First light after the Harrowing

Lore
"Though the Black Mist fades and the souls it claimed will soon forget their past, the threat of the fell tide will not be forgotten. Worse than all previous years, those who lived are left to wonder where it will return, and whether anyone will survive when it does. 

 

''I - 1 Year. The Battle of Knife Straits. An armada from Bilgewater, led by and  – sailing together under an uneasy truce – meets the Black Mist head on. Heavy casualties sustained. Fleet scattered. ''

''II - 1 Year. The Drowned Anchor. One element of the Harrowing stalled. Reports of a encased in a rusted diving suit seen in the heart of the fighting. ''

''III - 1 Year. The Reaping of Smuggler’s Cove. No survivors. ''

''IV - 3 Years. The Battle of the Serpent. A Blue Flame leviathan is goaded to the surface by a serpent caller to face the Harrowing. The Black Mist is dispersed before it reaches Bilgewater, but the giant from the depths is slain in the process. ''

''V - 9 Years. The Shadow Falls. The Black Mist overcomes the defenses of the Southern Beacon, and it sinks beneath the sea. Its guiding light is now lost to Bilgewater. ''

''VI - 4 Years. The Wild Hunt. marshals a spectral host and lays waste to the port of Grey Harbor. Despite valiant resistance from the fishing fleet anchored there, all souls are lost. Grey Harbor remains uninhabited to this day. ''

''VII - 21 Years. The Death of the Conqueror. The mighty galleon Conqueror is lost to the depths, along with 30 battleships. Some have claimed to have seen the Conqueror riding the Black Mist in subsequent Harrowings. ''

''VIII - 32 years. The Battle of Port Mourn. The revenant leads the Harrowing on a night of slaughter, and Port Mourn falls to darkness. It is said that specters now haunt its empty streets. ''

''IX - 17 years. The Crimson Armada. A Noxian war fleet is caught in the Black Mist. Over 30 vessels lost. No survivors. ''

''X - 37 years. The Maelstrom. The frigate Light-Bringer’s Bane is swallowed by the sea while sailing to outrun the Black Mist. ''

''XI - 49 years. The Shroud. Up until half a century ago, this was the furthest extent of any known Harrowing. ''

''XII - 33 years. The Flower of Ionia. An Ionian fleet of unknown size lost to the Harrowing. ''

 

''As evinced here, the Harrowing has grown bolder and stronger over the last half century. I fear for the future should this trend continue."''