Middlesea

Middlesea is the Pirate Queen's keep on an island in the middle of the Pirate Isles of the Inland Sea. In addition to the keep (in the timestop bubble) the island features a fishing village and a keep compound on top of a cliff.

Middlesea was created during the Dispersal of Magic Comet by three of the Heroes of that Comet.

The Middlesea Conclave

The Pirate Queen hosted a major diplomatic gathering known as the Middlesea Conclave. Delegations attended from across the known world, including representatives from Red, Green, Orange, Blue, Yellow, and Purple. The Conclave was attacked and disrupted by multiple coordinated and uncoordinated forces. The keep was placed in a timestop, trapping all attendees.

• See Muddle at Middlesea for a timeline of the incident.

• See Visions of Middlesea for PC visions of the incident.

The Spirit of Middlesea

The Spirit of Middlesea was captured by Silenalania and taken to Spiritbreaker Fortress in the Broken Lands, where at least four goblin green mages held it captive using a timestop to prevent it from Breaking into a demon. Many other kidnapped spirits were also being held there. During the Middlesea Free Rangers' founding ritual, Scout connected his spirit companion to the Spirit of Middlesea, effectively marrying them. Stella and others worked to break Middlesea's bonds during the ritual. Middlesea also revealed that its connections to Jabar were difficult to maintain and shrinking.

Strategic Importance

Middlesea's situation has broad strategic implications:

• The orc invasion of Purple has been less coordinated since the Middlesea incident, which has slowed their advance
• The orc invasion is expected to worsen when Middlesea is opened
• There is a key to Middlesea that multiple factions are seeking
• The Middlesea Free Rangers were formed in part to address the ongoing crisis
• Several ministries of the Purple Empire have been disrupted due to their ministers being trapped inside