Only a few days had passed since the Dread Admiral had overseen the wildly chaotic Battle of Drepane. The Illyrians had shown up as expected, but what had been quite unexpected was the amount of damage that his fleet has taken in the nights leading up to this confrontation and the interference of the leviathan … Continue reading A Portent of Things to Come
Pirates of the Forzarrean Sea
Trouble at Sea
The terrifying warship known all across the Forzarrean Sea as the Soul Razer cut through the sparkling deep blue waters like a flame through butter. It was the center of a crescent formation of warships all under the command of the Dread Admiral, one of the liches of the Diosian Lodge and the loyal vassal … Continue reading Trouble at Sea
Don Durk of Dowdee
Among the many seafaring rogues of the Forzarrean Sea few have the universally admired status of Don Durk of Dowdee. While men such as Captain Sabre use their reputations to strike fear in others in order to force them into submission, Don Durk merrily gallivants about the ocean like a seafaring version of Robin Hood. … Continue reading Don Durk of Dowdee
Infamous Villains: Natasia Krvopija
There is a natural tendency to ascribe the majority of nautical terrors and misfortunes to the deeds of the Dread Admiral. It is this foul lich after all that has made it their lot in undeath to unleash all manner of unholy horrors on the Sea of Vdekja and the Forzarrean Sea. The sheer power … Continue reading Infamous Villains: Natasia Krvopija
The Ship that Carries Doom
There are many ships that sail the seas around Partum and a good many of them are nothing great or particularly notable. The coasts of the entire continent are dotted with settlements as small as a fishing village to the sprawling port cities of kingdoms and empires that rely on them for commercial traffic as … Continue reading The Ship that Carries Doom
Infamous Villains: Captain Brass Sabre
The most notorious pirate to be currently sailing the Sea of Vdekja, and one of the most dangerous men among the many and scattered sea-borne brigands in the greater region of the Forzarrean Sea is the brash and violent Captain Brass Sabre. So well-known is this man that many authorities are hesitant to confront him … Continue reading Infamous Villains: Captain Brass Sabre
Notable NPCs: Divo Zucco
Born and raised in the "City of Islands" of San Marco, one of the most prosperous of all the city-states of Forkanza, Divo Zucco comes from a proud and noble family. The Zucco clan was arguably one of the most powerful of the wealthy merchant houses in San Marco during waning years of the independent … Continue reading Notable NPCs: Divo Zucco
The Captain’s Secrets
Captain Zucco was well pleased to once more be at port in the drowsy city of Manfredonia. This place wasn't where Zucco had been born and raised, and he hadn't spent all that much time here or even in this part of the Forkanzan peninsula prior to ten years ago or so. His hometown was … Continue reading The Captain’s Secrets
Help Wanted
The captain of the three-masted sohar stepped carefully, almost methodically down the gangplank to the dock. His name was Divo Zucco, and he had named his ship "The Sea Hag" in recognition of the terror that his late mother-in-law had instilled in him. Captain Zucco took a few minutes to adjust to the solid ground … Continue reading Help Wanted
Slothjemian Tales 