…the wind has died, so I'm taking the time to record my thoughts lest I forget them. Isabella was not our Captain when she first heard the rumor of the “immortal” Heretic. Whether it was from the gossip of priests or alchemists, I do not know, but it seemed ridiculous.\n\nI know the alchemists put little stock in the man's claims of longevity – it was more in the blue vials he had on his person when he was pulled from the Atlantic. “Azoth” is what the man had called the blue fire, and the name took hold. Its properties were mysterious, almost magical, seemingly drawn from an unknown isle in the Atlantic. The alchemists claim azoth could win wars, tame nations… if only one could find its source. It's why we set sail, as unwise as that may have been.\n\nBut Captain Isabella's interests did not seem to lie with the azoth, not entirely. She had been more curious about the man who had been rescued, and wrote a letter to the Church, requesting permission to visit him. At first, the priests refused, but once Isabella insisted again – now with the royal backing behind her, the Church was forced to agree.

Faded Ship's Log

A Heretic

The Expedition is off to a difficult start. The weather has been against us, the winds almost non-existent a week out from port. We drift, and exhaust more of our provisions.\n\nIsabella has been ill, sometimes for days at a time, her cheeks flushed, and feverish. She cries out in her sleep, speaking of red-clothed priests, of evil visages… and then calls out for the Heretic, asking strange questions on what he has promised… azoth, the fountain of youth… the location of this mysterious “Vitae Aeternum” where all of these secrets lie.

The Wind Has Died

A Heretic #1

The Wind Has Died #2

A land of great beauty and mystery where the forces of life and death are in eternal conflict

In the Morning #1

Visiting the Church #2

The Prisoner #3

Fortunes of Azoth #4

The Heretic #5

A Heretic's Title #6

A Contract #7

The Expedition #8

The Expedition Embarks #9

Isabella's Absence #10

The Sea is Against Us #11

The Skill of a Chief Pilot #12

A Coming Mutiny #13

The Storm #14

The Captain Lands #15

First Camp #16

Day Two #17

Isabella's Condition #18

Comfort #1

Rumors #2

The Bridge #3

The Cleave #4

The Pilgrimage #5

The Arch #6

The Mountain #7

The Church #8

Surveying the Lands #2

Rank Incompetence #1

Day One #1

Days Nineteen and Twenty #2

Day Twenty One #3

Day Twenty Six #4

Between Colleagues #1

Truce Proposal #1

United in Blood #2

United in Mind #3

United in Spirit #4

Puerile Desires #5

Biding Time #6

The Unyielding Balance #7

Committees are the Worst #8

Hidden Strength #9

Shield of Faith #10

The San Cristóbal #1

Tales of Aeternum

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