Wolf Wind slows offshore among the Northern Trade Cities. Beyond the reefs, three settlements line the coast: one draped in wool, one ringed by lumber, and one marked by paper sheds.
Nilsar remains in plate beneath his black fur coat, Gilded Round Shield in hand. His bruised arm aches when the swell shifts him, while the crew waits along the rails for his choice.
Tomas
Paper is scarce because it takes careful labor and suitable fiber. It weighs little, travels easily, and commands value from royal clerks, merchants, and coastal offices that cannot work without records.
Edda
Wool fills holds and lumber builds ships. Both are obvious prizes, Captain, but obvious cargo may also mean crowded markets and stronger buyers guarding it.
Teren
The paper village looks poorest from here. If its value is real, explain why a small, portable load outweighs the bulk of wool or timber.
The recruits turn from the three distant quays toward Nilsar. Tomas holds the paper argument ready, while the wool and lumber settlements remain visible alternatives awaiting the captain’s judgment.
✓ Quest Accepted
Raid the paper-producing village
Nilsar Yarb's turn“Edda is right that the paper may have heavier guard but it will also lead to the most profit for each share of the loot after its sold, we can also attack the wool fabrics and use that to make less money but be an easier raid ill leave it to my ships officers to decide.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled -1)
Nilsar Yarb
The paper promises the greatest profit per share, though its guards will be stronger. Wool offers less return but an easier raid. Officers, decide our target.
Nilsar gives the choice to Edda, Tomas, and Teren before the waiting crew. His signed prize agreement makes their authority over this decision explicit, while his commendation and captaincy identify the command under which they advise.
Edda
We take the paper village. The guards will be disciplined, but the value is concentrated, portable, and worth the risk if we choose the approach carefully.
Tomas
I agree. Paper can be tallied quickly and sold to clerks who need it. The signed agreement protects every share if we record the prize properly.
Teren
Then paper it is. I will study the quay and watch posts, while Edda chooses the safest entry and Tomas marks the stores worth taking.
Their decision is unanimous. Edda takes the paper settlement, Tomas prepares the likely collections, and Teren surveys its defenses, each acting within the authority Nilsar deliberately granted.
Wolf Wind turns toward the paper sheds. The crew trims sail and settles into purposeful silence, with the most profitable target chosen and the officers responsible for making the raid succeed.
Nilsar Yarb's turn“I have a plan to help deal with it, the new crew wil come with me and land further up shore and walk through the forest towards the town while the veteran raiders land in the port as a diversion drawing guards into the harbour and away from the workshops. The new crew and I will charge their garrison from behind keeping the new recruits out of the hard combat and putting them in an advantagous position”
SUCCESS (Legendary Melee Weapons, rolled -1)
Wolf Wind anchors beyond the paper village. Edda, Tomas, and Teren lead the veteran raiders toward the harbor while Nilsar takes Oren, Halv, Stig, Marn, a young adult woman with a lean build, brown skin, a round face, tightly curled black hair, and a russet wool tunic over dark trousers, and Keld, a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, weathered light skin, a broad face, cropped gray hair, and a dark green wool coat over a brown tunic ashore farther north.
Edda
Keep the harbor guards looking at us. We will make enough noise to draw them away, then hold their attention without chasing too deep.
Edda’s veterans strike the harbor approach as Wolf Wind’s boats swing wide. Shouts and clattering hooks pull the watch toward the quay, leaving the forest path unobserved.
Nilsar leads the new crew through dense pines toward the garrison’s rear. His plate armour bears the branches, the Gilded Round Shield guards his bound wrists, and the Damascus Longsword clears a path with controlled cuts.
Tomas
There is the rear gate. New hands, stay behind the shield and take the sentries only when they turn. Do not scatter.
Commands Earned Trust holds the recruits in formation. Nilsar bursts from the trees first, shield boss striking the gate guard’s weapon aside as his sword drives the defenders back from the entrance.
The garrison breaks toward the unexpected assault. Nilsar secures the rear gate, while Oren, Halv, Stig, Marn, and Keld remain behind him, controlling the passage without entering the hardest fighting.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the garrison and prove the paper village is worth the risk
− Scene Quest Removed
Raid the paper-producing village
Nilsar Yarb's turn“Keep pushing forwards with my gilded green and brown donkey shield leading the way for the new crew until we can see the port battle from behind, lead the new crew in a charge at the rear of the garrison formation slashing and stabbing as we connect with the garrison forces.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Melee Weapons, rolled +0)
Nilsar drives through the rear gate, his green and brown Gilded Round Shield leading. Its gold-rimmed donkey boss knocks weapons aside while the Damascus Longsword cuts controlled openings.
Plate Armour absorbs the closest blows as Nilsar advances despite his bruised, stiff arm. Steady Under Fire keeps his footing firm, and the new crew follows behind the shield.
Commands Earned Trust carries the charge forward. Oren and Halv seize the opening at the gate, Stig guards their flank, while Marn and Keld press after Nilsar into the garrison’s rear.
The garrison formation turns too late. Nilsar’s shield crashes into its rear rank, his longsword forcing defenders apart as the recruits strike through the broken line and secure the passage.
Beyond the shattered formation, the port battle comes fully into view: Edda’s veterans hold the harbor approach while defenders abandon the quay to answer the attack behind them.
Nilsar reaches the rear edge of the fighting with the new crew intact. Wolf Wind’s raiders now have the garrison split between the port and its exposed rear.