The Barony of Tortuga

Tortuga is an island with four natural, crescent-shaped harbors, one on each side of the island. There are two wide peninsulas, one between the North and West harbors that is nothing but hot geysers, the other between the South and East Harbors that is swamp land. In each harbor there is a village with a pier for docking. Beyond the beaches of each village the typical forests and mountains begin. The mountains are a honeycomb of caves, valleys, and underground lakes that take a great deal of skill to navigate. If you get past the caves and valleys, one would see the main city of Tortuga. Tortuga is a tent city that has grown up in and around a massively huge banyan tree. Tortuga has a large fresh water spring that feeds two creeks as well as a good-sized river. One creek travels to the norht and goes under the mountain, the other creek meanders to the southwest and ends in a small pond. The river cascades to the southeast where it makes its way between the mountains and into the swamp, eventually flowing to the ocean.

The population of Tortuga is always changing due to the coming and going of the pirates that love the island as a hideout and safe haven; however, the several coastal villages are home to permanent populations of roughly two to three dozen each.