Arrival at Talamau
Seventh Day of the Ascending Month, Season of Fire.
As the tattered sails of the tramp-ship billowed against the fiery hues of the Kai Besil sunrise, a sense of anticipation hung thick in the air, mixing with the salt. The vessel, which was called the Lung Xu, had been battered by the trials of the journey and now anchored cautiously off the coast, seeking refuge from the ravaging seas and lurking sea rebels. The island, once touched by the mystical hand of Lan Yu, sat before the ship like an invitation – a sea of green, lush jungle surmounted by a single, large peak that issued white smoke. It was hardly the enigmatic sanctuary shrouded in the secrets of forgotten wizardry that legends claimed.
Talamau, the small fishing settlement on the island's northern coast, beckoned amid the wilds of the jungle island and the capricious sea. Surrounded by the untamed beauty of the tropical island and the quiet menace of the volcano at its core, seemed to have survived where all other outward markings of Lan Yu’s reign over the region have vanished.
From the village emerged several long canoes, each with four figures in them, making straight for the Lung Xu. The village guides, skilled navigators of the treacherous waters, came alongside the tramp-ship and shouted warm greetings. With practiced skill, they rowed out, guiding the larger ship through the labyrinthine coral reefs to the sheltered embrace of Talamau.
The arrival of the Lung Xu at the small pier of Talamau marked a new chapter in the long history of the Island of Kai Besil, a realm where legends of wizardry and volcanic magic whispered through the rustling leaves, and where the sea and the land wove a tapestry of adventure waiting to be unraveled by those brave enough to call the island home, if only for a fleeting moment.
Strangely perhaps, for the small village, several passengers disembarked with purpose, as though they had business in the backwater village of Talamau - or perhaps the wilderness of Kai Besil...
OOC: Characters entering the game can start here. This is a sandbox game so my advice is to seek ways to pursue your agenda. You all exist within the same world and occupy the same time frame. I'll open more 'location-based' threads as you explore the island.
Welcome to the game! Please have fun!