The Tarkas Sound Incident

The Tarkas Sound Incident was an event that occurred early into the Great North War, involving the miraculous sinking of a Lusken Navy man o’war against all odds. It occurred in summer 1482, off Tarkas Sound on the east coast, northeast of Bracken. 
== The Aftermath of Saint Lawrence ==
After the Battle of Saint Lawrence, which ended in a decisive Lusken victory, many prisoners were taken aboard a transport brig, the LEV Uplander, and brought out to the mouth of the Yuren River Valley. Also aboard the ship was much of the spoils from Saint Lawrence, including several tons of power and requisitioned Darim gold bullion. 
Some of the prisoners included the famed and fearless Kusk tribe general Ła'séétoo'wa:se, also known as Green Horn Ox. She was captured alongside the Rakki guerilla leader, Falter Guldkåss, who the Empire had nicknamed "The Vulture". He was given this nickname after a newspaper leaked a letter given by the Brackian leader, Governess Aelworth of Fort Glass, in which the governess implored the Darim to "send your best hunting hounds, for a flock of vultures circles outside our fair fort and swoops down to grab the lone and weak". 
== Res Mirabilis ==
The prisoners were interred aboard the flagship LNV Res Mirabilis, and the treasure taken aboard. The Res was a huge ship-of-the-line, a man-of-war captained by Admiral Vaxoleädor, a famed general. 
The Res was accompanied by an escort consisting of the prison brig LEV Uplander, the navy frigate LNV Loup-Garou, and the privateer sloop-of-war LPV Ironspire. The convoy's planned route was from the mouth of the Yuren, out to open sea, then south to Datria. However, around halfway there, off Tarkas Sound, a huge storm hit. Just like the stories of old, the Tarkas Gulf was alive again with lashing waves and spitting sea. In the chaos, Ox and Falter led a prisoner revolt, and managed to board and clear out the smallest ship of the fleet, the Ironspire. Reports told tales of a great waterspout and tornado that destroyed the three other ships. It was a miracle, depending on who you asked...
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