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This is an era of chaos and commerce. Great wealth and great opportunity. Each person can seize the opportunity to forge the life they please. All it takes is courage and ambition.

Here, at the edge of the world, the trappings of civilization are just beginning to spread across an untamed primal sea. Merchant princes, colonial governors, pirates, and peasants are all trying to reap the treasures hidden beneath its surface and tame the inhospitable lands that surround it. Fame, wealth, and glory are within reach, either to be uncovered while adventuring in the uncharted reaches or torn from the bloody grasp of your rivals.

It is the Eighth Age. The Empire of Polonia is recovering its strength as it once again spreads out across the seas in search of wealth and power. Sugar plantations and rum distilleries churn out huge yields in the warm and humid climate. Rare spices grow in the volcanic soil of tropical islands. Perilous journeys to remote shores yield cargos of gold and silver or jewels and furs.

The natives of Kalia are divided in their response to the Polonian presence. The merchant class of Verazul has become rich supporting the loading of the enormous, magic-infused Polonian treasure ships capable of crossing the Hungry Sea. Simple traders make a good living selling the Polonian colonies in Turtle Bay or the Space Isles the supplies that they need to function. Pirates of all stripes patrol the waters looking for easy prey and some are more discerning than others. And finally, raucous and sinful cities such as Port Royal exist at the fringes of polite society, catering to pirates, prostitutes, smugglers, gamblers, and mercenaries alike.