The city-state of Bloodcove is a decadent haven of crime located where the Vanji River meets the Fever Sea on the edge of the vast Mwangi Expanse, and is a major post for the Aspis Consortium.

Bloodcove is unique in appearance, as the entire city is built into and around the roots and trunks of one of the gargantuan mangrove trees that are found only along the Mwangi coast. The whole city is perched atop boardwalks and scaffolding, while the name Bloodcove comes from the reddish colour of the water that pours from the Vanji River into the Fever Sea. To the south of Bloodcove lie the Kaava Lands and the ex-colonial nation of Vidrian. To the north lies the pirate haven of the Shackles, an island chain filled with pirates and the remains of whatever cannibalistic society dwelt there before them.

Bloodcove was founded by some of the greatest pirate captains of the Shackles when they realised that they were getting too old for the pirating lifestyle. They saw legitimate trade as the easiest way to keep their coffers full and their lives easy, and the city is ruled over by Grand Admiral Harthwik Barzoni, a scion of the original pirate founders. While this sounds like an all-powerful position, in reality, the Grand Admiral's duty extends to little more than making sure that the lawlessness of the town never gets in the way of trade, and Bloodcove has a small force of poorly trained militia to make sure this occurs.