Backstory

IRL Week

TDC Season

Historic Events

6/1/24 Sat

Winter 1715

• A Spanish treasure fleet shipwrecks off the coast of Florida. Nations and pirates are on the hunt!

6/10/24 Mon

Spring 1715

• Tortuga devolves from a bastion of buccaneering to a cesspool of thieves and vagrants. Even pirates aren't safe there. Be wary.

• Governor Torres Has gained a reputation for capturing famous pirates. Some he forces to work for him, but others are executed and hung in gibbet cages. Their cursed corpses scream at bystanders.

• Bartholomew Roberts has done dealings with pirates, he uses a front man named Salty Rob who can be found in Nassau Town.

6/17/24 Mon

Summer 1715

• A lone figure emerges from the Abyss. Their eyes are as black as the abyss. They are terrible to behold.

• The Kraken continues to attack! Over 500 ships have been lost at sea. Large rewards are offered. None are collected.

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6/24/24 Mon

Fall 1715

• A Region-wide cease fire declared as nations deal with tragedy caused by the scourge and the kraken. Govern Torres as dispatched the newly returned Francisco Cortez to Patrol the Spanish waters, hunting Pirates, undead and the kraken a like.

• Edward “Blackbeard" Thatch goes on a killing spree. Hunting and killing all who have crossed him…

• Charles de Blénac Halloween Masked Ball happened. (Due to the freeform time of this campaign the ball has taken place in June 24th game. Ramifications of this game will be posted next week. Recommended all other player games be set before these events. Ask in chat if need details.)

7/1/24 Mon

Winter 1716

• Edward “Blackbeard" Thatch is slain in a skirmish with the Royal Navy outside Charles de Blénac Halloween ball. Multiple nations involved. The Brethren of the Coast is in disarray with many of it's key members missing or killed.

• There is a rising religious group known as the Wretched, as people flock to find meaning in the strange dangers happening around them. Tempest Eridanus (A Wretched priest) has preached word that he is seeking pages for the Necronomicon. He will travel to you, and pay well for them.

• Freshly killed fish and livestock animate and writhe at sunset. No ones seems to mind anymore. Undead attacks become common.

7/8/24 Mon

Spring 1716

• The French capital in the Caribbean, Guadeloupe has become overrun by zombies. Some zombies retain their intelligence and don't "appear" to be feral. The French amass a armada at Petit-goave to make a counter attack under Count D'artagnan and his massive warship The Rising Ghost. (Zombies can now be selected as a starting class for new characters, you'd start at the Crunch of Forsaken Seafarer)

• Ships of bone and flesh emerge from the sea. Their skeletal crews terrorize shipping routes.

• Revolution! Citizens take to the streets in Hispaniola. Government is overthrown! Tortuga becomes even more chaotic, and Santo Domingo is anarchy. Petit-Goave declares marshal law, The End Game Society plan to make their moves when the French fleet leave.

7/15/24 Mon

Summer 1716

• Ruins of Atlantis rise from the deep in the Devil's Triangle. Their court have made peace and established an embassy with the Atlantis. Undead attacks are on the rise.

• Derelict ships litter the sea. Salvage prospectors get rich and reset the status quo.

It has never been more deadly to sail in The Dark Caribbean…

7/22/24 Mon

Fall 1716

• A mass exodus of birds and beasts occurs. No wildlife has been seen in weeks.

• Blackbeard, a sorcerer, returns from the grave with an army of the dead. The living fight back.

7/29/24 Mon

Winter 1717

• Nassau have been overrun by undead.

• Thousands flee for their safety. Havana, Jamaica, and Petit-Goave explode in population.

• The French Government has been overthrown in Petit-Goave by the end game society.

8/5/24 Mon

Spring 1717

• Havana is destroyed in a fire rumored to have started at the Old Stone Church, yet it still stands...

8/12/24 Mon

Summer 1717

• Otherworldly monstrosities spew forth from the sea, devouring entire vessels whole.

• The Spanish Inquisition Flotilla has been spotted leaving their fortress of Maracaibo, to investigate the reports of heresy in the North.

8/19/24 Mon

Fall 1717

• The skies shift from smoke-gray to crimson and putrid orange. Sunlight becomes a myth.

8/26/24 Mon

Winter 1718

• Nassau is lost to The Scourge. Overwhelmed by endless undead. Fear becomes currency.

• The undead fleets seem to double in size, and number. Sailing anywhere a lone is dangerous.

9/2/24 Mon

Spring 1718

• All marine life dies & washes ashore. Fishing industry collapses. Widespread famine. (All food prices double and famine is a serious issue to be dealt with.)

9/9/24 Mon

Summer 1718

• An ominous tempest permanently surges over Cuba. It is now a wasteland.

• The world is bleak, food is scares and money starts to lose all value. This is the beginning of the end…what will you do? The major factions
  - The Undead - Seek to consume the world
  - The Wretched - Seek to summon a great old one
  - The Spanish - Wish to counter all magic
  - The Brethren & Nymphs - seek to close the breach.

9/16/24 Mon

Fall 1718

• A maelstrom forms around The Abyss. Earthquakes! Islands crumble into the sea.

9/19-9/22 TLAPD

Winter 1719