So, I'm preparing to start running Council of Thieves, and in laying down the groundwork I've noticed I'm missing some info on Westcrown.
1) Harbor and docks disctrict. It is evident from the position of Westcrown and the natural shelter provided by the curve of the river delta that it should be a (or the) major Cheliax port city. It should have a big harbor, a large docks district with shipyards and warehouses, and the like. Unfortunately, while Campaign Setting, Cheliax sourcebook and Part 1 of the Council of Thieves all provide fairly detailed info on Westcrown, apart from the mention of imperial Navy Docks there's very little information of value or relevance on the port. Is there a reason for this, or am I missing some info from some source?
2) Westcrown sewers. These are, purportedly, a massive and impressive piece of civil engineering, forming a vast network of underground tunnels beneath the city. Considering the fact that Westcrown rests on a peninsula and a cluster of islands, 2 major questions beg asking:
#1 Is the network interconnected, or does each "land segment" (peninsula and each island) have its own grid? Or is there no sewers sstem under islands, but just at mainland portion?
#2 How deep underground is the sewer grid? Common sense suggests sewers would dump into the river and the sea, an behavior of tides and risk of "backwash" with the surges of the sea. Based on that, I'd guess sewers level would be -higher- than sea level, and that sewers would dump into the sea and river.
#2.1 If this is the case, 2 side questions arise: First, it seems like a lot of coast is actually too low to provide clearance for the network to be above sea level (not to mention it'd get in the way of most buildings on street level having basements); Second, if the sewers dump into sea, where are the openings, how large are they and how are they guarded? It occurs to me this would make "underground" activities such as skulking and smuggling much easier and sewers far more intensely utilized by the seedy elements.
Andro
You probably want to check the Council of Thieves forum, they might have the answers there. It's probably the best place to ask these questions.