ESCORDVI LOGS

This catchall log is for the special quests listed on the July 2025 MANTA Board regarding the preparations for the upcoming deep ocean trip. Players are free to use the log for non-quest purposes, but only threads related to the quests are worth 12 points.

Although Elah's location has been finalized, the area is still vast, the region filled with stormy waters and waves that only the daring and the foolish ever try to sail through. Countless stories have been built over the decades and centuries depicting this region as a "ship graveyard," a "point of no return." However, they speak of those who try to sail on the stormy currents. What of below?

Preliminary scouting has deemed it both easier yet more dangerous given the native inhabitants of the region, but if Elah is down there then it is up to them to reach the leviathan themselves.



Creating a base of operations is key, both for the "station" island called "Port Hope" and on Liansa. Cooking stations, healing stations, safe campfires and barracks and cabins to sleep through the nights will be essential. However, because of the locations the environments must be taken into consideration. For Port Hope, they need to prepare for the rain and storms that pass through frequently, and the docks and piers need to be sturdy to prevent ships from crashing or snapping loose. The island is also rich in resources, but be wary of any hostile animals that may inhabit it.

Working on Liansa, however, is a bit more difficult. The leviathan is a giant volcanic snail, its shell as tall and large a mountain and is actually part active volcano, lava continuously flowing out from one of the craters that hardens over the shell. Although there are safer areas, the "land" is mostly barren—which makes sense given that the leviathan lives underwater most of the time. However, even so the shell has some enclosed crevices and "domes" that are protected from the water, allowing for some lush green forests that thrive from the fertile soil provided by the volcanic activity and water that is filtered from the ocean. There are several of these pockets scattered around Liansa's shell, and the largest one situated right by her neck is chosen for the base. It's a bit of a climb or flight up there, and the shell itself is hot with ash and volcanic fumes a toxic threat for those who do not equip proper breathing gear or linger too long. Take care while venturing the leviathan's back, for while Liansa is friendly, the creatures and environment that surround it are not necessarily so…





Port Hope is situated near an underwater cliff drop similar to Baleen's Reach. Some mermaids inhabit the area and will assist those who are experimenting with the new equipment and magic to swim further underwater, but they do warn of the threats the deep ocean holds. Although with the usual time and depth limitations, they will offer transformation magic for those who seek out deep ocean folk or creatures to better understand what they are getting into.





Some good news is that at some point closer towards the end of the month, Elah will make brief appearances in the area. Although the leviathan does not stay for long, its sighting brings some relief and hope to those who have been desperately searching. However, although Elah appears, it still maintains its distance and will often disappear back down just as quick as it came. Even so, knowing that they are on the right track has renewed the vigor and spirits of everyone as they continue their efforts.

In the meantime, on an island farther away but still within the warm waters of the region, the Paladins on Elah's island remnant are hard at work in trying to continue recovery efforts from Krahs's attack last month and Liansa's intervention. Although Liansa's lava has helped restore much of the land, there is still much to do to help settle and restore the land so that they can hopefully have it return to Elah's back. Perhaps this is also a way to try and show atonement and proof that they still treasure the land Elah once gave them…


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This mini log is for the Special Quest listed on the April 2025 MANTA Board. All threads are worth 12 points.

Somewhere far out in the ocean, many days away from where the leviathans currently drift and settle, rests an "island" that can only be described as a beautiful abomination. Completely manmade, at first it looks to be an island of crystal and mist, its colors shimmering in the moonlight to give it a mystical aura. But every so often, when the mist moves and the light happens to pass through the crystal, large shadows with large fins and tails can be seen trapped within. Moving in closer will reveal even more than just crystal—large curved bones protrude here and there, but they are still placed carefully, supporting the crystals that make the island. In the front the bones arch around to look like the skeletal form of a massive whale, the tail deep into the water and a magnificent palace made of crystal and bone on its back. More bones curve around the tail with floating crystal lights illuminating the path down towards the island, the waters stained red.

Several luxury yachts are docked along the pearl studded pier, the sound of music, laughter, and other party making sounds drifting through the wind and echoing throughout the island. Inside the mansion, a number of rich, elite members of society are reveling in the ambergris wine and staring up at the numerous crystal statues of people and animals lining the walls and even hanging from the ceiling. Their eyes sparkle through the clouded haze created by the sweet fragrance that permeates throughout the building.

