The first months report.
I have no intention of boring you all with the minutiae, just the highlights.
Three of our brave Knights set sail for the Island of Casevil in the first week of April.
Sir James D'Arbre (Vodkafan)
Sir Robert Pret-A-Monter (Flatpack)
Sir Guillaume D'Aundy (Westbury)
Due to an arson attack on one of his ships, The Conquest, Sir John Cunningham (JC)
delayed his sailing until both ships were fit to sail.
As the Conquest was a gift from the King (see the Joust report)his Majesty was furious.
A reward of 10 crowns was posted for the woodsman seen fleeing the scene.
To redress this hindrance King Peter gave Sir John six border horse, to aid him on Casevil.
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The Sea was kind in the first week and our three Knights landed where they wanted.
Sir Robert, upon landing, knelt and placed his hand on the beach, 'Ego manum meam super hoc'
(I put my hand on this)The landing site was named Manum Meum. As there were several streams
feeding into the bay at this point it was a good place to start a village.
Sending scouts out to explore the area resulted in acquiring a herd of goats, and encountering
some of Sir James' scouts coming from the East. No blows were exchanged, but neither were
any kind words.
Orders to secure the ship proved providential as the weather broke in the third week.
Sir James landed the furthest East of the three, and named the site James' Cove. Villagers
were put to work building a stockade while troops went out to scout. They came back within
a few days. Natives had been encountered & some goats had been bartered for. The stockade
was abandoned, James' Cove had no water, but half a league West along the coast was a stream
the locals called 'Ta-Bleta' There work on a stockade began again. Scouts set off once more, this
time going far enough West along the coast to run into some of Sir Robert's men. Strong winds
in the third week nearly capsized his ship, the Lady Susan, but her captain managed to beach
her first.
Sir Guillaume landed (The furthest west of all the knights) and started to establish a camp.
With great simplicity & honesty the place was named Port-camp.
Villagers started to clear the area & scouts set to exploring the environs.
Mountains dominated the skyline to the North-West, several streams solved the problem of water
supplies, though food itself seemed scarce. The heavy winds in the third week did little damage
to his ship, The Tara, as the bay proved to be well sheltered, if a tad small. By week four contact
with Sir John's forces was made. Both sides acknowledged the other, but no help or trade was
offered.
Sir John's two ships, the Cog Orbe De Budge & the repaired Ship Conquest finally set sail in week
three, just in time to catch some bad weather. They were blown off course landing some three
leagues West of their intended landing site. Both vessels were damaged and therefore the landing
site was named (Hell to) Pay bay. By the end of the month both had been unloaded & repaired,
but little else was achieved.
Rumours of a fifth & possibly a sixth knight joining this great adventure have reached the ear of
the King. Let us see, dear reader, what the month of May brings forth.
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