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saying. My comrades take damage, and here goes the room. Treat me
well, okay what hatri hat? Okay? Twenty five? Okay, that
is a hit and that is thirteen slashing damage. Okay, I have one
more action? Is it still standing? I am checking here? Did it
go? So? Someone there? We go? I found it? Okay.
I have so many folders in this campaign. It is mind boggling.
All right. Yes, as you bring the hatchet down, how do you
kill it? So I bring the hatchet down, slipping from right to left,
down with angle. I'll take his head and I'll rip it off to
throw it into the water. As I'm cutting through it as you tear its
head off, the body keeps moving and will strike at you, even though
I have on more action. Yes, okay, it's a long swords are
accidently Oh no, caught me off guard. I thought it was dead slashing
damage God, okay, Well, so they have some special bullshit and it's
up to you if you want to do it or not. She's lost,
Okay, I'll just thankful damage. Then Oh I I lift my ambulet.
No, yes, no, it happened taking five of it. It's okay.
You reduced to damage by seven. Okay via the ambulance abeyance. So
how many times do you get to use that? Is it just a reaction
and you can potentially use it every turn? It is a reaction, so
I can only do it once per rotation, so I can't do it again
until my turn. Okay. How much was it? Twenty eight damage?
Five from that and then you subtract five and then yeah, okay, wait
it was seven or five minus five versus seven? Okay, it was a
total minus twelve, So it ends up being so you took twenty eight,
you take sixteen. Yeah, I was right. I was making sure blood
it's gushing from the cut is pretty deep. You see the like eyes in
the mouth of this creature which are like glowing red like as you tear the
head off, it just kind of like like starts to fade the glow and
then this like red glows kind of glowing from the wound, and you see
the creature just take this like sort of off balance but very powerful strike against
Malvic, tearing the flesh and drawing blood as he lands back down on the
boat. Are you all right, Malevic? Let's try to say I'm all
right, and this blood just starts blowing out. Not doing well? Okay?
Is that it for your turn? I think you have one action left.
You did just sudden charge, yes, yeah. Is it still there?
The body it's I mean it's sinking below the water. Oh okay.
A swipe and just kind of like fell off the boat as it did,
so a little bit retribution, Yeah, I will, I will hit the
deck. That was a hard hit. I can't take an action trying to
stop my bleeding. Okay. Uh, you have frightened one as well,
and no I don't. I don't. I couldn't take that off as you
put the image on it. Oh okay, okay, but you land back
on the boat there. Okay you are, it's your turn, all right.
I will go ahead and extend an arm out to this remaining creature as
I cast disrupt Undead upon it, the one that is near as Celia.
The faster we kill these things, the better. That is a nut,
that is a fortus. You'd say that they must make. Okay, disrupt
undead. What does this look like? Well, similar to my other magic
so although it's a more dark and grotesque looking kind of spell. The blue
is an inky kind of blue and as it hits it spreads throughout its veins.
It's quite disgusting. See this horrible like almost fluorescent kind of blue like
it's just kind of glows and sorts to spread through this creature's body. You
can see the red like eye holes in mouth. Sort of look at you
and how far away you are and consider the possibilities. All right, But
now that I've done twenty damage, I'm going to go ahead and start working
on Malovic. I will treat his wounds at in an expert level using my
battle medicine. Well, I think I just got a good hit on it,
Manvic, But or I just stay still. I'm just going to handle
that all right, and that will be twenty eight points of healing. As
I have met the expert. Mark, give me an arm and I'll start
stuffing like herbs into it and kind of you'll see this golden glow from my
hand as I accelerate the healing. Does that hurt? I always wondered?
Oh? Yes, okay, it does all right, and that will be
my turn over that way over that way. I already have enough blood on
my yes, as Malvic horks up some bilge. I have a question,
because I want to do this correctly. Did I have to make afford to
say from the cut? From the cut? Now? Okay? Now you
do not okay? Is that if return you on? Yes, indeed,
Sakawachie will increase the range of less and take her not really a fighter,
I'm gonna go here and take cover, okay, Danigi who absolutely annihilated so
many driver last time. Uh sort of of uh is aiming there. There's
like these flaps that you all are using as kind of wind breaks underneath the
section of the raft. That's where you are right now a rash talk along
with the knee, Sakuwachi and karun that yellow box there on the screen that's
where these storage is. You have like supplies and things that are there.
And then this area that you're in right now is kind of like where everybody
has been sleeping and just kind of like congregating, staying away from the edges
of the raft. And there's flaps that are kind of like hang down,
you know, and blowing. And Denigi has been like taking aim with composite
bow through the U through these flaps and takes aim at this white right there,
and we'll use her hunt prey ability for action and then we'll fire.
Twenty three is a regular hit, which is the first non crit that she
has had against these guys. By the way, uh okay, that will
be eleven plus D eight. I think just the D eight. We don't
get the extra D ten. It's deadly and there was no crit. Hey
for fifteen damage. Denigi says, watch out, lizard, and the arrow
comes sailing past as you like look over your shoulder, a rashtak through the
tarp that is there and hits the Karen White. Denis, I want action
for that. For that, we'll fire again. That is a twenty to
hit. Also another hit another arrow sails passed probably like right as you're looking
rashtok to try and figure out what's going on. Another arrow sails pass and
connects with the Karen White. You see this viscous like black icher sort of
glow red for a moment as it just kind of flows down from the wound.
You see this white trying to take a deep breath. Okay, or
Celia, it's your turn. I raise up my spear and I try to
slam it right into the white in front of me. Fifteen Unfortunately is not
enough. You go to strike and the long sword comes up and harris.
Ok you're to spin it in a Try again, another harry to the other
side. You can see the wound is sort of bleeding. This creature doesn't
look too great. I try again, third and final time. Again you
are parried at every turn. I've got it distracted. Do something rack shock
eh, all right, and just throw it afross. I'm a little frightened.
Twenty two Okay, twenty two is a hit. As you bring your
finger up to cast the spell, you see the ice begin to form and
it begins to spread across the creature as you hit it, probably somewhere in
its ribs. It looks down and sort of turns towards you. Zillah hid
behind Dani. He seems the safest choice. Unfortunately, you can't go there.
That's where the supplies and things are. I see I over here on
the other side of the flap. But I need okay, the white let's
lose this horrible dirge and I am gonna need a saving throw. Everybody.
This is a will save twenty seven, twenty three thirteen. Okay, and
I get a roll for Nigi, Sankowachi and Nicodine's character. Did you use
any of my hero points last session? I cannot remember if they're there,
you got them? All right? I will use my hero point to reroll
my will savings throws one. Then I was gonna be like, yeah,
I'm gonna do the same since and then I saw that, No, I'm
good. It's an angry red number. Okay, Sankowachi success, the Meiggie
success. Let's see how we do. For Corona, Karun does not have
a d buff. Karun has the life boost on thy more turns oh.
Karun has a fatigued debuff from falling in the water and failing the saving throw.
Mm hmm. And to save from karun on they will save there.
Okay, So who has failed ar Celia and me Malvi? Yes, okay,
ummm it probably krit failed mm hmm. Frightened Malevic. You were already
frightened before. Yes, I can't be frightened again within ten minutes. Now.
This isn't an intimidation thing. This is a special ability, So I
think you can be Unfortunately, if they have, if it specifically says yeah,
it could be you're refreshing, I guess it doesn't say that. Yeah,
it doesn't say that. It's it's it's just not the same thing.
And I know that that's for like intimidation or like demoralize. Let me see
if it has to do with it. I don't see anything under frightened saying
you can't. I think it's just intimidate to moral life. Yeah, okay,
I'll take it to me. I'm on the ground anyway. Yeah,
Malvic fraighted one, or Cilia frightened two, and uh some other bullshit that
I just closed on accident coca cool uh ah, okay, you get a
minus two to something else secret Uh okay, that is two of its actions.
Then it will spin and try to slash you ar Cilia with its long
sword twenty seven. That's it for nine slashing damage, and please make a
fortitude save shive a minus two to the save a nine. Ooh, okay,
I think it's already calculated in there as this creature is, it doesn't
matter. It wasn't in credit anyway. Yeah. So, as this creature
strikes you with the long stort and you feel this like strange burning, and
then for a second you see the blood sort of pool and then it sucked
out of you into this creature, and you could see the eye holes and
the mouth that is sort of a gape and glowing red, sort of like
grow in intensity, and you can start to see some of the some of
the damage reverse itself. You are drained one. Let's see drain You have
to find nearest sink and throw yourself in. Okay, become less healthy.
Take a status penalty equal to your drain value. On constitution based checks such
as fortitude saves. You also lose a number of hit points equal to your
level time's the drained value, and your maximum hit points are reduced by the
same amount. Uh So you are a level five, so that is a
five HP off of your max, Okay, it's Karun's turn. Uh.
Life boost is six stan Is that correct? Yes, that is correct.
More instance of life boost comes off. Okay, and Karun will fire the
hand crossbow at this creature. That's a hit with the hand crossbow. Amazing.
I can do it. You gave me time. We're talking about a
pool. If you want to rub the salt in the wound. He also
did yours. Yeah, damn, you'll land it one day. Dan,
that's okay. I did one that did once I've heard it, say okay.
Uh. So the bolt flies through the slit in the tarp that is
flapping and connects probably like in this creature's neck. It doesn't seem to really
care that much. It's just movements are slightly limited as the bolt is there.
Uh. And Karun says, you saw that right. I totally scooped
that thing, you know, with the with the with the bolt. You
saw it right, yes, okay, and then I will reload and then
fire again. Stupid thing. I'm going to make a better one, I
swear. Okay. Uh. That is a miss with the natural one.
