Crab Island

"Crab Island- what a disgrace it is to the Empire. Can you believe our enemies faces when they hear we were overunn by crabs? Crabs!" -Captain Isolde Honreich, captain of the Twelth Legion

Crab Island is an island located right of the western coast of Kingdom Roln, about a mile from the mainland. It is southeast of the city Rolnd. It was once known by the name; "Brightmoor Island", but it has since changed due to the great crab population of the island. It is sometimes used as a smuggling station due to its lack of civilization. 

Geography and Environment

Crab island is very tropical, with warm sandy beaches on its coastlines turning into eventual green grass the closer one gets to the island's center. The center is slightly hilly. Palm trees are common on the island, especially its beaches, leading to coconouts being a popular food source. Common wildlife found in the rest of Roln will be found on the island as well. There is a small island off the southwestern coast of the island, and another to the west, between the mainland and the island. A small tribe of goblins can be found on the far south of the island, finding refuge in its caverns and cliffs. Ruins of an small, old and unfinished castle can be found at the center of the island's interior.
The island- per its name, is known for its large population of crabs, especially the crabs that can get up to ten times its normal size. It is unknown why crabs grow so abundantly and large on the island, though scholars have not given up research. 

History

Crab island was first founded by the humans early in their time in Roscrea, at around 4200 1E, but was largely left alone for many years.
At some point, a tribe of goblins with an unknown name settled the very southern tip of the island.
For most of its history, Crab Island has been known as Brightmoor Island, and been little more than a known smugglar's island, keeping to the beaches and using its lack of population for smuggling shipments in and out of Kingdom Roln. 
In the year 4280 2E, three years after the founding of Kingdom Roln, the king's son went on a massive campaign to survey the land of his father's kingdom. He would personally visit the island and plant a flag of Kingdom Roln to offiicially mark it as territory of the Roscrean Empire, though in his journal, he did note the great population- and size of the crabs of the island.
in the year 7832 3E, the wealthy noble Sir Jarius Jahre of Kingdom Rialse set for the island after getting permission from the king of Kingdom Roln to build his private castle on the island. Disaster would come however, as early on in the process of building the castle, the great crab population would grow weary of the humans, and constantly invade every inch of the site. At one point, the crabs brought the largest crab ever recorded in the history of Wold, which the workers called Big Bertha. She sat right in the middle of the construction and clawed anyone that got to close. Sir Jarius was forced to abandon the construction of the castle, much to his dimsay, as he already moved his coffers of gold and treasure into the vaults below ground. This would make a promising target for any adventurer. After this event, the island was therefore named Crab Island.

(Above: Crab Island)

Alternative Name(s)

Brightmoor Island

Type

Island

Location under

Diservive Gulf

Ruling/Owning Rank

King

Owning Organization

Kingdom Roln