Chapter Summaries

Xia Nan and Lorraine rescued Sarisa, the wounded Ranger from the Black Tide Hunter Fleet, and learned that a giant Windseed Octopus and Shahua Mermen had destroyed her team. Sarisa held out hope that Captain Ode might have survived, while Xia Nan suspected the Mermen had taken the other bodies for a Sacrifice Ritual.

• Xia Nan examined the Silver Vein Longbow and discussed the wrecked Black Tide Hunter ship with Lorraine, concluding that something besides the Shahua Mermen had torn it apart.
• Sarisa briefly woke in the medical room, recognized Oath of Vengeance Blades, and fainted again before waking fully the next morning.
• Sarisa explained that her fleet had hunted a Windseed Octopus whose horn stirred storms and affected their minds, while Shahua Mermen waited to ambush them.
• Sarisa said the Mermen killed her companions, Captain Ode was dragged into the sea, and she survived by using Water Ripple Concealment before Xia Nan's group found her.
• Sarisa thanked Xia Nan and Lorraine and offered them a reward, then identified at least a dozen Four-Armed Elites and two Murloc Priest Spellcasters among the attackers.
• Xia Nan asked whether Sarisa's missing companions might still be alive, and he suspected the Shahua Mermen had taken their bodies for a Sacrifice Ritual.

Xia Nan and Lorraine chose to avoid the Shahua Mermen after learning of their growing attacks and the Black Tide Hunter Fleet’s fate. When a storm driven by the Windseed Octopus approached, Sarisa offered to help, and Lorraine agreed to return her weapon and armor.

• Xia Nan told Lorraine that the Shahua Mermen had taken the Black Tide Hunter Fleet’s corpses for a Sacrifice Ritual, and Lorraine decided to avoid investigating them and hurry onward.
• Lorraine offered Sarisa the choice of being put ashore at a settlement or returning to Barracuda Bay with the Oath of Vengeance Blades after the Moon Tide Feast.
• Sarisa hesitated over attending the Moon Tide Feast and revealed to Xia Nan that she had some Dragonborn blood.
• Xia Nan heard a sound like the [Scale Breath Horn], spotted a storm on the horizon, and warned the Crew Members to prepare as the ship fled at full speed.
• Sarisa offered to help Lorraine face the approaching storm, and Lorraine ordered a crew member to bring her bow, arrows, and armor.

Xia Nan and the Oath of Vengeance Blades encountered a Windseed Octopus tearing apart a merchant ship amid a storm, then prepared to fight the monster and the approaching Shahua Mermen. With Hain's barrier blocking the octopus's mind-affecting horn call, the crew began their planned underwater counterattack, leaving Xia Nan to target the Shahua Merman Priests.

• Xia Nan watched a Windseed Octopus destroy a merchant ship with its tentacles while Shahua Mermen attacked the sailors in the water.
• Lorraine ordered the Oath of Vengeance Blades to prepare for battle after the Shahua Mermen spotted them and escape became impossible.
• Hain cast Mist Tide Barrier, which blocked the mental effects of the Windseed Octopus's horn call.
• Lorraine, Raine, Gordon, and Aken jumped into the sea to intercept the octopus while the others stayed aboard to defend the ship.
• Xia Nan set out to target the two Shahua Merman Priests while the underwater team bought time.

Xia Nan and the Oath of Vengeance Blades fought underwater to stop a Windseed Octopus from reaching their ship. After a Shahua Merman Priest immobilized Aken, Xia Nan killed the caster, allowing Aken to land his attack on the octopus’s weak point.

• Xia Nan adjusted to underwater combat, killed a Shahua Merman lackey, and sensed the Shahua Merman Priests nearby.
• Lorraine led Raine, Gordon, and Aken in their planned assault on the approaching Windseed Octopus, drawing its attention while Aken moved above it.
• Lorraine attacked the octopus’s eyes, and Raine and Gordon struck its body before its tentacles knocked them away and wounded them.
• A Shahua Merman Priest cast Hold Person on Aken as he prepared to strike the octopus’s horn junction.
• Xia Nan killed the Shahua Merman Priest, breaking its spell, and Aken brought his glowing Anchor Axe down at the base of the octopus’s horn.

