At the mouth of one of the Eternal Flow River's tributaries, along the southern section of the ceasefire line between the Empire and Golden Gallon Port, lay a small bay.
The bay had nearly ten kilometers of coastline. Higher peninsulas on both sides shielded its waters from most of the wind and waves, forming a small natural harbor.
Because the southern peninsula resembled half a banana on the map, nearby survivors simply called the place "Banana Head Bay."
Thanks to its abundant freshwater and calm waters, many fishermen within a hundred-kilometer radius treated it as a safe haven. Whenever storms came, they would steer their fishing boats from the bay into the densely wooded inland river between the shores and hide themselves in nearby shelters prepared in advance.
Some cargo ships rounding the southernmost tip of Boro Province also chose to shelter here from storms. Though they could not enter the Eternal Flow River's tributaries, they could still take cover behind the peninsulas flanking the bay.
Over time, a moderately sized fishing village formed here. One big-nosed man suspected of being a Velander even used an abandoned cargo ship that had run aground to open an inn called "Land of Abandoned Ships," offering cheap liquor, food, damp moldy bedding, and even aging prostitutes to local fishermen and passing merchants and sailors.
Perhaps Golden Gallon Port was simply too dazzling, or perhaps the land here was unsuitable for growing crops and sparsely populated most of the time. The Empire seemed to have selectively forgotten this patch of land and had never sent a governor here.
Over time, it became a "paradise" for fishermen, sailors, fugitives, and escaped slaves.
Recently, however, things had changed considerably.
First, people from The Alliance planted a flag on the northern peninsula, then left. Not long afterward,