The Lore of Tekkiowakka Mokupuni
The year is 1955 and already the lore of Tekkiowakka Mokupuni (Tekkiowakka Island) runs deep. Stories of pirates, hidden treasure, ghosts ships, and sea monsters are commonplace. But that's exactly why Martin Fogmore built his little hut on the edge of Tekkioloa lagoon and began serving delicious cocktails to the locals. Over time he collected the stories, legends, and myths, scribbling them down on whatever scrap of paper he could find at the moment. When Martin disappeared a box was found behind the bar. A box filled with the scraps and scribbles collected over the years.
These are what drew you to Tekkiowakka. These are the reason you re-opened the little hut.
The locals soon returned and new stories were told.
These are what drew you to Tekkiowakka. These are the reason you re-opened the little hut.
The locals soon returned and new stories were told.
Colonization
The island was originally colonized by Britain in the early 1900’s. Though “colonized” is a strong word as little more than a few ships stopping at the black sand beaches was all that occurred. Still, the local inhabitants of the islands, the Tekki-Tekki, welcomed the strangers and introduced them to the exotic fruits and natural wonders on the island. It wasn’t until WWII that Britain saw the potential resources and location of the island as advantageous and discretely began sending people and supplies to the island. The early colonists chose an area where the island’s 4 main rivers converged around a large lake the locals called “Tekki-pa-ka-loa”. This lake was half-way up the mountainous center of the island, providing elevation for communications and easy access to the higher elevations where expansive views of the surrounding seas were plentiful. At the same time the thick jungles surrounding the lake provided cover from planes flying overhead.
The Village
The small structures built during war time remained after the troops who built them left and many of the original colonists decided to stay on the island. Over time, more villages sprang up along the rivers around Tekki-pa-ka-loa lake as entrepreneurs flocked to the island after hearing tales of the abundance of exotic fruits and woods they could obtain and bring back to sell to the people of Britain. It wasn’t long before the tales of the sunken S.S. Teepzover and it’s missing treasure made it back to Britain and then the adventurers came. The pilot Mulder (Mayday) McCaw was one of the first to arrive, ferrying some of those early adventurers to the island in his bi-plane and then returning to Britain with the aforementioned fruits and wood.
Mulder(Mayday) McCaw & The American
One of those trips brought an American to the island, the first one in fact. Martin Fogmore came searching for mystical artifacts, a passion he had developed over the years. Using the growing village around lake Tekki-pa-ka-loa as his base Martin ultimately discovered the local's were tight-lipped about the mystical island lore and he found only rumors and a love for rum. His friend Mulder (everyone called him Mayday) began bringing a variety of rums from the outer islands and Martin began introducing the beverage to the locals. One day when Mt Tekkioloa was rumbling in the distance, Mulder flew his friend Martin over the volcano to see it from above and Martin fell in love with the beautiful lagoon surrounding it. The next day he packed up his belongings, including the many bottles of rum he had acquired, and asked Mulder to take him back to the lagoon where he planned to spend the next dry season.
Rum and Relics
Martin spent the next month building a small shack with the help from the Tekki-Tekki who called the area around the lagoon home. He began sharing his rum with the locals who helped him out, mixing it with the exotic local fruits to make his quickly dwindling supply last longer. Word of these delicious new concoctions spread quickly and Martin discovered the locals were much more willing to talk about the myths and stories about the island's mysterious relics after having had a cocktail or two...or three. His passion for the relics returned and a new story began.
The island was originally colonized by Britain in the early 1900’s. Though “colonized” is a strong word as little more than a few ships stopping at the black sand beaches was all that occurred. Still, the local inhabitants of the islands, the Tekki-Tekki, welcomed the strangers and introduced them to the exotic fruits and natural wonders on the island. It wasn’t until WWII that Britain saw the potential resources and location of the island as advantageous and discretely began sending people and supplies to the island. The early colonists chose an area where the island’s 4 main rivers converged around a large lake the locals called “Tekki-pa-ka-loa”. This lake was half-way up the mountainous center of the island, providing elevation for communications and easy access to the higher elevations where expansive views of the surrounding seas were plentiful. At the same time the thick jungles surrounding the lake provided cover from planes flying overhead.
The Village
The small structures built during war time remained after the troops who built them left and many of the original colonists decided to stay on the island. Over time, more villages sprang up along the rivers around Tekki-pa-ka-loa lake as entrepreneurs flocked to the island after hearing tales of the abundance of exotic fruits and woods they could obtain and bring back to sell to the people of Britain. It wasn’t long before the tales of the sunken S.S. Teepzover and it’s missing treasure made it back to Britain and then the adventurers came. The pilot Mulder (Mayday) McCaw was one of the first to arrive, ferrying some of those early adventurers to the island in his bi-plane and then returning to Britain with the aforementioned fruits and wood.
Mulder(Mayday) McCaw & The American
One of those trips brought an American to the island, the first one in fact. Martin Fogmore came searching for mystical artifacts, a passion he had developed over the years. Using the growing village around lake Tekki-pa-ka-loa as his base Martin ultimately discovered the local's were tight-lipped about the mystical island lore and he found only rumors and a love for rum. His friend Mulder (everyone called him Mayday) began bringing a variety of rums from the outer islands and Martin began introducing the beverage to the locals. One day when Mt Tekkioloa was rumbling in the distance, Mulder flew his friend Martin over the volcano to see it from above and Martin fell in love with the beautiful lagoon surrounding it. The next day he packed up his belongings, including the many bottles of rum he had acquired, and asked Mulder to take him back to the lagoon where he planned to spend the next dry season.
Rum and Relics
Martin spent the next month building a small shack with the help from the Tekki-Tekki who called the area around the lagoon home. He began sharing his rum with the locals who helped him out, mixing it with the exotic local fruits to make his quickly dwindling supply last longer. Word of these delicious new concoctions spread quickly and Martin discovered the locals were much more willing to talk about the myths and stories about the island's mysterious relics after having had a cocktail or two...or three. His passion for the relics returned and a new story began.
