Liberty Bay Libraries

Books found on Vandura and in Liberty Bay.

Knight's guild in the mountains on Vandura

The Knight's Guild, in the mountains east of Liberty Bay.

Shelf 1

File:Black book.gif The Quara, Curse of the Seas
No one knows where they really come from. It seems the murderous quara are living deep down in the ocean in unknown numbers. From there, they plot their raids on the surface in which they cause havoc and mayhem. The quara consist of several subspecies whose relation to each other is still unknown to men. Given their hostile disposition, it is unlikely that we will ever learn more about them. For most humans it is sufficient to know that a quara means danger. Those who are able to fight them should kill them, those who are too weak should avoid them by all means.
File:Orange-book.gif Captain's Log
File:Brown book.gif Nautical Studies
File:Grey-small-book.gif Flags of the World

Shelf 2

File:Brown Square Book.gif The Great Sea Serpents
The Sea Serpent is as huge as a house and can swallow a small ship in one bite. Its scales are almost impenetrable and its teeth, which are as big as a cyclops, are coated with a corrosive poison that will dissolve human flesh on touch. In their undersea lairs they hoard treasures that would make a dragons hoard look miserable.
File:Brown book.gif The Blades of Darkness
Three pirate kings of old made a pact with the powers of darkness and were rewarded with three dark blades of immense powers. No enemy survived an attack with one of these blades. It is said that they allowed their owners to know whenever other ships where near and that storms and wind could be called with the blades to assist in the evil plots of the pirates.
The end came on the day these pirates decided to betray each other.
In a sea battle, they called for storms of such intensity that all of
their ships sank. None of the pirates survived, and the blades vanished.
It is assumed they lie on the ocean floor.

Shelf 3

File:Brown book.gif Raiders of the Lost Barge
File:Brown Square Book.gif Logs and Leaks, the Daily Life of a Captain

Corner of Klabauter Walk and Freedom Street in Liberty Bay

The corner of Klabauter Walk and Freedom Street.

Shelf 1

File:Brown Thin Book.gif The Golden Whale
Since sightings have been reported by many respectable seamen the existance of the golden whale can no longer be dismissed as a fairy tale. It is said that this whale is as huge as an isle and its body is made of purest gold. Even though many of the reports were made by seamen in the southern seas sailors of the north also claim to have seen this creature. All over the world the sighting of the golden whale is seen as a good omen. No one has yet been able to even hurt the beast; however, several inventors and mages have come up with ideas for the creation of a weapon that might pierce its golden body.
File:Brown Square Book.gif Rum - the Essence of Life

Shelf 2

File:Fat green book.gif The Shattered Isles
Nargor is a hostile rock surrounded by treacherous reefs. Since it is uninhabitable and almost unreachable it is of no interest.
Treasure Island is not only desert-like but also quite deserted. The only people you meet are treasure hunters that travel there occasionally to try their luck.
The inhabitants of the town Liberty Bay live on the numerous plantations. The town has developed into a major trading center in recent years, and is under Thaian rule.
The Forbidden Islands to the north-west are dangerous not only because of the volcanoes that are found there but also due to frequent quara activity. Since there is no real reason to visit these islands, no regular shipping route was ever established.
The Laguna Islands are quite often visited by passing ships to refresh their supply of water and food. Still the isles are too desolate to establish a settlement there. It is rumored that a small tribe of savages calls one of the
isles its home.
File:Grey-small-book.gif Raiders of the Lost Barge
File:Brown book.gif Captain's Log

Shelf 3

File:Green Book.gif Nautical Studies
File:Grey-small-book.gif Logs and Leaks, the Daily Life of a Captain
File:Brown book.gif A Pirate's Memoir
File:Brown Thin Book.gif The Parrot and Me

Shelf 4

File:Black book.gif The Great Sea Serpents
The Sea Serpent is as huge as a house and can swallow a small ship in one bite. Its scales are almost impenetrable and its teeth, which are as big as a cyclops, are coated with a corrosive poison that will dissolve human flesh on touch. In their undersea lairs they hoard treasures that would make a dragons hoard look miserable.
File:Black book.gif -It is empty.-
File:Black book.gif The Flying Venorean
The flying Venorean is a ship that is cursed to sail the seas forever. Allowed to visit land only every seven years, the ghostly captain uses his shore leave to lure clueless sailors into his crew. Everybody that signs the contract becomes cursed like the captain and might only leave the ship if he finds a suitable exchange on one of his shore leaves every seven years.

