Tides of Trade and Treachery: Tides and Treachery
Sunlight glitters off calm waters, but beneath the surface, the southern coast is anything but serene. Bustling ports brim with exotic wares and silver-tongued traders, while shadowy figures slip between ships with coin to spare and daggers to lend. Fortune can be found here—but only by those willing to risk far more than gold.
In taverns and dockside markets, deals are struck with handshakes that mean little and contracts sealed in whispers. Every gain is measured against a cost unseen, every offer weighed against the risk of betrayal. The coast offers freedom, wealth, reinvention—but nothing here comes clean, and few who rise do so without blood on their hands.
The Southern Coast is a land where the sea is both lifeblood and executioner, where the horizon stretches endlessly, yet no man is ever truly free. Winds howl through jagged cliffs, carrying the scent of salt, the echoes of lost souls, and the promises of fortune—or ruin. Its golden shores may glisten under the sun, but those who mistake them for safety soon learn otherwise.
The tides are unpredictable, shifting on a whim, dragging ships to their doom as easily as they guide them to distant shores. Storms rise without warning, their wrath carving names into history—some remembered, most forgotten. Beneath the churning waves, secrets lie buried—some in wrecks torn apart by time, others in ruins that were never meant to resurface.
But the sea is no refuge. It is a law unto itself, untamed and merciless. Some treasures should never be unearthed. Some voices should never be answered. And yet, the call of the ocean is not so easily ignored.
"Payment first." The figure leans against a crate, fingers drumming on the damp wood. "You don’t trust me?" A smirk, the flicker of firelight against salt-worn faces. "Not in the slightest." The pouch is tossed, caught, weighed with a knowing glance. A nod. The deal is struck. In the cove, business is simple—pay, trade, survive.
Wealth flows like the tide—unpredictable, untamed, and unforgiving.
