Several nights prior to this issue's release, Lord Marshal Samuel Redbeard engaged in an all-out sea battle with Pearson Wright and his Spanish allies. The sea battle was hard, until Wright's forces were pressed onto the beaches of Isla de la Avaricia. Distress calls were sent from both sides, as forces began to waver. Viceroyalty Co. joined the Spaniards, in order to finalize a deal, while English privateers joined up with the East India Trading Company. Carlos Bonoparte, a French general, then granted the EITC access to the armada, for the time being. However, sadly, the EITC was pressed back onto Ile d'Etable de Porc where they made camp for the night. The next morning, the French tried to force them from their camp. The EITC refused, and war began. After the French followed the Hungari