Gabriella's Landing

Population: 48,000 people

Ruler: Lord Polonius Reed

Known For: Great Shipyard of the Elyrian Navy

Gabriella’s Landing stretches far into the Middle Sea on wooden docks and stilts along the bays. The northern stretch is made up of lavish manors with large balconies and winding staircases all overlooking the crystal waters. The harbor below caters to the constant flow of trade ships and fishing boats coming and going from the city, and houses a massive fleet of Elyrian warships with azure sails known as the Sapphire Fleet. The city smells of sand and the sea, while the warm climate and sandy streets cause billows of dust to blow through the sandstone buildings and through the bustling fresh market.

As the southernmost major city in Elyria, Gabriella’s Landing is one of the most arid cities in the nation. Found along the banks of a small river that feeds into the Middle Sea, Gabriella’s Landing is an essential hub for sea trade. A third of the city is built on piers and docks stretching out into the sea. Warehouses, trade ships, mills, and shops fill the lower harbor. The bustling city is made up of flat-roofed sandstone houses with open balconies and windows. The dusty streets below are filled with constant movement.

The steep coastline north of the great sprawling docks and watermills is made up of several noble houses. Here, winding stairs connect the closely-packed estates, separated by lavish balconies and gardens looking out over the Middle Sea. The Reed Estate sits at the end on a small peninsula and has a stunning view of the entire city.

Sapphire Shipyard. The fortified cradle of the Elyri an Navy, this sophisticated complex of drydocks, armories, workshops, and warehouses is an industrial marvel. An ingen ious system of interconnected canals forms an assembly line to build new vessels in stages by specialized shipbuilders: nearly a hundred ships are being constructed, overhauled, or repaired at any given time. The operation is overseen by House Reed, who brag the Sapphire Shipyard launches more new ships to sea in a month than Liberio’s harbor can build in a year. The ship yard employs nearly a quarter of the adults living in Gabriella’s Landing. However, Lord Polonius Reed goes to great lengths to downplay the fact that the harbor was designed by commission ing the mages of the Amethyst Academy, and must regularly purchase replacement components for the main assembly line machinery from them