Skeggi was like most ports Markus had seen in his time. Wide wooden docks bustling with activity, men hauling cargo along the wharves, smoke rising from chimneys within the ramshackle township. But surrounding the settlement were palm trees and denser jungle, and the howls of birds and strange apes were almost as loud as the men conducting their business on the docks. Flags of many nations rose up and fluttered in the midday wind. What was even stranger were the archaic pillars that he noticed with his keen eye that appeared along the town's outer edge and even along the shoreline like ghosts. No rhyme or pattern to them, and though there couldnt have been more than a dozen across the land within eyesight, everytime he thought he had spotted them all, another popped up. 

Sketti smacked one of the deckhands to hurry up as they lowered the sails to glide more easily into the port. Markus stood vigil at the helm, his face stoic and a masterclass in control, a farcry from the savage pirate (and lover) the sorceress knew him to be. He was an oddity like that in certain ways. The Captain had ordered everyone to hide any signs they were pirates as everytime they entered a non-pirate port. Truth be told, they were actually going to make their real berth a few dozens miles away at a smaller, seedier town so his men could carouse for awhile, but Skeggi wasn't a town of law or prudishness. Even the staunchest of imperial patriots wouldnt have much in the way of complaint if a few mainland laws were bent or even broken. 

"9 Fathoms!" Brod called from below as they lowered anchor. Considering it was low tide, that was a good sign. No wonder the larger brigandines sat next to the smaller sloops and lateen sailed vessels. 

"You lot! Start unloading the cargo! Set it all up on deck for inspection!" Markus ordered as he descended the stairs of the aftcastle. "Halfdane, you're with me! Morgan, make sure these lads do their jobs quick and careful. There might be some grog on the line! And my lady...-" He said, turning to give a bow and a wink to Emmaline, who found herself on deck near the stairway. "You can come and go as you like. Follow me if you wish, but we're just going to find out where the business is we're to get paid from is."