Nhyx

***Nhyx, Goddess of the Night**,* was an infamous supernatural pirate ship commanded, crewed and operated by vampires, also known as Vampirates. Its condemned captain, known only as 'The Captain', was its fearsome and ruthless hellborn ruler. The Captain and his vampiric crew became the stuff of various myths and legends throughout pirate lore, particularly relating to *Nhyx* and her supernatural tales referring to the souls of dead sailors going to face eternal judgement.

## History

*Nhyx* came into existence some time during or before the first demonic summing. She was on commission to the Vizjerei who summoned demonic entity known only as The Captain. She had her own captain and crew before she was brought to the moral plane. Then, when he took over, he started making alterations through the use of enchantments, such as light proofing during daytime operations. Once she entered the Nether is when she really started turning black, taken on an intimidating aesthetic, as if she became one with the eternal darkness. Nether traces gather about her like dark clouds when she comes and goes between planes.

### ***The Liberation of Culver***

Circa 1267, Alec sent word to his friend Rose aboard the *Nhyx* in order to recruit them into the conflict that was raging across Khanduras by the Corvus Renegades. During the Liberation of Culver, *Nhyx* and its crew arrived after nightfall and under the cover of darkness. With a ram armed onto the prow, *Nhyx* immediately sank a corsair vessel under the command of the Corvus Renegades, being able to get close enough to them at full sped before being seen. Chaos erupted as the undead crew swarmed the next several ships before much order could be established.

Meanwhile, Captain Zulu of *Far Storm* witnessed the attack commence at the end of the fleet line, and immediately commanded a retreat upon spotting the black sails and flag of *Nhyx*. Hidden by the enchantments, *Far Storm* managed to sail away unnoticed during the chaos before *Nhyx* came upon Zulu's fleet. *Far Storm* gained enough distance that once the sea battle had ended, Rose and the other vampirates couldn't find the trail. Despite this, the first mate sent out a handful of scouts to track down *Farm Storm*'s location on behalf of Alec, but to no avail.

As for survivors, Rose denied them quarter due to their atrocities under the warlord's flag, and kept them in the brig until the vampire crew needed sustenance. Claimed cargo was to be used to keep those mortal prisoners alive and healthy. After collecting all of them and salvaging through the wreckage of Zulu's destroyed fleet, *Nhyx* anchored for a short duration while Rose checked in on Alec and his allies, the Eternal Companions, on land. After their departure, Rose convinced the Captain to accept Alec's request to track, location and destroy Captain Zulu and what remained of his fleet, but the Captain conceded after only a few weeks when they found no trace and heard no rumors of *Far Storm*'s whereabouts.

## Members

All the members of the group, excluding their leader, share their history with criminal activity, nomadic lifestyles and unprincipled demeanor. This lead the group to enforce a harsh and otherwise roguish reputation while hunting down the runestones.