Well, for starters … Sea monsters, sharks, Bounty Hunters, jellyfish, whales, and of course sirens.
Still not convinced?
The
plot surrounding Songs of the Abyss has been building up to this
pivotal point since The Event Which Cannot Be Named, when a Loch Ness
Monster and a Kraken hooked up and somehow produced two eggs.
Since
then these two eggs have been slowly incubating and putting their
caretakers - Axel and Grebinar - through the loop. Both eggs are very
protective of their “fathers”, and soon they will hatch.
But
besides that, there have also been a few black bottles showing up, some
have been found, some have been lost. However, the important thing is
that there’s a map! Yes every grand sea voyage needs a map, and an “X”
to mark the spot. A voyage now begins to get to that point and with any
luck the heroes of the Realms will try to destroy a threat before it
gets any worse.
There
are also whispers of a mysterious goddess who calls her self “The
Divine Harlot”, and she’s been singing… a lot. Placing songs in
people’s heads to try and tell them what dangers are making their way to
the Realms.
If
you plan on taking this voyage, meet up with Axel, Tuilli, and Swoop at
Sapphire Isle where they are trying to find a brave captain who is
willing to put their life and ship at stake to sail to the North Sea
where the map tells us to sail. It might take some convincing, but most
captains will take on a job… for the right price.
A
word of caution though, a siren’s song is deadly, it will either sound
like nails on a chalkboard and cause your ears to bleed, or it can
seduce you to protect the siren and kill your fellow heroes if they
stand in your way…
And as always… Don’t die at sea! For the lovers of lost sailors are the most common to fall victim to the siren’s curse.
This event has been a huge collective effort of many great contributions from fellow community members. For example, if
you want to see a new chapter of monster building, you should come and
see what Josh Fitzgerald and his Gau Dring team have been working on,
don’t wait for pictures.
Also,
please give a warm welcome back to Amber (Haley) Borowy who used to
play Lady Yipp of Val Dara. She will be in charge of NPC “Monster”
Camp.
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| Photo by Alyssa Weisblatt |
Sir Axel Penn Nosetti with his Kraken/Loch Ness hybrid egg, (Lochen? Krackness? The debate has been going on for a while)