Talarissa is an artificial island constructed entirely of boats, ships and floating towers (otherwise known as townships) located by the Western Banks of the Dalmodil Bay. It is infamously known as the lair of unsavory figures of the underground of Malimar, and currently led by the towering mob boss and ringleader known as Mascharenha, Queen of Scoundrels. Those who visit Talarissa are in for a tough ride if they do not know where they are getting at, and invariably leave a little bit lighter than they had arrived.
While perennially under a state of semi-anarchy, Talarissa is led by whoever powerful rogue raises through the echelons of its chaotic hierarchies, and thus all institutional authority hinges on the fickle comings and goings of these leaderships from time to time. An exception to that seems to be the Coin & Order Bureau, a bureaucratic league of scribes, arbiters and trademakers that constitute the bureaucratic wing of Talarissan society and that can be generally trusted in all matters related to the flow of wealth and the putting up of commissions.
A visitor who reaches Talarissa, besides having to watch their purses very closely, will see that its narrow streets and hundreds of bridges and canals all lend to a wondrous cityscape, with people crisscrossing buildings made entirely of boats and a general buzz of excitement and flair derived from its colorful citizens. Nearly every good can be found in Talarissa Island for the right price, which is not necessarily coin. In fact, islanders tend to look forward to receiving payment in the guise of favors, rumors or information, which makes for a very volatile market.
Among some of its points of interest, one could look out for Talarissa Tower, the central township where Mascharenha resides with her younger brother, Meschorra; the Undertow, a prestigious and very much exclusive underwater bar that runs inside a submarine ship; and one of the many Sneak Attack taverns, which some say belong to a secret society that controls all of the alcoholic business in Malimar.
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