The Pull of the Sea

For all their skill as sailors, Eladians rarely travel far from Koinonia.

Ships may depart for fishing, exploration, or trade, but voyages into distant waters are uncommon.

Those who have attempted to sail farther sometimes describe something difficult to explain.

A growing unease.

A feeling that they have gone too far.

An overwhelming desire to turn the ship toward home.

Some describe it as instinct.

Others call it homesickness.

Older sailors sometimes refuse to describe it at all.

Whatever the cause, the result is always much the same:

Eladians sail the sea freely—but something always seems to call them back to Koinonia.