Aken wounded the Windseed Octopus, leaving Lorraine and the others to face its furious revenge while Xia Nan continued hunting the enemy spellcasters. On the Oath of Vengeance Blades, Sarisa was driven into the sea by a Shahua Merman Priest but was rescued by an unseen force and a fast-moving wolf that attacked the Mermen.

• Aken struck the Windseed Octopus's vital point and retreated, while the enraged monster turned its attention toward Lorraine and her companions.
• Xia Nan continued searching for the remaining Merman Priest as Sarisa, Sasha, Alton, and Hain fought the Shahua Mermen attacking the Oath of Vengeance Blades.
• A Shahua Merman Priest attacked Sarisa with a Spiritual Harpoon, forcing her to dodge from the mast and fall into the sea.
• The Priest launched another harpoon at Sarisa, but an invisible force pulled her aside, allowing her to evade the attack.
• A Ferocious Wolf Beast rushed at the Mermen, whose fear and panic grew before an Ochre Red Arc killed several of them.

Xia Nan joined Lorraine and the others against the Windseed Octopus, then lured it toward the surface and arranged a decisive attack. After Raine was badly wounded, Xia Nan dropped from the sky and struck the beast’s vital point with a meteor-like blow.

• Xia Nan killed the last Murloc Priest and swam to support Lorraine and the others against the Windseed Octopus.
• The Windseed Octopus’s tentacles overwhelmed Lorraine, Aken, Raine, and Gordon until Xia Nan arrived and wounded it with [Gravity Etching].
• Xia Nan signaled the others to lure the Windseed Octopus toward the surface while he went to the ship to seek Hain’s help.
• Lorraine and Aken drew the injured beast upward, but a tentacle struck Raine and sent him into the sea as Gordon went to search for him.
• Xia Nan descended from the sky in the form of a Ferocious Wolf Beast and slammed his sword into the Windseed Octopus’s vital point, triggering three energy explosions.

Xia Nan killed the Windseed Octopus with a surprise attack from above, gained a Strength point when Heavy Tide advanced, and helped the fleet defeat the remaining murlocs. As the survivors cleaned up and Sarisa accepted her captain’s broken harpoon, the crew searching the wrecked merchant ship called the fleet over after finding something.

• Xia Nan used Hain’s albatross form to attack the Windseed Octopus from above and killed it with a combination of combat techniques.
• Heavy Tide advanced to Level 3, raising Xia Nan’s Strength from 9 to 10, and Lorraine helped him out of the octopus’s body.
• Raine survived his injuries after Gordon gave him a Healing Potion, and Xia Nan, Lorraine, and the others cleared the remaining murlocs.
• Alton played music to lift the fleet’s spirits while Sarisa accepted her dead captain Ode’s broken harpoon as a memento.
• Two crew members returned from the wrecked merchant ship and called the fleet over after finding something aboard.

Xia Nan’s fleet recovered a chest of valuable Deep Sea Resonance Stones and arrived early at Stodd Island for the Moon Tide Feast, where Xia Nan planned to learn how he might obtain Algae Scale Dodd’s [Dreamweaver Corridor] Key. As the fleet neared the crowded Thousand-Stakes Island, Xia Nan noticed Sarisa seemed troubled about the feast, though she claimed she was thinking of Captain Ode and the Black Tide Hunter.

• Two Sailors found a chained chest of Deep Sea Resonance Stones aboard the wrecked merchant vessel, and Hain explained their uses and value.
• Lorraine ordered the chest taken back to Barracuda Bay after the fleet claimed it as spoils.
• Xia Nan planned to investigate the Moon Tide Feast and locate Dodd’s [Dreamweaver Corridor] Key, while weighing the rumors that Dodd might have advanced in Profession Level.
• The Oath of Vengeance Blades Fleet arrived at Stodd three days early and saw its vast network of Water Ironwood platforms surrounding the island.
• Sarisa told Xia Nan she had visited Stodd before and claimed she was thinking about Captain Ode and the delayed Black Tide Hunter, though Xia Nan sensed her unease.

