Island Lore

Located in the northwestern Pacific, Bishop’s Island thrives on its logging and fishing trade. Six generations have resided there since its settlement in the late nineteenth century, comprised mainly of five families whose descendents remain prominent across the island. Intertwining in their daily lives, these families have been part of both the great successes and the irreversible tragedies of the island’s history.

The largest of the five cities, Chapel Port functions the same as any major city and offers opportunity in several trades and industries. To its northeast is Wicker Bay, a coastal fishing village and the second most highly populated town on the island. Harvest Cove is the northernmost town and sparsely populated despite being a rich industrial area. The most richly forested region of the island rests between the borders of Jacoby Fields and is home to two independent logging companies. Galilee, a historic light house community, is the smallest town on the island and preserves a way of life first established during the early settlement.

Beneath the quaint settings and thriving commerce, the island is home to a much darker and deeper lore. Drenched in mythology since its origins, Bishop’s Island has been plagued by legends and lore. With an alarming rate of both missing persons and unexplained deaths, the locals have fed their suspicions and need for closure with their own brand of horror stories and urban legends. But as with every legend, there are real stories at the very root of them. There are also a small percentage of citizens who remain behind the scenes to fight the sources behind such stories.

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NATHANIEL BISHOP

An Australian merchant, Bishop came to the United States at the height of the Civil War, where he served as a broker to Union forces. He settled and named Bishop’s Island before bringing in ships loaded with peasants to colonize the island. Connected to the disappearance of gold, Bishop’s power and connections made him exempt from capture. Ruling the island as a tyrant, Bishop imprisoned all who spoke out against him and used a band of mercenaries to oversee the citizens.

In the late 1880s, Bishop started a personal crusade by burning all of the churches on the Island. Eliminating local law, he tightened his reign and posted gunmen around the perimeter of the island to keep people from leaving. Turning the island into a prison colony, he had no opposition until a former soldier and preacher rose to defend the island’s citizens. Dying on the island he built, Bishop was burned at sea but the gold was not recovered for many years.