Port of Tirol

The Port of Tirol is a coastal port and full member of the Ten Cultures League - a thriving river and sea port, it provides a vital link between the Inner Valley, and the greater world beyond.

History
The Port of Tirol or, more properly, the port of New Tirol, was founded 220 years ago after the original Port Tirol was gutted by a firestorm, the result of a massive pirate attack on the port. Originally a Padishah colony, the original port had struggled with the pirates of Black Clover Bay for centuries. After it's destruction, the survivors migrated east along the bay to an area much more suited to port construction than their original city. (See Old Tirol Ruins.) (In fact, an area originally coveted for that very purpose but claimed by the Affiliation at the time.)

]The port of (new) Tirol was built on the ruins of an ancient Hinfallah city, at least 2,000 years old at the time of settlement.

The City
The Ruins

At a glance, there's not much to see - mostly just a few above-ground ruins. Nothing much. Maybe just a few stone foundations.

Subcultures

A small community of elven expats live in the port.

A secretive gathering of humans called the Returners meet from time to time in basements and other out of the way places. Their motives are unknown; there are those who accuse them of a certain amount of racism.