The Old Quarter
Type: Neighborhood | District: The Old Quarter | City: Finhaven
Ancient. Preserved. Watching.
Timber frames weathered by millennia of salt air. The creak of floorboards that remember the Age of Sail. Two preservation societies arguing over the color of a door.
Overview
The first dwellings in Finhaven were built with timber from the Weir, and while none of those original buildings still stand, the Old Quarter retains the architectural style of those first days at the end of the Age of Sail. New construction and renovations are tightly regulated, and two separate preservation societies consult on the smallest of architectural changes. Residents accept this as the price of living in history.
Landmarks
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The Founding Log
Legends state that the wooden palisade around the city was built using timber salvaged from the Weir, one of the largest ships from the Age of Sail to come ashore on what would later be Chrysanthia. Local belief holds that, through its many repairs and expansions over the millennia, this log still remains from the original palisade. Sea Dwarf historians have verified this, but many others remain skeptical.
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The Lantern Archive
One of the oldest continuously maintained archives in existence. Contains records that predate the Empire, the Chrysian Era, and Finhaven itself. The archivists are protective of the oldest records, ship’s logs from the Age of Sail. They narrowly avoided House Neuros moving them to the Great Library five centuries ago, but only with the backing of House Canae.
Residents
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Chief Archivist Pellan Inksworth (they/them)
House Canae | The Lantern Archive Guardian of records older than most civilizations. Takes the responsibility personally.