The Pirate Island
The Island of Arkadara Stronghold of the Pirate Princes Overview of the Island The floating island is medium sized, about 20 by 100 km in size. The north coast is rugged empty land, often swept by storms, no good for farming in fact hardly anything grows there at all. The Crescent Hills protect the south from the worst weather. At the eastern end of the Hills, near Broken Beek Bay, are the ruins of a castle. Across the bay from the castle are the Three Sister Hills. They are said to be haunted by 3 witches. To the south of the Hills is the Marsh, once it was extensively worked to produce salt. Today there is only a small salt farming operation. The central part of the island is good land, once covered by hardwood trees, much of it has been cleared for agriculture and used in the building of ships. Some residents worry that trees are being cut too fast, in a generation there may be no more big trees left. The port town of Arkada is located here on the ce...