Crustoral Isle

Crustoral Isle is located on the eastern cost of Southern Midasfjall, it forms the boundary between Hushed Wave Gulf and the great ocean which surrounds the continent. The majority of the isle is a region of large craggy plateaus that are ringed by deep criss-crossing chasms. The chasms fill with ocean water at high tide which submerges this region of the isle in ankle deep water. The western coast of the Isle borders the calm waters of Hushed Wave Gulf and as such there are sections of land which don't have the deep chasms dividing them, instead the land is populated by palm tree forests that grow on the elevated regions from the northwestern tip all the way to the bottom of the western coast. Crustoral Isle is of significant importance to the people of Kaldoran as there are large deposits of slate stone in the northern region of the isle. The Kaldorians have established a quarry there where they harvest slate, which is then shipped back to the city to be used in modern building projects.
  Visitors to Crustoral Isle must be careful where they venture, as the chasms are home to species of giant crablike creatures which are known to be territorial and in some cases downright predatory towards creatures which stray into their domain. These colossal crustaceans typically stick to the bottom of the chasms where they can feed upon the mussels, seaweed, smaller crustaceans and carrion that is left behind by the receding ocean waters, but when the tide is high they scour the top land on top of the chasms for their food. The chasms and plateaus are also home to tribes of predatory fish-like humanoid creatures known as Sahuagin. These marine marauders employ pack tactics to overwhelm and butcher the larger crustaceans for meat and harvest their chitinous shells to make their weapons and armour. The Sahuagin have also been known to raid the quarry on the isle every now and then, snatching workers and dragging them into the chasms, never to be seen again. Sailing the waters off the western coast of Crustoral Isle would be a dream to most ship captains were it not for the pirate activity in the area. Ships belonging to the pirate queen Arabella Wavecrest patrol the waters here, routinely attacking ships heading to pick up shipments of stone from Port Serenity. It is believed that Captain Arabella Wavecrest and her Queen's Corsairs have built themselves a pirate sanctuary somewhere in the region between the mainland and the western coast of Crustoral Isle, perhaps on it's neighboring island, The Isle of Dasan, although non who have gone looking for the pirate queen have yet returned.   

Points of Interest

  Port Serenity - Port Serenity is a small shipping dock located on the northwestern side of Crustoral Isle. The port is little more than a lightly fortified outpost with a couple of warehouses and a single pier. It's defenses consist of a wooden palisade wall and a barracks for the guards. The only other two buildings within the port are the port master's office and accommodation for the workers. Shipments of quarried slate are brought here from Floodmark quarry to be shipped back to the mainland.   Floodmark Quarry - Floodmark Quarry is located in the northwestern region of Crustoral Isle. The quarry sits right on a Floodmark Fringe - the stretch of inclined stony ground that separates the chasm-riddled sea level regions of the isle from the elevated land. The quarry harvests slate which workers then transport over to Port Serenity so that it can be shipped back to Kaldoran to be used in the construction of modern buildings. Thanks to the elevation of the Floodmark Fringe, the quarry doesn't flood, but it is vulnerable to attacks from the large crustaceans that climb up from the nearby chasms at high tide. The quarry uses tall watchtowers as an alarm system to warn workers of an imminent threat so that they can hide on the western side of the quarry until the beast retreats. A long tunnel has been dug in the lower quarry that links directly into the closest chasm. The workers open and close the tunnel by operating a system of ropes and pulleys that lift and lower a large stone block to prevent the quarry flooding when the tide is high. Workers are routinely sent through this tunnel with a retinue of guards to harvest seaweed and mussels from the chasms.