Gull's Watch

A leaning Imperial beacon-tower over the Tidewrack narrows where the Mirrenmere drains to the open Pacific, now a Silt Hands signal-tower.

The Silt Hands keep its fire lit for reasons that have nothing to do with mercy — a lit beacon means the customs-cutter is out, and the dark means run. From its gallery you can see the whole mere and the Pacific swell beyond the narrows. The keeper is paid by both sides and trusted by neither.