the areck slums

Flickering shadows cast over the walls of a swaying, creaking quarters. Bits and baubles cluttered every horizontal surface. Statues, trinkets, and ornate boxes were all stuck to the crowded shelves with tacky putty to prevent them shifting as the ship rocked. With the curtains all drawn shut...

"First it was old Gubshanks the fisherman. Or it might have started before that. People don't exactly care about slum folk the way they do em good an proper citizens. Especially the folk who weren't in good with any em ...organizations. But Gubshanks disappeared two months ago. And some say a...

The cold swells of late autumn had swept over the Allirian strait, and the Areck’s least fortunate had become haunted. People go missing all the time in the outer city’s slums, but the past month had taken a toll on its populace. The residents of Alliria were even more terrified to go out at...