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The Island Party was shipwrecked and had many adventures on these islands.

They got their asses handed to them by Harpies, Gorgons, and Circe's great-granddaughter Ortygia.

On the upside, utterly rocked against the Bronze Giant and Captain Halcyon's pirates.

Islands include:

Anthropophagi Island - Its inhabitants knocked Sebastian out of the sky. But worse were the man-eating ogres, who were all killed when Wong cast Evard's Black Tentacles from the Mage Ring (see Rings).

Bronze Giant Island - Now Dead Bronze Giant Island. Island with two towers on it. Observation Tower has Bronze Giant eye level-peepholes in the wall allowing for 360 observation of approach except for where other tower blocks view. Dungeon Tower has traps and a pool in the middle. One of the few times that a ridiculous plan actually came together and worked to our benefit. Reynaldo found what he thought were some Wicked Cool Speedy Boots here, but were actually Cursed Boots of Slowness when you really needed to be fast because Halifax is a jerk.

Centaur Island - Occupied by friendly centaurs lead by Demolean and a Pegasus left behind after much debate within the Island Party. Centaur village reachable only by climbing the Cliffs of Insanity that completely encircle the island. Thalia triumphed in the archery contest, winning her Bracers of Archery (see Items of Note).

Circe Island - Circe's great-granddaughter Ortygia who turned Jean-Claude into a pig. She is a Total Hoor.

Crazy Motherfucker Island - Originally thought to be a safe island until the only inhabitant, Philo, was found to be insane. Possibly because he talked only to cats for like five years. Reynaldo nearly killed him several times (especially after he threw our raft away and stole the stone to flesh scroll). He is a Total Hoor.

Cutthroat Island (aka Wimpy Pirates Island) - Has cliffs on one side and double staircases leading down to sheltered harbor on the other. Was occupied by Captain Halcyon and his Little Girl Pirate Squad. Good place to help yourself to a boat.

Cyclops Island - Formerly occupied by two cyclopes who liked to throw boulders. Now occupied by one Total Hoor cyclops, his giant sheep dog and a flock of giant sheep. We'll get his little dog, too. Still has caves which haven't been totally loo-, er, explored.

Cyclops Island II - Connected to Cyclops Island by a submerged land bridge walkable by cyclopes. Occupied by unknown number of cyclopes.

Flying Squirrel/Mummy Island - Walking on land will cause mummy rot-like curse. Has flying squirrels with oversized hands. Was occupied by an undead guy on a throne who could teleport people into the Skeleton Room. Appearance in room triggered the appearance of skeletons. The second person to appear in the room would cause double the number of skeletons to appear, the third, triple, and so forth. May cause loss of permanent hit points. Past him was the tomb of the ancient mummy/scholar Hypatia, as well as Fire Sword, Gauntlets of Dexterity, and Scales of Disease Curing (see Items of Note). (Also see Mummy's Note.)

Gnostic Monastery Island - Exiled heretics. Had a sweet library where Reynaldo picked up Ikulu's laundry list.

Golden Bough Island - Island that had a ridiculous amount of magic towards the center of it, possibly from a tree. Reynaldo was told repeatedly not to snap off a twig. He really wanted to. Father Michael was found here, waiting to cause much mayhem. Reynaldo wants to go back and snap off a twig.

Gorgon Island - Formerly occupied by two gorgons in a small temple. When they were decapitated, Pegasus sprang from the neck of one and someone who may've been Perseus sprang from the other. Final resting place of maybe Perseus. (Oops.) Temple has two statues likely to be petrified travellers. Wong and Wirshin were petrified here.

Harpy Island - Home to one of the party's most shameful defeats. Quoth Wong and Wirshin, "What do you mean we, kemosabe?" Caused the destruction of an entire town. These harpies are Total Hoors.

Hydra Island (aka Swamp O' Disease Island) - The hydra is dead, but it's the explosive diarrhea and tapeworms that'll get you.

Maenad Island - They partied a little too hard. Only stayed long enough to figure out what was going on before bidding a fast farewell. Captain Halcyon later stopped here with more congenial results, and came away with the Sword of Night (see Weapons) and Oeonoe.

Safe Island - An island with a lake in the middle that was used for resting, healing and some fishing. Beware the pit full of diarrhea and dead tapeworms near the lake. Reynaldo and Jean-Claude hunted the Calydonian boar from the back of the Dragonfly (see Items of Note).

Siren Island - Despite much planning, attack never commenced. The sirens are, presumably, Total Hoors.

Sphinx Island - Not such bad guys, these sphinges. They gave Jean-Claude, Reynaldo, and Thalia the scrolls required to unpetrify Wong and Wirshin.