Bravos Beach Vacation!

The sign ‘Nereid Beach and Resort’ sat by the gates as though it was marking an arcane portal to another world. Deep lettering in a rich, decadent purple font as vast and open as the night sky stood stark against a polished white background.

The simple, low stone wall that ringed the top of the hills beneath it couldn’t have really served much purpose in keeping the unsavory sorts that plagued Aranilla from entering those glittering golden sands, so it’s true purpose must have been something else entirely. The goal wasn’t to separate the rich from the poor or the polite from the scruffy, but to divide reality itself. Outside the gates lay the mundane world of the Amnestlandts, while inside, the gorgeous, topless mermaid painted on the sign promised, lay paradise.

It was the same sort of soft sandy beach that could be found all along the coast of the Verdant Kingdoms, sand gradually giving way to rocky cliffs as the horizon vanished northward toward Gallia. Clear blue waves set to sparkling by the noonday sun lapped lazily at the tanned calves of beachgoers. A clear blue sky, and the mixed ambiance of rushing waves, cawing birds, and pleasant conversation.

What made the Nereid Beach and Resort stand out wasn’t the location; there were easily a dozen other beaches along this same Mercian coast, and the calm, shallow shores of the Nereid Beach were no less suited for smugglers and lowlifes than any of the others. No, what granted the Nereid Beach it’s distinction and the reason Emmaline Beaumanoire had all but demanded that the Bravos come to visit was that Nereid Beach was a destination.

From the gorgeous, voluptuous, and chiseled bodies of beachgoers of all races and origins, to the equally diverse collection of chefs, merchants, entertainers, and services that had traveled from across the Amnistlants to set up shop in these coveted shores, what really made the Nereid Beach stand out was the people. And the relaxation and pleasure that could be found in their company.

So, after another tense adventure finally resolved, it was finally time for Fuu to make good on a somewhat questionable promise she had given to her firedancing friend. It was time for a beach vacation.