Since the Redcliff kingdom are the most experienced sailors, they have a bunch of outpost and useful resources to add to your boat.
[ duhh ugly lore ]
After two months without receiving supplies from Redcliff Kingdom, the Island Kingdom is about to doom, desesperate the King pay a bunch of mercenaries (the player(s) ) to Discover what happened to the Redcliff Kingdom, with limited resources the Island make a poor boat to the mercenaries, the boat is delivered and now it's time to discover what happened to the Redcliff Kingdom.
Since the Redcliff kingdom are the most experienced sailors, they have a bunch of outpost and useful resources to add to your boat. The island kingdom have a good fame of nothing have a army, and the weapons in this kingdom is extremely proihibited. (This is why you don't have a weapon.)