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[Morrow]

From the journals of K. Garnham, Seeker as translated from the Valossan

An hour after dawn five caravels made their way to the Farshore harbor. They were met by a windstorm called up by Elyosha's magic.

The five ships of the Crimson Fleet pushed through, calming the winds with magic of their own. They set off their long-boats and aimed their cannon at our defenses.

Our defenses were well placed. Undead in the waters hindered their long boats and those pirates who made it assure found themselves herded by caltrop and spikestone to the waiting arms of our terrestrial undead.

We Beetles were poised to deal with situations as they developed.

The first such was a disturbance along the beach. We arrived and found what, at first glance, appeared to be four large undead humans rising from the waters. Sabine recognized them for what they truly were-- flesh golems.

At the first sign of combat Elyosha and Sabine had cast signifigant protective magics on us making this fight easier than it otherwise would have been.

After dispatching the golems Maggie teleported us to the deck of the Stygian Shark. The Shark had been launching fireballs into the town. Flares had been witnessed just prior to the fireballs indicating that a pirate had gotten through the defenses and had been marking targets for the wizard aboard the Shark.

The caster was yuan-ti and had several of his kind providing back up in addition to the human crew that waited below decks.

After we killed the yuan-ti and drove the human crew into Elyosha's watery embrace, Maggie rammed the Shark into the Kraken's Claw. Sabine peppered the Claw with fireballs. Blast discs attached to the front of the Shark detonated on contact sinking both ships.

Word reached us of demons attacking near the chapel so we made our way their with best speed. We arrived to find four vrocks engaged in a dance of ruin.

Dexter slew one in single combat. The rest fell.

As I was making my way to the belltower Lavinia passed me. She was looking to the skies.

Then Vanthus landed in all his demonic glory.

He made an overture to Lavinia. She told him he was so much filth wearing her brother's skin; her brother was dead as far as she was concerned.

Vanthus tried to magically command us to go help others, but we were immune thanks to our magical protections.

The fight with Vanthus went our way. Then, as he was badly bleeding, he pulled away from me, took out a shadow pearl and threw it to the ground.

Fortunately, Maggie had the foresight to purchase a handy haversack and the effects of the pearl went off harmlessly in another dimension.

Dexter removed Vanthus' head.

I comforted Lavinia.

Of the five ships that came to Farshore, two were sunk, the Hag and the Brine Harlot were captured by Captain Venkalie and only the Sea Witches Curse escaped.