A stark contrast to the groans and cries that drift from deep, deep down beneath the island, where the crystal and rock form numerous dungeons and caverns housing those who were taken in for one reason or another. Whether they were arrested or kidnapped, they had been rendered unconscious and found themselves in these dungeons for the past few days, even weeks and months. Their tattoos wiped clean and stripped of their powers, the trapped are contained in all different ways: locked in barred cells, sometimes chained to the wall; locked in small isolation rooms, crystal from the walls slowly creeping closer towards them as if to swallow them; hanging in cages over tanks of water where others struggle in their water confinement. Humans, animalfolk, animals, riftfarers, and locals alike—all scattered throughout a giant dungeon and all in some process of being crystalized to become the next grand centerpiece to be put on display. It all seems hopeless…

…Until an ominous song echoes throughout the island, a sound so deep and raw that it rattles both the giant bones and those of the living. A song of no words yet sings of death and doom as the waters around the island begin to recede, making the structure suddenly sink down and slam into the ground. The seafloor, now exposed, reveals piles of bones and barely decomposed bodies of untold numbers of whales of all ages and sizes along with other remains of the victims that were once held on the island over the past few months. As the waters continue to recede and reveal the ghastly graveyard, the waters begin to rise and rise and rise to form a giant ocean wall, a massive shadow slowly passing before disappearing.

And riding at the top of those waves is a fleet of ships, Corsair and Paladin flags whipping in the wind. It is a partnership formed by the renowned Stormbringer and Royal Fortune captains, Fiona "Redbeard" O'Malley and Miranda "Wavebreaker" Thorn, both of whom are ignoring orders from the higher ups to work together, with Miranda leading the fleet through the violent tides, living up to her reputation as the "Wavebreaker". Lines are dropped, row boats surf down the wall to land on the wet sand, and people rush out towards the doomed island.



The raid is thorough and brutal, more and more of the island rumbling as it is gradually destroyed from within and without, ships firing cannons to chip away at the structure. However, they cannot stay forever. Once more the seafloor and the waters start to tremble as a high pitched shrill call pulses through. It's enough to knock anyone off their feet, even stun them for several seconds before there is a whisper of hundreds of voices. Voices so low and eerie, filled with a hatred that claws directly into the minds of all who are there:

"Drown."

That is the final warning before a large red eye glows from behind the waves, so large and bright it could swallow the island itself. Then the once high walls of water start to tip forward, a slow drip before it all starts to cascade downward and rush in to flood and destroy the island completely, crystal and bone shattering into oblivion.

As everything is flooded over, whales and dolphins will rush in to rescue those they can while orcas will move in to hunt down any criminals who managed to escape the first time, biting into their limbs and throwing them high into the air like toys before breaking them with their weight. The fleet of ships that had remained behind will sail in close to pick up those still stuck in the water.

It will be a long voyage home, and those who are injured or have the crystalized effects will receive immediate treatment with Eltrut able to provide more full treatment.

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This mini log is for the Special Quest listed on the January 2025 MANTA Board. The IC and OOC timeline for the log is for the entire month of January, and players can play with the idea that things get more difficult later in the month as word spreads and auction houses become more difficult to access and deceive.


There are multiple auction house locations, all with different inventory passing through but all are high end with only those in the know or of elite status will frequent. They are often held on remote islands, but some are clever enough to have them literally underground beneath venues such as casinos. Some are actually "innocent" in the sense that while they likely have illegal goods in their stock, they are not related to the whales and crystal trade. However, they still need to be investigated, and who knows? Maybe there are interesting items there…

Objectives: The following are objectives or assignments that members of each Armada can do in an attempt to infiltrate and investigate the auction houses to find the targeted goods and those involved in the trade. While listed generally, players can be creative to alter and change things to fit the style of the Armada. Working together or against opposing members is allowed.



The following are items that one might find at any of the auction houses, but players can also come up with something else that could be interesting! If a player would like to claim or be part of a specific find or list something they made up, comment to this subthread.



It goes without saying that any auction house that is selling either or both the whale parts and crystal statues will need to be shut down. How that happens, well. Guess it depends on who is there.

If you have any questions, comment here.