Megaptera

Megaptera is one of the Cetacian city states. It occupies most of a small island in a small island cluster off the southern coast of Long.

Due to its location, the port of Megaptera is a hub with merchant ships travelling between Hu and Long stopping over in Megaptera. In addition, cargo is loaded and unloaded in Megaptera where it is stored in warehouses and traded on the local market. Thus a ship that travels back and forth to Western Hu can unloaded its goods destined for Long at Megaptera and return with a hull full of goods to sell back in Hu.

Megaptera has a city council but its trade and civil policies are set by the Merchants League. The interests of the city's bourgeois ruling class are naturally aligned with the League's and several members of the city council represent the League.

Plot points: the messenger from Eft changes vessels here on his way to New Felix.

Trivia: Megaptera is the genus that includes the humpback whale.