Chapter 5 - Tides of Dread

The Heroes arrive at Farshore to discover it under attack by pirates. After aiding the colony's defense, the Heroes are reunited with Lavinia Vanderboren. She tells them of her own troubles at sea, and of the new problem facing the colony. A pirate captured during the attack reveals that he and his mates were merely scouts. The Crimson Fleet knows of the colony's location, and in approximately two months, they will arrive in force to take what they can before they burn the rest.

Before this event, the Heroes are called upon to do what they can to prepare Farshore for the attack. Some of these tasks can be handled locally, but the most important missions take the Heroes onto the mainland of the Isle of Dread, where they'll need to forge alliances with native peoples, secure access to natural resources, recover and repair the Sea Wyvern, and even face down the physical manifestationof an ancient Olman god. Each of these missions earns the party an advantage in the upcoming confrontation with the Crimson Fleet.

When the Crimson Fleet arrives, the heroes' accomplishments change the tide of the battle. In the final encounter they come face to face with Lavinia's brother Vanthus, now the half-fiend captain of a Crimson Fleet ship. The heroes win the day, and even prevent the explosion of one of the dreaded black pearls inside Farshore.