Kebuan, also known as Sailor’s Bane, was first recorded by Nelso, Lord of Oceans, after his fabled expedition across the Mother Ocean—a seemingly endless expanse of sea. Weeks earlier, Nelso had laid claim to the Lonely Isles, located south of Marcia. But he made no such attempt on Kebuan. When his fleet first set foot on the southernmost isle, they encountered no end of predators: giant insects, howling bats, and worse, all preyed upon Nelso’s men. The island was soon coined the Predator Isle.
In search of safety, they disembarked on the western shore of the middle isle. There, life was eerily sparse—apart from flora, the land seemed still. Yet this island proved deadlier still. Anything they harvested and ingested, no matter how carefully chosen, killed them. For some it took hours. For others, days. The island fed no one. Desperate and starving, Nelso and four of his crew pressed on to the third isle, though few had the stomach for it. Three men were bitten by snakes within minutes of finding water. Their deaths were swift. So too was Nelso’s retreat.
The largest of the isles they never dared to land on. Even from the sea, its jagged silhouette loomed like a warning—a mountainous pyramid, rising unnaturally against the sky.
When asked how they survived the return voyage, Nelso is said to have grimaced, muttering only:
“Gulls... and five-eyed squid.
Kebuan, also known as Sailor’s Bane, was first recorded by Nelso, Lord of Oceans, after his fabled expedition across the Mother Ocean—a seemingly endless expanse of sea. Weeks earlier, Nelso had laid claim to the Lonely Isles, located south of Marcia. But he made no such attempt on Kebuan. When his fleet first set foot on the southernmost isle, they encountered no end of predators: giant insects, howling bats, and worse, all preyed upon Nelso’s men. The island was soon coined the Predator Isle.
In search of safety, they disembarked on the western shore of the middle isle. There, life was eerily sparse—apart from flora, the land seemed still. Yet this island proved deadlier still. Anything they harvested and ingested, no matter how carefully chosen, killed them. For some it took hours. For others, days. The island fed no one. Desperate and starving, Nelso and four of his crew pressed on to the third isle, though few had the stomach for it. Three men were bitten by snakes within minutes of finding water. Their deaths were swift. So too was Nelso’s retreat.
The largest of the isles they never dared to land on. Even from the sea, its jagged silhouette loomed like a warning—a mountainous pyramid, rising unnaturally against the sky.
When asked how they survived the return voyage, Nelso is said to have grimaced, muttering only:
“Gulls... and five-eyed squid.
Kebuan, also known as Sailor’s Bane, was first recorded by Nelso, Lord of Oceans, after his fabled expedition across the Mother Ocean—a seemingly endless expanse of sea. Weeks earlier, Nelso had laid claim to the Lonely Isles, located south of Marcia. But he made no such attempt on Kebuan. When his fleet first set foot on the southernmost isle, they encountered no end of predators: giant insects, howling bats, and worse, all preyed upon Nelso’s men. The island was soon coined the Predator Isle.
In search of safety, they disembarked on the western shore of the middle isle. There, life was eerily sparse—apart from flora, the land seemed still. Yet this island proved deadlier still. Anything they harvested and ingested, no matter how carefully chosen, killed them. For some it took hours. For others, days. The island fed no one. Desperate and starving, Nelso and four of his crew pressed on to the third isle, though few had the stomach for it. Three men were bitten by snakes within minutes of finding water. Their deaths were swift. So too was Nelso’s retreat.
The largest of the isles they never dared to land on. Even from the sea, its jagged silhouette loomed like a warning—a mountainous pyramid, rising unnaturally against the sky.
When asked how they survived the return voyage, Nelso is said to have grimaced, muttering only:
“Gulls... and five-eyed squid.