Adol, the Ys series’ hero, has historically had bad luck with boats. This is a running joke in the series, and true to form, our adventure begins on a boat and then it wrecks shortly thereafter. Everyone onboard, both guests and crew, are cast into the sea. Adol drifts ashore onto a deserted island, and it’s not too long before he finds other castaways in a similar situation. He runs into Captain Barbaros and his longtime pal Dogi, who begin to create Castaway Village as a defensible outpost for everyone to live in and work to survive with the eventual goal of figuring out how to go home.
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