this overall theme are frowned upon; villages feature orderly rows of homes and shops with essentially the same facade. Nothing about a Felsenkuster village appears ramshackle or neglected. Townsfolk ensure that both their homes and all public spaces are kept clean and well maintained.
Category:Locations
Category:Locations in Dalkhrova