A hidden naval actor known as the Black Tide seized six anchorages across the Founders Archipelago at dusk on the twenty-third. Within a day, Darren, Pytale, BigChris, and Windy Walrus had broken all six. Volatile Vermillion, Boss, and Outcast Osprey threw back attacks at their own harbours. BobTheabuilder, Ezthuel, and kelti were struck. The sails have gone. The watchmen are still watching.

JayD33203 of the Hannah alliance struck CorsairPickle Shore twice in sixty seconds, destroying the full garrison of one hundred and seventy defenders. Pineapple Express was resolving a burglar complaint at the time. Governor Tru raided one hundred and two islands from four holdings. BigChris is now colonising toward CrabGoblet Lagoon. Two hundred and eighty-three islands are held across the Founders Archipelago.

BigChris launched eleven attacks against Darren's holdings at Inselnova Shoal and AnchorDeck Ridge, losing over a thousand troops before finally colonising both. Darren struck back the same afternoon. Windy Walrus raided GoblinBroadside Bay eight times in ninety minutes. Governor Pineapple Express resolved twenty council affairs at CorsairPickle Shore, including two goats and a fox. Forty governors now hold territory across the Founders Archipelago.

BigChris launched six assaults against Darren's holdings at FlotsamScallywag Shoal and AnchorDeck Ridge, losing 439 troops and one full wave before finally razing both settlements. Windy Walrus holds twenty islands after sending fleet after fleet against one medium island that repeatedly refused colonisation. Billy No-Crew conquered his first territory. Eighteen new governors have arrived. The alliance Fairytale has formed and contains one member.

Windy Walrus colonised nine islands in four days and now holds seventeen across the Founders Archipelago without a single naval defeat. Billy No-Crew raced the tide at SkullPistol Spire and a rogue wave swept supplies overboard. Eight new governors claimed settlements. The alliance Hannah has doubled to two members. Something large was sighted off CorsairPickle Shore. The officers have requested reassignment.

Fourteen new governors claimed islands across the Founders Archipelago in a single day. Governor Gipe processed fourteen council affairs within hours of making landfall at GoblinBroadside Bay, including a baking contest, a complaint catapult, and an ink catastrophe. Windy Walrus colonised three islands and now holds eight. Darren led all naval engagements this window. The goat has been found. The owner was not who anyone expected.

Governor Darren's council let a miracle goose expire unclaimed at Emerald Bay while handling a storm-damaged beacon and a drillfield levy on the same island. Windy Walrus launched twelve engagements without loss and now trails only Darren in naval activity. The alliance First lost two members. A new alliance called Hannah has one. Spy crews across the Founders Archipelago have improved from zero percent to nearly seventy.

Governor Windy Walrus launched six engagements after three dispatches of recorded inactivity at the harbor. Spy operations across the Founders Archipelago have improved dramatically. The goat ate a ledger.

PickleGalleon Hollow reopened after twelve days of silence, six expired affairs, and one uncelebrated pirate wedding. BigChris colonised seven islands in two days and now holds twenty. Twenty-one spy missions were launched across the archipelago this week. None succeeded.

RogueRig Fort logged twenty domestic affairs in forty-eight hours, including a collapsed quarry and a guard dog ultimatum requiring formal acknowledgment that General is a very good boy. Darren conquered his first island. A new alliance lasted less than a day.

While BigChris added nineteen engagements to his weekly total, Governor Benny at SnorkelBoots Bay dealt with a ghost ship, a forged edict, and a diplomatic banquet involving barnacles. The ambassador has not written back.

One engagement in week one, one hundred and four in week two. Governors BigChris and Darren account for every last one. Twenty governors launched zero. A harbor pilot is sleeping on deck. This dispatch contains details.

Governor BigChris launched twenty-eight naval engagements in four days. Governor Darren added fourteen in two. The previous dispatch described his fleet as idle. The navigator has not revised his report. The Harbor Board has noted the timing.

Twelve governors. Thirty-three islands. One attack, by Captain Stormborn, who lost. The two governors who would go on to combine for one hundred and four engagements the following week launched zero. The Harbor Board's logbook has had quiet hours.