By the way, it's the Hubris. It always gets you right back.
Malavic is your turn. You see your hand come up on the deck of
the ship, and I'll pull myself up for one action. I probably looks
so intimidating from the other side, malevic. Yeah, I'll look back at
Yaura and flip the hatchet in my hand, and then I'll toss the hatchet
at the white across the way. Okay, and she twenty five? How
do you kill it? Oh? I think from the pain, I don't
know my own strength. And I threw so much into it. The bloods.
The wound starts to stretch and rip at my chest and got some blood
as I throw it all my might as a DRSA. It's about to take
a fatal blow, or possibly take a flatal blow. And the axe comes
straight through and just goes straightened the center of the head to pass us through.
And then I'll twist my hand and make it come back, and it
will decapitate on the way back, and I'll grab it and then I'll fall
on the deck again. As the head calls off this white again, the
body strikes towards Arthelia. Make sure she does it. I couldn't get it
out all the way nineteen hit. I lift up my sphere in a parry
the attack. The white just sort of moves for a minute, like after
the strike, its body sort of continuing the motion from the swipe, and
then it sort of crumples on the edge of the raft slowly just slides into
the water. You are now out of combat, did it? Yeah?
I'll just you got it. Lose consciousness, Manavic, Manavic. I can't
carry you across. I'm so heavy. Just let me be here for a
second. I'll stay here. I'm not moving. No slump up against her
aboard, all right, I'll lean against the edge of the ship. Are
you all right? Yes? I got you pretty good. I hate it.
It is my hand cross bow. Wow, that's a rarity, I
know right. I'm very proud of you. I think this thing is broken,
but I'm so good that I still hit it. Undoubtedly, Darling.
Is that chips safe? Well, we cleared what we've seen so far.
I can go in and look a little further and run like a little bitch
if I see anything. Does that sound good? Yeah? Yes? I
just meant more. Is it seaworthy so you don't sink? While Mala regrests?
Do I look like I know a thing about ships? We haven't.
I don't know. We haven't sink yet. Thought the commotion. As long
as this thing has been here, it would have already been in the sea.
Get them over here. Now the raft does not have long I tried
to remind it, but it could break it any second. Manvic thinks you
all should come over here. Do we save the supplies? Yes, we
have a bad holding, right, yes, I starts gathering as many supplies
as I can, tossing them into my bag. I will help a rushtack.
Very well. Uh, let's get two athletics checks and our celia.
Yeah, eighteen twenty five, I'm bad at those, Actually not that bad,
not today, you aren't, darling. You uh used that wiry muscle
rash talk, and with the help of our celia, you begin to sort
of load up the supplies. This ship is uh apparently it looks looks okay,
Yara, you are going to investigate. Indeed, please make a perception
check. Hmmm, I'm going to re roll that, why not? Okay?
Rerolling in eighteen into forty? Okay? Very well? Yeahra, you
begin to read down the steps into the hold of this ship. It's dark.
Do you have dark vision? No? I got a little light,
so you can barely see anything in here. There's not much light here in
this on this lake anyway. But you begin creeping down the steps, one
step at a time. Mm hmmm mm hmmm mm hm hm. Ship is
covered in a rhyme of frost, and there's horrible smell. As you begin
to descend into the hold, you start to see water. There is a
decent amount of water the ship has taken on. There's also something floating ending
on the water. You can't quite make it out. M m. It
seems like the ship has taken on some water. There's also something floating over
there. My vision is horrific. It's not worse than a normal persons,
but it's not quite great. In the dark, so I can't see what
that is. I cannot hear you. Come back up, stand up,
come up to that deck for a moment, all right. I canst light
on probably her shield. Oh that's actually for a point, I do have
a shield already lit. Okay, yeah, I don't. I think it's
only dim light though, let me see glamorous shield. Where are you,
darling, Ah? Here you are? Hmm. It doesn't matter either way.
I can still he cast light on it head back down, floating in
and on the water. You can see more of that strange like almost oil
slick like substance floating around. That can't be good. Do you all remember
that oil we found the other vessel? I think it was only me with
you. I think we were together. Well, why don't you come back
up? Ah? I don't want you going down there alone? All right?
I don't know if we could stay here though it looks like the ship
has taken on water. We would have to do repairs, and I'll start
to move back towards them. Move back up. I'm not moving as quickly
as I would like. I'm still bleeding a bit from my injury as I'm
helping a ashtak. When we get a moment either yard, I can help
you. I can. Yes, it'll be fine. We should focus on
the supplies first. Yes, so mentioned oil and water. Oh, yeah,
that's stuff we scooped up from the other wreck, right, did there's
more of it over there? I'm going to grab some. Yes, it
is quite dark in there, and there's there's water. Don't worry. You
don't have to worry. I have alf eyes, right, I don't know
if elfies save you from drowning. I mean maybe, but maybe know that
I can see down there, all right, to be my guest, Okay,
I'm going to go stoop. Karun then begins to walk onto the get
get onto the boat and and uh head down into the hold. All right,
Well, were there any supplies on the ship outside of the oily water?
GM All I saw was water? Yes, no, No, I
didn't find anything else. Uh shame m So we should not take that.
Then it did not look see worthy. We could get a second opinion.
Obviously one of you could take a look. But if it's taking on water,
I would assume that it's probably not seaworthy. I hear check, I
know my way around water. Right the other ship pat my bag of holding
or our shot can continue without him? Okay? Uh so Ulukuk, who
is kind of like you're the the the driver I guess of this raft is
sort of inspecting it from the outside, and he points out you can see
that there's like a hole in the ship. Ship is kind of being propped
up by some of the wreckage and stuff that's around, just stopping the ship
from sinking. But you can see that the ship has taken a nice size
hole. It's it's definitely run into something. It might have even been some
of the wreckage itself. With the wreckage other like crates and things floating out
in the water. Yeah, broken debris and such. Yeah, if there's
any intact I might actually see about retrieving it. Okay, make a survival
check. Twenty two Okay, I think with a twenty two you're able to
get You get a bunch of driftwood. Basically, there's no supplies or anything
that you can tell beyond that. Get a bunch of drift wood. Soaking
wet. It's freezing fucking cold. I do have swim speed, thankfully.
I'll take the logs up. Are the ones that look usable for potential repairs.
If you are swimming in the water, I will need a fortitude save
yes thirty one. Okay, Yeah, it's cold as shit, but you
do not grow fatigue from doing this. H blop it up on the deck
for future use and repairs. Okay, i'd say you get roll me a
D ten one. I will add two to that, just because I feel
bad for you and great generous DM. You get like three usable pieces of
driftwood, you know, Like I'd say, it's like the equivalent of a
two by four. I will mark that just so we have knowledge of it,
even though it's on the ship. I'll uh scrawl my way up that's
this side of the ship and pull myself up and look back at the others
and say, give me a moment. And what I want to do is
the rope is still attached to the to the other I want to go over
and I want to pull down our sale on the raft. So I just
want to be clear right now because I think there's a misunderstanding that is happening.
The ship that you have run into has a hole in it? Are
you staying aboard that ship? I mean, but all the ships that you
talked about last time, he said, this one was in the best shape
I did. We've only looked at you, though genuinely looked at you.
Mhm. He also said that the raft can wreck apart at any time.
No I didn't. I said that it has a few days left and it
probably a best Okay. If that's the case, then I won't do what
I was going to do. I was gonna chop that ship up. That's
why I wanted to communicate this to you ahead of feeling Okay, then what
I wanted to do is so that I will pull myself up on the side
of the boat, and I will ask Karoon to look with me to see
if you can find any other vessels that look like they have better shape,
since the ship is a lot higher than the raft. Am I assuming yes,
Karun has completed her spyglass spyglass, and we'll try and sort of keep
an eye out. Let's say, Malvic make a perception check. M hm.
Very good role from Karun. Oh my, that is very good.
Okay. You spend some time looking trying to like determine what is the best
way to spend your time as opposed to saying there's the next wreck or trying
to leap frog between them, and with some very good roles. I rolled
its Corun's modifier for this. Okay, with a twenty seven from Karun plus
a spyglass plus you helping, pretty damn good role. I would classify that
as a crit the there's a lot of wrecks in this mist You take your
time. This is like you spend maybe five to ten minutes just kind of
like figuring out a plan and a path that you could potentially take to tell
Ulakuk how to navigate through the wreckage and potentially take you to the best looking
options. Um. You see that there's some larger wrecks uh further into the
mist. Kurun can really only pick them out with the with the spyglass.
There's a few that you're able to like pick out the the the UH maidenhead
on the on the ships, sort of looking for that mermaid. You don't
see them. There's some intimidating like figures, some you know, naked characters
on the front, but you don't see any mermaids. Unfortunately. Looking at
these at these ships, you also see that there are some that might have
been recently sunk amongst the wreckage. Very good, we need to relate it
to their companions. I think we we've gotten everything we need from here.
There's nothing but death. It seems like that is how it is for many
of these vessels out there. Korn has seen a potential. The raft doesn't
have long We should get going immediately. Yeah, there's lots of lots of
wrecks and things like. We can maybe scoop up some supplies from from the
area, you know, but there were lots of places where we would just
be wasting our time. So we can go that way and you can see
Karun and Malvic sort of like trying to navigate a direction towards Ulukuk. Who's
nodding right whilst we're traveling over there. How about I treat someone's wounds.
Make use of the time. Yes, thank you, Yes, will take
some time to navigate these waters and around these wrecks. Wonderful. All right,
well I can work on two of you at once. You overwork,
You've you've done enough, fit, I'll flop down. I got through that
old child. Well right, I'm going to stitch these up and I'll bounce
between a raschalk and Malvic doing treat wounds at an expert level for twenty six
points of healing. Once we end up finishing that takes ten minutes, and
I'll tossay life boost while as he's working a male of it at othelia.
