THE ISLAND OF THE BLACK CORSARO
A journey into the unknown land of a people of pirates and traders unknown to us.
I had departed from the city of AR's, my stop would be the village of Morrigan the Taluna trader. I had met her at the Teletus fair, and she had invited me to the next fair in her village, after setting up the stall and the newspaper rack on the Futheach taluna quay, located in the valley below the plateau of the large village called "Aria." This is where the tribe of talunas called "Dragonhaerth Thorvaldsland" live. They are primarily dedicated to agriculture and hunting, but are not above fighting to defend their territory. I've already told you about them in the previous article.
I still had a lot of time before the fair opened, and I set off again for my new home, the city of AR'station. We set out at high tide, the sea calm, a cold north wind, and we could already see the snow-capped mountains in the distance. The ship glided slowly, there wasn't much current, the light wind barely filling the sails. The captain knew this happened often at this time of year.
We had to sail down the Thassa to the Kos archipelago, then enter the large gulf, and up the Worsk River to the river that would take us to the city.
The further we went, the whiter the sky became, the horizon gradually darkening, covered by the fog that hid everything around us.
We were navigating by sight, but we knew it would be difficult to orient ourselves without instruments. We let ourselves be carried slowly by the current, worried but confident that sooner or later we would encounter some island, where we could shelter and wait for the fog to lift.
After two days lost in the vast Thassa Sea, toward evening a sailor on the mainmast shouted that he'd seen a small light in the distance. Finally, we regained our optimism. We launched two boats, and some sailors towed the ship toward that light with oars.
After a few hours, the coast began to come into view, then the lights became fires illuminating a harbor with docks and moored ships, surrounded by many wooden huts.
After mooring the ship in the village harbor, I had a boat take me ashore. I finally reached those docks made of wooden planks, with long walkways all around. On the dock, armed men, clearly visible from their clothing, were pirates. I was a little intimidated by those rough men.
Pretending to be confident, I asked where I was and who the Captain Commander was. They told me the Captain was a woman, Lady Bianca was her name. I was in the pirate village in the southern Thassa Sea, and that everyone was meeting in the large inn. They showed me the way, and I entered that very large and crowded room.
Pirate men and women were talking among themselves. I sat at a table waiting for them to finish their discussion. Finally, Lady Bianca, a beautiful woman armed to the teeth, came to greet me. I explained that I had gotten lost in the fog and that I was curious to learn their history and to introduce Planet Gor to their village and its citizens through my Three Moon Gazette.
She invited me to her shack, which served as her office, for a conversation the next day. She would give me information about the pirates and their way of life, and perhaps she would tell me some stories.
I'm eagerly awaiting tomorrow's arrival. In the meantime, I'll post some photos of the village and some of the characters. I hope you enjoy them. Thank you all. See you soon.
