Port Janswick

The Pirate port of Janswick, 2038

## Quote

"Ah, Port Janswick - it is an ideal resting point on the way towards Indonesia, with everything that you could ever hope for in a pit stop - food, drinks, shelter, fuel, brothels, and much more. Its a fairly small little port, with only a single town square right next to port - most of its buildings happen to be inns. I knew a guy from Port Janswick once. I think he might have been killed by a vigilante for theft though..." - A Random Pirate of the Galapagos to Anicka Konvicka, 2038

## Origins

Port Janswick was founded in early 2037, by a small group of pirates that briefly rested while sailing towards Indonesia. For roughly one week, Port Janswick consisted of a tent, a firepit, and a crate of seashells, and potentially a barrel of decapitated lizards (according to some unreliable sources). However, by all means was this setup still called "Port Janswick," as these group of still unknown pirates intended to create a resting point on the path to Indonesia, despite not having the resources to do so. They reached out to the Galapagos Islands for the proposed idea, which was initially rejected on grounds of being too "arbritary," For another month or so negotiations continued without much progress on the port, until the pirates suggested covertly to use the port as a way of collecting intel on passing movements of individual people or groups, to which the Galapagos Island took keen interest in. In order to accomplish this, Port Janswick would be unique for containing a ledger document all ships coming in and out of port, an idea that was repulsive to the freedom loving nature of pirates in general, but viable assuming that this was kept under wraps. Thus, this small group of pirates became known as the "Ledgermen," and operate secretly in a network of dock workers and permanent inhabitants to collect as much intel as humanely possible.

## Overview

With adequate funding from the Galapagos Islands, Port Janswick began construction early March and its infrastructure was essentially complete by the end of the year. Boasting a fairly sized dock, amenities, and inns, the town itself was rather small but compact and adequate for its purposes. The entire area of the town did not exceed a few acres. Word soon spread of this port, which became known as one of many "Pit Stops" in the Pacific. Immediately the ledger system was immediately executed, as stealthy dockworkers documented information on any docked ships, including shipment material personnel amongst other things. Sometimes, at inns and taverns, some individuals find very talkative and chatty workers and solicitors, who discretely pried information out of the visitors. However this ledger system would remain a complete secret until about a few months later, when a previous dockworker would quit and eventually start spreading rumors of the system. Some pirates found this abhorrent, and attempted to ruin the reputation of the small port. However these claims never really received traction, as the Ledgermen would secretly cut back on their intelligence gathering for some time to alleviate suspicion. Over time these accusations were forgotten, and the Ledgermen were able to continue with their tasks, continuing to hoard enormous amounts of information in secret vaults underneath the port. At this point the port became not only as an active ledger, but as a storage for all information concerning the Pacific Ocean since its foundations. It is reported that a fleet of cargo ships sailed into port one day delivering crates and crates of an unknown item, presumed to be historical documents.

## Later History

After the brief crisis in 2038 due to Anicka Konvicka's arrival, who threatened to reveal the secrets of the ledger to the Galapagos and Pacific public, the port was able to compromise with her and continue with its activities, with its vast wealth of information growing slowly. By the year 2042 the port had grown several times over to support the overall larger amount of traffic coming through, due to the pirate takeover of Indonesia in 2040. The port continues to maintain its ledger, with knowledge of this ledger still being very much a hidden secret, still only known by a few dozen people in the Pacific. Pirate Lords of the Galapagos frequent this ledger in order to find out intelligence reports on key figures, such as the case with Alondra Hopkins tracking of key Black League members. Even Jorge Alvarez of the West Caribbean Trading Company visited the ledger on occasions alongside his Diplomatic Secretary Anne Stone, tracking similarly key figures in their efforts to stabilize the Pacific.