[IC - Claire] The Southern Peninsula
There were eminent, practical reasons no one had yet settled the peninsula. Very practical ones, actually.
For one, the area tended towards three types - low lying salty tidal flats where nothing grew (thanks to the salt content of the ocean) and it was impossible to get a boat, rocky beaches that were picturesque but prone to massive storms, and high stony cliffs that provided spectacular views but were not a place you'd land a boat or do any reasonable fishing (but were at least going to protect you from storms). In any event, being close to pirate filled waters, raiders, slavers from the city, and the occasional howler raid were also major concerns.
Even from the cliffs, it felt like a war between the shifting deserts and the pounding tides
Still, if it was a really good spot, there'd already be a city on it. And of course, it was possible that, with their powers, that a marginal spot might be made quite habitable, or even truly spectacular.
The place was not without a few advantages, at least, and some of those had drawn small settlements, everything from refugees to hermits to raiders dotted the vast coastline. There may not be a lot of fresh water, but a few underground streams trickled down cliff faces, and if you had salt water, you could conceivably have fresh water with some patience and ingenuity.
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