On a day unlike any other in the history of mankind, the Ivory Island descended from the sky and landed on the misty waters of the Stormsea. It had traveled far from its usual place above the Mirror Lake, moving halfway between Bastion and the swiftly growing city in the delta of the River of Tears.
Silver Web, the city of the River People, was not too far either. So was the Night Garden, moving among the waves like a towering wall on the horizon.
Two smaller ships could be seen, as well, sailing across the sky — they were the Chain Breaker and the Time Slayer, the storied vessels capable of braving the heavens.
These ships were bringing exalted guests to the Tower of Hope. Today, the great pagoda was meant to serve as a meeting place for the demigods of humanity, so no mere mortal would find themselves under its roof.
