Lowtide

A fishing village built on stilts above the tidal flats, where the waterline shifts unpredictably — sometimes by yards in a single hour. Lowtide's residents have learned to read the Fray's influence in the tide patterns. When the water pulls back too far, too fast, they evacuate to Halven Shore on higher ground. Along the Virelay Coastlands, this site is part of the lattice of harbours, bell-towers, and salt-marshes that look toward Virelay and the Underwater Well. The sea here remembers more than the maps do; the Loosening lives in the fog. House Thorne's trade lines once stitched these settlements together — some of those routes are still walked, others have gone quiet since the Fray reached the coast.