Xia Nan, Alton, and Sasha explored Stodd Island while gathering information ahead of the Moon Tide Feast. They found a festival competition offering valuable prizes and a chance to dine with Dodd, so Xia Nan decided they should enter.

• Lorraine and Hain went ashore to handle preparations while Raine, Gordon, Aken, and Sarisa stayed aboard the Oath of Vengeance Blades.
• Xia Nan, Alton, and Sasha explored Stodd Island, and Alton bought an overpriced Water Ironwood sun hat without complaint.
• The three adventurers reached the plaza and learned that Dodd and the local Pile Folk had organized five events with valuable prizes and a chance to dine with Dodd.
• Xia Nan decided to enter the events with Alton and Sasha, hoping to win prizes and get closer to Dodd.

Xia Nan joined the Moon Tide Feast fishing competition on Thousand-Stakes Island, where he watched Alton and Sasha fish and prepared carefully to overcome his poor luck. He discovered Ellison Morton using the [Tidal Surge Lure Rod] in a secluded part of the fishing ground and went over to speak with him.

• A middle-aged organizer announced that competitors had three hours to catch fish worth more than one Gold Coin to qualify for the final lottery.
• Xia Nan brought out his professional fishing rod, assessed the other adventurers, and watched Alton immediately hook a fish while Sasha settled into fishing with confidence.
• Xia Nan chose to search for a productive spot near the Water Ironwood stakes and planned to use small-worm bait and professional groundbait.
• Perception led Xia Nan to a remote patch of water where fish were gathering around the [Tidal Surge Lure Rod], and he spotted Ellison Morton fishing nearby.
• Xia Nan approached Ellison, who greeted him and told him to wait two minutes before casting because he had not finished Baiting.

Xia Nan struggled to catch fish at the Moon Tide Feast while Ellison prepared to reunite with Lorraine and settle matters with Algae Scale Dodd. After discovering why his bait was ineffective, Xia Nan went to find another angler, only to find signs that the man had vanished.

• Xia Nan and Ellison discussed Ellison’s plans to reveal himself to Lorraine and join her before the banquet, then began fishing together.
• Xia Nan caught nothing while Ellison landed several fish, and Xia Nan suspected his commercial fishing rod was inferior to Ellison’s custom-made one.
• Sidor lost his fishing spot to the Raging Waves War Gang, recognized Xia Nan as Sea Fang, and fled to a quiet stretch of shore.
• Xia Nan realized the fish were already full and that Ellison’s predator-targeting bait suited the conditions better than his own lure.
• Xia Nan went looking for an angler with suitable artificial bait but found only a broken rod, an overturned fish bucket, and scattered fish; the angler was gone.

Xia Nan investigated a Shahua Merman attack near the fishing grounds, killed the lurking mermen, and caught a giant Purple Vortex Ray to qualify for the next Moon Tide Feast event. After meeting his companions and submitting his catch, he learned that Flynn, an experienced professional working for Lord Algae Scale Dodd, was overseeing the feast.

• Xia Nan found signs of a Shahua Merman attack and killed one Murloc Elite Guard and three Shahua Merman Minions, suspecting their presence near Stodd Island might be suspicious.
• Xia Nan spotted a giant Purple Vortex Ray, knocked it unconscious, and put the fishing hook in its mouth so he could claim it as his catch.
• Xia Nan and Ellison continued fishing until both had enough catch to qualify for the event's next stage.
• Xia Nan returned to the entrance carrying the Purple Vortex Ray and met Sasha and Alton, who had also completed the event's requirement.
• Flynn examined Xia Nan's catch, confirmed it qualified him, and introduced himself as Lord Algae Scale Dodd's representative responsible for the Moon Tide Feast.

