Doveport

Formerly a bustling port town on the gulf surrounding Ytar's Rage, Doveport is now a literal shadow of its former self. The sea surrounding the city turned pitch black after the Godswar from the constantly spewing ash from the now active volcano, allowing only the most well crafted of ships to sail in to the harbor without being rotted by the acidic seas. This ash manifests as a constant dusting of ash resembling black snow. The water was not the only affected area; the entire town is constantly covered in a thin layer of ash. Main roads are swept on a daily basis, with the ash being sent either into the ocean or off the walls to the outskirts of the city. Only the very rich can afford the constant maintenance to their homes required to keep the ash from slowly rotting through whatever stone or wood is placed underneath it.

A few years after the war, the remaining inhabitants of Doveport found that when compressed, the ash forms a fairly solid building material. Many then chose to collect the ash around their homes and form bricks out of it, slowly repairing rotted portions of their home until many found themselves living in pitch black shelters entirely crafted from compacted ash. In the current day, being able to live somewhere other than a "Cinder Hut" is considered a symbol of status and wealth. Even then, many places of commerce and trade have eventually made the choice to rebuild with ash bricks to spare the expensive maintenance required otherwise.

Today, Doveport has lost most of its trade ability, though some manage to eek out a living selling ash bricks, and charcoal briquettes to neighboring communities as low cost building material. The relative squalor and poverty however has led to an extensive criminal element operating in the city's underbelly. Recently, a religious organization has been seeing increasing members. The Church of the Phoenix believes that rebirth is possible through the cleansing fire of Ytar. They operate mostly peacefully, though stories of arson and kidnapping have been spreading around the city, crimes supposedly committed by the cult.