Gullet Cove - Locations

Gullet cove is old, much older than it often looks. The only real clue to its age is the remains of the walls and towers which surround the modern town. These are crumbling and unsafe, but the residents of Gullet Cove are extremely superstitious about repairing them. Certain of the older inhabitants of the place, particularly dwarves, repeat a little rhyme whenever a new visitor asks why no one does something about the state of the town walls. It goes:

I will not touch the outer walls
No matter what your plea
Else all of Gullet Cove should fall
Into the hungry sea.

There's a lot of essential facts about Gullet Cove tied up in this little rhyme. The first of which is: tradition is important. Things change in Gullet Cove, just like they do in all port towns, but certain things remain defiantly the same. Fashions come and go, but the Code of the Cove remains the same. The second is that the sea is both a friend an an enemy; those who live in Gullet Cove for long enough eventually adopt the town's habit of referring to the sea as 'Old Fury'. Most of the time it's an affectionate name. Yes, the huge waves rushing into Gullet cove can cause flooding, and even level a few buildings during the rough winter months, but the sea is also what makes Gullet cove rich. Old Fury is as much an inhabitant of the town as Morganna Veries, the implacable leader of the Seafarer's Guild and unacknowledged head of the town's council. Gullet Cove is a town that understands it's own history. It's the present it's a little less sure about!

Gazetter

Welcome, mateys, to Gullet Cove! It's an interesting town you've arrived in - interesting, and if you're not careful, pretty dangerous. So it's a good job you've met me first. I'm one of the few honest people you're likely to meet in these parts. Honest as the day is long, I am. Oh sure, I've been a pirate, but you won't find too many in Gullet Cove who haven't done a trip or two on the briny and come back richer with another person's gold. Just as you won't find many people who aren't... reluctant to pay the right tax to the authorities in these parts. There's a lot of tunnels around and about and all sorts of exciting things get brought up and sold on the markets. You can find just about anything in Gullet Cove if you know where to look... and you're careful about who sees you doing it, of course. This isn't an entirely lawless town... more's the pity. But the head of the Watch isn't a bad sort, really. she'll chase you down if you get violent, but, if things are kept quiet, chances are she'll turn a blind eye to a bit of light thievery. A town like Gullet Cove runs on crime... she understands that. Doesn't mean she's an easy touch, though... far from it. She's as tough as they come.

You've come to the right place if you're an animal with a bit of smarts about them, though. Lots of us here. There's work for a cat onboard a lot of ships keeping vermin under control - and there warehouses and other places which a smart dog can guard... some even pay you! Me, I'm sort of a... dog of all trades, I suppose you might say. I'm a friendly sort, and I can always find out what's going on. That's a handy skill in a town like Gullet Cove. I got paid very well for what I know, though, so this little introduction should, by all rights be costing you. But I'll let you off, given as how you're new.

Quick work of warning before I go, nothing to be frightened of. Well, nothing to be too frightened of, anyway, so long as you have a sword and don't mind using it from time to time. Watch out for the sewers. Something ugly brewing down there, some sort of turf war. Best to be wary. Oh, I know who's involved alright, but me telling you? That's valuable knowledge I'm afraid.

So, I'll bit you farewell. Should you need a little more guidance, you can find me at the Scratching Post. A fine old pub on the east side of town. My name is Colonel Algernon Finlay Rowanson. But you can call me the Colonel. Most people do. Go careful now, and enjoy the town!

September 1st, 2021 September 2nd, 2021

Guilds & Minor Guilds

Guilds

Guilds hold the power in Gullet Cove. They dominate the Council, control the flow of money, and watch over the port. Sure, they are always squabbling amongst one another, trying to earn a few more scraps of power and prestige, but, as most of the inhabitants of the Cove say, they keep things running smoothly. Most people in the town work for the Guilds in one way or another. It’s just how things are. Most businesses pay some form of tithe, whether it’s to avoid being burgled by the Thieves Guild, or to ensure that they get first pick of the loot.

Minor Guilds

Those Guilds listed above are Gullet Cove’s major Guilds. They are the organisations which shape the future of Gullet Cove, which bend the town to their will. There are others, though. Far smaller, perhaps, but still with their own but the town is home to many others. While these may be small, they can wield impressive influence and authority, capable of forcing the bigger Guilds to, at the least, pay attention to their requirements, and at the most, alter plans and policies to suit them. Guilds are always being formed, dissolved, merged, bought out, or otherwise changed. It’s what such organisations do... One such Guild is discussed in more detail on the right.

November 4th, 2021 November 4th, 2021

Five Main Inns

As in any port town, there are dozens of inns dotted throughout Gullet Cove. These range from rough shanty huts on the dock, where cheap grog can be purchased for a copper coin, to the establishments close to the Council Chamber, where lavish meals prepared with the finest of ingredients can be found along with bottles of wine imported from distant lands. There are however, five inns which are undoubtedly the most popular and widely known of the different taverns - though each attracts a different clientele and has a different reputation.

November 4th, 2021