This would be twenty four points of healing total after eighteen twenty four seconds.
Twenty four seconds, very good, thank you. And if our travel does
take more than ten minutes, I will be refocusing. That's only if that
is the same. I'll meditate while we wait. Depending on how long we
have my gashes and cuts become scars and small scratches and tears. Thank you,
thanks, but I'll get up anyway. I won't take whatever supplies you're
butt over. Put it back on there on The raft is good that you
bought it here, just in case the raf broke apart. They could try
to see if there's any way I could we do the rope itge since the
supplies and others are off. But I don't think it's soapful. Yes.
Yeah, the last time that you tried to repair the raft, the like
ropes that were securing the logs together, they were just so cold that when
your hands tried to maintain a grip on them. You know, when your
hands get that cold, you can't. You lose the string in your fingers.
Uh okay, So you continue your journe as you do. Sakawachie will
sort of tap you on your shoulder, our Celia. Yes, there was
something else that I saw my vision. I didn't want to tell the others
because it was so odd. I thought everyone might be confused that I had
some sort of normal dream. Hm hmm. What happened? It was strange.
There was some sort of creature that was watching. I saw horrific visage.
It had horns and very tofts of fur that I could swear. It
looked like it looked like it was writing something writing. Yes, could you
see what it was writing? No, this creature stood at the edge of
my dream. It almost looked like it was writing in a book. What
did the book look like? I do not know. It was shrouded.
Did you feel that danger? Not exactly? Yes, and no. I
I'm sorry. I know this is not very descriptive. That is why I
did not want to tell the others. No, No, every little bit
helps. This is fine. I appreciate you sharing with me. I whack.
Does this description match what we've been told of other people's dreams. We've
had dreams of clause and fur. There are definitely some common threads. Yes,
this book or this writing is something new mm hmm, but there's definitely
similarities. Yeah. If it gives you some solace, this sounds somewhat familiar.
Some of us have had dreams not exactly like yours. But I think
it means something, and you have not been able to figure out what yet.
No, not enough information. Maybe that's why we are destined to meet.
Yes, I believe so you will figure this out. I reach forward
and gently clasp her on the shoulder. We will together, Yes, yes,
and again, she sort of mutters underneath her breath. Her fates are
entwined. How would you feel about sharing this with the others? They would
want to know. If you think that it will be good, then yes,
it would be good for them to hear it from you very well.
Sakawashi then relays this information to the rest of you as well. So it
seems so you're connected even more than one. Hm hmm, it does seem
that way. Karoon and I both have had similar dreams. Yeah, I
forget Have you have the rest of you had those dreams? I don't know
if we've gotten the chance to speak about it. Malvic, I see amand
with horns and fur every time I look into a reflection of myself. Okay,
as of dreams I have not, right m I wonder what the significance
is, But I suppose there's nothing we can really do about it right now.
The fact that it was writing that's got me curious, okay, but
it isn't me before anyone has any thoughts. Now, it looked much different
than you melevic much different in soccer watching. You did not see what this
writing was? No, I could not. Mhmm. Interesting, there's like
a little shudder that moves through saka watching, she says it. O Celia
asked me if it felt malicious word or dangerous. Both did and did not
that feeling when someone is watching you. That is closer to what it felt
like. With the descriptions that everyone has given. I am now an expert
in occultism. Is this something that might ring a bell maybe as a notable
figure? Yeah, of course, okay, not even need to drop,
thank you. It wouldn't fall under the occultism or religion. I am trained
in religion as well. Okay, great, Nope, that's good to make
it. Would it possibly be under esoteric? As a creature? You can
make the role A hold on? What is that year old and eleven into
a twenty three? Our year old? Are you greedy? I think this
is important. Let's be greedy. Oh geez, oh man ah, that's
a fifteen or Celia, it's such a vague description. It's just not helpful.
Really, not enough information. Some of us still haven't had this sort
of bream yet. No, it is strange and without seeing it, I
can't pinpoint anything in my knowledge or studies same. What was it writing on?
Were you able to see? It? Looked like some sort of book
hmm, yeah, a book on a deskallectn in its sense, in its
hands, like it was standing writing in a book. Very observant follows.
Perhaps m able to move a walk al writing m h interesting. All right,
well how far are we from the boche that we were planning on getting
to. Yeah, we're going to enter exploration mode here. As you all
begin continuing searching amongst these wrecks, looking for this mermaid or trying to listen
for these bells that Sakawachi mentioned, what would everybody like to do in exploration
mode? Muh, I'm going to scout like always. Okay, I don't
know what time of day it is, Yeah, it's getting later in in
the afternoon now, yeah, definitely got I have a dark vision. Let's
just keep your eye out. Hmm. I might if possible. I don't
know what it would fill. It would fall under repair, but I don't
think I have a repair kit. I was going to say, work on
the raft while we go to try to reinforce it. Uh, you can
work with Karun to probably try and repair as best as you can. This
will be a crafting check. All right, I'm going to re roll that
one. You could also, well, I guess you've already rolled it.
I did roll Karns definitely. I'm curious what I could have done for future
knowledge, but not now, of course, So you can. Karun is
a expert. Karun is an expert, so you could just do that next
time. But you have both rolled pretty well. Yeah, it's not easy.
But Karun, instead of trying to use her hands to secure the ropes
and whatnot and they're just so cold and trying to do it is a nightmare,
she creates a sort of jig which is essentially a way to sort of
twist the ropes to make them tighter without using her hands to really try to
get in there and do that. So it's kind of just like managing to
put a is maybe one of the pieces of driftwood or something through the rope
and twisting it so you can tie it tighten the ropes that way instead of
trying to like use your hands to tighten it. Yeah, and yeah,
you're able to kind of secure the raft a little bit, it feels a
little bit more sturdy. It's definitely still taken, you know, some wear
and tear, and the ropes are still thoroughly soaked from traveling on the water
for this long. But it's definitely doing better than it was. It's not
quite it's not quite going to fall apart in in a couple of days or
anything. Now. Okay, and our Celia Yara, what are you doing?
Yes? Okay, So we were told before we started making our way
here that there may be ghosts or hauntings of some sort. We've seen the
dragger and the whites, so there is clearly some kind of power here.
I would like to investigate and see if I can divine anything. Okay,
Uh, you seek out information about your surroundings while tilding at half speed.
You may use recall knowledge as a secret check to discover clues among the various
things you see and engage with as you journey along. Okay, yeah,
you you have any specific recall knowledge that you would like to try to use
here. I would like to specifically lean into the ghosts, the undead,
perhaps a haunt so I'd like to use esoteric Okay, I'll allow it.
Twenty one. Okay, it's unclear to you why specifically ghosts reside here.
The nearest thing that you can understand is that there have been so many wrecks
and so many deaths that perhaps that is related to why there are so many
restless spirits. Maybe it seems like one piece of the puzzle. Maybe m
m. There's so much good death here that maybe that has become part of
something. I will try to chronicle as many details as I can of the
various boats we pass, their sizes, if they have any distinguishing features.
You can do kind of like some rough math, you know, and just
being like, okay, how many of these size vessels did we see?
How many crew would there probably be on them? And you you know,
maybe there's some like writing in your margins where you're just trying to like figure
out some rough numbers, and it's a lot. There's a lot of wrecks
here. This is just like a ship graveyard. What is pausing this?
Not enough information? Do we see any particularly rocky outcroppings, any kind of
geographical features that might have Oh, this is troubling. I will go to
our navigators and be sure to let them know that this is strange it might
be connected for utilizing the exploration to just treat wounds on myself. And if
there's one other, let me know now. But I'm doing it expert level,
okay, and I failed. Actually, sir Bummer, you needed a
twenty for that kind of nineteen okay. Hmm. Let's see, Malvic,
you said you were doing scout or search. I can't remember scout, okay,
got it. You try to keep an eye out for any dangerous Malvic.
You're searching the water, You're searching the decks of any of the nearby
ships, anything that you get remotely close to. You see Malevic's head on
a swivel sort of eyes darting back and forth, trying to gauge any potential
ambush locations. And to be honest, this area that you have moved into
now it's not as bad as some of the ways that you can go through
these wrecks. You found the best path you think that you could take through
these wrecks to provide you the safest rout. There is no ideally safe situation
here. There's recks all around. If there are more of these undead creatures,
they could be hiding amongst these wrecks. They could be hiding in the
water. It's easy for this kind of thing to happen, but you try
to minimize the ambush locations. Nothing seems to happen. As you begin to
move through these wrecks, things just kind of get quiet everyone on the lot.
The quietness is what bothers me the most. Darkness starting to fall.
Let Cook starts to slow the raft. I'm having trouble seeing. Someone will
have to direct me. I can help. I have stark fishing. M
hmm. Is the light still available on your shoe? How long does the
light spell last? I believe it lasts twenty four hours. Let me see
it lasts until I cast it. I believe it's also a cantrip, so
I can recapt as much as I want, fair enough, don't worry about
it. Then the light is there. It only has a range of you
know, I believe. Yeah. Well, let's you know, navigate the
waterside in front so we don't hit me thing. At least I can cast
it on the front of our raft. As a result, then to give
us a little bit better range of vision. It also might alert any in
or anything in this water, but I guess alert than nothing. Twenty foot
radius, so forty feet out. If you wish me to dispel it,
I can. If you wish to be unseen, I believe having a single
light may throw something off in a whole. This raft is pretty big.
