1423 Arctic Sound Expedition

In 1423, the King of Red, Kaida I, commissioned Jardi, a captain of a Mineskite fleet, to sail down to Maroi, and southward towards the southern polar regions. They set up Arctic Sound, a temporary settlement in the northern areas of the ice caps, in a frigid winter of hellish conditions. Soon, they would attempt to return home, however Jardi would mysteriously attempt to sail towards Tirenon instead of Maroni, a city on Maroi. This gamble would not pay off, as quickly a fleet of storms would descend on their ship, heavily decreasing vision, and allowing an iceberg to sneak up on portside, destroying the side of the vessel before lightning shattered the mast, dooming the crew to a burial at sea. A diary recovered 4 centuries later would reveal that the crew was most likely close to mutiny before the ship went under. Little is known about the full situation as only the record of an expedition in 1423 and the diary were ever unearthed. It is known that the King was brash, and likely rushed Jardi into going early, during winter, dooming them to an early fate. Kaida wouldn't last much longer, being assassinated just two years after the failed venture.
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