Dantroe

I have to wonder about these pirates' intentions, and our actions.  The letter left to us by Nathaniel threatened that he would turn his attentions to the the nearby Land of the Five Rivers, Arcadius's homeland, conditional upon us not causing any more damage to his base.  From his standpoint, this seems like a very generous offer, given how much damage we'd caused already.  I'm sure that that portal will not be easy to set up again.

So what do we do?  We leave, but not without his rather nice desk and what I assume must be nicer alcohol.

Given how ruthless we can assume this man to be, wouldn't that be rather like a poke in the eye in response to his offer to spare one of our group's homeland?  After reading his offer, we did cause him to suffer additional loss, which he may well see as a rejection of his terms.

This all dependent on the assumption that Nathaniel was not outright lying in his letter, which is possible.  We also gave a warning to the town in the western Land of the Five Rivers, and Arcadius sent word back to his family and the central bureaucracy.  "Hey guys, we may have just angered a group of the most powerful pirates in the world, and they might be coming after you!  Good luck!  Okay bye!"

Of course, as Arcadius tells us, the Land of the Five Rivers is far from defenseless, but it would be better to avoid conflict in the first place.  If the pirates do attack, lives will be lost, regardless of the outcome of the battle.  And for what?  For the sake of a piece of furniture and a flask.