New Harbor

~70 Elves

~130 Various races

## Founding

In the mid to late 170's a wealthy aristocrat, Zip Allonton Bedrick Sylvester Pimplewart, decided one of the best ways to leverage a more sizeable profit would be to found a new city near the southern bay. Ships destined for Alfenheim would surely stop by the first port they came across, and while it was more likely a ship would hit the plateau and move south from there, well... there weren't any bays between Alfenheim and the plateau. But there was one south! So that was where Pimplewart's new city would be!

Zip, a gnome, and a few shiphands under his employ, began by setting up a few simple docks, a camp, and a tavern/trading post. Before they could even finish, a ship bound for Alfenheim stopped by their remote village and, having been strayed by a sea storm, was crewed by men desperate for a touch of dry land. They anchored, rowed up to the docks, and were willing to part with their gold in exchange for a still bed, some fresh ale, and the light of a bonfire. In the morning the sailors left for Alfenheim, but not before Zip got first dibs on their cargo. His village wasn't even finished, yet already he had made a profit!

Over the next few years Mr. Pimplewart, or Lord Pimplewart as he was becoming known, attracted more and more people to his village, and in the year 181 he declared New Harbor to be an independent town. Most of its goods came from trading with ships that stopped by, but as it happened, New Harbor also became a great city for fishing, and many a fisherman moved from Alfenheim to the untapped waters and fresher docks of New Harbor.

## Population

New Harbor is mostly made up of humans, though with the constant influx of ships population numbers can shift dramatically from week to week. There are some farms around the city's exterior, though with the richer soils surrounding New Harbor's neighbor most of the farmers live in Fort Town. Still, there is enough influence around the outskirts of the town that a church to Merolius was built just outside of town, making it accessible for farmers who don't frequent the city center. To compliment the sailors and fishermen of New Harbor there is a shrine (a lighthouse) to Hakai Kikai that stands just south of the docks, to whom seafarers show casual respect.

Meanwhile, centrally located in the city are a number of men and elves who tire of Pimplewart's status and greed. Though not initially interested in removing him from office, it has been suggested that perhaps the town should adopt a new governance. In the wake of these dissensions worship of Domhnall has become popular, and a church to the God of New Life was erected. Originally headed by Hamlin Scully, the church's power and influence grew, and in the year 199 Lord Pimplewart felt it necessary, so as to releive tension against him, to give judicial governance to 3 judges chosen by the people. The people chose Captain Garwolt, an old sailor whose ship he had given to his son, and a fervent worshiper of Hakai Kikai; Pastor Linus Olson, a kind farmer whose home had originally been used as a place of worship for Merolius; and Bishop Hamlin Scully, who, after only a couple years, was replaced both on the council and in the church by the much more moderate Bishop Trikiel Hawthorne.