It's lit. We're sitting docs, yes, but if you have one light,
perhaps it will look smaller. Is your idea less yes? Worth the
effort maybe, But if we're dealing with you undead, it may not matter
either way. But it's trying to cause and less attention on us. Last
time we were split, things came upon the raft. Well, how well
are you able to see at present? Those of you who are able to
see in the dark, you can see well. But I have an idea
the way dark vision works. It's not like it's clear as day, colors
fade of a great tint. We can see if you can cast that ability
for us stuck multiple times? How about casting it on to the ships that
are in front of us? Yes, I can do that. I can
only do it from about thirty feet away, so we will need to pull
up fairly close if we do so. Otherwise, Yeah, having a light
as a target in front of us may be better as being the target itself.
You tell me where you want it, and I will place it there.
Leave it up to dark bions to make the final decision. They'll just
give us options. We placed lights of one wreckage in front of us or
away thirty feet away from us. We can direct Lukuk in the way that
we need to go with our sight, but casting a light out we cannot
only prepare ourselves with in front of us. But what may be on those
wreckages, we must act quickly. We are adrift, I will say to
the front and I will help Ulukuk was looking out into the darkness. I'll
stand to your right, al Celia, and if you wish, I will
put a light out into the distance on an object. As as it's not
on us. I think that is a good decision. I'll take them back.
I cannot see in the dark, so I will have to place the
light on something and toss it so I can see it again. I won't
be able to see in front of us. You will have to be my
eyes. I will okay, perception check please, I will roll with my
plus thirteen. I will not roll because I can't see in the dark.
Twenty six my lucky number. Okay, all our Celia's Celia. Celia's sort
of guiding Celia. The raft is moving very slowly. Lucak has slowed it
down tremendously because of the drop and visibility and relying on your vision. So
you're kind of like communicating uh with ukuk here and there, starboard and port
and slow down and speed up and all that back and forth as you navigate
various bits of wreckage. And as you're looking around our Celia, some of
the mysts begins to part, and there is beams of moonlight that descend upon
a single masted ship. And in the distance you can hear m rush talk.
Do you hear Do I hear it? Once she points it out,
Yes, listen some kind of droning or that be the bells you think,
or some sort of creature. It could be anything. Look there a shred
of light. I see the moonlight, yes, not much else. Do
we see the masthead? Yes you do. There is a mermaid there ashtalk.
Uh, it's a mermaid. Look I look to no avail, but
believer, yes, we should get rid of it. We should read firm
if it is or not, I'm not the one for this, for sure,
I will retrieve him mhm, Hi, did you find something? Yes,
take a look. It may be the mermaid. Mm hmm, I
allshok my arm over your shoulder and point directly between the moonlight a mermaid affixed
to a ship. Yeah, that's what it looks like. Wasn't that in
the dream? I believe so Psakawachi is. Yeah. We should should bring
over. Mm hmmm. I'll stay here and make sure nothing comes on us.
Can you get out of the others? Everyone? I believe we found
some of the psucho watcha. You need to confirm alaskaroon to pass the spyglass
over to Scowatchie and ask or Oshtok if he could hit a light anywhere near.
Well, the moonlight is showing, so we should be able to see
some kind of outline of some sort mm, provided that we're within thirty feet
of it, I could. Yes. In contrast to the wreckage all around,
one masted ship ahead is still upright and looks to be in fine condition.
Oh it's stuck in thick ice. Vessel's figurehead, an oaken carving of
a beautiful halfling woman with long hair and the lower body of a fish,
is the apparent source of some strange pulling, and as you approach it sounds
a little bit different. It sounds more like weeping, and possibly actual.
Rivulets of tears stream from the sculptured eyes. A name plate beside the figurehead
spells out the ship's apt name, Mermaids Tears. On the ship's port side,
a gangplank has been lowered to create a ramp between the main deck and
the ice floe in which the ship is trapped. Can I see any evidence
of recent tracks or activity in the area? Not from where you are.
You can get closer to the ice or the ship. We have to get
closer if you want to get a better look. Uh well, a cook,
keep going in a direction. We'll slow your pace. I'm pretty sure
by now you probably see what we're all walking at. We need to get
as close as possible, at least within thirty feet. Yes, I orstock
if you can pastor spell when to in range? I will want to confirm
something. Where would you like it in that direction? How far out are
we from? Thirty feet away? About twenty feet before we come thirty mm
hmm, you're about twenty feet with in target range roughly, I mean,
do you want it at the front of the mid The They after, about
where would you like though, right in front of the ship, right in
the center, below the mermaid. How far as your light reach? Forty
feet? Yes, forty feet in diameter? Good, they said, right
below the mermaid. Very good, I will do so. You will eliminate
the area the kook is piloting the ship. The raft. Closer you begin
to approach, the ice surrounds the ship. I would like to take my
spear and stab at the ice to see how strong it is. It's pretty
thick and just loads to a stop immediately. Is it thick enough for us
to walk on? It does appear so, yes, and it should be
safe to travel across this Hm, I do not know. They are yes.
Do you have your grappling though? Yes, I do. I gathered
it up. How tall is this shit? Pretty tall? It's pretty tall.
I would say you're looking at maybe fifteen to twenty feet up in the
ice. Oh there's a gang plank that's been lowered. Oh shit, Oh
there's a ramp there. I think that is also of good enough evidence to
prove that the ice is sturdy. Someone else has walked it. Mm hmm
that ah. Forgive me for not trusting it, but I have my own
methods. I'm going to give you used to grab look, or I can
leap up on the ship. It's up to you at your disposal. As
I normally would take the solo route, I look back at everyone and I
kind of like half under my breath. Just take the ice. She probably
shouldn't split up, hm. Yes, yes, a rash tark. However
with you, you lead with me. If anyone survives or fall in the
water, probably you, This is true. Yes, no, lead the
way before then I'll catch eyes with Oursilia and nod and turned back and started
walking towards the ice and testing it for a weight approval, one leg at
a time or one for at a time. Okay, start, just to
just to be clear, you going up the gangplank? Are you going?
You using a rope? I'm going to go up to ganglink? Yeah?
Does it seemed like the easier option for everyone else? Begin to slowly make
your way up the gang plank onto this seemingly empty looking ship. Is everyone
up? I think once? Once we see the ice is safe enough,
then I will begin to direct everyone to follow. While I am one route
to this as well. I would like to adjust my glove and utilize my
healer's gloves on myself to heal myself up at fourteen points, okay, just
in case. Fair enough, everyone sort of begins to make their way up
onto the ship. Umu, Kuk and Numa are remaining on the raft,
but Sakawachi and Denigi follow you as well. Fifted yells up and says,
I shall stay with the reft. If there are any problems, I will
take a Numa and we will join you. M hm hmm. I think
perhaps the masth head is enchanted or has some kind of magic on it.
I could swear I start to cry. Perhaps if I touch it I might
be able to get more answers. Mm is that wise or else? John?
Do you sense anything? I heard a creaking? Any magics? I
can quickly do it detect magic and only confirmed that the mast is indeed your
mast head figurehead is indeed magic. Oh yes, rash Shock. There are
many things that are magic on this Ah. It's not just the figurehead.
There is magic everywhere, Malvic, Please give me a perception check. Mm
hmm. There's multile sources of magic. Interesting, I cannot make out any
particular one. It is everywhere, Malvic. As you begin to look around
for the source of this creaking sound. You mm hmm, I'm excited.
Oh are you smiling like that? Yeah? So good. I think the
last time you smiled like that was when the cabinets started attacking us. Yes,
that was similar. Hard Okay, Oh they found a thousand gold that's
yeah. How nice of a thousand el twenty for me a thousand gold each.
H that's wonderful. Malevic, you're looking around nothing, which is your
eye. You swear you saw something maybe just out of your periphery for a
moment, mhmm, and then you heard some like something sliding across the deck.
Sh trying to find out what is going on. You don't notice it
first, but then suddenly a rope comes flying out of nowhere and let's see
thirty seven to hit on who me? Yep? Oh yeah, I said
great. But I do have I don't know what this is, but I
have a ability called deny advantage in chat I posted in our chat. Your
foes struggle to pass your defenses. You aren't flat footed to hidden, undetected
or flanking creatures your level or lower features of your lower or lower using surprise
attack. However, they can still help their allies flank. This creature is
not below you and level. Shit, there is a sam Raimi moment that
happens here. The camera cuts are like way too fast. The frames per
second on this scene are dropped down low. Everything's kind of a little too
quick as suddenly around your wrist a rope grabs you. You look down just
trying to be like what is that? And then suddenly your great sword is
yanked away from you. Everyone, Oh my great sword is in my back?
But sure, that's okay. This will be for thirteen slashing damage?
Is this rope hit you like a whip? O? Your god? You're
looking around what the hell is going on? And suddenly you see where the
rope is coming from there and this is what you see? Sorry, what's
happening? Why can't I show this? Oh? I've got the window open
like that. Okay, let's do Yes. It's a capstan, So for
those that don't know what a capstan is, it is the thing that sailors
used. It's sort of a it's a round sort of pillar thing and they
put posts in it to help them like winch things up. They get into
that like thing where they all grab one of the posts and they kind of
push to use this engineering set up to lift heavy weights and things. This
one is on rollers and has a bandana across its head and some kind of
cloth draped around it. It also has a little face painted on it,
and you see this rope is coming from it. So this is final fantasy
as hell. And also why are we getting beat up by wooden objects all
the time? Okay? All right? And Wax said that it's a higher
level than you. Damn, we're gonna die to an anchor winch. You
know, I'd be okay going out like that. I think maybe we chose
a different chip. So yeah, it has essentially yanked off this great sword
Malevic and sort of spun you around. Your great sword just kind of cliang
clank clank, slides across the deck. What do you do? I'm in
disbelief right now, just like well it's not to me, I believe it
was that everything's like dead quiet on the ship. I'm going to you just
see, I mean, just try to imagine for a second. The deck
is quiet, there's nothing moving around, and then you see this cap is
this capstan and there's a rope that has it's on you know, it's it's
grabbed malvic and it's got a face painted on it, and it's just it's
just there, happy joy Joy. I'm going to take my hatchet and cut
this rope that's right in my arm. I mean, that's the first thing
I'm gonna do if it still has me. Okay, yeah, I mean
that's that would be my reaction if something grabs me. Fine, sorry,
guys, how do I need to roll for this? Yeah? Definitely.
