Renato's afternoon premonition had come true before midnight. Selina's troubles went far beyond those of a stranded sea elf. Sure enough, this sea elf with her obvious secrets had another commission for him.
As far as he could now tell, the Sea of Archipelagos was just as the [Guide] described: an adventurer's paradise, full of opportunities and commissions.
And compared with the Underdark, rife with bizarre supernatural horrors, or the Southern Principalities, where churches of righteous gods were everywhere, the Sea of Storms ruled by the Gods of Fury was undoubtedly the best place for a swordsman to build his foundation and earn plenty of experience to level up.
After all, very few people in the Underdark offered commissions in good faith. Double-crossing one another was the norm among the subterranean races, and most supposedly low-risk jobs were scams that could hardly pass the [Guide]'s screening.
The Southern Principalities, meanwhile, were home to large numbers of Harpers and followers of good gods. His identity as a Chosen of Dakoul drew far too much attention, while the cities' comprehensive laws made it difficult to complete [Quests] with satisfying violence. He always had to skulk around and tread carefully.
The Sea of a Thousand Islands neatly avoided both kinds of trouble. Although he could not openly reveal his status as a god's chosen, neither would he find himself hunted by followers of righteous gods for no reason, as he would in the south.
That was because the dominant faith across the islands was the pantheon of Fury. Its chief god, Talos the "Great Destroyer," was himself one of the most notorious evil gods in Ereel, an enemy of almost every other god.
His motives were as senseless as natural disasters, and every manifestation of his presence inevitably brought chaos and destruction to