History of the Midway Island

After the revolution of Du'hra, it became increasingly difficult for the kingdom to keep control over Midway Island. This only got worse as Du'hra got more wealthy and could enforce its borders against the kingdom. Eventually, it became too expensive to collect even taxes and the island seceded away from the kingdom.

As the waters around The Wasted Lands calmed down many pirates from the area began seeking new horizons. One of these was Midway Island. Although the island had little to offer in terms of riches some of the seers offered knowledge and nautical prowess to those who would settle there. Most pirates refused but a few of the more odd ones did.

As the people of Morgrouth Island explored the waters around them, they found that several whirlpools were located to the northwest of them. It quickly became a way to test captains and ships to see how many whirlpools they could navigate, even though failure often led to death. Eventually, a single crew managed to find a way through all of the whirlpools and discovered land beyond them, raised by an unknown world tree.