Region · region
Eastern Coast
Eastern maritime region. High sea-cliffs, a broad river delta and the Eastern Forest behind them. Out over the water, rift-storms roll in off the sea; the Ironstar Beacon on the cliffs above Ironstar Harbor is all that keeps them from reaching the shore. Everything that comes to Aetherion by sea comes through here.
Map
Regional detailPopulation
About 5,200 · draft48%
Human
Sailors, dockworkers, fishers and the Harborward Guard
14%
Stoneborn
Reactor engineers and beacon-keepers
14%
Beastkin
Deckhands, delta fishers and salt-pan workers
10%
Construct
Reactor longshoremen on the Ironstar docks
8%
Voidmarked
Survivors of rift-storms at sea, changed by them; many work the delta ferries
6%
Drakari
Stormwatchers on the cliffs
Places
Chartered settlement · major town
Ironstar Harbor
A cliffside port city whose docks and lighthouse are reinforced with soul-reactor plating to withstand rift-storms over the sea.
wetlandEastern Delta Wetlands
Eastern delta and coastal wetland.
forestEastern Forest
Eastern forest region.
salt village · draftSaltreach
Salt pans and fish-drying racks where the delta meets the sea. Half the salt in the kingdom comes off these flats, and the gulls never leave.
lair · draftStormwall Point
The headland where the archive's Stormwall Rift hangs over the sea: a permanent wall of cloud that the rift-storms pour out of. When the...
dungeon · draftThe Drowned Fleet
A shoal south of the harbor where a whole merchant fleet went down in one storm. At low tide the masts stand out of the water; at night...
rift pocket · draftThe Tide Fracture
The archive's Harbor Tide Fracture: a rift under the harbor mouth that opens at every spring tide. Things climb out of it onto the reactor docks.
Materials
Material families →Denseki — Stormwall Point after every rift-storm
Lightning-forged and fully charged; the Beacon burns it.
Keisai — Delta silt at Saltreach
Washed all the way down the Eastern River; dim but plentiful.
Kokusho — Around the Tide Fracture in the harbor mouth
Rift-touched and unstable; the Harborward Guard confiscates it.
Salt & sea-goods — Saltreach pans and the docks
Not a material family: salt, fish, kelp and the cargo of the sea routes.
Bestiary
9 creatures
Common · Lv 1–4 · draft
Brinegull Swarm
Shrieking clouds of sea-gulls that steal fish, bait and anything shiny. Annoying, not dangerous — unless there are a...
Common · Lv 3–6 · draft
Reefclaw Crab
Knee-high crabs that crowd the rocks at low tide. One claw is much bigger than the other, and it is always the one...
Uncommon · Lv 6–10 · draft
Mudmaw
Delta crocodiles with backs like driftwood. Ferriers count them before every crossing.
Uncommon · Lv 6–9 · draft
Saltwing Ray
Wide grey rays that leap from the surf and glide for dozens of metres. Their tails sting.
Rare · Lv 11–14 · draft
Squall Wraith
Spirits of wind and lightning torn loose from the rift-storms. They ride the gusts along the cliffs and strike...
Rare · Lv 9–12 · draft
Wrecklight Shade
The lantern-bearers of the Drowned Fleet. They walk the decks at night, swinging lights that call ships onto the shoal.
Elite · Lv 12 (dungeon boss) · draft
Captain Varn Hollowtide
Admiral of the drowned merchant fleet, still commanding his ships from the wreck of the flagship. He believes the...
Elite · Lv 15–17 · draft
Gale Roc
Enormous cliff birds that nest on Stormwall Point and fly into the rift-storms on purpose. Stormwatchers say they...
Elite · Lv 15–16 (dungeon boss) · draft
Riftbrine Horror
A many-armed thing that climbs out of the Tide Fracture at spring tide, dragging rift-water with it. The reactor...
Quests
All quests →
Lv 2
Side · Hunt · draft
Salt-Mistress Nell Brine
Lv 7
Gulls and Gaffs
The gulls are stealing the drying fish again. Drive them off and catch a few crabs for the trouble.
Main · Escort · draft
Ferrier Quill Renner
Lv 12
The Delta Crossing
Quill needs a crate taken through the delta to Ironstar Harbor. Don't open it. Watch for Mudmaws.
Dungeon · draft
Captain Rourke Vell
Lv 14
Lights on the Shoal
Ships keep running onto the shoal where the old fleet sank. Somebody is swinging lanterns out there.
Main · Gather · draft
Beacon-Keeper Ilka Strand
Lv 16
Keep the Light
Storm season is coming and the Beacon is hungry. Bring it Denseki — the Squall Wraiths carry it.
Dungeon · draft
Captain Rourke Vell
Lv 15
Under the Harbor Mouth
Spring tide. The Tide Fracture is open and something is climbing onto the reactor docks.
Side · Explore · draft
Stormwatcher Tessaly Wynn
Lv 20+
Stormwatch
Climb the cliff path to Stormwall Point and mark the Gale Roc nests before storm season closes it.
Deity Raid · draft
Steward Dace Morrow
Voice of the Storm
The Stormwall is moving and there is a face in the clouds. Hold the Beacon and drive the Stormcaller back behind the wall.
Record
Parent
Continent of AetherionCompass
eastSource
DT XSO MasterWorldGeographyClimate
Wet, windy and salt-heavy; violent rift-storms over the sea, especially in autumn.
Essence Affinity
PulseVoid
Settlements
Routes
Sea routes: everything that arrives by ship docks at Ironstar HarborDelta road: Ironstar Harbor → Saltreach → Brinewood Landing → the heartlandCliff path: Ironstar Harbor → Stormwall Point (closed in storm season)
Hazards
Rift-storms off the seaWrecklight Shades luring ships onto the shoalMudmaws in the delta channelsThe Tide Fracture in the harbor mouth
Allegiance
Kingdom of Behemoth through the chartered port of Ironstar Harbor, its sea gateway.
Kingdom
Kingdom of BehemothPopulation Status
draftPeople
All NPCs →
Eastern Coast
Steward Dace Morrow
RulerSteward and Harbormaster of Ironstar Harbor
Eastern Coast
Beacon-Keeper Ilka Strand
EngineerKeeper of the Ironstar Beacon Core
Eastern Coast
Captain Rourke Vell
WardenCaptain of the Harborward Guard
Eastern Coast
Stormwatcher Tessaly Wynn
ScholarStormwatcher of the eastern cliffs
Eastern Coast
Salt-Mistress Nell Brine
MerchantSalt-Mistress of Saltreach
Referenced by
Creatures
Brinegull SwarmCaptain Varn HollowtideGale RocMudmawReefclaw CrabRiftbrine HorrorSaltwing RaySquall WraithWrecklight Shade
Quests
The Delta CrossingGulls and GaffsKeep the LightLights on the ShoalStormwatchUnder the Harbor MouthVoice of the Storm