Battle of The Putrid Sea
The coasts of Pyre Glaa and Afrea Empire are sparsely populated compared to their interior due to a lack of edible salt water species on the planet, as well as plenty of healthy and hostile sealife to disuade smaller ships going far from shore. Because of this, the war between the two nations rarely ever involves naval battles. The Afrean General Marinus Sabinius planned to use this to his advantage. If Pyre Glaa didn't have a large standing navy, it would only require light defenses on the water to move mass numbers of troops on ship to the coast of the dead bridge. Surely no Glaan tactician would be prepared for a full force attack from the Afrean army coming from the dead bridge. There was little worry of The Devil of The Mountain's forces interfering much either with such a large force being mobilized.
General Sabinius ordered dozens of troop transport vessels to be constructed. To be escorted as close to Pyre Glaa as they could manage along the coast of the dead bridge. 2500 soldiers, including 3 Heroes boarded the boats and set off for what should have been a single day journey. Instead, in the dead of the night, still over 6 hours from their landing point, the smell around the fleet began to change. Soldiers became disressed, some starting vomiting overboard or even on deck. The water around the boats bubbled, popped, and oozzed, as if it was the surface of a horrible sore. As commisars tried to get their men situated, and soldiers sought any refuge from the stench, the sea around them exploded.
Countless dark shapes sprang from the water onto the ships and began cutting down men by the dozen. Just as those who weren't killed before they had a chance to react regained their wits and began to get glimpses of scales and slick skin in the flickering torchlight, giant black obelisks shot up from beneath the fleet, only to crash down, breaking ships in half in a single movement. General Sabinius cut down the writhing, dark shapes between him and the tender he was determined to board and release. Just as he prepared to step onto the smaller boat, another of the ink black obelisks crashed into his ship, sending him tumbling into the water. As soon as he cound get his head above water and regain his bearings, he started swimming away from his fleet. Between the waves he seen another small tender, and he prayed to Pangloss that he would be able to get aboard it before he died.
General Sabinius ordered dozens of troop transport vessels to be constructed. To be escorted as close to Pyre Glaa as they could manage along the coast of the dead bridge. 2500 soldiers, including 3 Heroes boarded the boats and set off for what should have been a single day journey. Instead, in the dead of the night, still over 6 hours from their landing point, the smell around the fleet began to change. Soldiers became disressed, some starting vomiting overboard or even on deck. The water around the boats bubbled, popped, and oozzed, as if it was the surface of a horrible sore. As commisars tried to get their men situated, and soldiers sought any refuge from the stench, the sea around them exploded.
Countless dark shapes sprang from the water onto the ships and began cutting down men by the dozen. Just as those who weren't killed before they had a chance to react regained their wits and began to get glimpses of scales and slick skin in the flickering torchlight, giant black obelisks shot up from beneath the fleet, only to crash down, breaking ships in half in a single movement. General Sabinius cut down the writhing, dark shapes between him and the tender he was determined to board and release. Just as he prepared to step onto the smaller boat, another of the ink black obelisks crashed into his ship, sending him tumbling into the water. As soon as he cound get his head above water and regain his bearings, he started swimming away from his fleet. Between the waves he seen another small tender, and he prayed to Pangloss that he would be able to get aboard it before he died.
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