Visiting Hoverdam

A large wooden sailboat sails upstream, against the tides of the river. A man wearing a large acorn-gray hemp cloak comes up the stairs to the deck of the ship. He then walks over to the left side, takes out his spyglass, and looks in his general direction. He continues to move around his spyglass until he spots and focuses on the city in the distance.

You see, this man was here on a mission; to evaluate the city of Hoverdam, to see whether the kingdom is as friendly as they said. If it is not to be the case, then they can look somewhere else. But if it is indeed true, then they can be certain that their kingdom would be much safer.

As the sailboat approached the city, the man spotted something odd about it. There seems to be a faint touch of smog, surrounding the entire city. It was rather odd and sparked the curiosity of the hooded fella. A few more minutes pass, and he can see the large chimneys of a lot of strange buildings, puffing out tons of smoke.