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 In time, people started settling the land surrounded by the port.  Lots of money and goods were exchanged between merchants.  This money is what brought people to the port.  The population soon flourished because everything a person needed was available at Port Haven. In time, people started settling the land surrounded by the port.  Lots of money and goods were exchanged between merchants.  This money is what brought people to the port.  The population soon flourished because everything a person needed was available at Port Haven.
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 +From 3/17/10081 to 4/21/10081, the city was struck with a terrible disease known as the Undying Plague. This disease caused immense pain, sores, boils, and profuse bleeding. However, anyone infected also lost the ability to die. As a result, the once disorganized city came together to create an official government organization centered around medicine. 
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 +At the same time, this disease of undeath meant that for a month's period, the local gangs and mafias were incapable of keeping certain targets quiet. This led to one brave soul blowing the whistle on Niki Perrucci and the Detaliano crime family. The Detalianos were all arrested Perrucci was expulsed from the Council, leaving a power vacuum in his open spot.
 ===== Politics ===== ===== Politics =====
    
 ==== Government ==== ==== Government ====
  
-Port Haven is ruled by the city’s guild masters.  Collectively, they are known as The Council.  It is widely believed that The Council is influenced by organized crime.+Port Haven is ruled by the city’s guild masters.  Collectively, they are known as The Council.  It is widely believed that The Council is influenced by organized crime. Together, these guild masters have formed a massive oligarchy almost impossible to remove.
  
 At the end of each month, the guild masters discuss trends in the commerce and trade.  After analyzing the demand and availability of goods, they would decide the base prices for the popular goods being traded.  Typically, prices are set 20 percent higher than their value in other cities.  These base prices are set to ensure everyone in the mercantile chain makes a profit. At the end of each month, the guild masters discuss trends in the commerce and trade.  After analyzing the demand and availability of goods, they would decide the base prices for the popular goods being traded.  Typically, prices are set 20 percent higher than their value in other cities.  These base prices are set to ensure everyone in the mercantile chain makes a profit.
  
-Each merchant must purchase an operating permit to do business within the city.  +Each merchant must purchase an operating permit to do business within the city. 
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 +While the Council used to be very laissez-faire in its ruling of the city, the recent plague outbreak practically forced the Council to establish a branch beneath them called the Department of Health and Safety. Despite being a government organization, it not funded by them, making it a for-profit organization. With this, the Council has learned they can easily generate revenue for their members by creating similar organizations.
 ==== Laws and Justice ==== ==== Laws and Justice ====
  
 There are not many laws in Port Haven.  Other than the Council setting the minimum prices on popular goods, people are basically allowed to do what ever they want.  The role of a barrister is to document certain events such as trading property, inheritance claims, and other related business transactions. There are not many laws in Port Haven.  Other than the Council setting the minimum prices on popular goods, people are basically allowed to do what ever they want.  The role of a barrister is to document certain events such as trading property, inheritance claims, and other related business transactions.
  
-Only a small portion of the crimes are investigated and taken care of by the Enclave.  The T’orites usually arrest small time offenders such as pickpockets and muggers.  Usually, a victimized merchant will hire some thugs to injure or kill the person that robbed them.  The Enclave usually doesn’t get involved in gang wars or feuds between crime families because they think the involved parties will kill each other off.  This makes it safer for the T’orites.+Currently, there is a decent amount of tension in the justice department of the island. The Council recently established their own police force on the island known directly as The New Force. There have been a few movements in the Council to wholly remove the T'orites from the island and replace them with The New Force. 
  
-A number of gangs will force the residents of their turf to pay a “protection” fee.  This means that the gangs won’t harass or injure the person or business until the next pay period.   Some merchants will pay the gangs extra to provide some actual protection.  For example, if someone is ripped off, then the gang will hunt down the criminal and take care of the problem.+Many of the members of this "New Force" used to be members of the many gangs on the island. Most still are, making the Force a bit fragmented in its loyalty. Each member of the New Force is loyal to the Council, but each individual member may be loyal to a different part of the Council. The inefficiency in The New Force is part of the reason why the T'orites still have a slight foothold on the island.
    