Xia Nan kept his distance from Flynn, then regrouped with his companions at the Glass Oar after the fishing event. There, Tie Ge introduced himself and revealed that Auriye had sent the Raging Waves War Gang to Stodd Island, but he did not disclose their mission before a commotion broke out.

• Flynn ended the fishing competition on time and announced that the next event would begin at one in the afternoon.
• Xia Nan temporarily brought Ellison into the Oath of Vengeance Blades' group, and they went to the Glass Oar for lunch.
• Xia Nan and Alton ordered food while Sasha and Ellison chatted about fishing bait.
• Tie Ge approached Xia Nan, introduced himself as captain of the Raging Waves War Gang, and said Auriye had asked his crew to lend Xia Nan a hand if circumstances allowed.
• Tie Ge declined to disclose his crew's mission, and a commotion erupted elsewhere in the tavern.

At the Glass Oar tavern, the Raging Waves War Gang and Windforged nearly fought, but both captains held back because of the Moon Tide Feast and the dangers of weakening their parties. Xia Nan learned that the parties’ feud began with a Spellcaster’s death, while his sense of an approaching storm left the fate of his plans for the [Dreamweaver Corridor] Key uncertain.

• Tie Ge arrived at the Glass Oar and restrained the Raging Waves War Gang as Sefeng and Windforged insulted them, including mocking Tie Ge’s mixed-blood heritage.
• Tie Ge and Sefeng each chose to avoid a fight, and Sefeng led Windforged out of the tavern before Tie Ge and his team departed as well.
• Xia Nan asked about the parties’ feud, and Ellison explained that both had sought to recruit an inland Spellcaster who died in their struggle, split between the two sides.
• Xia Nan asked whether Algae Scale Dodd had ties to the parties, but Ellison said he knew of none.
• Xia Nan sensed that trouble was brewing on Stodd Island and hoped it would not interfere with his plans for the [Dreamweaver Corridor] Key.

Xia Nan and his companions learned the rules of the second event, a hunt for one hundred specially processed Deep Sea Resonance Mu Jins, and began searching Stodd Island. Alton became the first to advance by briefly submitting the stone Flynn had used to demonstrate the rules, while Xia Nan’s group still needed three stones; their search paused when they noticed an angry, frightened crowd outside a wooden house.

• Flynn announced that participants had ten hours to find and submit a Deep Sea Resonance Mu Jin, and confirmed that taking a stone from someone else would count.
• Xia Nan’s group watched the crowd disperse and decided to search for the stones themselves rather than risk a confrontation or trouble the Oath of Vengeance Blades Crew Members.
• Alton asked Flynn whether his demonstration stone counted among the hundred, then briefly handed it over and became the first contestant to advance.
• Xia Nan, Alton, Sasha, and Ellison left the General Store to search and gather clues, but Xia Nan stopped when he heard pleas and screams from a crowd outside a wooden house.

Xia Nan intervened in a confrontation between a Windforged adventurer and villagers, then learned where the Deep Sea Resonance Stone might be hidden. Elsewhere, Flynn reported to Algae Scale Dodd that the Moon Tide Feast preparations were nearly complete and that the murlocs were gathering.

• Xia Nan saw a Windforged adventurer threaten a villager’s daughter, but the adventurer left after a Dwarf from the Raging Waves War Gang mocked him.
• The villager told Xia Nan that a Sheriff’s party had mentioned a deep-blue stone hidden in reef cracks south of the pier, and Xia Nan gave the family a silver coin.
• Xia Nan and his companions headed toward the pier to investigate the clue.
• Flynn reported to Algae Scale Dodd that the invited adventurers had arrived, including Windforged and the Raging Waves War Gang, and that the Oath of Vengeance Blades had also come.
• Flynn told Dodd that Lorraine and Ellison Morton were on the island, and reported that Xia Nan had disbanded the Tide Retreat Gang and the Shark Gang.
• Flynn said the Shahua Mermen were gathering and that the preparations for Dodd’s plan were nearly complete.

