Waterways
Waterways is a blanket term encompassing the various industries that rely on Myrken Wood's rivers, streams and lakes. These include Fishing, Shipping, and Travel. In Myrkenwood, there are four major rivers - the West Mavoiir River, the East Mavoiir River, the Posehabnak River, and the Sagpa - and three major lakes - Silver Lake, Tewellyn Lake, and part of the Lake Mavoiir. Due to this, Waterway work is always in demand, and much of Myrken Wood's shipping is done by river, with Myrkentown itself being situated partially on Silver Lake.
Fishing
Anyone with the time, the inclination, and a line or trap may catch a fish or two for supper. Most of the major fishing industry lies at the lakes, with Shawburn at Tewellyn Lake, Myrkentown, and with sea fishes from Quagside sent down to Foggy Bottom to be pickled, packaged, and shipped. There are also various industrious individuals that fish all along the rivers and streams for rarer catches and roe. Foggy Bottom, at spring and at fall, becomes an attraction with the running of sturgeon and salmon, with workers migrating upriver in order to have a chance to make some quick coin.
Shipping and Travel
With Myrkenwood Province itself being rather back-woods and poor, many of it's roads are nothing more than dirt trails, the upkeep of it falling to undermanned woodsmen, local families, or local guard-posts. Most of the roads are deeply rutted, and hopelessly muddy for much of the year. Myrkenwood's rivers and lakes provide an easier, smoother, and quicker way of shipping large amounts of good and people throughout the province. Entire towns have sprung up around this concept, little more than buildings and docks lining the river. In rough spots, teams of oxen and horses are kept to help haul the barges through the rapids. Myrkentown is at the nexus of such travel, with many of the goods meant for here or for Amasynia.
- Ostmere, Erlkynwold, and Lindock lie along the West Mavoiir River, and are the major shipping towns from Myrkenwood into Amasynia. Erlkynwold, in particular, is a destination for many goods purchased or sold by the Elvenfolk, and is thus slightly bigger than her twins.
- Many more small settlements provide similar storage, hauling, and travel services up the Posehabnak.
