Category:Blackbrine Geography

Blackbrine is shaped like a giant octopus, known to most as The Crow's Nest, with the largest ships docking at the center, or head, while the smaller ships make up the arms. All ships flying the Leviathan flag are free to come and go as they please, but anyone else is only granted access to Blackbrine if they have Blood Runes.

The Eight Arms

Military: The northwest arm.

Education: The east arm.

Crafting: The south arm.

Trade: The west arm.

Business: The northeast arm.

Pleasure: The southwest arm.

Residential: The north arm.

Medical: The southeast arm.

Blackbrine’s surroundings change from season to season, and sometimes even day to day depending on the weather. They tend to stay as far from land as they can, doing their best to avoid notice or unwanted attention. The Brineborn navigate via the stars, and use three in particular, known to them as Rivor, Sigon, and Vihara. Rivor is considered to be the North Star in Blackbrine navigation, while Sigon is the South Star. Vihara is what they call the ‘Moving Star’. If Vihara is closer to Rivor they know they are too far south, and if it is closer to Sigon, they are too far north, and the same applies to east and west. When all three stars align and Vihara is positioned evenly between Rivor and Sigon, they know they are close to the City of Blackbrine. The three stars are distinguished by their colours. Rivor glows blue at night and cannot be seen during the daytime, while Sigon has a faint red glow, and can be seen at all hours of the day and night. Vihara only ever appears white, but it is much larger than any of the other stars in the sky, and thus easily recognised. The stars and their names are a well-kept Brineborn secret.