Sovereign's Folly

The oceans are choked by the iron grip of the Naval Syndicate, a ruthless empire enforcing its will through Yen, a volatile psychological power system that exacts a devastating physical and mental toll from those who wield it. Deep within the lethal, ship-swallowing waters of the Black Reef lies the Sovereign's Folly, a sunken flagship guarding the ultimate threat to the Syndicate's reign. Locked in its watertight vault are the First Logs, ancient texts rumored to hold the secret to permanently erasing a person's Yen. For Captain Silas, a disgraced tactician slowly unraveling from the agonizing cost of his own stress-manipulating abilities, the vault is a one-way ticket to unimaginable wealth and total freedom. To dredge it up, Silas assembles a desperate, highly specialized six-person crew of deserters, pragmatists, and survivalists. Guided by a navigator who charts safe passage by communing with the ghosts of drowned sailors, and defended by a kinetic enforcer wielding a constantly shattering staff, this crew isn't looking to be heroes. They just want to buy their way out from under the Syndicate's thumb. But as elite hunter-ships close in and the supernatural pressure of the deep sea mounts, the crew must survive the crushing weight of their own abilities long enough to crack the vault, risking everything for a legendary prize that may completely redefine the reality of their world.