Arkend

Arkend is a small coastal town located in Massachusetts, overlooking Ipswich Bay. It is the home of both fishermen and sailors.

Description
Arkend is run-down and dilapidated. Its housings consists of numerous shanty towns in New England-style. The town has often been described as having a most oppressive atmosphere, and visitors generally feel at unease as if they are being watched. A lighthouse stands located on a pier on the town's northern end, but its light glows ever so vaguely.

For unexplained reasons there are no animals in Arkend, and the local wildlife tends to steer clear of the town altogether, the only exception being the fish in the inlet.The surrounding nature of Arkend consists predominantly sharp coastal cliffs, murky bogs, and wetlands.

The populace of Arkend consists mainly of sailors, fishermen, and captains. They have a general disdain towards outsiders from bigger towns. Despite the occupation of the populace and its status as a coastal town, boats and ships are rarely, if ever, seen leaving or entering the harbor.

History
Records of Arkend's origin are sparse. It is said that the town was founded by an offshoot faction of puritans in the late 17th century for their "abnormal" belief system.