Black Skerry

The Black Skerry

Omicron's research into the Black Skerry indicates that the city-state produces 30% of the world government's seaprism stone due to the unique natural phenomena that occur there.

A permanent storm rests atop the Black Skerry, in the last year it was confirmed that the storm was in fact composed of island clouds constantly fed by the natural pyrobloin produced by the skerry. The locals built a spiral staircase up to the clouds, known to them as “The Stairway to Heaven”, upon penetrating the cloud cover they discovered a thriving civilization of Skypieans called “Black Heaven” who jovially refer to the construction as “The Stairway to Hell”. Since this discovery the Skypieans have been regularly trading dials for the sea prism stone the Black Skerry produces.

The Skerry itself is subject to worryingly frequent lightening strikes which sporadically illuminate a maze of black stone irregularly jutting from the sea, some peaks disappearing completely as waves crash over them while others rise hundreds of feet above the sea. Irregular tides and whirlpools form aggressively amongst the rocks, making navigation by boat nearly impossible. Electric lanterns illuminate a city of hundreds of homes and a half dozen factories raised above these rocks by stilts, the miniature islets connected by a series of raised streets which form complete road systems and city blocks, the highways formed from elaborate prism steel constructions with covers redirecting the constant rain suspended from their supports and the side streets made of simple wood, most of which are not covered at all. Above these streets and homes there is a series of gutters which you've been told are used as the source of running water in this city state as well as a series of lightning rods which provide the energy used in the cities lamps. This evidenced in the way the lanterns briefly brighten on the nearby streets with every lightning strike.

Because of the perpetual night the workers have developed irregular sleep cycles built around their work, each day of work starting an hour later than the last to better serve these sleep cycles, this means that when one shift is working another is sleeping and yet another is at the bars or at home with their families. As such the country is often called “The City Which Never Sleeps” or “The City Which Never Wakes” depending on who you ask.

Sea Prism Steel

The Black Skerry is the worlds only producer of sea prism steel. An alloy of pyrobloin, carbon, and iron. Used most commonly in handcuffs intended for devil fruit users. The material is more malleable than sea prism stone and unlike typical steel it is non-conductive. Sea prism steel disables active devil fruit abilities in a much wider range than typical sea prism stone but does not weaken devil fruit users as significantly, allow them to for the most part move normally while under the influence of the steel.