 ==== Morality ==== ==== Morality ====
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 Most merchants are corrupt or shady.  It is not uncommon for them to increase the price of a good by up to 200 percent, depending on the availability and demand.  Miss-calibrated scales or incorrectly labeled weights are also used when changing one type of currency to another. Most merchants are corrupt or shady.  It is not uncommon for them to increase the price of a good by up to 200 percent, depending on the availability and demand.  Miss-calibrated scales or incorrectly labeled weights are also used when changing one type of currency to another.
  
-The barter system of trading and exchanging goods is becoming more popular because it is too easy to mint fake currency.  It is also one method of avoiding the greedy moneychangers.+The barter system of trading and exchanging goods became more popular for a time because it was too easy to mint fake currency.  It was also one method of avoiding the greedy moneychangers. Unfortunately, those greedy moneychangers fought back through the Council, banning the practice altogether throughout the city.
  
 A lot of the businesses are controlled by organized crime.  Illegal or shady goods are bought, sold, and traded on an hourly basis.  Highly desired goods are also exchanged for premium prices.  For example, one ounce of teresium is worth about 50,000 silver pieces.  Poisons, secret information, and rare metals are all examples of goods being exchanged. A lot of the businesses are controlled by organized crime.  Illegal or shady goods are bought, sold, and traded on an hourly basis.  Highly desired goods are also exchanged for premium prices.  For example, one ounce of teresium is worth about 50,000 silver pieces.  Poisons, secret information, and rare metals are all examples of goods being exchanged.
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 ==== Affluency ==== ==== Affluency ====
  
-The people of Port Haven vary in affluence and wealth.  The town is sectioned into three distinct social classes.  Most of the inhabitants make up the middle class.+The people of Port Haven vary in affluence and wealth.  The town is sectioned into two distinct social classes.  There used to be two classes, though the middle-class has almost completely disappeared in recent years.
  
 People of the upper class live in the northern part of town.  There are only a few businesses located in this part of the city.  One of the more notable restaurants is Vinny’s.  At night, lamps are lit to illuminate the streets.  This makes it safer for people to walk around without being violated.   People have been hired to keep out the undesired people of the lower class. People of the upper class live in the northern part of town.  There are only a few businesses located in this part of the city.  One of the more notable restaurants is Vinny’s.  At night, lamps are lit to illuminate the streets.  This makes it safer for people to walk around without being violated.   People have been hired to keep out the undesired people of the lower class.
  
-The middle-classed people take up the western half.  Many of these people are business or ship owners.  Most of the people live in apartments, and run their businesses in leased out buildings.  The famous **Fifth Street Auction House** is located in this part of town.+People that make up the lower class can be found on the eastern and southern portions of Port Haven.  This includes laborers, sailors, and thugs.  They live among the businesses, docks, and warehouses that make up most of the area of trade.
  
-People that make up the lower class can be found on the eastern and southern portions of Port Haven.  This includes laborers, sailors, and thugs.  They live among the businesses, docks, and warehouses that make up most of the area of trade. +The western half of the city used to be where the middle-class lived. Unfortunately, this area has begun to merge with the southern and eastern portions of the city. While the people here are still generally more affluent than those places, small businesses have been slowly dying out one by one. The ship owners of the area have been raised to that of the upper class, slowly moving north. Most people here still live in dingy apartments, though rent has been raising and so more people have to live together in tight spaces. The famous **Fifth Street Auction House** is located in this part of town.
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 ==== Imports and Exports ==== ==== Imports and Exports ====
  
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   * Mariners   * Mariners
   * Miners   * Miners
-  * Slavers + 
- +The guilds have varying level of power in the Council itself. The Builders' Guild, Mariners' Guild, and Jewelers' Guild all hold more power in the Council than the other guilds. The Armorers' Guild tends to be more popular with adventurers, but does not hold much sway over the day-to-day lives of the citizenship.
 ==== Real Estate ==== ==== Real Estate ====
  
