Brighton

Humans, tieflings, and deep one hybrids

Theocracy, ruled over by religious elders

Fishing is the main industry of Brighton. The citizens of Brighton limit trade and interaction with the mainland due to their secretive religious practices.

Prominent locations include:   The Splashplanks - the town's docks   Ragged Rock Brewery - local brewery run by Simon Thord   The Gallows - a symbol of the town's harsh system of laws and justice   The Night School - where the children are taught the village's ancient ways, so named because it is only conducted in the evening away from the eyes of outsiders   The Fellowship Hall - the underground shrine where the village elders conduct secret and terrible rituals to appease their eldritch masters   The Doubters' Den - a sea-cave used as a secret meeting place for those converts to the church of Ishtalar who oppose the dark religion of the village elders   The Market - the village's main market square   The Trash Hole - a sink hole outside of town that is frequently used for disposing of those unwilling to submit to the village's traditions. Said to be the home of some terrible monster.   The Lighthouse - the lighthouse keeper, Barrett Blackwater, is said to occasionally abuse his duties in order to lead ships astray upon Brighton's rocky coastline.   The Inner Sanctum - only the highest order of village elders may enter.   The Green - a stretch of land surrounding the village that in the past was used for recreation but is now avoided due to the rumor of aberrations that have begun to stalk those that venture there.   The Sea Spider - an ancient wreck of a ship whose wooden ribs still rise from the sandy shore like the legs of a dead spider. Headmistress Lii of the Night School often takes the children in her care there for recreation.

The main factions in the village are the Cult of Dagon and The Demonologists. However, a burgeoning undeground Church of Ishtalar is also beginning to grow in numbers.

3591 CE - Not long ago the town faced a crisis when a boatload of refugees from Nol crashed on their shore. Though the initial consensus of the elders was that the outsiders must be silenced and/or prevented from leaving, Headmistress Lii and Ajax Darkshore convinced Barrett Blackbone to side with them in provding boats to the refugees. Despite the fact that it was probably Barrett who caused the crash in first place in order to gain sacrifices or converts by intentionally not lighting the Lighthouse lamp, the tiefling saw an opportunity in the conflict to discredit Harlowe Greaves. Though ultimately Greaves conceded to allowing the refugees to depart, the conflict created a rift in the leadership of the Cult of Dagon which Barrett hopes to exploit in the future.

Notable Personages:   Harlowe Greaves -an elder statesman of the town and spirtual leader of Brighton's Cult of Dagon. Himself a deep one hybrid, Harlowe fears that the worship of Dagon will be supplanted by the faction of demonologists in the community.   Barrett Blackbone - a tiefling elder who resides in the Lighthouse. Barrett has led the faction which wishes to return the primary religion of Brighton to demonology. Some say it is because he wishes to gain favor with his own daemon father.   Ajax Darkwind - the Dock Master, in charge of Brighton's fishing fleet. Ajax waivers between supporting the demonologists and the followers of Ishtalar, but believes that the Cult of Dagon will ultimately lead Brighton to ruin.   Lii - Headmistress of the Night School, reports to the town's spiritual leader Harlow Greaves, and thus the school's teachings reflect the doctrines of the Cult of Dagon   Simon Thord - bartender at the Ragged Rock Brewery. Informant for Harlowe Greaves.   Barry Blackwater -son of Mayor Blackwater. As a privateer in his youth, he left Brighton and secretly converted to Ishtalar worship. Has begun an underground church to convert the citizens of Brighton. Barry (Barrett) is actually named for his father's friend, Barrett Blackbone, though the two are not related.

Brighton follows the tradition of other fishing villages in converting the wrecks of ships into living quarters and businesses. Therefore the whole village has a strong nautical theme.

Located along the coast of the southernmost of the Skull Isles.

Fishing is a huge industry for Brighton, and the export of fish brings additional income to the town.