Boneport

, also known as the Port of Shade, was a teeming hive of evil lying deep beneath Kaniros on the third underground level of Niikazad.

Malgoth, Portals and Port
Bonepor tay along the subterranean river Malgoth, which was used as a trade route to the outside world. Over the centuries, several magical portals large enough for entire ships to pass through were built in the cavern walls along this waterway. One such portal is only faintly visible as a scratched outline in the stone. Triggering the portal required no special key, just extraordinary confidence on the part of the ship's pilot, since the vessel had to be steered bow-first into the wall. When the bowsprit made contact with the portal, the vessel and all its contents were transported instantly inside.

The Keepers were hired mages who raised ships through the magical locks that led from the port to the Sea Caves south of Kaniros and from there to the open sea. These portals are said to have been established by Nargast. Apparently passage through these locks required permission from the Keepers, although a talented mage could "piggyback" another ship passing through the portal at the same time.

Government
in 4E 76 most control over the day-to-day activities was managed by gangs. However the Skulls of Boneportn, magically transformed remnants of powerful mages, existing simply as floating skulls who settled in the cavern, watched closely over trade within the town. Any activities that interfered with the town drew their attention, and they would impose seemingly random punishments for minor infractions and enslave or destroy offender for serious crimes.

History
Boneport's history dated back centuries to a group of mages known as the Malgoth Enclave who settled in Boneport's cavern. These mages fashioned a series of passages that protected their settlement. These passages were later ripped apart by magic which killed most of the inhabitants. Thirteen mages were absorbed by the magic and turned into disembodied skulls.

In 3E 179 an ancient Necromancer obtained permission from Nargast Kanir to settle in the ruins of the enclave. For several centuries Boneport prospered as one of the main trading ports of Niikazad. However, in the early 4th century of the third era a Daedra weakened the passages so that they could no longer support the cavern's weight and large sections of the cave collapsed. In 3E 416 the passages shot off bursts of magic and then disappeared.

Most survivors fled Boneport. At some point in the second half of the 5th century a young explorer began showing off chunks of mithral she claimed she found in Boneport's ruins. She convinced a small number of miners to join her and soon a few merchants and miscreants settled in the town.

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