Deering Incident

The Deering Incident, or Brynn's Folly was a skirmish in the Far West that occured in April of 192. The H.M.S. Deering, under command of Padrig Treharne, had been sent to explore the Far West for possible sources of new trade and material, and also to determine the full extent of Hybretian and Kolanski claims in that region. During it's mission, the Deering encountered an unidentified vessel who had no sails and was covered in armor. The Deering attempted to approach, but was fired on when it came too close. Serious damage was done to the ship, which quickly withdrew.
Captain Treharne later died of his wounds, leaving command to his Lieutenant, Jameson Brynn. Future Grand Admiral Dafydd Maddock was a deck scrubber onboard the ship, and the sound of the Gretian artillery and the damage it inflicted with a single shot haunted him throughout his career. Upon the Deering's return to Kordowyn, future westward missions were cancelled.
At court, rumors abounded that the whole event was fabricated. Based on the belief that "ships made of metal can't float" and that "no gun can do that much damage in one shot" the Royal Court rumored that instead while drunk, Lieutenant Brynn steered the ship into an exposed rock, which caused the death of the captain and the other crew, and that he had used his family money to bribe the crew into supporting his side of the story. King Alisander IV famously referred to the Lieutenant as Scotch and Steer, and tried to have him expelled from the Navy. His son, Bleddyn II, was less inclined to laugh.
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