Emberbank

Emberbank
State	Fleaspark Union
Population	94,000
Landmarks	Tideforge Piers; Molten Stair; Brinefall Docks; Emberglass Mills; Wavehammer Quarter
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Emberbank

Overview

Emberbank occupies a crescent of basalt shoreline where sea-wave force and furnace heat meet. Foundries built into the cliffs pour molten metal directly into wave-cooled molds, while barge forges drift offshore in the brine haze. As dusk sets, the city glows ember-red, and scalding fog roils across lower streets—part hazard, part civic rhythm.

Emberbank is where the Union tempers its ambitions into iron.

Geography & Layout

The city is structured along vertical heat gradients:

• Tideforge Piers – Wave-battered piers lined with paddle-furnaces and pressure-hammers.
• Molten Stair – A switchback carved into a magma-warmed cliff, connecting forges to upper markets.
• Emberglass Mills – Factories producing heat-resistant panels used across the Union.
• Wavehammer Quarter – Dense worker housing suspended above controlled scald-channels.
• Brinefall Docks – Where tidal steam vents erupt at dusk, used for dangerous experiments.

Society & Culture

Emberbank values strength, timing, and control.

• Seasonal forge-festivals test apprentices on the tidal rhythm.
• Entire neighborhoods synchronize labor cycles with scald-tide predictions.
• Workers trade in honor-marks representing hours survived in peak heat.
• Storytelling is performed with sparks thrown into the surf—each flare marking a chapter.

Ancestries include:

• Dwarves – Master furnace engineers.
• Drakona – Flame handlers and alloy specialists.
• Goblins – Contract brokers for industrial guilds.
• Humans – Dock crews, foremen, sailors.
• Simiah – Tidewatchers and safety scouts.

Government & Law

Law is defined by industrial necessity.

• The Alloy Tribunal – Judges rule on safety standards, alloy rights, and labor claims.
• Tide Registry – Logs scald-tide patterns used in both civic planning and legal arguments.
• Forgewarden Council – Oversees resource distribution and emergency vents.

Notable Landmarks

• Tideforge Piers
• Molten Stair
• Brinefall Docks
• Emberglass Mills
• Wavehammer Quarter

Trade & Economy

Exports include:

• Embersteel hull plating
• Pressure-boilers
• Furnace cores
• Sea-tempered weaponry
• Steam-organs and tide engines

Imports: griefglass, barkstone crates, stormglass.

Hazards & Everyday Risks

• Scald-Tides – Can boil unwary pedestrians.
• Forge Bursts – Sudden pressure failures.
• Steam Blindouts – Fog storms blocking all visibility.
• Runaway Slag – Rivers of partially cooled metal.

Adventure Hooks

• A smuggling ring steals sea-tempered alloy molds.
• A new slag alloy disrupts guild politics.
• Missing workers vanish in a scald-tide pattern that mirrors an old disaster.