Yeah, there's a lithograph I've seen that shows Bearegard's representatives coming out to the fort; there's just a small door and steps. It could only handle small boats. The lies these people tell just get more shrill and fantastic every day.
I don't think they get out much.
The way they act reminds me of the way the Orc army swarms out to attack the Fellowship of the Ring. ;-)
Walt
When you think about it, what sense would it make to put the customs post in an army fort 2 or 3 miles away from the docks where the customs duties are collected? But these people don't stop and think about it. Logic means nothing to them.