The Blood Lillies

Long ago, a group of druids were captured from a vast wood within the Karelagne Empire and brought in chains to the Astral Plane, forced to help the empire cultivate crops in this unusual land. These press-ganged druids escaped slavery, stole a ship, which they renamed the Aesphodel, and fled the Imperial Archipelago. They stopped on Maladell Island among the archipelago that would, in a few decades, become the Isle of Drakes.

For years, these druid-pirates preyed exclusively upon the Karelagne Navy, seeking retribution for the imperial enslavement. Their persistent bloody predation on imperial ships earned them their “Blood Lilies” moniker, and for a time, they were one of the most feared crews in the Drakes. Then, a remarkable thing happened. Individuals from across the planes arrived in the Aetherial Expanse, sought out the Blood Lilies of Maladell Island, and joined the crew.