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 ==== Slavery ==== ==== Slavery ====
  
-Slavery is legal and quite profitable.  Merchants, temples, and wealthy families use slaves to perform boring, menial, or filthy tasks.  Some of these include construction, farming, and housework.  Over the past couple of decades, slaves’ bodies have been used as replacements for people who believe in “body hopping”. +Slavery has been shut down on Port Haven thanks to the T'orite Enclave. Due to a series of events on Frøsland, many T'orite Enclaves and Stockades have taken it upon themselves to start making efforts to remove slavery from the rest of Jaern. In 10081, the Enclave of Port Haven was finally able to shut down the slave trade on Port Haven for good. Any involved with the trade have been arrested, and all of the profits previously made from slavery are being used to give previous slaves proper citizenship on the island. 
- +===== Religion ====
-Traders specializing in peddling slaves can regularly be seen at the Fifth Street Auction House.  Slaves suitable for unskilled labor are usually purchased for 600 to 1200 silver pieces.  Trained slaves such as cooks and gardeners usually cost between 2500 and 5000 silver.  Other highly trained slaves, such as gladiators and courtesans can sold for tens of thousands of silver pieces. +
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-===== Religion =====+
  
 Orus is the most commonly worshipped deity.  Rudri is also a popular deity to worship because she stands for personal gain and power.  Ra and T’or are fairly unpopular due to their relationship with laws, order, and regulations.  Worshippers of Orus can be seen on street corners preaching their views on life and society.  Most people ignore them, but will react violently if greatly offended or business is affected adversely. Orus is the most commonly worshipped deity.  Rudri is also a popular deity to worship because she stands for personal gain and power.  Ra and T’or are fairly unpopular due to their relationship with laws, order, and regulations.  Worshippers of Orus can be seen on street corners preaching their views on life and society.  Most people ignore them, but will react violently if greatly offended or business is affected adversely.
  
 +Due to the plague outbreak, Isis has become a more popular deity on the island. Also, a group of Mishrites have established themselves on the island in recent months, rising in popularity among the populace fairly quickly.
 ===== Places in Port Haven ===== ===== Places in Port Haven =====
    
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 D – Pensilhalo D – Pensilhalo
  
-The school of auging was established in the early years of the new millennium.  Most people go there to learn how to run a business or how to steal from the customer.  The Pensilhalo also acts as a science academy for those who wish to learn about astronomy, material science, plant science, medicine, etc.+The school was established in the early years of the new millennium.  Most people go there to learn how to run a business.  The Pensilhalo also acts as a science academy for those who wish to learn about astronomy, material science, plant science, medicine, etc. The medicine department in particular has received a few grants from the Council to continue their work and decrease the population's fear of new diseases.
    
 E – Triabla Halo E – Triabla Halo
  
-Like most large cities, Port Haven has a government building that keeps records about the city’s citizens.  Birth certificates, death certificates, property deeds, etc. can be found in this building.  Due to this wealth of information, highly trained and armed guards keep watch over the building and the transactions that occur inside. +Like most large cities, Port Haven has a government building that keeps records about the city’s citizens.  Birth certificates, death certificates, property deeds, etc. can be found in this building.  Due to this wealth of information, highly trained and armed guards keep watch over the building and the transactions that occur inside. This building has begun to recieve a lot more traffic as more people are receiving proper governmental documentation of citizenship and land ownership.
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 ==== Guilds ==== ==== Guilds ====
  
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 They are concerned with the number of portals that have been appearing around the city lately, and it probably won’t be long until they have a hand in those as well. They are concerned with the number of portals that have been appearing around the city lately, and it probably won’t be long until they have a hand in those as well.
    
-The guild is currently run by a large Orc named Gork Detaliano.+The guild is currently run by a lizard named Striker Lloyd. He was Gork Detaliano's right hand man before Gork was arrested due to his affiliation with the famous crime family.
    
