Following the destruction of the J.I.F Rig and slaughter of all hands by as-of-yet unknown forces and the following discovery of the wreck by the Skrusians, the poets, authors, and bards of the world, drunk, disheveled, and disheartened, pooled their funds to buy a peninsula, which they named the Republic of Writers. It is from here that they aim to continue writing their works, using each other for inspiration rather than the legends of the past that were previously mined at the J.I.F.
So far this new method has just resulted in a population boom and a new, embryonic form of music known as "Rock and Roll", but certain members of the RoW are confident that their greatest works are just around the corner.