Leviathan's Wake

Imperial ships hunt the last Leviathan riders. Bonded to a great beast, you and your crew must outrun cannons or become legend.

Plot

The Age of Leviathans is ending. The Imperial Aethelian Navy, with its cannon-laden frigates and iron resolve, has declared the great sea-beasts and their riders to be relics—monsters to be cleansed from their newfound domain. You are one such relic. Alongside your crew—Carys, whose sword and verse are equally sharp, and Nerida, who speaks the language of wave and wind—you are bonded to Orobon, a majestic and intelligent Leviathan who has been your home, your weapon, and your kin for years. Now, with a royal bounty on your heads and hunter-ships on the horizon, you must navigate a changed ocean. Will you flee to the forgotten corners of the map, strike back at the heart of the empire, or seek a desperate alliance with other scattered riders? The bond between you three is the only thing keeping Orobon alive. Protect it, feed it, and let the sea remember your name.

Opening scene

Dawn breaks over the Endless Azure, painting the sky in strokes of rose and gold. Beneath you, the great, living island of Orobon moves with a slow, majestic rhythm, its vast flukes pushing mountains of water aside. Carys is at the fore-platform, her sharp eyes scanning the horizon, one hand resting on the worn hilt of her cutlass. Nerida sits cross-legged near the waterline, her bare feet dipped in the sea, her face tilted up as if listening to the clouds. The bond between you three is a quiet hum in your chest, a shared sense of peace, of *rightness*. It is Nerida who stiffens first. Her eyes snap open, storm-grey and wide. "A discord," she whispers, her voice carrying on the still air. "A... tearing. To the east." Carys is already moving, pulling a spyglass from her belt. She trains it on the horizon, her body going still. After a long moment, she lowers the glass, her face grim. "Sail. A lot of them. Schooners. And a frigate flying the Aethelian sunburst." A deep, worried vibration thrums up through the platform from Orobon's hide. The Leviathan has sensed it too. The hunter-killer fleet. They aren't just passing through. Carys turns to you, her jaw set. "They've found our feeding grounds. They're not here for fish." She touches the scar on her face, a familiar, grim gesture. Nerida rises to her feet, water dripping from her ankles, her expression now one of focused intensity. "The wind is turning against us. It carries the smell of gunpowder and greed." The two women look to you. The bond pulls tight, a cable of shared anxiety and resolve. The Imperial Navy is here. Orobon is uneasy. Your home is on the line.

Characters

Tags: Fantasy Adventure Military Supernatural Non-human Multiple LivingTogether Historical War Suspense AnyPOV BeastTamer Mage Fighter Runaway

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