Reap the Whirlwind

**Reap the Whirlwind** is the second major arc of the second generation of Isles of Na Ko'i. The crew works through a terrifying mystery involving a strange creature that terrorizes the locals at night, dubbed the Creatura Oscura. Alongside this endeavor, the crew work together with the island's denizens, a tight-knit group of avians, to overthrow their tyrannical ruler, Señor Paz.

The shadows will not hide you... No matter where you run... wherever the flame follows... I will find you...

## Chapters

### One

* The Phoenix is tied up at the main docks at dusk
* The entire city is empty, but after a few minutes they are stopped by a group of five birds, lead by Primavera
* Primavera tells them they can't stay here because they are in danger from the *creatura oscura*
* The birds lead the crew to safety, where they watch the creature, a strange black mass, move toward the Phoenix and untie it from the dock, letting it float freely into the ocean
* The birds ask the crew for help in stopping the islas' lord, Señor Paz, promising to bring back their boat in return for the assistance
* The crew agrees. Primavera warns them not to stir up trouble or go out at night for the time being

### Two

* The crew and the island birds meet at the tavern to plan how to defeat Paz. They are cut off by some guards, telling them to meet at the wooden flats for a city meeting
* Once everyone is gathered, Paz reveals himself. He is a little Cuban Trogon, and he is wondering why there are a bunch of clowns on his island
* Primavera tells him it's because their ship was cut away by the creature. Paz denies its existence
* Paz offers the crew one week to leave the island before execution
* Matej, carried there by Dynasty, speaks up. Paz reacts, revealing a romantic relationship between the two
* Paz is furious. He accuses the crew of ruining him and takes Matej away from them. He is about to put them all to death when Matej talks him down. Paz leaves with the vase
* The crew is given one week to leave. Little does Paz know, the crew has already decided to take him down.

### Three

* Open in front of Paz's mansion. There are conflicting goals: Edward's is to find the vase, Primavera's is to find a tool to defeat the creature.
* The crew enters the mansion, immediately greeted by a large painting of Matej.
* The hallways are confusing and strange. The crew opens several doors, trying to find the way to the treasure room. Each correct room has a different theme. Weird.
* The last room is black and white and covered in roses. There are strange words painted in red on the wall: SAL DE MI CABEZA
* They finally reach the treasure room. The vase is there, as well as a flaming sword. After being told off by Edward, the crew decides to take the sword.
* Paz and his guards surround the crew. He orders the guards to execute them, but the guards quit. The crew is able to escape with the sword, Paz screaming after them.
* Once it is dark and the halls of the mansion are lit with candles, the *creatura oscura* begins to follow them. The crew are able to escape.
* Paz is now on his last legs

### Four

* The crew and the other birds enter Paz's mansion once again. They follow the sound of misery toward his treasure room, where Paz is waiting with the Matej vase.
* Paz speaks about how power has changed him, and how he has grown extremely materialistic. He proceeds to blame the crew for all his problems. The crew deny this.
* Once the sun sets, Paz reveals that he had been stalling for time. The lanterns go up in flame and Paz transforms into the *Creatura Oscura*.
* The crew fight off the creature, but are losing. Primavera points out that one urchin is wearing Paz's signature hat. After a few tries, they finally catch it and is stabbed with the flaming sword.
* In order to put him out of his misery, Matej asks the crew to place Paz's spirit into a ringbox
* The next day, the locals bring back the Phoenix
* Once the vase and ringbox are placed onto the ship, it reacts in a strange way.

## Behind-the-Scenes

* Reap the Whirlwind is the only plot where the cursed form is introduced before the default form.
* The title is based off the proverb "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind," meaning 'what goes around, comes around.' The concept of karma is a heavy theme for this plot and its main villain, Paz, which is what inspired the title.