The Foothold

Entrance contact is Zerchi Spire-Keeper at the north of The Marketplace.

Hiding in Plain Sight quest must be completed once to get access to the airship that takes you here.

NPCs of Note

 * Karn Cold Trail - Quest giver for the Twilight Forge raid.
 * Ostler Caulstone - Material components/arrows seller, also repairs sigil of Dal-Quor which is key item to enter the Twilight Forge raid.
 * Laina the Excoriated - Helpful cleric, food/oil seller and bind point.

Making use of any of the NPCs requires paying 1,000 pp to Karn Cold Trail, but a good negotiation skill can reduce or eliminate this fee (you only need one of these options):
 * Diplomacy 10+ reduces the fee to 500 pp (9 failed, 10 succeeded)
 * Bluff 14+ reduces the fee to 200 pp (13 failed, 14 succeeded)
 * Intimidate 19+ removes the fee entirely (17 failed, 19 succeeded)

You need to pay this fee only once per life.