The day had finally arrived; the journey to Tenebra Rock had begun. When the Order first learned of the island, there were many questions as to its whereabouts, to its purpose, and to why their quarry, the dreadlord Diathonix, held such a vested interest in it. Soon, those questions would be answered.
Arriving in Marshtide Watch, the Order found a garrison recovering from the assaults of prior weeks. They met with Lieutenant Collerby of the Marshtide Fleet and boarded the Empyrean Wind, an old but sturdy frigate of the Alliance's navy. Despite the fishy smell in the living quarters, it was a good vessel, and would surely carry the Order to their destination.
Sailing northwards, the Empyrean Wind and the flotilla's flagship, the Northern Stalwart, rendezvoused with another six frigates by the time they reached Highbank, and sailing away from Northeron they crossed into deep water. In the meanwhile, the Order slowly began to investigate the strange, putrid stench emanating from a locked, guarded door at the back of the vessel.
The fight that ensued, when the on-board marines refused the Order entry to the room, immediately took a dark turn, and for the first time since their return from Outland the Order was face-to-face with the cultists of Kharduum, whilst on the upper deck the Cult of the Damned made headway in slaughtering the rest of the crew. During the onslaught, the Order unlocked the sealed door to find a room filled to the very brim with rotting corpses.
The ship was doomed. Below deck, the dreadlord's forces were arisen to tear open the Empyrean Wind's hull from the inside out, whilst mind-thrall cannoneers opened fire upon another frigate in the flotilla. Unable to reach the lower deck, the Order signalled for the Northern Stalwart to rescue them from the listing, sinking vessel, and set it ablaze as it slowly inched its way into the dark, tumultuous waves of the Forbidden Sea.
With one damaged frigate, the flotilla paved the way northwards, towards Tenebra Rock, and towards the conclusion of the Order's quest of vengeance...
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