Maizon Bay

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