|title=Interlude – Singing Ships
|link=[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/06/18/interlude-singing-ships/ Interlude – Singing Ships]
|previousChapter=[[Chapter 9.02]]
|nextChapter=[[Chapter 9.03]]
'''Interlude – Singing Ships''' is the 4th chapter of [[Volume 9]].
* In the new part of [[Izril]], [[Doroumata]] and some of the Drowned Folk surface [[Nombernaught]] near the coast, and some Half-elves plan to settle a new city.
* Some Dwarves land at [[First Landing]] and plan to settle in [[Dwarfhalls Rest]].
The new lands of Izril attracts attention not just from the local population, but from many others as well. One of those is [[Doroumata]] and her fellow [[Drowned People|Drowned Folk]] who had escaped from [[Wistram Academy|Wistram]] with three dozen [[Earthers]]. Some notable earthers revealed were [[Lamont]], [[Sidney]], [[Malia]], [[Sang-min]], [[Caroline]], [[Obi]], and [[Haley]]. The Earthers commiserate about their continued captivity until Douramata herself finds them and explains what she wants from them. She will give them coin for knowledge they share and will arrange passage elsewhere for those that do not want to stay with the drowned people. She wants them to stay, and she wants to be near the new lands, so she tells her crew to send a [Message] to [[Nombernaught]] telling them to "weigh Nom's Anchor."
Many drowned vessels came to see the coming event from famous pirate ships like the [[Illuminary]] and The Passing Shadow to the Shell Bazaar and Fortseid. In all, nearly 140 ships appeared to see Nombernaught and the event that at that point had not been explained. It brought the famous pirates to tears, and together the crews began to sing.
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|<p>''“I slipped off the deck, and there I drowned''
''Now I will never leave her''
''We left land to be born at sea''
''And we’ll never truly leave her.”''</p>
“''I gave one eye into the deep''
''And I will never leave her''
''I breathe water in my sleep''
''So I will never leave her.''”
''“My family wept upon the land''
''I wish that I could leave her''
''I left half my heart on sand''
''Yet I will never leave her.”''
''“My soul never shall surface from below''
''I shall never leave her.''
''As I walk on land, half sinks below''
''And I shall never leave her.”''
On the final verse of the song, the reason the meaning of the message was revealed. Nombernaught was a ship, but it was also a Drowned city hidden away for 2,000 years until now. It surfaced near the new lands of Izril so that Drowned People would be able to properly lay a claim on some of the new lands. They weren't the only ones to move in to Izril though. A dozen ships of half-elves sailed down just as the city was raising. Their ships contained half-elves from [[Baleros]] to [[Terandria]] and many nations therein. Even dwarves took the opportunity to move and settle new areas, but they congregated further in the north of Izril all the way in [[First Landing]]. There, they also chose to sing a song, this one for marching:
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|<p>“''We’ll humor them with quartz and mithril spall''
''For I know not pyrite’s shine from Grasgil’s pall!''
''Still I’ll march and laugh for all my days''
''But when Grandfather calls I’ll march once more''
''And go back home to stone forevermore.''”</p>
“''My grandfather forged a shawl for me to wear''
''It was made of gems and sixteen span''
''Ne’er a uglier sight on sea nor land!''”
“''It would not break and it would not tear''
''I gave it to a traveller for them to bear.''
''Two centuries later I saw it one last time''
''A Human [Queen] wore it as a shawl''
''And I laughed all the way out her halls!''”
Instead of heading to the new lands, the dwarves moved to resettle [[Dwarfhalls Rest]]. They also planned on contacting [[Pelt]] to get him to join them though first they had to get to their destination.
* ? - Drowned Woman’s ghost (''First Time Mentioned'')* ''Sorecue'' Drowned Folk crew’s
** ? - Drowned Boy [Deckhand] *
** Toriegh - [Depth Captain] (''Name Revealed'')** ? - Half-eel Drowned Man [First Mate]
* Doroumata’s [[Earthers]] (around three dozen)
* [[Relz Hauscale]] / Sir Relz (''Scry Projection'')* ''The Passing Shadow''<nowiki/>'s crew
** [[Therrium Sailwinds]]
* ? - [[Zeres]]’ Drake [Admiral] *
* ''[[Illuminary]]'s'' crew
* Renny - Giant Lobster *
*[[Drowned People|Drowned Folk]]
** ? - Half-shark Drowned Man *
** ? - [Mage] Drowned Woman with semi-translucent body *
**? - Drowned Centauress *
**? - Half-Elf leader representative of Claiven Earth *
**? - Male Half-Elf [Mage] of the Village of the Spring *
*[[Zedalien]] (''Mentioned'')*[[Falene Skystrall]] (''Mentioned'')*[[Elia Arcsinger]] (''Mentioned'')*[[Dwarves]] Settlers (x2,000)
**? - Female bearded Dwarf *
**? - Dwarf [Stoneguard] *
**? - Female Dwarf [Veteran Stoneguard] *
* [[Wellfar Family|House Wellfar]]
**? - Girl's mother [Lady] *
**? - Beaming Wellfar [Lady] *
*[[Pelt]] (''Mentioned'')*[[Taxus]] (''Mentioned'')**** [[Nombernaught]] / Port of Eellen - Drowned Folk port city (Anchor itself to Izril)
* Cerobster - Giant Lobster
* Drowned Ships (nearly 140)
** ''The Passing Shadow''
*Half-Elves ancient colony-ships
*Nom’s Anchor (''Mentioned'')