Wildmount
The Isle of Brokenbank is a narrow strip of land some 80 miles long and 25 miles at its widest point. Prior to the coming of Marquesian trade ships it was an unspoiled wilderness. Attempts at taming the dense jungles have been met with what is locally termed "Melora's Rage" wherein natural and supernatural beasts rise up to defend the Wild Mother's claim to the island, most famously in the genocide of Shake's Folly. Wiser folk settled the Brokenbank Port, limiting their impact to fishing and trade, and their existence has been somewhat more harmonious.
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Port Brokenbank
Sheltered in the lee of a natural isthmus, Port Brokenbank is protected from some of the harsher swells of the Inner Sea and the Spine of Brokenbank holds off the "Summer Winds", a season of brutal hurricanes from the south. Two curtain walls of wooden guard the inner face of Brokenbank and no roads have been attempted for fear of raising the ire of the jungle.
Sinsheet
At different times Anohati'inewas may vomit forth one or more "Sinsheets" of varying size. These swaths of superheated rock are dangerously hot, prone to splitting to reveal molten rock beneath, and likely to belch deadly poison gas at slight or even no provocation. Best course of action when faced with a fresh Sinsheet is to return to the water and sail around.
Some locals attribute their appearance to the displeasure of Melora, but if this were true it would indicate that Melora is always at least moderately displeased.
Guthiniyas
Rumors persist of a lost city that drifts between the Feywild and the Prime, its location dependent on season and phase of the moon. Indeed, none of the tales mentioning it ever appearing during daylight. What secrets it holds depends on the imagination of the one spreading the rumor and their state of intoxication. Serious scholars are best to ignore it as fancy.
Anohati'inewas
The name of the sister volcanoes of Brokenbank were learned from necromantic magic used on a primitive village destroyed by some ancient eruption. The remains have since been lost so further understanding of these lost souls is beyond our grasp but the scribe who discovered the village insisted the ancient names be used on maps rather than the embarrassing names recognized by foul mouthed sailors. Scholarly circles accept the translation as "The Serpent who is Hungry" but most justification has been spurious at best and it may be nothing more than a romantic fabrication.
By whatever name, this live volcano is capable of impressive and deadly eruptions and should be avoided without significant protections.
Anodeti'inewas
Less deadly than her sister, the "Serpent who Sleeps" has long slipped from the dormant stage to what is commonly accepted as just a funny looking hill. The harsh rock has broken down to rich fertile soil and swaths of fruit trees grow on her slopes. Wanderers are warned, however, of the territorial nature of the local fauna.
Shake's Folly
The story of Captain Shake and his attempt to build a second settlement on Brokenbank with a connecting road are plentiful. The ruins of a fort and some stone huts remain, but tourists are warned not to linger here after dark as the dead are restless and their beastly murderers often sighted from passing ships. Sailors say that even weighing anchor in the bay attracts death.
Sang Melora
Sailors making their way through the Gnashing Channel have little time for lingering gazes to the shore, but some stories tell of a collection of huts in the manner of primitive men, but populated by large ape-like beings. These tales should be ignored. Sailors lie.
Greedhole
Early in the founding of Brokenbank, Dwarven prospectors risked sailing a barge across the Inner Sea to seek lucrative veins of ore. The timbers of the mineshaft remain but their trade settlement and camps are lost to history. Winds blowing from the abandoned mine have an eerie resemblance to wailing dwarves.
Rumors
Somewhere in the wild there is a gargantuan ape who is so large he can uproot ancient trees and walk between the islands. He is known as Ontonte.
Seagulls are dicks.
Characters
Dramatis Personae
Gramjor Featherflight: A cartographer operating a shop out of Brokenbank with the assistance of his niece, Kanlin. His wits are addled by excessive magic use, a common plight among gnomes.
Three Earrings tabaxi (leopard) captain of the Wavedancer.
Dakarjal Orc druid, claims to be from Wynanndir and to have trained under one of the Archdruids. Currently a porter with the Wavedancer.
Boerth Human Barbarian, Bosun of the Wavedancer
Winter tabaxi (snow leopard) cook of the Wavedancer.
