CHAPTER TWO: THE GEOGRAPY OF BLOOD BAYOU. ee - ‘Theoverview map of Blood Bayouis meant as a general reference to make it easier 0 manage a campaign and plan forthe events in a game session. In truth, few places remain constant on the bayou. Settlements shift and move and landmarks are ephemeral constructs Sail, the Jack of Tears and hisfollowers require at least some constancy. The landmarks de- scribed here ateall relatively permanent. Their exact location on the bayou may shift over time, as might their incernal configuration. Its up to the GM just how often such changes occur. The material in this chapter can be applied as easly to the swamp as a malleable, shifting place or asa relatively stable setting, A GM should never feel bound to maintain the geographical details fromone game tothenext, while players should soon learn that thei PCs cannot trust in mundane means to chart theit course through the malevolent landscape. This wretched port town is a haven for pirates, murderers and otherscum. Those mem- bers of the Krewe of Waves who live above ‘water dwell here — primarily the bone bosuns and the human sailors who man Queen Ran’s ship, as well as several squadrons of the most aggressive, daring pirates to sail the Blood Sea. With Queen Ran and her followers willing and able to defend Bloodport from attackers, the piratesarefree to prowltheseanorthofTermana with impunity, Three times the civilized realms have sent fleets to sack this place and all three times terrible stormscreatedby Queen Ran and her followers have dashed the fleets to pieces. Bloodport is built upon a pair of small Islandsandextendsouttoaseriesofsixcyclopean, stone columns that tower above the Bay of Tears waterline, Evenduringthefierceststorms, the waves barely reach the top ofthe stone and ‘wood plarformsset atop each pillar. Pirates built aharbor within the pillars, usingcrude, wooden platforms and walls strung between the pillar. The streets are lid out ina careful gr patter to preserve access to the markets and docks from all parts of town. The pirates built as they wished in the settlement’searlydays,causingconflictasgroups intruded on the spaces claimed by another crew. The captains of Bloodport stepped in Quickly to authorize where new buildingscould go. Small wooden pegs painted bright red now ‘mark where buildings may be erected.