Petron

Petron is a smaller island than Tildaran, about the same size as Vale only flatter, with gently curving hills and sandy shores. It is therefore one of the three large islands of the Airus Sea. Its northern tip can be found 230 miles due west of Mermaid Landing. There are two bays, one on either side of the island, with a city at each; they enjoy a famous but joking rivalry. The twin cities, they are called; Itran and Captair. They are small but filled with color and light.

Most of the buildings are made of the local, sandy-colored stone and the streets are paved with the same. There are awnings covering second floor balconies, market stalls on the street level, and most windows open beneath one, and every awning is a shout of color.

Every ship stops at one city or the other on the way to or from Glassforge, and pays with their wares for the night spent on dry land. As a consequence the residents of the island of Petron are rich; even the poorest house uses glass cups and bowls, iron utensils, and eat bread most days. The slopes of the island are mostly left untamed, though the inner isle boasts many farms. They grow enough to keep the residents of the island fed from one week to the next even if no boats come, and trade fresh food and music and sex for the wares stocked on-board. It is a merry place where the whores are valued more than the farmers.