I wrote this story over the course of about a year, mainly as a way to explore certain events in this setting.

I originally wrote the world (which extends well beyond the Sayali Archipelago seen in this story) as a backdrop for some D&D games with friends. It wasn’t until this year that I finally started actually running a campaign in this world, and it has allowed me to heavily expand on some other parts of the world, too!

Sovereign of the Sea is set a few decades before what I would consider the "present day" of my world, a time period I hope to explore more in a future series.

Much of my inspiration came from video games, with so many I couldn’t hope to list them all! Some big ones include Pillars of Eternity, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, and The Witcher (the books and games).

No AI was used in the creation of this book in any capacity.