 K - Miner’s Guild K - Miner’s Guild
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 An unusual guild, the Miner’s guild following is comprised almost entirely of Lizards that mine and control about half of the flow of **Pho’dite** into and out of the Lojem archipelago.             An unusual guild, the Miner’s guild following is comprised almost entirely of Lizards that mine and control about half of the flow of **Pho’dite** into and out of the Lojem archipelago.            
    
-L - Slaver’s Guild+L - Pile of Rubble
  
-This guild deals with the slave trade in Port Haven.  It has dominated the market in the Lojem Archipelago ever since the destruction of the old slave market in Rougtero due to the massive conflagration of 10,042 SF.  It is rumored that most of the funding for the slaver’s guild comes from the Detalianos, but anyone that knows for certain is smart enough to not talk. +This building used to be the home of the Slaver's Guild. After the T'orites shut the guild down in its entirety, they hired a few Mishrites to blow the place to smithereens.
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-There is a large, well guarded platform in the marketplace where some of the lesser slaves in the city are shown for auction.  Most of the best slaves are shown at the **Fifth Street Auction House**.  Slaves from all over Jaern can be purchased at these locations; from captured pirates from the Southern Pirate Isles to local businessmen who have defaulted on their “payments”.         +
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 ==== Miscellaneous ==== ==== Miscellaneous ====
  
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 This tavern is better known for its arena than for its food or drink.  In the center of the building is a circular pit approximately 30 feet across and 20 feet deep.  Patrons wishing to fight will enter the pit and fight anyone or anything else that enters the pit.  A fair amount of money is exchanged during the matches.  Most matches only last until someone collapses into unconsciousness. This tavern is better known for its arena than for its food or drink.  In the center of the building is a circular pit approximately 30 feet across and 20 feet deep.  Patrons wishing to fight will enter the pit and fight anyone or anything else that enters the pit.  A fair amount of money is exchanged during the matches.  Most matches only last until someone collapses into unconsciousness.
    
-S – Vinny’s+S – Marty’s
  
-This fine restaurant was established by Vinny Detaliano.  It specializes in exotic foods and wines.  A group of musicians are usually playing in the center of the restaurant.  Only the important and wealthy dine here. +This restaurant was originally established by Vinny Detaliano.  It specialized in exotic foods and wines.  A group of musicians are usually playing in the center of the restaurant. This was until Vinny was arrested due to being part of the Detaliano crime family. Now, a man known as Martin Bask has bought the place and completely redone the menu. The restaurant has suffered financially, as a result.
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-A number of criminals talk business in this restaurant.  One of the regular patrons is an orc merchant named **Niki Perrucci**, an old business partner with the Detaliano family. +
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 ==== Temples ==== ==== Temples ====
  
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 The temple of T’or is located near the center of the city.  The Enclave is lead by a human named **Kavilir Hans Gutenheim**.  It has holding capacity for about 50 criminals.  Due to the society’s general hatred toward T’orites, the temple is constantly being vandalized. The temple of T’or is located near the center of the city.  The Enclave is lead by a human named **Kavilir Hans Gutenheim**.  It has holding capacity for about 50 criminals.  Due to the society’s general hatred toward T’orites, the temple is constantly being vandalized.
    
-CC – Erection+CC – Mishrite Temple
  
-The temple of Scrogg stands about three stories high, and is located on the south side of the city, between the docks and the market.  Most of the Erection’s business is handled by a large number of “street walkers”.+The Mishrite temple is a large, stone, two-story building. The temple leads in the production of fireworks for city events and frequently hosts firework shows to drum up business. Some fear what may happen to the rest of the city of the Mishrites begin selling explosives and armaments to the local gangs, though nothing terrible has happened...yet.
    
 DD - Sanctuary DD - Sanctuary
  
-This is a well-protected temple because the priests can heal the victims of all the violent crimes.  It is also the location for ordaining the Holy Warriors of Isis.  For some time, the Sanctuary has been under the protection of the Detalianos.+This is a well-protected temple because the priests can heal the victims of all the violent crimes.  It is also the location for ordaining the Knights of Isis.  For some time, the Sanctuary has been under the protection of the Detalianos.
    
 EE - Sanctum EE - Sanctum
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