1

The islands are connected by long tunnels dug out by a gigantic monster.

2

The giant spiders of the Webbed Isle were originally bred by the elves for their silk.

3

The Penguin Pirates have been raiding treasure-loaded ships in the area.

4

The pollen of the Shimmering trees puts the birds and lizards in a frenzied fury.

5

Tiny punk mold-men are said to live on the Isle of Blooms.

6

The best beer in the archipelago is produced by Marlo the Mad, an immortal mage.

7

Dwarf-like creatures are endlessly battling arcane aberrations on the Ruined Isle to prevent them from taking over the world.

8

Boneback and Crystalback Wydarrs were originally a single species of Softback Wydarrs.

9

Copper-rimed portals were set up by the elves for swift travel across the islands.

10

The apes of Rand's Retreat built their own city deep in the jungle.

11

Sea-polished rubies can be found on the red beach of the Shimmering Jungle at low tide. Just don't be there when the sea level rises!

12

An evil witch dug her lair under the ruined tower of Southspire Island.

13

The color blue has completely disappeared from the Webbed Isle.

14

Plants and animals are at war with each other on the Isle of Blooms.

15

A full-blown inn appeared overnight on the Isle of Marlo a few months ago.

16

Kobolds have been sighted, sailing from the Webbed Isle to Southspire Island.

17

Martel renegades have set up their own settlement elsewhere on Rand's Retreat.

18

Dire albino gorillas are the apex predator in the Shimmering Jungle. They can break a man's spine barehanded!

19

Salt imps have transformed most of the Ruined Isle into a barren wasteland.

20

Some bamboo sprouts on Rand's Retreat are so old they became sentient.

21

Treasure found floating around has risen up from a sunken elven temple.

22

A tiger-headed god is ruling over the green lizardmen. That's why they are prohibited from eating cats.

23

One of the 7 dragons in the multiverse has been sleeping for eons under the Shimmering Jungle, bidding its time.

24

The yellow coral towers on the Isle of Blooms are fiercely defended by an army of boars.

25

The rainbow beach on the Isle of Marlo is made of thousands of broken up glass bottles.

26

There is a mass grave of green lizardmen younglings on Northspire Island. New corpses are piled up every day.

27

The almonds grown on Rand's Retreat are bitter because the trees are watered using the tears of those who lost their comrades.

28

The two sky-defying spires at the north and south-west of the archipelago are unholy lighthouses used to guide ghost ships.

29

The ancestors of both tribes of lizardmen came from an unknown continent far to the west of the Swordfish Islands.

30

The ruins of the Isle of Blooms are haunted by the vengeful spirits of the dwarves killed by the elves in ancient times.

31

The Swordfish Islands are the only emerging part of a single huge continent that sunk millennia ago due to the weight of elven cities.

32

The ogres of Hot Springs Island are fake. Trust me, I have seen my share of real ogres back home.

33

The rainbow clouds of the Shimmering Jungle can make you see beyond the physical plane.

34

The spider-people of the Webbed Isle often cure adventurers… In their large smokehouses.

35

The crystals of the Ruined Isle can speak, but the unholy language they use is darker than a moonless night.

36

Inhaling the bluish spores raining down on the Isle of Blooms grants remote viewing for a limited time.

37

The silk imps from the Webbed Isle can weave a fabric smoother and softer than a baby's posterior.

38

A gigantic tree is growing underwater, north of the Webbed Isle. At night, a faint lament can be heard, rising from under the waves.

39

The colossus on Rand's Retreat is actually a giant golem that can be controlled from the inside.

40

There used to be a third spire on the Swordfish Islands, but the elves took it with them when they fled away.

41

At the dawn of the world, 9 oldkins created the islands. Speaking their true names grants dominion over the archipelago.

42

Jeremy Rand became rich when he found bottomless riches in one of the volcanoes. He left most of it untouched.

43

The plants of the Isle of Blooms have sworn revenge over mankind, only a master gardener could appease them.

44

Some foreigners from far away lands cannot see Hot Springs Island. It's like it's not even here!

45

The only reason Green Lizardmen built their five luxurious villas on the Northspire Island is to spite Swordfish Bay residents.

46

The elven god of gardening was a giant snake, that's why snake hieroglyphs are found near weird plants.

47

Most traps in the ruins of the Shimmering Jungle can be avoided by following the arrows engraved in the walls.

48

The Blue Lizardmen of Southspire Island can see the future by eating poisonous mushrooms.

49

A rival trading company hired a coven of witches to curse the Swordfish Islands in order to prevent the Martel from making profits.

50

The last expedition didn't come back to Swordfish Bay because their wish to go back home was granted by a powerful genie.