Red Bay

Officially, the city of Red Bay, capital of the Hallandic colony of Ujaland, takes its name from the iron-rich waters that spill out of the Swakut River, staining the waters red. Unofficially, everyone knows that the name really refers to what the settlement’s wealth is built on — blood. For if the foreign exploitation of the Sabo Jungles is a living beast, as its victims sometimes imagine it to be, then Red Bay is its beating heart, feeding on the grief of both the native people and the land itself. Within Red Bay's twisting boardwalks, rafts, and stilt-houses, all resting on the intertwined roots of massive mangrove trees, the civilized world has come to the jungles, with all the joy and suffering that entails.
Though Red Bay has its share of unaffiliated merchants and pirates, the amount of wealth flowing through it is due mainly to the presence of the Sabo Products Consortium. Agents of the SPC hide in every shadow in Red Bay - as well as preen in every spotlight — and they manipulate trade, orchestrate raids, and keep a close eye on anyone who might affect the bottom line. In Red Bay, business is everything, and while the enmity of an SPC agent or affiliate might not be personal, it’s still exceedingly dangerous. Though most traders understand that for better or worse, Red Bay is the best trade nexus in the region, of late several new and independent settlements, such as Port Ellice and Tar Grange, have been springing up in hopes of facilitating trade (and perhaps to splinter off their own piece of the action). Though these other townships are generally run by the SPC as well (either overtly, or via infiltrated agents), there’s no question that the elite of Red Bay have mixed feelings about any hint of competition.
Category:Small Cities
Category:Settlements
Category:Settlements in the Sabo Jungles
Category:Locations
Category:Locations in Ujaland
Category:Locations in the Sabo Jungles