Shelf 5

File:Red-square-book.gif The Wolves of the Sea
Most pirates started their career as smugglers and reavers at the beaches. With the help of small shipping boats, they boarded ships in remote bays where they restocked supplies. Often whole villages made a living from such acts of banditry. At some point they decided that they had become strong enough to take over the ships and raid the seas. Another source of pirates were the mutinous crews that took over ships and who were hunted by the navy anyways.
File:Red-square-book.gif The Lighthouse in the Middle of Nowhere
Sailors claim to have travelled as far as the end of the world where the water pours down into nothingness. Although it is easily recognizable during daylight it poses a special threat at night. To make matters worse, a spooky lighthouse sometimes appears out of nowhere to lure ships over the edge of the world. Whether it is really a lighthouse or some other source of light differs from story to story and remains to be determined.
File:Black book.gif -It is empty.-

Above Potion shop in Liberty Bay

Above the Potion shop in Liberty Bay.

Shelf 1

File:Brown Square Book.gif The Witches' Grotto
On a remote isle in the South there is a grotto where all witches come together to celebrate some demonic festivity once a year. They teach each other new malicious
tricks to torment other beings. The legend goes that everybody that dares to disturb them is put to death or faces a fate even worse than death. But if you manage to step into their dancing circle at the height of the ceremony, the witches have to fulfil you a wish.
File:Orange-book.gif Mermaids
Mermaids are vain creatures of magical nature. Dealings with mermaids are dangerous to some extent. Many men have fallen in love with one of them, bewitched by their beauty and magic. Fortunately, mermaids are easily distracted and lose any interest in their enthralled victims as soon as something or someone else draws the attention. Since this is often enough another man that was foolish enough to get close to them, one elflock-stricken victim is replaced with another one. It is almost impossible to escape this vicious circle since unbanning one victim often means to sacrifice another man's live or at least his freedom.
File:Grey-small-book.gif The Shattered Isles
Nargor is a hostile rock surrounded by treacherous reefs. Since it is uninhabitable and almost unreachable it is of no interest.
Treasure Island is not only desert-like but also quite deserted. The only people you meet are treasure hunters that travel there occasionally to try their luck.
The inhabitants of the town Liberty Bay live on the numerous plantations. The town has developed into a major trading center in recent years, and is under Thaian rule.
The Forbidden Islands to the north-west are dangerous not only because of the volcanoes that are found there but also due to frequent quara activity. Since there is no real reason to visit these islands, no regular shipping route was ever established.
The Laguna Islands are quite often visited by passing ships to refresh their supply of water and food. Still the isles are too desolate to establish a settlement there. It is rumored that a small tribe of savages calls one of the
isles its home.
File:Grey-small-book.gif The Quara, Curse of the Seas
No one knows where they really come from. It seems the murderous quara are living deep down in the ocean in unknown numbers. From there, they plot their raids on the surface in which they cause havoc and mayhem. The quara consist of several subspecies whose relation to each other is still unknown to men. Given their hostile disposition, it is unlikely that we will ever learn more about them. For most humans it is sufficient to know that a quara means danger. Those who are able to fight them should kill them, those who are too weak should avoid them by all means.
File:Blue Book.gif Nautical Studies
File:Green Book.gif Monsters of the Sea

Shelf 2

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The Loveless Residence in Liberty Bay

The Loveless Residence above the jewlery shop.

Shelf 1

File:Black book.gif Treasure Hunter's Manual
File:Black book.gif The Golden Whale
Since sightings have been reported by many respectable seamen the existance of the golden whale can no longer be dismissed as a fairy tale. It is said that this whale is as huge as an isle and its body is made of purest gold. Even though many of the reports were made by seamen in the southern seas sailors of the north also claim to have seen this creature. All over the world the sighting of the golden whale is seen as a good omen. No one has yet been able to even hurt the beast; however, several inventors and mages have come up with ideas for the creation of a weapon that might pierce its golden body.

The Novice Cult-dungeon on Vandura

File:The Novice Cult Dungeon.gif

The Novice Cult-dungeon, north of Liberty Bay on Vandura.

File:Grey-small-book.gif The Blades of Darkness
Three pirate kings of old made a pact with the powers of darkness and got rewarded with three dark blades of immense powers. No enemy survived an attack with one of these blades. It is said that they allowed their owners to know whenever other ships where near and that storms and wind could be called with the blades to assist in the evil plots of the pirates.
The end came at the day on which these pirates decided to betray each other. In a sea battle they called for storms of such intensity that all of their ships sank. None of the pirates survived. The blades have vanished since then. It is assumed that they are lying at the floor of the ocean.

The Angry Mermaid

The Angry Mermaid-tavern on Meriana.

File:Brown book.gif Treasure Hunter's Manual
File:Black book.gif Become a Pirate in a Week: Ten Easy Steps
File:Red-square-book.gif A Pirate's Life for You
File:Black book.gif Plundering Made Easy

The Deserted House on Meriana

The Deserted House on Meriana.

Shelf 1

File:Black book.gif Seasickness or Why the Gods Don't Want Us to Travel the Oceans
File:Black book.gif Monsters of the Sea
File:Black book.gif 101 Sailing Songs

Shelf 2

File:Black book.gif Treasure Hunter's Manual
File:Black book.gif Nautical Studies