Isle of O'Talag
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Chevellian sailors have known of the island for many years but have considered it as a place of great evil and misfortune for any ship passing to close to is shores have been badly damaged or lost to the razor sharp reefs hidden beneath the waves. Other strange occurrences have been reported over the many years since it's discovery including, strange lights, mist-shrouded islands, large sea beasts and ghostly ships appearing as from nowhere have all added to the sailors' fears and superstitions.
The Island is commonly known as Isle O' Talag or just Talag. The name comes from the Chevellian word of rook Tallaghuaynedd, as the island boast an indigenous population of large rook like birds. However the name was unpronounceable for those of other races and the name quickly was abbreviated to Talag.
The island itself is a natural fortress that was formed by volcanic activity and looms out of the sea with vertical cliffs all around forming a plateau. Unknown to all but the inhabitants and regular visitors of Talag there is a way into the heart of Talag through the reefs and passed a fault in the cliff rock that opens up into the largest natural walled harbor in the known lands.
The passage through is only navigable via a man powered pilot vessel and all ships that wish to dock must be towed around the series of reefs and through the fault. Once through, the cliff wall soon opens up into a navigable channel, however a ship still needs to go past the Talag sea wall. This immense wall stretches from one side of the channel to the other and is heavily fortified. The only way pass is through a small gated opening with enough girth to allow one large ship past at a time. It is beyond these walls that the pirate colony that has remand a secret for two generations and from its humble beginnings as a pirate hideaway has now grown to a thriving city known as Safe Haven.
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