Brgthng 5, Cycle 1, Month of Kalendryas, in the Season of Winter,
Era I of the Celestine Mandate,
Era XV Post Fractum
The wind had picked up and the waves crashing upon the beach southeast of Taralon began to get bigger. There were other boats out on the water this day but they were mostly ships of war or local fishing boats. There were however a group of boats that numbered about 5 that were a bit strange and out of place. They seemed to be moving as if tied together. They moved with the current and so it was no evident if anyone was sailing the vessels or not. They were common fishing vessels but they rode deep in the water as if carrying some really heavy loads.
The boats were getting awfully near to shore, much too close for a normal captain to bear letting his ship get to shore. Something had to be wrong. The fear was confirmed when one of the boats on the left outer side ran a ground 100 feet off shore. People could be seen spilling off the deck and into the water. The rope that had tied the grounded boat to the other snapped and was trailing behind the other boats in the water.
People were shouting to shore and toward the people that were either in the water now or still on board the stranded boat. Then it happened again. Another boat ran a ground on a sand bar. The waves crashing along its side pushed it coast ward breaking the rope that tied it to the other boats. More people hit the water and some on the other three boats were tossing floating objects toward them. All of this drama was plainly visible to people on shore nearby.