Welcome to Lore Legends, a subset of lore episodes that explore the strange tales we whisper

in the dark, even if they can't always be proven by the history books.

So if you're ready, let's begin.

The ocean is a mysterious place.

It never stops moving or changing or drawing us in.

For as long as humans have been around on this planet, we've been pulled to those waves

like a siren song, and no distance has been close enough.

For thousands of years, sailors have braved those dangerous waters in search of the new,

new lands, new creatures, and new civilizations.

It's almost a primal urge to go and see, to learn, to discover, and as we've done that,

we've improved our methods.

One of the biggest reasons for that was safety.

Along with being mysterious, the ocean is also deadly, which made it important for those

vessels to keep their lives on board safe from harm, and for the most part, it worked.

But you can't read much about the history of sailing vessels before encountering a frightening

truth.

Not all ships survive their journey.

And while, yes, advances in technology have lessened those losses over time, the pages

of history are littered with examples of promising voyages that failed to deliver.

You see, as long as there have been ships, there have been the ghosts of the ones who failed.

Spectres of the sea that arrive when we least expect it.

Folks believe they come to foretell impending doom, while others see them as an echo of dark

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