Kingsport 1844: The Wharves

The Wharves

The area of Harborside lining the waterfront is commonly known as the Wharves. As one might expect, it’s a jigsaw puzzle of docks, piers, and slips, with the streets behind the docks fronting maritime merchants and public houses. The most famous of these is the Three Haddocks on Water Street, built in colonial times and advertised as the oldest tavern in Kingsport. There’s also the Spiked Gun, a saloon that caters to African Americans, and the Golden Eagle Dance Hall, Kingsport’s most recent establishment designed to part sailors with their money. Another popular location is Water Street Signs, a sign-painting shop owned by “Jolly” Craig Cooley, who does a brisk tattooing business on the second floor.

Kingsport Note: The locations described above are not detailed further, and are left for the Keeper to improvise if needed. If the Keeper has access to Chaosium’s “Kingsport: The City In the Mists,” the home of the Terrible Old Man is located at 607 Water Street. Currently the, ah, Terrible Middle-Aged Man, Captain Holt is not featured in White Leviathan. If the Keeper would like to include the captain—and his peculiar bottles!—she is encouraged to read Lovecraft’s story and review the Chaosium sourcebook.

IV. The Wharves Locations & Encounters
10. Custom House
11. The Quiddity Dock

White Leviathan, Chapter 1—Kingsport 1844
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Author: A. Buell Ruch
Last Modified: 19 October 2021
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