Silvercrest

> Stay out of Silvercrest. Nothing honest in that shit-hole of a city.
>
> Danielle Berene

**Silvercrest** is a large town and trading hub of St. Alastair. Located directly north of St. Alastair, Silvercrest was built to provide trade between the west and the east.

## Lore

### Third Era

#### Foundation

With the foundation of St. Alastair, the civilians realized that they no longer had to depend on the King of Westford for survival. The now-emboldened people of St. Alastair wanted to oust Westford as the trading capital of Stormhaven. The issue was that the King of Westford did not want to compromise the future defenses of St. Alastair. And so they built a settlement on the northern side of the bay.

The term "Silvercrest" started out as a nickname because of the rocks jutting out of the bay, and the name stuck ever since.

#### Growing Tensions

For the first few years of Silvercrest, everything was orderly and trade was very prosperous. Unfortunately, it soon grew too much for St. Alastair to control as rivalries and rogue captains sought haven in the town. The town needed control or else it would fall to corruption and it would become a threat to St. Alastair's development. The King of St. Alastair issued a decree that the city would be governed by a council of 6 to oversee security and governance. Most of these lords were traders and captains, so they recruited from within their ranks to help police the city. While this quelled the smaller gangs and rogues, 2 out of the 6 lords grew greedy and lusted for control of the town.

#### The Great Turf War

Lords Max Vallotton and Simon Milhaud joined forces and set their plan into motion. Within a fortnight, they had blockaded the bay and assassinated Lord Gautier Dubois. Their combined forces quickly took over the key trading areas within the city and had assumed power. The Loyal Lords sent an urgent message to St. Alastair about the situation. With their ships cut off from the bay and the entrances were heavily guarded, they found themselves alone.

The Loyal Lords knew that they would be hunted down by Max and Simon so they had to come up with a plan quickly. Lord Henry Messier proposed that one of the lords should attack a Milhaud warehouse at the northern-end of the canal, while the other Loyal Lords set the blockading ships on fire using oil kegs. This plan was put into action.

Lord Adam Vasseur helped smuggle in oil kegs from his base of operations. Henry Messier had decided that he would go through with distracting Max and Simon by setting fire to one of Milhaud's warehouses. As Henry's crew snuck through the tunnels, they were ambushed by Simon's gang. After a fierce fight, Henry and most of his crew survived and made their way to the warehouse.

As soon as the warehouse was lit, Adam and Lord Colin Bourdon saw this as an opportunity to strike. They managed to successfully fire oil kegs at the ships soon the enemy's fleet was on fire. The civilians saw this as a beacon and began to take up arms against their oppressor's. At the end of the night, they had captured Max Vallotton and St. Alastair's guards were able to break through and liberate the canal.

Max was imprisoned within St. Alastair. While Simon Malhaud had effectively abandoned the town, it was generally accepted that the war was over. The Loyal Lords remained as the rulers over the town and swore fealty to St. Alastair's king once again.