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Maizon Bay is a very small village in the west of Joriah that | Maizon Bay is a very small village in the west of Joriah that supports a healthy fishing culture and farms of unique produce that they have cultivated to thrive in their sandy, high salinity environment. There are very few travellers that visit the Bay, most of the movement in and out are by the local merchants taking produce to Tarrinport to sell and bringing back the goods they need, so new faces tend to draw a lot of attention. The village is overseen by the elected Mayor and a few council members in order to allow the people to have say in decisions made about their town, as decreed by the Merchant-King. Folks will settle here for a peaceful, predictable life and change can be very difficult for them. | ||
=== Tavern === | === Tavern === | ||
==== [[The Land's End]] ==== | |||
- Located in the centre of the village, the sturdy two-story structure built from driftwood planks and local stone, designed to withstand the fierce coastal winds. This is the only tavern in the village and it is the beating heart of their community, every celebration and every hardship is faced here, together. | |||
=== Shops === | === Shops === | ||
====Market==== | |||
Most of the products that can be found in this village aren't sold in shops, per say, they're mostly sold in the market area where the villagers sell their wares to each other and from the merchants that have returned from Tarrinport. | |||
General Store | |||
Blacksmith | |||
Baker | |||
Herbalist | |||
=== Points of Interest === | === Points of Interest === | ||
==== Produce ==== | |||
Maizon Bay is sustained by the unique produce that grows in these unique conditions: | |||
'''Sea Beans (Salicornia)''' | |||
Description: Succulent, crunchy green plants that thrive in salt marshes | |||
Uses: Eaten fresh as a salty vegetable, pickled for preservation, or dried as seasoning | |||
Growing Conditions: Requires periodic saltwater flooding, grows in sandy-clay soil | |||
Economic Value: Highly prized by inland chefs for its unique briny flavour | |||
'''Storm Wheat''' | |||
Description: Low-growing grain with flexible stalks that bend but don't break | |||
Uses: Ground into flour with subtle nutty flavour, makes excellent bread | |||
Growing Conditions: Thrives in sandy soil with high mineral content | |||
Adaptation: Roots grow deep to access freshwater below the salt layer | |||
'''Wind Berries''' | |||
Description: Small, intensely flavored berries that grow on bushes shaped by constant wind | |||
Uses: Jams, preserves, medicinal teas, and potent fruit wines | |||
Growing Conditions: Requires the specific microclimate of exposed peninsulas | |||
Special Property: Naturally high in vitamins, prevents scurvy in sailors | |||
'''Peninsula Sage''' | |||
Description: Hardy herb with silvery leaves that concentrates flavor in salt air | |||
Uses: Culinary seasoning, medicinal teas, natural preservation agent | |||
Growing Conditions: Requires the combination of salt spray and well-drained rocky soil | |||
Value: Commands premium prices from mainland herbalists | |||
'''Shallow Bay Rice''' | |||
Description: Rice variety adapted to grow in brackish water paddies | |||
Uses: Staple grain with distinctive nutty, slightly salty flavor | |||
Growing Conditions: Requires carefully managed saltwater/freshwater balance | |||
Innovation: Unique to coastal communities, unknown elsewhere | |||
'''Tidal Onions''' | |||
Description: Bulbs that grow in soil regularly washed by high tides | |||
Uses: Cooking vegetable with complex, layered flavors | |||
Growing Conditions: Planted in raised beds that flood during spring tides | |||
Characteristic: Develops unique sweetness from the salt-fresh water cycle | |||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 13 January 2026
Maizon Bay is the western-most settlement of Joriah, west of Aerilon and south of Tarrinport, built at the tip of the Dreynet Peninsula.
Summary
Maizon Bay is a very small village in the west of Joriah that supports a healthy fishing culture and farms of unique produce that they have cultivated to thrive in their sandy, high salinity environment. There are very few travellers that visit the Bay, most of the movement in and out are by the local merchants taking produce to Tarrinport to sell and bringing back the goods they need, so new faces tend to draw a lot of attention. The village is overseen by the elected Mayor and a few council members in order to allow the people to have say in decisions made about their town, as decreed by the Merchant-King. Folks will settle here for a peaceful, predictable life and change can be very difficult for them.
Tavern
The Land's End
- Located in the centre of the village, the sturdy two-story structure built from driftwood planks and local stone, designed to withstand the fierce coastal winds. This is the only tavern in the village and it is the beating heart of their community, every celebration and every hardship is faced here, together.
Shops
Market
Most of the products that can be found in this village aren't sold in shops, per say, they're mostly sold in the market area where the villagers sell their wares to each other and from the merchants that have returned from Tarrinport.
General Store
Blacksmith
Baker
Herbalist
Points of Interest
Produce
Maizon Bay is sustained by the unique produce that grows in these unique conditions:
Sea Beans (Salicornia)
Description: Succulent, crunchy green plants that thrive in salt marshes
Uses: Eaten fresh as a salty vegetable, pickled for preservation, or dried as seasoning
Growing Conditions: Requires periodic saltwater flooding, grows in sandy-clay soil
Economic Value: Highly prized by inland chefs for its unique briny flavour
Storm Wheat
Description: Low-growing grain with flexible stalks that bend but don't break
Uses: Ground into flour with subtle nutty flavour, makes excellent bread
Growing Conditions: Thrives in sandy soil with high mineral content
Adaptation: Roots grow deep to access freshwater below the salt layer
Wind Berries
Description: Small, intensely flavored berries that grow on bushes shaped by constant wind
Uses: Jams, preserves, medicinal teas, and potent fruit wines
Growing Conditions: Requires the specific microclimate of exposed peninsulas
Special Property: Naturally high in vitamins, prevents scurvy in sailors
Peninsula Sage
Description: Hardy herb with silvery leaves that concentrates flavor in salt air
Uses: Culinary seasoning, medicinal teas, natural preservation agent
Growing Conditions: Requires the combination of salt spray and well-drained rocky soil
Value: Commands premium prices from mainland herbalists
Shallow Bay Rice
Description: Rice variety adapted to grow in brackish water paddies
Uses: Staple grain with distinctive nutty, slightly salty flavor
Growing Conditions: Requires carefully managed saltwater/freshwater balance
Innovation: Unique to coastal communities, unknown elsewhere
Tidal Onions
Description: Bulbs that grow in soil regularly washed by high tides
Uses: Cooking vegetable with complex, layered flavors
Growing Conditions: Planted in raised beds that flood during spring tides
Characteristic: Develops unique sweetness from the salt-fresh water cycle