Cypress Isle

Cypress Isle is the newest district incorporated into the city, only being made an official part of it 30 years ago following the dissolution of the Surket Navy. The district has been lived in for millennia, and has several notable ruins and ancient buildings that have been repurposed for its modern residents.

Presently and for the last 30 years, Cypress Isle has been run by the Scarlet Sails. The privateer armada settled there following an agreement made between them and the Council of Surket that stated their island would be made a part an official part of Surket as long as the Scarlet Sails protected Surket by sea and allowed the free flow of ships in and out.

Before the island was run by the Scarlet Sails, it saw repeated use and abandonment over the 6000 years Surket has existed. It has served as a smugglers den, a monastery, there was even a fortress and a wizard tower built on it at some point. None of them stuck, however. Only few traces of their existence can be found since most of the materials for each were recycled and reused for each subsequent life of this island.

One notable remnant of the past settlements on the island are the Three Shieldmaidens, three enormous statues of women adorned in classic late Ozymandium armor, one holding a spear, one a sword and shield, and the one in the center holding a torch with her other arm outstretched, ordering some unknown enemy to halt. These statues were made out of copper, now colored a light green.

There are a few warehouses by the docks, several brothels for all preferences, taverns for drinking, and numerous small shacks and bunkhouses for pirates ashore. There is a modest lighthouse and the much less modest Governor’s mansion. Anyone around can vote for the governor of Cypress Isle when they hold the elections every three years. Usually, this boils down to everyone or nearly everyone voting how the Admiral votes. Admiral Benjamin Byrd currently endorses Hades Hawkins, and so that is who is in office. The Governor acts as the administrator for the district and its representative for the Council of Surket. Hades is a tiefling and embraces his devilish looks as he negotiates with the rich and powerful of the city. Despite his looks and persona, Hawkins has been one of the largest contributors to humanitarian efforts in the city, second only to Elijah Edelon.

Notable Locations

 * The Three Shieldmaidens
 * Merry Manticore Brewing Company Cypress Isle Branch
 * Cypress Isle Docks
 * Governor's Mansion
 * Luscious Lucy's Lucky Ladies of the Night
 * Gorgeous Gideon's Gentlemen of the Night
 * Cute Carl's Creatures of the Night

Notable Factions

 * Scarlet Sails
 * Lucy's Ladies
 * Gideon's Gentlemen
 * Carl's Creatures