[Dezza]

Inhabitants of Warek on the west coast of Dreger were shocked and horrified today to awaken and discover a merchant vessel had beached itself on the shore overnight. The vessel had obviously been attacked and suffered a lot of damage. What horrified the citizens was that every member aboard the ship had been strung up into the rigging and then been flogged to death.

The sight filled many with terror and before authorities from Hurm could arrive to investigate, the ship had been burned by locals who were superstitious that it was an omen of death for the town.

Reports now indicate this was a merchant vessel travelling from Northpoint to Dryden carrying lumber and other timber products. A spokesman for Saviar Morgensen, the overseer in Hurm, indicated that one of the merchants aboard was using slaves. Saviar's spokesman also indicated that with the recent war on the oceans between the pirate Lord the Red Bear and the slavers he is not suprised at the discovery. It is a well known fact that the Red Bear leaves no man alive any ship that carries slaves.