Silverport

## Geography

Located on the northern fork of the Providence Peninsula. On the same latitude as Zeafos on the Prifau Peninsula.

## Climate

Marine coastal climate with mild summers and winters. Precipitation is evenly dispersed through the year.

## Politics

Though it is located both within the Fairburn kingdom and has an established city government, the city of Silverport is truly controlled by two separate, and enemy, factions. These factions are the mob families of Ravenwood and Fox. For generations?, these families have been locked in a struggle for control of the city, with the pendulum of power slowly swinging between the two. Local citizens know that if they want something done, they don't go and report it to their local government, they go to speak instead with either the Ravenwood's or the Fox's.

Pirates are also a regular occurrence, adding a third and unpredictable faction into the mix that steals and raids both families and the local government freely. However, the authorities haven't made any efforts to stop them, or even slow them down, much to the confusion of many.

### Mob Families

#### Ravenwood

The Ravenwood family has taken a more contemporary approach to criminal activity. The structure is composed of the head of the family who issues commands to two separate branches of the family, both of which tend to work rather independently of each other.

The first branch, entirely legitimate and non-criminal, runs many of the Ravenwood owned businesses, including Slyph's Silks, which was recently burned down under suspicious circumstances. These businesses bring both clean, legitimate money into the family coffers, but also serve as locations in which to launder illegally obtained funds for later use and to gather information on the city and their enemies. It is this branch that often brings in new people to the family, serving as a way to gain their interest and either bring them in willingly, or get them to do something illegal and blackmail them (something done by the second branch).

This branch of the family is the criminal arm in charge of local extortion, thuggery, bribery, murder, and overall mayhem. As expected, the members of this arm may cycle in and out as they are arrested by authorities or killed by members of the Fox family or the pirates.

#### Fox

Unlike the Ravenwood's, the Fox family's structure is pure tradition. Actual blood family members hold positions in command, serving each other loyally and without hesitation. The line of succession is determined by blood purity and age. However, killing a family member is very rare, as it usually results in the rest of the family retaliating and killing the murderer in question..

It is comprised of the oldest full-blooded Fox male heading the family, followed by his younger brother advising him and serving as his legal counsel in relation to handling the government. The boss' eldest son serves as his right hand and next in the chain of command and succession. Beneath him, there are five captains who are all either nephews, grandchildren, or sons to the boss. The female members of the family have their own role to play as spies and saboteurs amongst high society and all walks of life, controlling a intricate information network within the city.

Lieutenants--two per captain--are unrelated to the Fox's by blood, but they have proven themselves loyal time and time again, and as such have been raised to a level of responsibility and are 'practically family.' In time, they may even be permitted to marry into the family, if they survive that long. And beneath the lieutenants lies a large pool of common criminals that are essentially 'contracted' to do the grunt work for the family.

## Economy

Greatly focused around mobs and pirate revenue, doesn't get many tourists because of the high crime rate. City has a high standard of living and is frequently growing and expanding its borders. A big exporter of spices, dyes, fine cloth, and other luxuries.