Port Talon

Port Talon is a large and imposing port city on the northern tip of the island of Akham. It is an imperial military outpost, and is the base of the Empire's forces on the island. The Empire uses Port Talon as a port of call between Kehmsaraza and Galthmei or the Dominion of Rhuv.

Port Talon faces the sea to the west. An outcropping of rock forms a jagged promontory that curves from a broad base at the shore to a massive point in the sea which always sends up large waves; this feature is where the city gets its name. The surrounding waters are prone to seafoam, while the bay inside the promontory is deep blue and its waters are calmer. The land near the promontory gains elevation as it moves inland, and the city is built along this elevation.

Seawalls protect the city from high waves. An ancient whitewashed stone lighthouse sits at the end of the promontory to guide ships into the bay. The lighthouse's beacon reaches far enough to light an unidentified fixed structure rising out of the sea, a considerable way from the shore. This structure has alchemical lights of its own in green and purple. The bay has a substantial harbor. Larger buildings include watchtowers, industrial buildings, trade buildings, civic buildings, and military buildings.

Port Talon has two kinds of architecture. The more modern areas near the shore are imperial; buildings are big, blocky, and starkly undecorated, and streets are linear. The older areas on the higher elevations predate the arrival of the empire. They feature stone construction, and narrower cobblestone streets that zigzag and cross over unpredictably. They have slate grey roofs and tend to be top-heavy, with upper levels overhanging the street.

One neighborhood in the older area, called Greyhill, is surrounded by a high stone wall. While the tallest buildings are four stories high, the wall is double that. While the wall does feature buttresses, towers and stairs, it was constructed by magical means. Some buildings in Greyhill seem repurposed from older outdated structures, such as castles or keeps.

Notable buildings in Port Talon include:
 * The governor's manor, which flies the flag of the Azure Battalion.
 * A wizard's spire, which flies the flag of The Imperium.