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The distant shores of Red Axe are steeped in seafaring tradition and the spiritual practices of dozens of different Milserii tribes. Attempts to unite the land have been short lived and met with sword and spear. Against all odds, coming together for a greater cause Consummate Amarien Firesun has united the varied city-states under one banner.
Named after the bloody wars that stain the peninsula, people know peace is only ever fragile in Red Axe. In an effort to ensure the Axe Alliance stands for many years to come, Consummate Firesun has focused her efforts in identifying and dismantling the threats that arise from within the nation. While the Consummate's goals are set on maintaining her nation's unity, other eyes have set their sights on the land of Red Axe.
Around coastal ports, rumors spread quicker than coins are traded. Whispers of a cursed ship haunting the shores animated by a sea spirit from the cursed ancient depths cause many in Red Axe to look towards the misty seas with hesitation. The legions of demons the Consummate commands aren't the only ones amassing in the peninsula as beings from beyond starry skies have begun working within the Axe.
Port Master Rastor Ortus, leader of the city-state known as Far Port, has never been happy with his Axe Alliance representative. Far Port’s representative votes consistently to give the Consummate more and more power in order to placate her demands of the port. While Far Port is a pleasant port serving as a regional shipping hub for all the coastal villages on the western side of the volcano, Port Master Ortus has to balance two worlds between his responsibilities to the villages, and Far Port’s responsibilities to the greater Axe Alliance.
With the mandate that all the city-states have to adopt Red Axe’s state religion of Dethanthel (demon worship), Far Port finds itself pressed between a volcano and an endless ocean. Seeds of rebellion have started to sprout around the Axe Alliance and Port Master Ortus has no desire to fight a war with the Consummate while still dealing with the increasingly cursed waters of the Outer Sea.
Like the pressure of the volcano, tensions are building in Red Axe. As a pillar of sense and logic in a region plagued by instability and chaos, investors from all over the world have reached out to Far Port and Port Master Ortus. They seek to establish better connections with the city-state, aiming to have a place to build and trade from once the ash and dust settles from the coming eruption.
With bottles at the ready for first star light, celebration has begun across Far Port for the Mildelfir. The Summer equinox marks the ceremonial start to the Moon Season. However, the Sun Season hasn’t disappeared without preparing one final harvest, as a result of volcanic activity—a massive mineral deposit of diamonds has revealed itself in a Farport magma trench. Port Master Ortus has opened up the city’s festivities to the rest of the Axe Alliance. Carnival games and food vendors line Dogspring Road along the pier as all eyes turn towards the dozens of ships in harbor preparing for sundown. A thousand cannons, firework rockets, and flares wait for their mark to let their light join with the night sky.