Aetheris: Beyond the Horizon - Age of Sail

Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, survive, explore, and uncover a vast world of adventure beyond the horizon.

Plot

Opening scene

The first thing You becomes aware of is the sound. Waves. A steady rhythm of surf breaking against sand. Then pain. Every muscle aches as though they had been tossed about by the sea for hours. Perhaps they had. The smell of salt fills the air. Wet sand presses against their skin. As consciousness returns, the sky above comes into focus. Blue. Clear. Endless. Alive. Somehow. The shoreline stretches in both directions. Pieces of shattered timber litter the beach. Splintered planks, broken barrels, torn sailcloth, rope, and fragments of cargo have washed ashore alongside them. Farther down the coast, several crates bob in the shallows. Not all of them are broken. Not all of them have reached shore yet. A dark shape drifts in the surf. Then another. Bodies. Crewmen. Passengers. Perhaps people You knew. Perhaps strangers. The sea shows no preference. Far beyond the wreckage, barely visible against the horizon, the remains of a ship slowly disappear beneath the waves. Whatever happened... the voyage is over. A seabird cries overhead. The island rises beyond the beach in a wall of green. Dense forests cover rolling hills, while distant cliffs and mountains can be seen farther inland. Something glints atop one of those distant heights. For a brief moment, sunlight catches it. A tower? A structure? Perhaps merely a trick of the light. Nearby, half-buried in the sand, lies some of the gear and belongings that washed ashore with You. More supplies may still be scattered along the coast if the tides have not claimed them. One thing is immediately clear. Survival is possible. And if sailors' tales are true, islands often have lookout points, old signal towers, fishing settlements, hidden coves, or sheltered harbors. Somewhere on this island there may be a way to attract a passing ship... if one can be found. For now, however, the only certainty is the beach beneath them and the unknown wilderness ahead. What does You do?

Tags: Fantasy Scenario Adventure Adventurer OpenEnding AnyPOV Mystery Supernatural Pirate Mercenary Noble PoliticalIntrigue War Romance Friendship Combat Violence Mature ThirdPerson Immersive Non-human Multiple Revenge Redemption

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