The Sea Spray
Heterland Naval Escort Vessel
Overview
- Type: Armed Naval Cog / Training Escort
- Affiliation: Heterland Navy (Heterland Royal Navy)
- Home Port: Southport
- Primary Role: Convoy escort, coastal patrol, training assignments
- Status: Destroyed
- Last Known Waters: Off the coast of Osweg
The Sea Spray was not famous.
She was not fast.
She was trusted.
Description
The Sea Spray was a broad-hulled cog built for endurance rather than speed. Her timbers were thick, her rigging conservative, and her sails plain—marked only by the muted blue-and-white of the Heterland Navy. Everything about her favored survival over spectacle.
Below decks were cramped but meticulously organized. Cargo holds were designed for grain convoys, with reinforced bracing and secure tie-downs. Weapons lockers were functional, not decorative. The ship smelled perpetually of tar, rope, damp wood, and barley dust.
She was a working ship, crewed by people who expected to come home.
Life Aboard
Life aboard The Sea Spray followed rigid routine:
- Structured watches
- Daily maintenance
- Mandatory drills
- Minimal ceremony
Personal rituals were tolerated so long as they did not interfere with duty. Sailors prayed, meditated, journaled, brewed questionable beverages, or stared out at the horizon—each in their own way preparing for storms that always came.
The crew was a mix of:
- Career sailors
- Conscripts
- Specialists
- People who did not quite fit anywhere else
They learned to rely on one another quickly.
Known Crew & Survivors
Thorin Windfurrow
Rigger / Lookout
Known as Stone-Eye. Calm aloft, unshakable in storms, barefoot more often than not.
Basarios Heros
Deckhand / Naval Recruit
Young, enthusiastic, and determined to become a hero worthy of song.
Gravos Etnad
Carpenter / General Crew
Quiet, observant, and repeatedly difficult to kill.
ChoRoke
Herbalist / Druid
Soft-spoken, star-touched, and indispensable when wounds piled up.
Zovis
Sorcerer / Sailor
Curious, distracted, and increasingly aware that ancient powers were not finished with her.
Grimgrun Blunderforge
Stowaway / Would-Be Brewer
Also known as Box Dwarf. Arrived unannounced. Stayed unforgettable.
Vincent Slag
Cleric / Legal Acolyte
Chaplain of The Judge, keeper of law in a place where law mattered—until it didn’t.
The Final Voyage
The Sea Spray departed Southport as part of a routine grain convoy bound toward ports along the Osweg coast. The journey was expected to be uneventful.
The ship passed its destination.
A storm rose suddenly and violently.
During the chaos, the Sea Spray suffered a catastrophic internal explosion—one that did not behave like fire, lightning, or structural failure. The ship broke apart from within.
Many died instantly.
A handful survived.
The Wreck
The survivors awoke on an unfamiliar shore amid:
- Scattered wreckage
- Corpses of crewmates
- Weapons and armor not listed on any manifest
- Cargo that raised more questions than answers
The wreck site marked the end of the Sea Spray’s service—and the beginning of something far larger.
The ship did not merely sink.
It unraveled.
Legacy
Among sailors of the Heterland Navy, the Sea Spray is remembered quietly:
- As dependable
- As unlucky
- As a ship that should not have been lost the way it was
Among her survivors, she is remembered differently.
She was the place where:
- Strangers became allies
- Ideals were tested
- Power revealed its cost
- Survival stopped being theoretical
None of them would be who they are without her.
Rumors & Questions
- The explosion was no accident.
- The cargo was altered after leaving Southport.
- Someone wanted the Sea Spray lost—quietly.
- Other ships may have carried similar cargo.
The Sea Spray may be gone.
Her consequences are not.