Chicapaw

Chicapaw started as a small fishing village on the northeast shore of the continent. This far north of the desert is covered with snow year round. As inhospitable as this place is, it is the only place where certain species of fish are found. These delicacies fetch a high price for the town.

The town is fairly well off because of this. However, the scant few hours of sunlight every day cause most in the town to live a miserable drunken existence. A majority of the people that live here are constantly angry or depressed. The former gave rise to the other thing that Chicapaw is most well known for, Arena fighting.

What started as a couple drunk fisherman in a bar fight, gave rise to Chicapaws second largest business. The matches started as bare knuckle fist fights, but now the only things outlawed are guns and magic. Bladed weapons are allowed in there respective classes with special rules to try to prevent death or serious injury. These rules aren’t always effective.

People come from all over to spectate, bet on, and participate in these competitions. For the competitors there is a saying, “The more you win, the more you win.” Meaning the more matches you win, the more you win in your consecutive fights. If you ever lose a single fight though, you start back at zero. Those betting on the fights have the biggest opportunity to win though.

Outside of fishing and fighting, there isn’t much to do in this frozen wasteland. Some come to see the few natural wonders they have. One such wonder are the schools of Rainbow Mal that streak through the waters in the most brilliant displays of color and light. Another is the yearly fire snow. Once a year there is an unexplainable reaction in the air that causes the sky to rain fire for a week straight. This fire isn’t enough to cause damage, but it does melt the snow and ice for that week.