Port Balifor

Port Balifor
Port Balifor began as most great cities or towns do, as a small village. After the Cataclysm, refugees from a number of different communities gathered together at the ruins of what must have been a kender town, but was now deserted. The fishing village located below the cliffs began to grow and expand as Khurish nomads from the north began to use the port to send goods to tribes in the east. As the village grew into a large town, it reached the limits of the available space onshore, so the residents began to build out over the tidal flats in the bay. Before long, half the city was perched atop a varied assembly of pilings, docks and wharves. A collection of pirates, smugglers and rogues made Port Balifor their home and traded in a number of illegal goods from all across Ansalon.

Throughout the town's history, it has been occupied, invaded, and attacked by the Dragonarmies, the Knights of Takhisis, and the ogres and dragonspawn of Malystryx.

Each time, the inhabitants attempted to live under the rule of these occupying forces, but the town suffered for it. Malystryx especially was a source of much ruin for the town. She or her minion dragons would fly over and either stomp the town flat or burn sections to the ground. Unwilling to let the dragons win and sick of rebuilding every few months, the tenacious inhabitants changed tactics. They discovered massive sea caves in the cliffside, including some with fresh water springs. Eventually, fully half of the town was moved into these caves. Now that Malystryx is dead, the people are accordingly much happier, although the Dark Knights are still in control of the town.

Details
Port Balifor (Small Town): Nonstandard; AL CN; 1,500 gp limit; Assets 143,300 gp; Population 1,764; Isolated (64% human, 29% afflicted kender, 5% dwarf, 1% elf, 1 % other)

Authority Figures:

 * Renshar Morgenes (Prefect of Port Balifor), N male dwarf Ftr7


 * Ulric Kes-Morn (Dark Knight Commander), LE male human Ftr6/Lily3

Notable Locations

 * Hope's End


 * Blacksmith


 * Gloom Town


 * Twisted Forest


 * The Horn Tavern &Kitchen


 * Cliffside Harbor


 * Gloom Town


 * Dark Knight HQ


 * Shrine to Tema