Location: Serpentine River / Ferry Town
Date/Time: Day 796-798 (Since Nexus Contract) - 2-4 Ashwhisper, 9938 AZI
Realm: Lower Realm
The Serpentine River earned its name.
Jayde stood at the ridge overlooking the valley, watching the massive waterway twist back on itself in lazy coils that stretched to the horizon in both directions. Half a kilometer wide at its narrowest point, murky brown with spring runoff, moving with deceptive speed beneath its placid surface.
Geographic chokepoint. Natural border. Anyone traveling east has to cross here, or add weeks to their journey by going around.
The ferry town sprawled along the western bank—larger than she'd expected, maybe three thousand souls packed into timber buildings that climbed the slope in haphazard tiers. Smoke rose from dozens of chimneys. The docks bristled with boats of varying sizes, from small fishing craft to the massive flat-bottomed ferries that could carry wagons and horses across the current.
