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Episode: Storms Over Esterhold

Posted by Story on 08/13/20
Since the rebellion of Ivan Helianthus, the forces of the rebel Duke haven't been quiet. Several islands in the Mourning Sea known to be inhabited by various groups of Abandoned, and thus unclaimed by the Compact, have been reduced to a smoking ruin and those who lived on them either taken as thralls or left to die where they were cut down. These men believe they are strengthening the Compact by reducing the shav threat.

On a breezy fall day, the lookouts in Esterhold saw the flag of Helianthus blowing in the breeze. The alarm was raised and the settlement prepared for the approach of the Helianthus forces. Sometime in the afternoon, the strangest storm rolled in, blanketing the island in dense fog. The crack of thunder and the threat of lightning drove the defenders inside as many raised prayers in hope that the storm that drove them to seek cover would also ravage the enemy ships.

Such prayers seem to have been answered. As the storm dissipated, the Helianthus ships were left charred and wrecked husks, floating out on the water. The bodies and cargo began to wash up onto the shore later that day showing there was not a single survivor of the storm.