Port Iago

Population: 3,365

     Patrician < 1%

     Plebeian 50%

     Serf 20%

     Slave/Non-Citizen 29%

Government

     Ruler: Mayor Cnut Tondbert

     Military Commander: Diomedes Mercurius of House Accius, High Admiral of the Fourth Fleet

     Senator: Antonius Gaius of House Accius

Economy

     Major Imports: Luxury items, weapons, wood

     Major Exports: Ships, rope, foodstuffs (fish and shellfish)

Ethnic/Racial Composition

     Imperial: 51%

     Narbonese 15%

     Dracian 5%

     Mitarian 20%

     Zetian 5%

     Other 6%

     Mabean: 45%

     Dwarven: None

     Elven: None

     Half-Elven: 2%

     Hobbit: 2%

     Other: None

Geography

Port Iago was constructed as a naval base for the newly formed Fourth Fleet upon the ruins of a fishing village destroyed during the Conquest. It rests near the mouth of the Terminus River and at the approximate half-way point of the southern shore of the Marches. It is accessible overland by the Greenside Road, which terminates at the provincial capital, Fort Umbrago, in the north and follows the coast westward to Port Publium.

The town itself is drawn close to the ocean, though it has begun to spread inland in a thick crescent shape. The docks are not protected by natural boundaries, but the plentiful supply of armed and manned naval vessels more than compensates for this lack of natural protection.

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Port Iago is believed by most to be the wildest port of call in the Empire, filled with the scurviest dogs and the loosest women. Of course, many who have ported in Aescalapea would dispute this due to the lack of an overwhelming supply of recreational pursuits, but what Port Iago lacks in decadence it more than makes up for in debauchery. It is a haven for pirates (Imperial, of course), brigands and thieves and it has become something of an adage that if you haven’t slept a night on the docks of Iago, you haven’t hit rock bottom yet. Murders occur almost nightly and robberies are commonplace. In stark contrast to the grime and fear that is ever-present in much of the city, the naval yards are clean and well patrolled by soldiers of the Admiral. These two sides of the town co-exist in mutual respect; the criminals know that to trangress in the naval district is met with the severest of penalties, while the patrols avoid going into the rest of the city unless there is a truly annoying (and visible) disturbance.

The seas around Port Iago are also relatively safe, with only a periodic raid from the Danemen for the Navy to deal with. The pirates who call Port Iago home know only to attack non-Imperial vessels, as those who attack Imperial vessels are pursued relentlessly, with all the divinatory and physical prowess of the Navy brought to bear.