Xia Nan and Alton searched Stodd Island’s southern shore for a Deep Sea Resonance Stone and encountered Windforged adventurers who had found one. A Shark Beast ambushed them, killing three of the adventurers while Xia Nan withheld help from the last one after he tried to lure the monster toward him.

• Xia Nan and Alton reached the southern shore to search the reefs while Sasha and Ellison looked elsewhere.
• Xia Nan spotted a tattooed Windforged adventurer retrieve a Deep Sea Resonance Stone and decided not to challenge the group for it.
• The tattooed adventurer approached Xia Nan to offer him the stone, but a Shark Beast burst from the sea and killed him.
• A Windforged Wanderer charged the Shark Beast, which tore off his arm and killed him.
• Xia Nan began a Wolf Howl to help, then stopped when he saw the Windforged Ranger sprinting toward him to draw the Shark Beast away from himself.
• The Shark Beast caught the Ranger from behind and pinned him to the beach with its claws.

Xia Nan fought a Shark Beast to recover the Deep Sea Resonance Stone swallowed with the Tattooed Adventurer, but the arrival of Sefeng and the Windforged squad interrupted the battle. Meanwhile, Sasha and Ellison learned that Shahua Mermen and Sharks had attacked Stodd Island’s docks, where the Oath of Vengeance Blades was moored.

• Xia Nan decided to fight the Shark Beast and retrieve the Resonance Stone, while Alton supported him with his Lute.
• Xia Nan and Alton dodged the Shark Beast’s charge, and Xia Nan wounded it with an attack to the back of its neck.
• Sefeng and the Windforged squad arrived as Xia Nan prepared to finish off the Shark Beast.
• Sasha and Ellison discussed Lorraine and searched for Deep Sea Resonance Mu Jins before Flynn encountered them and asked where Xia Nan was.
• A bloodied sailor reported that Shahua Mermen and Sharks had attacked the docks, and Flynn grabbed him to demand an explanation.

Flynn learned that the Shahua Mermen had attacked Stodd Island's harbor and rushed there with Sasha and Ellison. Meanwhile, Xia Nan fought a wounded Shark Beast as Windforged prepared to intervene, and the arrival of Tie Ge's Raging Waves War Gang left the battle poised between four groups.

• A wounded adventurer reported that Shahua Mermen and human-shaped Shark Beasts had attacked the harbor, where the Oath of Vengeance Blades was docked.
• Sasha worried that Aken and the others were in danger, and Ellison agreed to go with her to the harbor.
• Flynn concluded that the attack could disrupt Algae Scale Dodd's plans, then sprinted toward the harbor to deal with the crisis.
• Xia Nan wounded the Shark Beast while Windforged's captain Sefeng weighed whether to attack Xia Nan and claim the monster.
• The Shark Beast fired a powerful stream of compressed water, but Xia Nan dodged it.
• Tie Ge and the Raging Waves War Gang arrived, and Tie Ge stopped short after spotting Windforged across the battlefield.

Xia Nan drove the wounded Shark Beast into the sea as the Raging Waves War Gang and Windforged held each other in a tense standoff. At Thousand-Stakes Island’s center, Dodd activated his charged ritual, sending a blue dome of light down over the island.

• Sefeng’s greed and hostility toward Xia Nan made the Windforged prepare to attack, while Tie Ge’s Raging Waves War Gang arrived ready to help him.
• The rival teams confronted each other across the beach as Xia Nan gained the advantage over the Shark Beast.
• The Shark Beast used its water jet to launch itself toward the sea, and Xia Nan pursued it underwater as a Black Wolf.
• Dodd reached the forest pavilion and confirmed that its Deep Sea Resonance Stones had finished charging.
• Dodd activated the ritual, and a pillar of blue light rose before a luminous dome began descending over Stodd Island.