Many years ago (around the time you could become famous for sailing in a straight line for a while) it was bad luck for women to be aboard ships when at sea. If found, they would promptley be ’removed’. But what would happen after that ...?
Before the age of reason and science, magic ruled the world. Now, it’s coming back and if most of humanity gets wiped out in the process....well, sometimes you have to break a few eggs.