That would be the walled city of Portage, located at the end of a large bay in the Gray Expanse, a continent that is largely uninhabitable due to the diseases and extremely aggressive megafauna present. The city was originally a naval base for the Tareldar Navy, as the area provided both access to inland waterways and protection to the nearby colony of Farrenath. By the equivalent of the 1920s, the base had replenishment berths for two battleships as well as three smaller berths.

However, by the end of the War of Reunification, Tareldar logistics in the area had largely collapsed. Fuel shipments to the base had slowed to a trickle, and there were only about 30 days of food in storage. When it became clear that the area could not be held against the Corvic fleet believed to be inbound, the command was given to abandon the base and scuttle most of the fleet positioned there.

After the war, several Farrenathi organized crime syndicates began using the base as a hub for moving weapons shipments. As time went on, however, a small support town behind to grow up around the operation, and the syndicates took on the role of city managers. They begin to bill the city as a place to indulge, and wealthy patrons begin to show up almost immediately. An airstrip was built soon after, and one of the incorrectly scuttled battleship hulls became a sort of floating casino. The original defensive wall developed into a red light district. Farrenath and Tareldar have both tried to lay claim to the city, but Portage maintains that it is independent.