Ravens Bluff/Seaglimpse

Seaglimpse, formerly known as the Warehouse District prior to the Three Women War,While there exist no sources that directly state that Seaglimpse and the Warehouse District are one and the same, the descriptions and map given in Nightwatch in the Living City place it firmly in the same location.The first known instance of the name "Seaglimpse" in any Living City media was in the sourcebook The City of Ravens Bluff, which is firmly set after the Three Women War. was an out-of-the-way neighborhood of Ravens Bluff's Harbor District. Even after its rezoning as a neighborhood in the Harbor District, some continued to refer to the area by its old moniker.
==Geography==
Seaglimpse was situated outside of Ravens Bluff's protective stone walls, running up against the eastern walls of the Foreign District, and stood opposite the neighborhood of Silverscales or "Ol'Town" as some referred to it.Again, while no source exists that directly states that Silverscales and Ol'Town are one and the same, the descriptions and map given in Nightwatch in the Living City place them firmly in the same spot. The Front was the main thoroughfare that spanned its western side.
==Description==
Seaglimpse's docks took in a great number of ships that came in from the Dragon Reach. The area was frequently pounded with rain and wind from storms, forcing sailors to chain their vessels down to several wharves to avoid being driven to wreck on the shore. Seaglimpse offered little in the way to attract visitors and tourists, unless someone specifically sought the smell of dead fish and the spray of salt water.
==Law & Order==
To remain vigilant against smuggling and illegal shipping shopping operations, the City Watch maintained regular patrols along the docks. Before such a presence, it was not uncommon to see longshoremen repacking and relabeling cargo and even live slave-auctioning in wide open view.
==History==
The area long had a history for seedy behavior, but criminal activity was significantly dampened in the early 14 century DR, circa 1335 DR – 1350 DR, by the actions of Rolf Sunriver over the course of his first fifteen years in the City Watch.Gateway to Ravens Bluff (p. 7) states that Charles O'Kane has been Mayor of Ravens Bluff for 14 years, which tracks with the later article "Pillars of Ravens Bluff" in Polyhedron #147. This would put the "current year" for the people and events in the sourcebook as approximately 1355 DR.
Around the , as the Grand Conjunction was nearing in the Domains of Dread the boundaries between that plane of existence and the Prime Material plane were weakening, allowing for portals to open sporadically between the two around the Vast.Inferno in the Living City makes some references to the events of Nightwatch in the Living City, referring to them as happened four years prior. As that module has been estimated to be set in 1355 DR, that would place the events of Inferno in 1359 DR. From one such portal came a pyre elemental that found itself trapped in an iron flask by a cult of fire worshipers from Crow's Foot called the Cult of Red Ruin. Over the next two weeks the cultists caused several fires in Ravens Bluff, until finally causing a significant fire wave of fires in Crow's Foot, Ol'Town, and the Warehouse District. In the Warehouse District the fires were of such severity that they threatened to destroy several square blocks of buildings. The Red Ravens managed to arrive on the scene and put out the fires, but by then some residential buildings had been destroyed.
==Notable locations==
;Businesses and Shops:
*Farspice Trading Company: An easily-identifiable business, thanks to the strong aromas that wafted from its doors, that dealt in spices from across Faerûn.
*Haldivar's Mermaid: To serve the sailors that came into Ravens Bluff, the peculiar Haldivar rented nice clothing and shoes, appropriate for a night on the town.
*Makshoun's Rope, Cable and Chain: This cluttered shop sold lashings and bindings of all sorts, except for fine wire (which were too often used as garrotes by local sailors).
*Mystic Star Charts: A shop that was rumored to sell stolen items, at least spell components.
*Rare and Fine Seashell Remedies: The "remedies" sold by this shop were in fact liquor-filled cordials.
*Safe Harbor Marine Guarantees: Run by a retired half-elven sea captain, this business offered sea charts for the Sea of Fallen Stars and Moonsea.
;Inns, Taverns and Restaurants:
*Flagon o' Flames: A dark and dreadful sailor's bar that served as a haven for illicit activities.
*Silver Lady: This fine establishment was a favorite among local sailors after being relocated from the Silverscales neighborhood.
;Landmarks:
*Chasipher's Wharf: A busy dock that was often the staging area for ships used in defense of the city.
*Park: The area notably had a small park with an opening to the sewers of Ravens Bluff.
*Sundaroon's Seatower: The former headquarters of the also-former Ravenian Navy, this naval tower continued to house a number of sea-side defenses.
;Roads
*The Front: A mud-and-gravel road that spanned the west side of Seaglimpse, outside the city wall.
*Leaf Avenue
;Warehouses:
*Davy Jones' Lock-Up: A storage facility with a great reputation for security.
*Dilvanthor Warehouse: A warehouse that was used by the House of Dilvanthor to store the many herbs and herbal concoctions they dealt in.
*Highsun Warehouse: A large redwood warehouse that was owned by Eyesus Highsun.
*Narwhal Manor: Used by city customs as a warehouse for confiscated goods, this building housed the office of the chief inspector Draco Elass.
*Unnamed grain warehouse: A grain warehouse that the druid Cudzu often used as a meeting place with his rats in times of need.
* Three old, unnamed three warehouses that stood opposite Stars In My Hand Safeholds. They offered insurance for fire, water, theft and even rodent damage.
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Category:Districts of Ravens Bluff
Category:Locations in the Harbor District of Ravens Bluff
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Category:Locations in Vesperin
Category:Locations in the Vast
Category:Locations in the Eastern Heartlands
Category:Locations in North Faerûn
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Category:Locations on Toril
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