Okay. So I don't know if we're an initiative of nothing, but uh
yeah, I'll just just cut at the rope. Okay, So twenty nine,
cut at the rope. Twenty nine. Okay, let's see here.
Actually, can I do something? Can I do it? Can? I'm
gonna do this, but can I do it in a different order? Different
order? Yes? And I want to say something first, sure, because
I am in disbelief that it was that thing whoever's here. We mean no
harm. We that wouldn't neces, that's not what just did that to us?
Right now, Mikay Thomas e check please, I'd like to hell oh
yeah, if I I will yell out please, we'd reed no harm.
We are exploring, and we were drawn to the ship by the sound.
Might I throw out a pity guidance as well? Okay, two diplomacy checks
please eighteen seventeen. I'm afraid to reroll it. That a zero eight.
You've got one from guidance. Oh yeah, sorry, eighteen sorry eighteen.
Let's see here, m Malevich, you slice through the rope. I'm sorry
you're you're doing this diplomacy check first. Uh, there seems to be no
reaction, nothing, nothing seems to happen. I'm going to cut this rope
that you mistakenly put around me. I'm trying really hard, but I really
want to just fuck out whatever did that, and I'll cut the rope.
Yeah in twenty nine, ys, slice through the rope that's kind of grabbed
you. It flops and falls off, and I'm just gonna put my hands
up like this and be on a major olert. I really want to go
for my great sword, But the tactician in me says that whatever pulled that
away may have threatened if it didn't attack yet, Maybe want to talk to
it before I decide what to do, because I believe the ship did it.
I can't explain what I saw you want to docton the wooden peg winch
and look at me like that a rostock. We got beaten up by a
dress up before. Krun is like looking at Yara and she's just like looks
a yeah, I'll try. Hello, Hello, I am mar Celia.
Begins to spin wildly, and then it flies towards you are Celia, and
will try and hit you. As it begins to spin, you can see
that there is another uh like one of the posts that's that's attached to it
gets dislodged, and there is uh is actually an anchor. As that it's
beginning to spin, it has a reach of ten feet begins to spin around
wildly. Oh shit, that is a thirty five to hit. What the
fuck? That's a crap shit, Oh this is gonna be bad. Okay.
As the anchor is about to hit Rcity, I see a vision of
its swinging their way, and I look down at my hand and see this
blood pulsating, and I will grip my fists and I will activate such shed
burden and take half of the damage. Okay, So this will be fifteen
damage for Artelia and fifteen damage for Malavic, and this will be bludgeoning damage.
It's like first you think it's maybe one of the wooden posts, and
then you like look a little bit closer in the darkness, and you see
it's a fucking anchor that comes full line up ship. Out of pure reflex,
I will lift my amulet and use my reaction to reduce Malavik damage by
seven points. As I take an anchor to the body, well, still
spinning after it hit Celia, it is and all right as it does so
well, it's got three actions, sorry, buddy. Uh the last action
two will be to throw another rope up. Uh do you yeah, we'll
do one of these. Okay, rope is headed towards Uh. Let's see
who's the next closest. I'll roll to see what's gonna be. This will
be a talk cod talk scrach. This is going to be a que just
die goodbye. This is going to be a crit Oh. I know he
has to quit. Failed to not quit me. I rolled the natural nineteen
h This is uh twenty seven after the critter before. Well, this is
its third attack. Got a twenty seven. Oh got in twenties. I
thought that was the damage I see, as you know, twenty seven to
hit. Is that a crit it's not. Oh all right. Another rope
lifts out, latches onto your arm and will launch your staff away from you,
and this will be four fifteen image slashing damage. It leaves like a
furrow of blood amongst your scales. And as this happens, we can see
everybody sort of getting on their guard and like trying to protect against this thing.
And suddenly you hear a voice. You hear swabby, Swabby, No,
what are you doing? Swabi? No, I'm sorry. And floating
through the deck you see an ethereal shape m and they're speaking Coleman, yes,
no, if there's a ghost, our Celia starts to hand girl,
Oh my god, it's a ghost, Swabby, Swabby. You see this
creature begin to float above decks, a halfling dressed in seafarer's garb. And
you can see this ghost sort of uh swap this hap stand on the head.
Well, I guess, on ter know what it's called. Yeah,
it'd be a rot or something, I guess. And there's absolutely no reaction
from the capsan uh he says, I'm sorry. Welcome aboard the Mermaid's Tears,
madies, I'm adnating hill Captain of this fine vessel. Me and my
crew have been trapped in this god forsaken ice for more years than I care
to count. Now. I don't know what kind of ship brought you lot
to this flow right hazard. I guess you approached the tears hoping to come
and dear a superior vessel. Perhaps you'd like to make a deal with this
old salt uh. I would like to get my sore, as long as
you do not bear said sword, because it was on my back the old
time it did. Your whatever that is attacked us first, Swabby is a
little aggressive. I would like to take a deep bowel or respectful courtesy.
M captain, it is a pleasure to meet you. I am more Celia,
and these are my companions. We are, in fact, from a
much lesser vessel than your own. I gesture out towards the raft. Perhaps
we can come to some arrangement for my friends here. I think it's only
fair that they feel safe. Your companion here, Swabby, has inflicted terrible
wounds on us. Please, I am willing to hear out any offers you
may have. Yes, we said they've been trapped. M What if there's
some way we might be able to a system and becoming untrapped, either bringing
the vessel elsewhere, or perhaps we can release their souls somehow. I don't
know a lick about that, but we might be able to captain. You
mentioned that you are trapped here and perhaps the ice forbid you from venturing forward.
Perhaps we are the physical hands that you need to be able to break
through if we help you that, perhaps we can take a ride with you.
I I was when you might say that if you help me break free
of the ice, I'll take you anywhere the water touches. I would like
to get a little closer to this being, and as I do so,
I would like to perhaps sue an esoteric role to determine what kind of specter
or spectral creature this is. I do have specifically an interest with undead and
spirits, so I can tell it's a ghost. Perhaps I can tell what
kind of ghost? Yeah, absolutely make it twenty three. Okay, this
is a ghost, captain. I will say with a twenty three you can't
really discern too many details about them, but this person was definitely a halfling
in their previous life. They are They have solid white eyes and wild hair,
and there is a I think you might notice this sound that you heard
earlier, the like weeping might have been coming from this ghost. Oh and
while the conversation is going on, I would like to I realize they are
a ghost, but they are still speaking in common and as such the likely
making mannerisms and whatnot. I'd like to see if I might be able to
get a read on their sincerity, and perhaps there's some sort of vibe I
get so speak natural twenty for twenty nine. You can tell that this ghost
is definitely pretty desperate to get out of this ice. They look very nervous,
like maybe this is their only opportunity they might see for a long time.
All right, M, I will gesture to the gang plank. Were
you expecting anybody to come join you? That's always the hope for years and
years and years. How did you die? Do you remember? We?
H? Hello? Hello? Check check chick? Okay, sorry sorry lock
my go xl R there for a second, give me a second, I'll
figure out. Sorry, sorry, sir, Okay, there we go.
Okay, this ghost looks confused when trying to remember. I don't remember.
Hm hmm caspars a mixed two of us technically mm hm m Hm, where
is the rest of your crew? The rest of my crew? Motioning to
the ship, you can then see ghostly figures begin to crop up from below
the deck. Oh hello, ah, before we get to know all these
pleasant trees, Yara. Sorry one second, malevic Yara, you notice these
are definitely pirates. Oh your all pirates? High Miley, So is that
what you'd like to do? Should we assist in your departure pillage from the
murder? Let's know what all pirates do? I mean, that's why I'm
asking. I could have made the assumption they would true. I swear to
Asmara, I'd never do any sort of thing. At least now My captain
is only as good as his word diplomacy check. Ugh, ahem, don't
mind if I do. Oh shit, I will rearrold that with my final
hero point and my diosister. Technically, since I have also been blabbing my
pie hole at twenty three end of twenty I have my own reasons for wanting
to to get help across the lake. It seems my soul can move on.
Toll. I'fe made one fine voyage. In other words, you're my
ticket to the afterlife. Hm. You've had stranger companions. It's true.
I mean it's not a bad thing to helpe someone pass on so that their
soul might be placed in a more appropriate spot. No, it is more
natural that way as well. What do you think, Manavic? I'm sorry,
are we forgetting that? That thing attacked me multiple times? I mean
you attacked you like every time you mention it. There's a quick cut to
captain Captain Swabby. It's there's absolutely zero motion. It's just there of stupid
painted faces on it. What if we get compensation from them in some form
for your assault injury? Yes, you were the resulted still bleeding as well.
There's lots of shelt all over this place. Do you think perhaps they
might be able to tell us if there's like a treasure somewhere or something,
or perhaps give us some Maybe they're willing to part with it once we help
best, since they won't need it since they are in gore boreal counter offer.
