The Wreck of The Harpy's Tit

The Harpy's Tit was a pirate vessel captained by Cpt. Bitchbeard.

Infamy
The Harpy's Tit was rumored to be the fastest sailing vessel on Mithril Bay. Cpt. Bitchbeard and his crew harrassed any shipping vessel that crossed their path. For years, they successfully stole precious cargo. Sailors who survived it's attacks gave accounts of the Harpy's Tit as being supernaturally fast and able to withstand any magic used against it.

Sinking
Some time ago, The Harpy's Tit captured a heavily laden Keylock Company ship sailing out from Somerlund to the Dwarf city of Crownspar. The ship's cargo contained nearly 100 crates of Mithril and precious gemstones destined to be sold at the Dwarf markets.

To retaliate, Darius Keylock commissioned the building of an attack ship, The Fleet Stomper. The Fleet Stomper was built of the strongest timber harvested from the Modoc Forest. The Keylock Academy used The Fleet Stomper as a showcase of a new projectile weapon, The Cannon. The Cannon utilized the recent discovery of black powder to fire iron balls. The Fleet Stomper marked the first time that a ship could defend itself without magic during ranged combat.

The Fleet Stomper came upon the Harpy's Tit and unleashed the awesome power of The Cannon. However, the devastation it wreaked on the Harpy's Tit caused so much damage that it was impossible to reclaim the treasures before it sank. Not a single member of Cpt. Bitchbeard's crew survived the battle. The Fleet Stomper returned to Somerlund victorious, but the loss of the treasure marked the mission as a failure.

Salvage Attempt
Furious that the treasure was lost, Darius Keylock ordered the Keylock Academy to begin expeditions to the reported spot where the Harpy's Tit sank. Until recently, no progress had been made on locating the wreck. Famed Academy explorer, Raylan, has now discovered the location of the Wreck of The Harpy's Tit. Raylan led an expedition to the site and attempted to salvage the treasure. During the dive to the wreck, an underwater earthquake caused a massive rockslide that partially buried the Wreck of the Harpy's Tit. Five of Raylan's Academy students lost their lives during the rockslide. During his evacuation of the wreck, he claimed refuge in an underwater cave that was revealed by the moving rocks. This cave miraculously had a vast air pocket coming from deep within the earth. Raylan managed to return to his ship and to Somerlund to report his findings. This site is now being investigated by the Keylock Academy as a potential mine location.