It is one week after the party finally achieved victory over their enemies, becoming the undisputed masters of a kingdom that had now doubled in size and population. We left the city surrounded by masses of cheering people, who had for the most part welcomed our liberation, possibly due to the fact that there was no more war and we were the most powerful beings in known civilization, so they had better be happy, or because they were glad of their new-found freedoms. Either way, most people seemed just thrilled to finally have a leader, and the party sailed off with an honor guard and hundreds of thousands of GP worth of Crown Jewels after feasts and parades.

You are out of sight of land, but sort of theoretically within a day or two of rowboat distance from land. Unfortunately, a freak storm has caused delays in your trip, as most of the time, your ship has to sail against gale-force winds, in rain and heavy waves. On the positive side, the captain is a Legendary Captain, and while there certainly has been more spray than anyone would consider pleasant, the ship has handled every wave without so much as a roll or a wash of seawater coming across the deck.

You start anywhere aboard the ship you choose.