Dawnport

Intro
Dawnport is a port city situated on Shiral's Gold Coast. Its nearest neighbouring city to the west is Khandara, near which the closest entrance to Chalcedon is also found.

Description
The city of Dawnport is built atop cliffs with its docks far below. Throughout the cliffs are networks of tunnels which house a deeply entrenched black market known as Dusktown.

Like neighbouring Khandara, Dawnport subsists primarily on trade and also sails ships to Cassipora. However, it is a much smaller city and has a poorer reputation, though on the surface it is viewed as an "up and coming" city.

Dusktown is known to be welcoming to "independent enterprises", including smugglers and pirates. It is known as the primary port for shifting illegal goods into or out of Shiral. As such, seafaring traders may sometimes refer to their less reputable colleagues as 'porters', implying that they sail from Dawnport.

Government
Dawnport is officially under military rule, though Dusktown remains outside the city's control. Over time, an influential noble caste has emerged.

Notable Locations
Dawnport hosts no major places of learning or study (at least, none major enough for Ignatious to have heard about with a 20 History check.)

Notable People
(for all known residents, see Residents of Dawnport)
 * The Red Lady

History
The subterranean city now known as Dusktown was previously part of Chalcedon until control was seized by an individual who severed its connections to the rest of Chalcedon and turned it into an independent trading settlement.

Shiral and Chalcedon's combined efforts to reclaim the settlement failed and Chalcedon withdrew after a 'political incident.'

The city of Dawnport subsequently grew around the Shirali garrison that was established atop Dusktown.