My friends here were beaten quite badly by Swabbi there. Oh see,
perhaps you might be able to compensate us in the form of treasures or patience.
The ghost like picks up a picks up like a stray piece of wood
and just cracks it over the head of Caps and Bobby just crack. Oh
oh no, it's more rex abution than compensation. Yes, I would argue,
that's not quite what I asked for. Do you know of any treasure?
Of course I do. You see there's potent magic here in the Dunsland
wrecks. That's why the ice forms. You can't break it, you can't
melt it, it won't work. There is a creature that we know of
that can free the mermaids tears if you're willing to help it. Mm hmm.
There wouldn't be a whale, would it a whale? La? What
kind of creature then? Yeah, well I'm familiar with. Can I interrupt
real quick before we get into all these storytellings and all this stuff. We
have two companions below waiting for us to come back and let them know if
we are alive or not. I believe we should do that very well.
I'm over pissed that I took a beating and everyone's just okay with this and
being all pleasant, but this ghost, I'm going to storm off and go
get the companions two when we first met us, so now look at us,
Why are you getting so upset. Ignore all of that tell us about
this creature. Please, are you familiar with a naiads? Am I familiar
with the so anniad? Let's see here, what shall we categorize this?
I will take a nature check or an arcana check, I think for you,
I'll take an esoteric lore nature it is for me with the third.
So you know that uh niads protect streams, ponds, springs, and other
natural bodies of fresh water. Most naiads live in solitary lives close to their
chosen ward. Sometimes these nymphs congregate and coven like groups where river tributaries meet,
performing great magic and blessing the waters of the land. So far,
what Captain Tinhill there has told you is strange. It's definitely a creature that
is closely tied to magic and water, and it sounds very possible. But
usually niads are supposed to protect waters. It could be drawn as a conclusion
that they are protecting this water by freezing it too. I explained this to
the others, But they normally protect water, er Captain I, it is
a bit odd for a nyad to do this. Is there a reason you
might think of why it would protect by freezing and warding people away. I
do not know, Hm, I do know the name of this creature goes
by the name of for Labis. How do you know the name of the
creature? This creature ye has built a temple of bones not far from here,
some facey serpent or other. She's capable of powerful spellcraft, reguards her
magic fiercely and won't give it up without a fight. Captain, in your
time here, did you notice any sort of bits of oil, an interesting
looking oil kind of strewn around at all. We checked some of the other
vessels and they had this peculiar looking substance. Karun, show your sample.
Karen waves it towards the sky and she says, yeah, looking she it
has like a No, it looks a little like a rainbow. I think
it's alive. Um, one of you make a diplomacy check for me.
I will re roll that. That was sixteen p. Seventeen. Okay,
do you see the captain shake his head? No? Why, I don't
know what that is? Strange indeed, m hmm, very well. Interesting.
Well, that could be the reason why there's so many crashed ships.
The shipwrecks. That's what's the results of the Naiad hm, and we must
deal with this creature in order to get you seaworthy. I for Labis because
this as a ritual that allows her to turn entire ships into ghosts. Raises
his hands and motions all around you. And now rashtak it starts to make
sense. Why everything aboard the ship's magical? Eh? Are they well I
know of Nians? And do they tend to work with mortals at all?
Or are they fairly with my role? How hostile are they? Oh?
Good question? I suppose just like anyone else, it would matter who you
run into. Right from what Captain here has said, it does not seem
to be very pleasant, but they generally have a bad disposition towards non fay
m. It may be difficult. They are Faye, but they do not
tend to be pleased with others who are not fay. Captain, I need
no insensitivities with my question. Did you seek something from this Naiad, perhaps
against its choice or will or position treasure or boone, or even just attack
it because you've heard of it? Diplomacy check please? Rashta twenty two.
There's a smile that is drawn across Captain Tinhill's face, and he says,
I am at eating Hill, commodore, extraordinary master of the Lake of Mists
and vales, the most feared pirate ever to sail ashore as a brave oy
for you, though just captain of such device and not directly No, I
think this volabus has a grudge with us in regards to activities from when we
were alive. Your iris sea in the area may have displeased it, even
though you are not directly dealing with it. If I am understanding correctly,
Captain, I m it sounds as if though this was meant to be your
prison. Ah. I suppose, so this could be a good bargaining tool
if we are able to speak with it. Let you all pass on,
and your existence here would not be a thorn in their side, even though
you are not actively doing anything. Maybe this Nayad could be reasoned to release
its script. M hm, however, be done. I merely wish to
take myself and my crew on their last voice. I saw the ghost one
of them break aboard over the head of the capstan it okay, so he
is able to manipulate physical objects. Well. If we are dealing with a
fay, contracts and promises are worth their weight in gold to them. I
will pull out a piece of parchment. Perhaps we can get your promise in
writing. Then the crew starts chuck all around, and Captain Tinhill begins to
float on over towards you. Oh contract, pretty words, pretty words on
paper binding to many people. Ie, we can make a deal. All
right, write your promise. Then I'll offer my quill. You help me
break free of the ice, and I'll take you anywhere the water touches,
and include exactly what it is that you want to do once you're free to
move onever that may be. And when you move on, you will have
no use for your vessel. Is that correct? I suppose not. Its
legacy could live on if we were to use it after you have moved on.
I suppose where is it that you travel? Unfortunately all over? We
are on a bit of a mission at the moment. Glarian is in deep
danger. It always is. We will walk back in with her holy cook
and I forgot the other one, you know, a numa. As I
hear the question, I'll say, Mendev, mendev. We can take you
there? Do you seek mm hmmm, yes, the nearest port. Hm.
We can take you there if you free us. Do you have a
ghostly companion that can them undo with your object has done? Do you have
a healer? No, we do not. However, if you do agree,
I might have a few things that might help you. In the temple.
It's likely very dark down there. I have light. No, we
agree, Let's see what they have. It's just in case. Seems like
a fair deal and one that benefits all of us. I shall sign that,
and it shall be witnessed by each and every one of us, and
your signature. Of course, I will take responsibility for this, and I
will take the quill and sign my name ar Celia of the Burning Sun Clan
Good. I take the parts ins and I roll it up. I just
settled, then, I suppose. Then we shall inform our colleagues and take
care of our wounds before proceeding anywhere. There is a ghost that floats over
towards you with a small chest. There. Take these things. You'll find
the most that this creature associates itself with aren't nearly as friendly as myself.
Inside the chest you can see that there are two things, a dagger and
a pair of goggles. M hm, m hm. And what exactly are
these just that is a dagger of venom, and those goggles should help you
see in the dark. There goggles of night. Uh ah, and my
eyes would light up, but they definitely don't because it's dark. I see
in the dark. So I point to a rash talk. I think perhaps
are which friend here could benefit from theirs. Don't worry, lizard, I
can make you a strap. M thank you. I just didn't want you.
You know, if it works with the side of you, it's just
the Joe I wrote them to an end in Oh they look nice, I'm
quiet. What kind of metal is this? Looking at the dagger? Uh
oh okay, oh god, how can we strip this stuff down for parts
and sell it? It's not that's not the reason trying to make needles out
of it. If nobody else es who they are. That's what it looks
like. I sent it to our discord. Yeah, it's uh, it
looks kind of like a sneak transforming into a dagger. It's golden and green,
and it definitely seems like there's some bits of gold in here and maybe
some jade. It's a serrated blade. It's essentially a plus one striking dagger
that has a greenish tinge to it, and the head the hilt is sculpted
to look like the head of a serpent about to strike. The mechanics of
this thing are that when you critically succeed in attack roll with the dagger of
Venom, the target becomes sick and one. Unless it succeeds on a DC
nineteen fortitude save, it is a poison effect. Nice. Perhaps this might
be best on Karoon unless anyone else is looking to use a dagger. Karun
would run away from a shadow if it was in melee range. Well,
are you going to use a dagga? You have a big long sword either,
I say an I are, and maybe arrange we will be able to
use it. But Karuna, all people have never seen in close combat.
But if you can prove us wrong, I am only saying it because you
will have to fumble around with your weaponry, and I, whoever wants to
take it, I do not have to. I don't have to take it.
I suppose I can take it right. I will tuck it into my
belt. Since they have given us that dagger, it seems like it will
be an immediate need to make our lives easier against this creature. At least
I would assume yes. All right, now yare, I would say you
could have even possibly used the dagger and mainly strike M. I don't really
do the whole stabby thing. I mean, I've got a sorts of magics
and I kind of eat my hands free in order to patch you up.
It comes down to it, and we need to make a blow. Be
the first of me. Okay, I will turn to Karun. Do you
know if ruins of return are able to be transferred to different items? Oh?
Yeah, yeah, so you would you have to sort of remove it
from the previous item, and that can probably like destroy it mmm, but
you can most likely get the run off. Let's me potentially be worth it.
Yes, you have other weapons as well. I still have Yara's morning
Star. Very well, we have some time now to rest up. Perhaps
Captain you can offer us somewhere with some warmth within your vessel, away from
the cold as we make preparations. Very well. You can move below deck
to avoid some icy wind, but you'll find that Ghost Pirate ship isn't exactly
the most warm place. As long as you can guarantee the safety of our
companions, I think we will manage from anyone but my crew. I can't,
but from my crew that I can. Could you want us if there
is someone else other than your crew entering the vessels and Swabi after them.
Swabi is our main deterrent from any borders. Perfect. Thank you for your
hospitality, Captain. You are most welcome. Thank you for the bargain.
It is not often that we encounter polite folk. It is the mission of
my people, the Burning Sun Clan, to try to put more of that
into the world. M Shall you rest, then, it is growing the
l I do not wish to be on the ice at this time of day.
