The Final Frontier

Going where no one has gone before...almost. A mysterious portal has opened over the sea several leagues from Waterdeep. A blockade was quickly formed to protect everyone from this unknown magic. Two weeks ago the wizard Armitagos and his crew of the Erebus entered the portal. Not long after a garbled message was recieved by the mages of Candlekeep. They made out two words, Island and east. Now the first official expedition is being prepared. No one knows what awaits on the other side, or if they will ever be able to return...