Scar Cove

The Chasms

Wolf Den

Black Market

*This is a Communal Location. Feel free to use it in your lore or add notable locations, characters, or events that took place on the island. -Jxckal*

Scar Cove is a pirate cove in the Petary Gulf, far south of the Shifting Expanse. Away from the elemental isles, Scar Cove is unaffected by the magic of the Eleven. It is surrounded by the Petary Island, which protects the cove from prying eyes and renders it a safe place for pirates to conduct their business. The waters are also rough to conquer, so only the best of the best get to the cove.

The cove is the place to be for pirates, smugglers, and thieves looking to make business. Illegal business is completely normal around here, and no one on the cove is going to ask why you're lugging around a fishnet sack full of severed limbs. Don't worry, your secrets won't be leaked here. It's in everyone's best interest to shut their mouths and pretend they were never here, so once you leave the cove, don't talk about it.

## Notable Areas in Scar Cove

### Docks

The dock is the main area of commerce. On the busy seasons, a constant stream of ships will come in and out of Scar Cove, people trying to get the best business before leaving. The dock can get very chaotic during the busy season and anyone moving too slow will certainly get shouted at by a couple of angry merchants. It's best not to be at the docks at all if you aren't trying to sell anything.

During the off seasons, the docks will have one or two ships visiting to get repairs or to restock on supplies. During this time, it's easier to venture and talk to people, if you don't mind the constant smell of sea salt and whatever rotten haul is being brought in.

### Black Phoenix Tavern

Right next to the dock is the Black Phoenix Tavern, a highly popular spot for business to be conducted. It isn't unusual to hear the clink of coins and hushed chatter here amidst drunken guests and the band playing every Friday night. Tales say that the tavern earned its name as a black phoenix used to perch on the windowsill every first of the month, for one hour exactly. Different stories claim that the phoenix meant different things, but all of them say the same - that a black phoenix visited. No one has seen the phoenix, but some of the cove's residents claim they still see a black bird on the first of the month flying into town.

### Black Market

The black market is an underground network of lawless merchants. Just about everything illegal can be sold here, from weaponry, to stolen jewels, to organs and body parts. There are no limits on who can visit, as long as you actually know how to access the black market, and the people who frequent there won't be too happy if you try to stiff them on any bills. Whatever happens in the black market stays in the black market, and talking about it gets you killed.

## Outside Scar Cove

While Scar Cove typically means the entire island itself, the name actually only refers to the main settlement. There are other locations outside of the cove, though all of it is still pirate property.

### Amaranth Fall

The corpse of the Amaranth, a famed "ghost ship", lies here on a crescent shore, just south of the Wolf Den. The Amaranth was known for being uncatchable, having avoided every attempt at catching them. The ship was also passed down for generations and at the time of its final voyage, it was in control of Captain Lanister Wolvengar, who was known to be one of the best sailors at the time.

The truth of how the Amaranth wrecked is not known, and many different tales tell different stories. The most commonly accepted story is that Captain Lanister became aware that one of his crewmen were traitors working for authorities and intentionally drove the ship into a whirlpool, killing himself and all crew on board. No one on board the Amaranth survived its shipwreck, and people on the gulf weren't even aware that the legendary ship had sunk until parts of it started washing up on the Wolf Den shore weeks later.

Currently, most of the Amaranth has been pulled ashore, along with a couple of bodies stuck on board the ship. The body of Captain Lanister was recovered, found trapped in the lower decks of the ship. The residents of the cove have decided to leave the ship on the shore and the recovered bodies were given a sea burial.

### Wolf Den

The Wolf Den is a cave that was turned into a small settlement. Many people claim it was created by the ghosts of the victims of the Amaranth's final voyage, since no one has visited the den in decades though proof that people had been there suddenly appeared. The cave used to be a quick drop off point that no one really stayed in, though after the Amaranth sank, a makeshift bed, a campfire, and some footprints appeared. It was initially assumed that someone had survived the shipwreck, though no one on board the Amaranth has ever since showed up.

### Osprey Cove

Osprey Cove is a secondary cove that is used by pirates who rather stay away from the busy Scar Cove. It is significantly smaller and has fewer resources, but given its lack of visitors, is great if particularly private business needs to be conducted.

### The Chasms

Scar Cove got its name from the cracks in the island. All these openings in the island lead into the Chasms, which is linked to the underground black market. It isn't as easy to get to the black market via the Chasms however, for the people who made the black market know better than to make it that easily accessible. The chasms are a maze with many potentials for fatal injuries due to the terrible environment that should only be ventured by the most experienced.