Certainly we shall look at everyone's wounds and take a moment's respite Captain before
we go below deck. Is there anyway that Swaby can apologize to my friend
Malevic? Yeah, Anita's apologies for somet' Just get to a camp, make
a camp. No, No, I think an apology is the least we
can ask what was it going to do? And spell it out and rope
It's fine, Swabby apologize to the folk. As you stare at Captain,
capstin Swabi, there's absolutely no motion at all, nothing happens. Well,
there you have it. I walk away looking for a place to say,
I camp inside the ship. Okay, go below deck and put a probably
one of the old lamps that may be hanging, even if there's no ability
to use it, I will cast light on it. I wish I could
go back and edit this episode and just two quick cuts of caps and Swabi
for each of these scenes. Whenever you're talking to it, there's just like
a still image. I say, there is a way to do that or
the other things that we're doing. We have to remember that the U I'll
make a note. You begin to head below deck. It's a pretty nice
ship. It's the best one you've seen here on the lake, and it's
intact. Everything looks like it's sort of well maintained. You see the ghost
crew and it's a little bit like, uh, you know, Pirates of
the Caribbean, but with not corpses. You just see ghostly visages of these
people below decks. As you begin to do so, you see them performing
their various tasks moving about. There are deckhands that are sort of moving supplies
below as they As they do this, they sort of look at you and
surprise. As you're moving along the ship, rash talk will uh, sort
of look around and you see, uh, you see these different deckhands like
lifting up and moving I guess you can see like as if they were about
to go underway for a voyage. You can see them moving supplies to the
cargo hold, which tend to be like things to repair the ship. Various
bits of driftwood, like some of the driftwood that you found you see like
nails, and maybe some some glue that they're moving about, and some paint
that matches the colors on the on the ship itself, and the halfling sort
of mermaid figurehead that's out front. There's just this like, ah, very
strange feeling that you're all experiencing as you sort of try to move amongst these
ghosts, or Celia, is this like heaven for you? Like what is?
Oh yes, oh my god. Immediately as soon as you go below
deck, I hand over, just shove the dagger and the sphere with my
run of return into Karun's hands, thank you, and immediately I just run
off. I put out my notebook and begin to take notes, observations,
interviews with each of the crew members to learn their lives and all their conquests,
and eventually I would love to make my way over to the masthead to
study it. Okay, okay, you speak to several of these ghost crew
members. You speak with the Quartermaster, Laura night Shade, Uh, the
Cook, Gideon, Smoky Flint, the lookout Caspian Crozeye, Raven Wing,
one of the deckhands, Lily Seaflower, Merryweather, and you get a few
interesting stories. The cook tells you about a recipe book containing the secrets to
his famous dish, and eating this dish grants those who consume it vivid dreams
of forgotten memories. He calls it the uh the the memories memories once lost.
Oh, fascinating, I probe with so many questions. The crew tells
you stories about powerful sea deities during storms and limited control over the winds,
and various little tidbits, little secrets about unwanted attention from other crew members,
and little gossip and things. It's very strange but interesting bits of conversation that
you have with these ghosts. The actual figurehead of the ship has been wonderfully
carved. It's very beautiful and you can see that it's definitely a carving of
make a perception check. Let's see how much you can gather okay twenty seven.
Uh. You get the impression that this is someone that was important to
the captain, and this will come from your various conversations with the crew as
well as looking at this figurehead. I think my eventual course will lead me
to the masthead, and as I approach it, I would like to gingerly
put my hand on it, use my ability read psychometric resonance to try to
see what exactly it is about this masthead that has such a connection with the
captain. Okay, there is what I imagine to be flashes of a courtship.
You see Captain Tinhill alive as a halfling, swashbuckler pirate, sailing this
lake, stealing, looting, living the pirate's life. There are ships that
come and go. This person is in love with this life, and one
raid on a ship stops this pirate, Captain Tenhill, he sees another halfling.
It stops him in his tracks. You can see something there, a
fear in her eyes. As this halfling leaps over over the edge of the
railing and transforms into this mermaid creature. Captain calls out for her, and
I imagine there's bits and pieces here. You don't manage to hear things,
but you can kind of feel things, feel emotions tied to these events.
The captain halts the crew from stealing from the ship. He calls to the
water. The water laps up against the side of the ship, splashing waves,
and in one of these waves, mermaid appears for him again. Everything
stopped. He looks into her eyes. He throws down his sword, throws
down his coin purse, jumps into the water, disappears below the surface.
It's hard to remember, it's hard to see what happens next, but you
see this mermaid aboard the ship, laughing, drinking with the crew. She
holds the captain close. You see a a different look than you saw before.
You saw a man who was in love with this life, Pirate Life,
the Adventure. Now you see a man in love with a woman.
There is passion there and then the ship lurches to a stop. Everyone rushes
above deck. Now you can see the figurehead on the ship carved in this
woman's image, Pirates. It kills several members of the crew. Captain Tinhill
tries to protect his love. She pushes him out of the way and takes
a dagger to the back. Reaches out for her. That's too late,
and Captain falls to his knees weeping. Same sound that you heard when you
came across the ship. Some time has passed as you've done this, and
do you notice people in different positions? Mongst the trull. Gently pull my
hand away from the mast head and I will sit down, let my book
and write down the story that the ship shared with me. Once I have
finished, I will rejoin with the others. Karun is hard at work.
Fine to retrieve the ron. Just to be clear, you were destroying the
spear. Yes, okay. As I come up to Karun, my eyes
are swollen. My nose is purple and stuffy. Very clearly, I've been
crying my eyes out. Thank thank you, Karun. Oh it looks are
you Are you okay? What is going? No? No, I'm fine,
I just face. I'm sorry. I blow my nose. I just
came across the very sad story. I'm fine. Mh. What what do
you you found like a book? Okay, well, sit down. Well,
I'll tell you the story, and then I will in a very stuffy
and not very eloquent way to retell this entire story that I saw. And
they were so in love. Yeah, okay, and you saw this from
the the figurehead on the on the ship. Yes, I'll take that now,
and I take the dagger and shot it into my Belt's got to make
a roll first, hold on, I find out how this how this goes?
Please roll high twenty seven. Karun has successfully removed and unfortunately destroyed the
spear in the process, removing the run from the sphere and transplanting it onto
this dagger. Excellent, not bad, but it's the best I could do
on a you know, on a on a boat on a lake. Okay,
mm hmm, it looks good to me, thank you. Sure,
I will walk away sniffling anybody else doing anything else. Yeah, I'm gonna
try to like find see if there's a place we can camp and find them
more comfortable area that's kind of open for everyone to. Yeah, I mean,
the crew doesn't sleep, so there's some hammocks and things that are about.
We got options net net hammocks that are around, but the crew does
not sleep. Okay. Yeah, I'm gonna try to just open to bother
anyone. So I'm just gonna sit in the corner and throw my stuff to
the side and take off armor pieces and look at my wounds and try to
stitch them with like random stuff that I have. What are you doing?
You can't be serious. I didn't know if you were going to be doing
other things. I didn't want to bother if you were ever hurt. Tell
me I found this needle? Is wonder it? It's a nail. Come
that's not a needle? Oh explains what other? Do you see? How
large that is? I mean that it would be horrific if you accidentally like
stamped yourself with it. I already tried here. Yeah, may I and
my hand over the nail. I look at the new yep I burned the
tip if yeah, it's like slightly oxidized, you know, like I will
put it in my houch to be kind, may I? Yes, yes,
right, yes, And I will go ahead and I'll work on treating
his wounds and anyone else's wounds throughout the night. I've got word metic and
I have continual recovery, so it's gonna be a cakewalk. Okay, very
well, Yara is going to patch people up anything else that anybody else is
doing tonight, I'd said up probably a small trine to the mosquito witch in
my air. Yeah, okay, we've been away from land and it's not
very comfortable for me, super cold. So yes, I've got a bunch
of those very odd smelling candles around the probably caught or hammock. I do
put it away from other people. Admittedly I'm at least semi aware of my
surroundings. But there are are you sulfur candles there? You know those candles
that repel mosquitoes. This is the opposite, yes, but they come to
me, is not you swamps? Horrific smell. Oh, we've been outside
when I've used these as. I'm putting up these candles in the around me
with the smallest shrine and probably some mild viscera upon it. It is for
the queen. Ah fair enough, Mmm, say some pras and finish my
rituals for the evening, all right, if there's nothing else, you will
all retire for the evening. Do you have anything else? Malvic? You've
done? No? I was trying to recall where we have to go to
freedom of this creature. They said a temple. Yes, yeah, if
you spoke to the rest, you would find out that Captain Tinhill told you
about h Temple of the water Lord it sounds like we're going to have a
good time. Is there a look that they point into the location or give
us any kind of directions reasonably reasonably close? All right, yeah, I
guess it would be thinking about how we're going to get there. If it's
ice, we can't use the raft, so I'll be doing that until I
fall asleep. It would have been traveling across the ice. Yeah, okay,
I'm not an armor and I've laid out first on whatever hammock, and
I'll probably do the same for yours. Since they catched me up. I
looked at a rostock and I pass. Everybody please make an acrobatics check in
case, just because getting into a hammock is the most difficult thing anyone has
ever done. He said. Athletics achromatic. Romatic sounds like personal experience,
gidence upon myself this trying time. I'm not going to reroll it. I'm
a big, little big guy, all right, well big boy, so
happy. I'm trying to figure it out. I'm trying to put my leg
through it like underwear, just like floating like a those baby. Yeah,
just stop working getting angry this rash Hoaki. You easily get into this Malevic
tries to put this thing on like a pair of pants. Yara, you
get on, no problem, karoun. Uh does the thing where it just
she steps onto the hammock and like manages to get herself situated and starts and
rolls upside down in the hammock and just bills out. Uh and ar Celia,
zero problems. You probably like to Oh, yes, I will go
and even offer ticks to other people. And I've actually spent more of my
night outside of a proper bedge than in one. So what you want to
do is you want to stretch yourself out as you're calic coming in, distribute
your weight, just like leg up stretching myself out, trying to get inside
it. I grab the other leg. I just how it just works.
