Petroburgh

A Sky Island in the North Arc, while it is nominally important, it is not part of the 'five major' Sky Islands.

Sky Island
As an island, it is mostly agricultural with little industry. Petroburgh has had a long and bloody history, and the twenty five years that Quinlan has ruled it have been a breath of fresh air. During his rule, as unstable as he is, he worked to improve the lands that he controlled. It is because of this instability that no industry could develop, and only ship salvaging has arisen as some kind of non-agricultural profession.

The Sky Island itself has not been heavily raided. One reason is that it is relatively unknown to the Pillar Alliance. Another reason is that the island has many mountains around it, surrounding a substantial valley. This unusual geographical formation prevents normal pirates from getting any sort of base set up, and since the people are relatively poor and live in the mountains themselves, there aren't many 'fat pickings'. The Sky Island depends on waterfalls that pool and form rivers. The water then returns to an underground well, where pressure forces the water back up. There are also storms along the sides of the mountains, refilling the water used by the farmers.

When Quinlan was 'asked' by Osric to join the Rebellion of the Dragon's Peak, he requested the support of the people. They were not happy with it, and only the fact that he promised to not actually send them into fighting saved his position. He also promised more money, as the rebels would trade more with them.

System
Petroburgh is a largely empty system and the Sky Island's 'gravity' is very weak. This is compared to a very large area pocket the Swells are not that strong. All around are the derelicts, some hundreds of years old, float listlessly. They are full of metal and other items of value, like old engine parts. Quinlan has capitalized on it, sending out contracts to Dragon's Peak and Harcourt Circle. Companies in both islands employ a large portion of the Sky Island during the three months that nothing important is growing. This provides vaguely cheap local labor for the companies and decent jobs for the farmers.