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Flotsam Town

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Originally 'settled' by shipwrecked sailors, Flotsam is the only settlement on Stormspire a massive up-thrust of black granite south of the southern tip of Jasra in the boiling sea.
There is no safe harbour, access to flotsam is only possible by longboat or by magic for there is only one narrow beach on the entire island the rest is ringed by black cliffs and razor sharp reefs.
the locals have a saying 'If it wasn't for the constant storms, bad harvests and bloody magic Flotsam might just be a terrible place to live.'

Some quirk of geology unique to the region produces slow growing crystals with unusual magical qualities, these in turn brought the attention of mages to the island (as well as the acquisitive blue dragons that nest in the high peaks.)
Today after the long isolation of the plague years Stormspire is a Mageocracy, all authority on the island comes from the stormspire mage tower which looms over flotsam like a threatening sword. The laws are harsh but for the most part fair, however those without magic on stormspire seldom hold any authority or wealth and any unrest is put down hard before it has a chance to get out of hand.
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I like the color gradients of the contours.