I can't wear this. It's like a cocoon, a cocoon. I give
up. I take the floor. My dad was pushing me back and forth
through one of the holes and rocking me to sleep. Yeah, I'll be
sleep on the floor with my tail caught into a jumble of mess on my
stomach. At least the Firs made it to the ground with me. Okay,
Uh, you eventually managed to all get yourself to sleep. Your conditions
have ended. At any conditions that were still on you and your night,
it goes bye, and I would like you all to please make a will
save for me twenty eight I'm going to roll what is going on here?
All right, I'm going to actually re roll this. I'm not living that
out. I need sleep. But then if you have there we go who
twenty eight thirteen in that betterforits You all have a very pleasant night sleep.
It's very easy going. It's a bit awkward sleeping on hammocks, but it's
probably more comfortable than you've had since you lost the Smiling Wolves camp. The
raft has certainly not got comfortable. And you have a pleasant night relaxing on
this ghost filled pirate ship. Warning comes and you already yourselves head to the
temple unless you're doing something else or breaking the steal. Hi'm stuffing firs in
every place I can. That's what I'm doing, trying to modify. I
would like to help set up the small fire the ship. The ice is
enchanted, right, it won't melt, correct, Okay, make a small
fire to help our ash talk. Set up breakfast, and as we are
eating breakfast, I will essentially info dump all of the various stories that I
caught up throughout the night. Oh that the love story was was neat,
but ah there was beautiful, beautiful. Yes, what about that? You
said something about a recipe that helped recall lost memories. Oh, oh yeah,
that one. I flipped through my book stright here I jotted down.
You didn't get the recipe. I needed to make it very clear, and
I didn't get the US just told you about it. Where's the recipe?
Oh I didn't ask for it. Why? Oh I mean, I'm sorry.
I can't ask for it. No, but we all have lost memories
from the gate. In yourra's memories were altered. That is a very good
thing to retrieve. Oh, yes, I suppose you're right. That makes
sense. I went not to snap. It's just that is very important.
Yes, I'm sorry. I must have gotten carried away with the stories when
we could ask. Yes, we may not know when they leave. It
may be good to go before we head out, if the enchantment changes somehow,
and that in a way they anticipate they may be gone. You said
their name was Gideon Gide in the cook h m hmm, excuse me,
breakfast yes, I begin to plot the instant rations that don't need cooking,
but I warmed them up. Where might I find a Gideon? Are you
looking for Smoky? Is that Gideon? M cook? Yes, smoky smoking.
One of the flesh bags wants to speak with you. What of a
flesh shell? Really? Scarce? The h the cook Gideon? Smoky flint
peaks above the railing. I hello, do you prefer smoky? Do prefer
Gideon? Everyone calls me smoky Smoky? My name is Yara. Hello,
my friend and companion. All Celia told me that you have some sort of
special recipe. You see, my colleagues and I, we all have certain
gaps, you could say, in our memories, perhaps me more than the
rest, but we all do. And to us that is a very particularly
interesting recipe. Is that perhaps any chance we might be able to take it
off your hands? And what might you be given up for such a thing.
Well, we are releasing your soul. M I have dishes you may
not have heard of from my land of villain folk. Let's have diplomacy checks
from rash talk and Gara. I will be aiding her unless these are two
separate Let's see, brother, Well you have to choose before you do it
right? Might reroll that one? Might I also, since it has been
time, guide myself. As we are all very desperate for this fourteen,
I will re rule that fifteen. Getting your roll twenty one with guidance pretty
please? I need something more than that. This is my most prized recipe.
Understands what would you wish? What will you offer? Mm hmm hmm,
Well what sort of things do you like? You like? Stories?
Do you like? Do you eat? Can you eat? Or drink in
that form? I but we can't enjoy it? M hm hm m hm
hmmm. Something you might endure. I don't think we have any cooking supplies
that might be think honest, I am busy. Hmm. Do the task
for the captain and then we can talk fair enough. Mm hmm. Now
have to think, can consider what sort of shit what a ghost wants,
especially if we're going to be sending their soul back. I don't tell them
fun stories. Would want a base of art? Maybe maybe it's a contemporary
art lover. Perhaps you're onto something. I carry this art wherever I go.
Apparently, if only we didn't give those cupcakes to those turtles. It
has been trying to offload this art for so I don't want it anymore.
The stupid you did want art? I said, we can talk after you
complete the task for the captain. Why would I want to art? I
figured that would be the pirate armed the same brain. It's I do have
drake steaks. Maybe it's it's it it didn't nourish though, that would be
tasted. That would be a problem. I think I could play them a
song in the background. I'm stomping up the fire image and I'm putting on
my backpack. Right, I'm ready to go. Wait did it that were
the extra furs on the ship. I will get very cold out here.
Just see me with a bunch of my body. Even mechanically I'm fine,
I'm still technically cold blooded. Malvic. Malvic looks like a kid from a
helicopter parent in their first winter the Christmas Carol. But like everything around this
boy, I am bundled. I am ready. I am very comfortable with
the ex to first. No, it's just dark side design and I just
keep walking. You can just stay close to me. I can share my
body hate with you. I run you. I will do just that.
Malefic Chah mhm, just one, all right, that's all you need.
I'll be like, I don't have many, and I'll open up and there's
like six furs and air. I'll pull one out and flop it and put
it around your m and so I'm going mm hmmm, pull out another one.
It's not much around the shoulders. I will take you matic that will
keep me alive longer. I assume, I say, has own first.
I'm prepared. Yes, I'm also just a cold bitch, so I wanted
extra. Okay, Yeah, I will button back up and pull it over
my face and just and look ready for them to leave so we can watch
towards the temple. How far is this, by the way? Not too
far? Ah, Okay, it's basically on the other side of the Thegenland
racks, so it's maybe half a mile or something along those lines. We're
going to die walk in this weather. I was going to make a bad
joke, but I can't make really good jokes. Are you going to make
a joke about how I've already died more than a movie? That's a good
one, but no, I was going to talk about their crew they've also
died. Mm hmmm. Picking your way through the Junglin wrecks. Following the
captain's directions, you see tall masts rise up from the corners of a building,
each flying a pennant depicting a blue serpent swallowing its own tail. Single
entrance on the west side seems the only way in. Everybody make a perception
check. M h. I would also like to notice that as we got
closer, I would most certainly be trying to move a little sneakier, just
to put that out there. Yeah, a good job, natural one for
ten eighteen. Way are you sneaking around now as perception? Oh? I
thought you were doing a stealth Okay, okay, malvic mm hmmmm. As
you are looking around, something catches your eye in the water nearby. You
think you can see a tunnel underwater making its way into the temple. Wait,
look there, ye have to get closed. There's it seems to be
another way in. I don't know if it's going to be pleasant. No,
but are my days of surviving in a known place you never use the
front door? Might I just remind you of the a few times we have
ever been near water, and I've potentially almost drowned each and every one of
them. We could share air. It should be fast. What that will
blow air from my lungs into your lungs. It's common practice. It might
be more issue of the cold and armor. Yes, since the required flapping
underneath. I mean if you want to scout it out swimming right, yes,
and perhaps you want to scout it out and see how someone who can
swim, and I suppose in do that. But it is very cold.
Do that? Is this water visible or under ice? It is under ice?
Hmm. There's various ice flows, right, so like this building is
sort of sitting on an ice floe and it's ringed by water. Hmm.
I would like to making your way like around the building trying to find an
entrance. You notice this, I would like to try to crack the ice
in that area. How are you going to do that? Well? Alas
you are for the needle that I gave him the ship, certainly, but
will this not possibly make the entire ice thin crack? Have you never been
ice? Have you ever been nice? And it's hard for me to explain.
Um, didn't you say the ice is enchanted and unbreakable? The captain,
as, I would like to test to see if this area does have
that said ice, there's something under there that it just catches. Why it's
strange. We could ignore it thirty feet away from Alvic. So I just
want to just to describe this a little bit better. This building is on
ice, okay, it's resting on the ice flows and around the ice,
it's ringed by water sort of looks and so the tunnel that you can see
appears to be below the ice and from the angle looks like it's going in
towards this temple, and it's accessible by this water. By the water,
Yeah, I thought all the water was under the ice. That's what I
was asking. Okay, I needed to describe it a little bit better.
Thank you. Oh look out a rastock. I didn't give you first,
Yes you did. And I'd like them to stay dry, which I can
put into the bag of holding. Er. Do you wish to scout with
me or would you like me to go alone? And I can go with
you? Hm, Well, there you go. I was gonna try to
raise my body temperature as hard as I can to jump in, but if
I say it wants to go, then there's a warrior's way before you go.
You're sorry to give me the clothing that will get wet and cold.
Yep, i'd begin to strip down and hand it to a rash talk.
I avert my gaze, but I put a hand on a celia to give
her guidance. Right now we warm up, I guide myself as well,
but also put all of the clothing and my robes into my bag of holding.
Before you m jump in like this, I would like to tell you
that I have an eternal fire inside of me that can burn not possibly resist.
I dive in, all right, I dive in After the moment she
does as well. Sploosh. Hello, this is why Stephen from table Story.
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