Claude C. Kenny and Rena Lanford reach Kurik with a permit from the King of Krosse that allows them to embark on a ship to Ell. As the two friends wait within Kurik's central area known to locals as the Fountain Square they come across a woman by the name of Philia who prophesizes of Kurik's imminent destruction. After the ship's cargo is finished being loaed onto the vessel, the duo return to the Fountain Square to procure any last minute supplies only to be caught within a violent earthquake; the pair of heroes flee to a nearby hilltop alongside many of the citizens of Kurik. Rushing past the Wise Mariner Skill Guild, they witness a massive tidal wave following in the wake of the earthquake which instantly submerses the town. After Kurik's total destruction, Claude and Rena retrieve thei