Kappelberg

Kappelberg is the largest settlement in Felsenkuste. The city rests at the head of the Kappelmeer, spreading out from its harbor up to the windblown
cliffs overlooking the sea. Shipping, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding are all significant trades here, and the pirates of the Cotaral Sea know it well. Accordingly, the city council has recently ordered the construction of a bulwark along the sea cliffs, and to fortify it with artillery positions. Numerous other trades are practiced in Kappelberg, with the most prestigious workshops producing engineering and scientific instrumentation, alchemical substances, and printed books.
The harbor lies outside of the old city walls, which effectively seal off the bulk of Kappelberg from the low-lying countryside to the west. One finds fragments of physical evidence hinting that Kappelberg was possibly destroyed by fire and rebuilt centuries ago, but the facts are apparently lost to the fog of history. The burgomeister, Edmund Beitel, is a commoner shipwright whose talent earned him a thriving business and a proud manor. Though Beitel is competent and amicable, the noble members of the council have never allowed him to forget his commoner roots. Perennial rumors assert that the council is attempting to woo trade guilds from the major ports on the Cotaral Sea to establish a maritime league.
For a city of such modest size, Kappelberg has a distinctly prosperous and sophisticated atmosphere. The lighthouse stands at the precipice of the sea cliffs, and the statehouse features an enormous clock that displays time, celestial motions, and tides. Perhaps the most famous civic feature, however, is the Falconer Syndicate. This social club counts many of the noblemen in the city as members. Their purpose beyond aristocratic backslapping is not clear, but leery observers insist that the Syndicate conceals a conspiracy.
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