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The storm that sank the Sea Shrine came on as a dawn of red skies and hot winds from the
East. By noon dark clouds boiled overhead and 20-foot waves crashed against the marble walls
of the Shrine. Inside, the Mermaids watched with apprehension. It had long been known that
something was amissin the world, but until now the sea had been their friend. They stowed
their most valuable possessions on the top floor of the Shrine, then settled down to wait.
It soon became cleasr that the Shrine could not withstand the waves and wind for long. But the
Mermaids worried more about the town of Onrac, for the people there could be swept into the sea
and lost, unlike the Mermaids. As the storm reached its peak of fury and the Shrine began to
slide into the depths, one Mermaid escaped. She warned the people of Onrac, who flet inland and
were saved, but in so doing the Mermaid had lost her own home forever.
In Onrac, you will hear much about mermaids and robots and other fantastic beings. All of it
is true. At the port you will find a submarine that can take you to the Sea Shrine where the
mermaids live. You'll also meet Dr. Unne's brother from Melmond.
As people both in Onrac and Crescent Lake tell you, until the coming of the Water Fiend 200
years ago, Onrac was part of a great civilization. Part of that power was derived from the
good will of the Mermaids who lived nearby in a shrine, but now the shrine has been lost
beneath the waves of the ocean.
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