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Your name is Justice Steele, and to put it bluntly, the past couple of days have been a whirlwind. It took a while, but you were finally able to track down a copy of "Notes on the Emek Archipelago." You've spent a large portion of your life tracking down rumors and theories about these islands, but they all contradict each other. Therefore, you decided to visit the Emek Archipelago and set things straight once and for all. The book you checked out from the library has in it a large selection of the conspiracy theories surrounding this place, so you intend to take notes as to what's true and what's not.

If everything works as you hope it will, you might even be able to make a name for yourself this way. Up until now, you've made a living just by playing music in taverns and inns and getting by on tips, but it's not what you would call a comfortable living. But if you can get your name out there for this, you could write a book, you could do interviews for the newspapers... Why, it could turn your life completely around.



You spent most of your money on travel supplies - a tent, food, a canteen, rope, a compass, and a knife. You also have your trusty violin, which you've had for ages and always make sure to take excellent care of. And with the last little bit of gold that you had, you rented a small boat to get to the islands. It took a while, but you finally hit land.



The island that you landed on is pretty barren - it's all just sand. From here, though, you can see the other three islands that form the archipelago. In the book, the author, Douglas Issrie, refers to them as (left to right, from your perspective) Primus, Secundus, and Tertius, since they have no official names.

You look out over the seas and think about where to start.