The Colony of Farshore has survived on its own for years, a secluded and struggling hamlet perched on the western shore of the tiny island of Temute. The island is dwarfed by the savage landscape across a narrow channel to the north, a landscape of rugged mountains, tangled jungles, and trackless swamps. This is the Isle of Dread, and its resources and hidden treasures are matched only by its peril. Yet for all these dangers, what may bring doom to Farshore is not an invasion of inhuman monsters from the mainland, but an invasion from all-too-human monsters from across the sea.
It's two days since the Sea Wyverns reached the Olman village of Tanaroa after their long trek across the Isle of Dread. There they were fed, rested, and cleaned in preparation for a journey to the Sasserine colony of Farshore on the small island of Temute, in the archipelago just south of the Isle of Dread.
The journey south and west from Tanaroa goes very smoothly, having a single stop at the Olman village of Panitube, on the southernmost tip of the Isle of Dread. From there, it's only a journey of a few hours by outrigger to the Island of Temute and the town of Farshore. For nearly six months this has been the group's destination - through weeks of planning, months of sailing, and then weeks more through the cruel jungles of the Isle of Dread. All throughout this trip, there has always been the question of what would be found at the end of it. Was Farshore still there? Was it thriving? Dying? No one knew, but everyone prayed for the best. Now, at last, the question would finally be answered.
As the outrigger canoes round their way into Farshore Harbor, it's clear that the town has thrived. It's relatively large, though all the buildings are relatively new, and mostly made of wood. It has a wall around it and at least a couple of towers rising above. There are docks, a few buildings recognizable as warehouses, a chapel - the only visible building made of stone - and many others that may be shops, homes or something else entirely. Given that it's only been a few years since the colony was started, it seems to have been coming along quite well.
What's more, and this is something that catches Daerith's eye immediately, the Blue Nixie is docked in the harbor. Much to everyone's relief, it's now a known fact that Lavinia's ship made it through the storm and safely to Farshore. What's more, that means that the lion's shore of the supplies that the two ships carried have also been delivered to Farshore. Despite whatever losses there may be in the supplies on the Sea Wyvern Farshore will have received a good deal of what it needs.
But the scene is not an entirely good one. For the Blue Nixie is not the only ship in the harbor. Standing right by one of the docks is a large ship flying the flag of the Crimson Fleet. Worse yet, parts of the town are aflame as the marauding Crimson Fleet pirates pillage the town. Farshore is under attack!
