Crucible

Frontier Town

Located at the southern edge of the Thallosean Sea, Crucible is a large town that emerged from the ruins of Meravax. Meravax was a large city of the Marasinian Empire that was devastated by the Thaumaturgical Wars. The walls of its inner city remained relatively intact, however. Over subsequent years, many survivors and refugees, mainly from the south and the eastern wastelands, made their way here and settled behind the walls. Together they have built a moderately prosperous settlement, primarily supported by the resources of the Thallosean Sea, the neighboring woodland, and the mountains to the north.

Crucible also sports a small cottage industry supporting explorers and adventurers who plunder ruined settlements on the shores of the Thallosean. They've established a coastal outpost about 125 miles to the north (west of the mountains) for supporting expeditions into the region north of the Forsaken Heath to plunder the ruins there, Sindal in particular. Most steelcloth in modern markets comes through Crucible from what's been recovered in the northern ruins.