Rumours spread of some disturbance over the past few days. Firstly, the pirate Captain Daliara Keeneye of the Liar's Fang was seen spending lavishly in the Broken Goblet, and heard boasting of how she had plenty more of that coming; as she left a goblet a brace of Reavers assaulted her and her men, dragging the Captain to the Maw. and slaying the others. Those of her crew who survived are marked men and women, High Captain Karghuth hungry for their blood.
Captain Ugo Lermedda of the Spirit of Brine quickly made ready to leave port after this, but that night High Captain Ambrosio's disciplined crew stormed and captured his cog with miltary precision after a short battle. Less precise, however, was the brutal punishment meted out to those captured: given the terrible cries that echoed out around the harbour as each was put to death and hung over the sides of the ship.
The Sahuagin's Bile, the ship of Captain Nolam Gar, arrived into port the next morning, as was expected. Yet it did not dock, upon seeing the carnage on the Spirit of Brine, making instead for the high seas once more. But High Captain Caine's Faith put to see in pursuit of the larger ship. A swift wind picked up and the two vessels were soon specks on the horizon under clouds heavy with rain, before a storm of remarkable proportions broke and gave vent to the sea's anger. The Faith sailed out of the maelstrom unharmed.
High Captain Caine dumped the drowned body of Nolam Gar on the docks, beheading it and mounting it on a spike next to where those of Ugo Lermedda and Daliara Keeneye had just been erected. Beside the heads, a sign had been put up bearing the sigils of each of the High Captains and a dire warning.
They sold you all to the Scorpion Pirates. We made them pay just like the Scorpions will pay. Roaringshore ne'er dies!