MAPORT

An independant merchant town run by mercenaries, Maport has access to a large body of water that serves as the busiest port settlement in Laruna. Trade of all kinds from large scale acquisition of mercenary services, to seedy and illicit purchases of drugs or slaves are conducted daily. Paradoxically, Maport is relatively civil and peaceful in its dealing, due mostly the presence of the “Maiden.” Rumors claim the Maiden to be a woman of inconceivable beauty that has enthralled some of the most dangerous mercenary guilds with her charms. Those who have dealt extensively with Maport know the improbability of such a childish claim, but they are equally aware of the undeniable fact that someone hidden from the public view named the Maiden holds all the real power in Maport. People who do not obey the few rules of the Maiden disappear and are never heard of again.