Lake Ocota

Travelers moving through the Mwangi do well to fear the beasts that live among the jungle’s canopies and waterways. Some of the most treacherous examples of such monsters live in and around Lake Ocota, a massive body of water connecting most of the Mwangi’s tributaries. However, even the threat of aquatic monstrosities cannot to attack Alkenstar.

His forces make off with a number of firearms and the Gunworks’ biggest bombard as a trophy. After years of attacks against Sargava’s colonizers, the child-god Walkena sacks Kalabuto for the first time.

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Adventurers rediscover the city of Saventh-Yhi and slay the Gorilla King Ruthazek, causing massive disorder in Usaro.

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Native citizens overthrow Sargava’s colonial government, returning it to local rule and renaming it Vidrian. Vidrian ends its protection payments to the Free Captains of the Shackles, provoking the pirates to attack the new nation.

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Vidrian withstands the Free Captains’ retaliatory assault, cementing its place as a permanent nation and forcing the pirates to commit their raids on open waters.

NOTABLE FIGURES

The following are key public figures in the region.

ENOSHA One of the most influential councilors in Nantambu, Enosha is plagued by rumors of witchcraft or being part catfolk when he’s well out of earshot.

AVARNEUS A hero of the Vidrian revolution, Avarneus’s presence on Vidrian’s council is one of the major factors keeping the newly minted government united.

ISAARA The uncrowned economic queen of the harbors of Senghor, Isaara has her hand in every shipment that enters or leaves the city’s docks.

VERSENNE Versenne tirelessly leads the research of Lirgeni astrologers in Jaha and elsewhere who hope to put an end to the devastating Eye of Abendego. keep the bravest and most foolhardy from attempting to lay claim to the lush fens, groves, and shorelines surrounding the lake. With the recent death of the Gorilla King distracting the shoreside city of Usaro, Lake Ocota has found itself overrun with entrepreneurs of all kinds.

Would-be settlers from across the Mwangi city-states, refugees from former Sargava, and colonialists from distant, resource-hungry kingdoms have swarmed Lake Ocota in hopes of seizing some of the land for themselves. The region is now a hotbed of strife. Settlers clash with one another, the local orcs struggle to remain in their homeland, and demon-tainted forces from Usaro vie to reestablish their haunted city’s foothold in the region.

Lake Ocota’s resident orc tribes long ago learned how to deal with the region’s dangers and fought hard to establish their own settlements. These orcs have plenty of experience with dealing with Usaro’s warriors and have even devised magical tattoos to ward themselves from Usaro’s demonic influences. Now, the orcs must struggle tusk-and-nail to protect their homeland.