Merfolk Raid

Drache is the present-day capital of the Kingdom of Arangoth and lies at the mouth of the River Darian, surrounded by the city docks all along the waterfront. Click here for information on the various suburbs and areas of Drache. You can also click here to view a sketched map of the city.
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Alex
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Merfolk Raid

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The rain came down just a little bit harder. The tide went out just a little bit further. The birds of the coast flew north in droves, abandoning the shore. Those who had taken notice generally weren't sure what these signs pointed to.

The following day, things got worse. The rain became a torrent, the winds were a gale, and the tide had pulled out far enough to beach many of the ships moored at the city's docks. As folk went down to the shore to investigate, the temperature raised and the gale became a storm. Lightning pierced the sky and split the masts of the ships. The wind roared.

The tidal wave struck.

Ships were dashed against the shore, against each other, or simply overturned. Mooring ropes snapped and warehouses were flooded. On the heels of the wave came the raiders, sleek and alien looking merfolk with aquamarine eyes and weapons of bone, silver, and coral. They tore into the hulls of the trade vessels that were lucky enough to have survived the earlier destruction, they broke into warehouses, and they made off with anything of value that they could carry.

A few of the Free City's brave heroes rallied to fight off what they could of the raiding party and met with some limited success. A signal was sounded, a deep, rumbling horn, and the merfolk vanished into the depths once more.

Drache's maritime trade industry is severely damaged, confidence in the city's ability to protect the vessels in its ports is low, and the origin and goal of the merfolk raiders is unknown.
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