Hephaestus' Forge (Midnight)

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Hephaestus' Forge
Favicon.png Hephaestus' Forge on the Midnight Ocean
Large island in the Jet Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by   Midnight Yacht Club  
Governed by   Garibaldi
Navy color   Aqua
Pets
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Piggy McLaren (native)
Location
Outpost Medium Large
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Hephaestus' Forge is a large island located in the Jet Archipelago. There are three known routes from the island: Xi Island, Namath Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Spring Island in the Emerald Archipelago.

Hephaestus' Forge is also home to Piggy MacLaren, a pig.

Natural Resources

This island spawns iron and tellurium. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

The Forge's buildings are named as puns on volcanic and geological concepts.

Apothecary 
Smoke in yer Dyes (bazaar)
Repent or Dye (upgraded)
Attraction
Hottest Trades for Trinkets (trading post)
Bank 
For the Lava Money
Commodities market 
Pandora's Box (upgraded)
Distillery 
Fire on Ice (bazaar)
Red Red Rum (upgraded)
Estate agent 
Hot Property (upgraded)
Furnisher 
Beds Are Burning (bazaar)
Pottery Burn (upgraded)
House
Lava Shack (right-facing shack)
Pumice Properties (right-facing row house)
Toasted Townhouses (right-facing townhouse)
Volcanic Villas (left-facing villa)
Inn 
Hammered Inn (upgraded)
Iron monger 
The Forge (bazaar)
Aegean Armaments (upgraded)
Balls of Fire (upgraded)
Red Hot Poker (upgraded)
Palace 
Hall of Flame (upgraded)
Shipyard 
Blazing Paddles (bazaar)
Burnin Hull (upgraded)
Flaming Tigerships
Vulcan Vessels (upgraded)
Tailor 
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (bazaar)
Frying the Union Jacket (upgraded)
Seamly Dreams (upgraded)
Weavery 
Looming Inferno (bazaar)
Hot Lace (upgraded)
Dusted Buildings
The Damned Irony (upgraded iron monger)
Knot Burning Heretics (upgraded weavery)
Smoke on the Water (upgraded shipyard)
Wharf Fare (upgraded shipyard)

History

Hephaestus' Forge is named for the mythical forge of Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and blacksmiths.

The Hephaestus' Forge monument is located just southeast of Seamly Dreams.

Heph's Forge I — 2004-07-17, Rogues' Pact seized Hephaestus' Forge in seven rounds.

Rogues' Pact disbanded on 2004-12-20; Seraph's Nightmare retained control of Hephaestus' Forge.

Heph's Forge II — 2005-04-02, Seraph's Nightmare successfully defended the island in a three round blockade against The Uprising.

Heph's Forge III — 2005-07-02, Seraph's Nightmare successfully defended the island in a three round sinking blockade against Crimson Tide.

Heph's Forge IV — 2007-03-18, Seraph's Nightmare defended the island in a three round non-sinking blockade against Avalon.

Heph's Forge V — 2007-03-25, Seraph's Nightmare successfully defended the island in a three round sinking blockade against Avalon.

Heph's Forge VI — 2009-02-28, Hephaestus' Forge was attacked by Spirit of the Game and Victory Raiders. Victory Raiders won in four rounds with Seraph's Nightmare winning one round. The blockade was non-sinking.

Heph's Forge VII — 2009-03-08, Riot defeated Victory Raiders in a three round non-sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Heph's Forge VIII — 2010-10-24, Dark Passion defeated Riot in a three round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Heph's Forge IX — 2010-11-22, Dark Passion successfully defended the island in a three round sinking blockade against Riot.

Heph's Forge X — 2011-1-15, Dark Passion successfully defended the island in a three round sinking blockade against Riot.

Heph's Forge XI — 2011-5-07, Bipolar defeated Dark Passion in a five round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Heph's Forge XII — 2011-7-31, True Passion defeated Bipolar and fellow contender Booching Blaggards in a three round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Heph's Forge XIII — 2011-10-8, Bipolar defeated True Passion in a three round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Heph's Forge XIV — 2011-10-16, True Passion defeated Bipolar in a four round sinking blockade to retake control of the island.

Heph's Forge XV — 2012-1-07, Midnight Yacht Club defeated True Passion to take control of the island. True Passion did not defend.