Experience II

Paxus Asclepius · Aug 2, 2004

Rana and Granite:

Last night, leaving late from a bar, you two witnessed an argument between a pair of very well-dressed gentlemen; the argument ended in bloodshed before you could intervene. Knowing that the local guards are unlikely to deal fairly with outsiders, especially ones reeking of alcohol, the two of you attempted to deal with this murderer yourselves; you tracked him to a ship called the Sea-Gallop, where he disappeared belowdecks under the apparently unseeing eyes of a pair of sailors on night watch. You have purchased passage aboard, in order to bring this man to justice.

Rowena:

You are taking passage aboard a ship called the Sea-Gallop, on your way to Thyatis City, by request of your order. Once you reach the capital, you have been requested to assist in an investigation of the Storm Knights, an extreme racist group suspected in a number of recent assaults and murders.

Silvermoon:

You've been hired by an Alphatian mage to track down and recover valuable goods stolen by one of the wizard's apprentices. Since Alphatian law holds no sway here, and because of the valuable nature of the contents, you are requested to avoid bringing this matter to the attention of any authorities. You have traced the goods, contained in an adamantine case roughly 7'x3', to a small sailing vessel named the Sea-Gallop; you do not yet know to whom the luggage is registered.

It is now a beautiful summer morning, the Sea-Gallop just a few hours out of West Portage on its nine-day journey to Dawnpoint.

Isida Kep'Tukari · Aug 2, 2004

*Granite's entire body protested being awake in the morning, but since he was bunking with Louella, and the mule had just informed him in no uncertain terms that she wanted breakfast, he was forced to lever himself up. Grumbling, he brushed some bits of straw off himself, and went to the barrel where he kept her feed, and dipped out a bucket of it.*

*Luckily the captain's reluctance at bringing a mule on his ship had been tempered by Granite's offer of copious ale for the off-duty sailors. He had no idea what he would have done without Louella once they landed, so that was worth the loss of profit on the ale. It wasn't like he was going to run out!*

*After mucking out her stall and carrying the result uptop in a box to dump it overboard, he quickly broached a barrel for his first mug of ale for the day, and went hunting for anything remotely edible to go with it. And looking for that mudering swine too while he was at it.*

Thanee · Aug 2, 2004

Silvermoon

Silvermoon's patience had paid off. She had to wait for a very long time, until the ship finally set out, but all this is now forgotten. Not, that she is impatient usually, being an elf surely is a merit, when it comes to matters of time, but for some reason, she just couldn't await the begin of this journey. It took a little explaining, that the small dragon that is with her, means no harm to anyone. She stands on deck now, dressed in a short skirt and a loose-fitting blouse, enjoing the warmth of the sun mixed with the refreshing wind, the beautiful, almost cloudless sky and the endless vast of the ocean. Some later she sits down and seems to meditate for a while. After maybe half an hour, she starts to walk around the ship, being curious who else is on this journey.

Silvermoon is preparing a Locate Object spell (Spell Mastery) twice (into her free 2nd level slot and 4th level specialist slot). At some point, when there are some of the passengers around, of which one could possibly be the apprentice she is looking for, that has stolen the goods, she will leave for some privacy and cast three spells, one of the Locate Object spells (looking for the adamantine case), and Arcane Sight on Skreg as well as Disguise Self on him (hiding the sparkling blue eyes from the spell), and after a moment she will come back with the cute dragon on her shoulder, who then scrutinizes the passengers one after the other, to see who is capable of spellcasting and to what degree, telling her the details via telepathy. While the spells are still running, she will then walk around the ship and continue to collect information on any passengers or other important figures she comes across, also trying to find out where the case is located, altho she will not enter the room yet, just move past it.

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Paxus Asclepius · Aug 3, 2004

Silvermoon:

The chest is in the hold. The only person currently on deck displaying any magical ability is a Thyatian man, wearing the bright colors of a bard. He is a weak arcane caster, but is nevertheless wrapped in transmutation magic.

DM_Matt · Aug 3, 2004

Preferring comfort and cleanliness when possible, Rana opts for regular sleeping arrangements rather than the stable with Granite and Luella (I assume its a separate place. Its hard to tell from the description is they are off somehwere away form the others or not).

She awakens with her head and stomach spinning a bit, and she momentarily panicks until she remembers where she is. She mumbles a kobold curse she picked up somewhere (means sometihng like "worse than a gnomish factory," used to describe an annoying, chaotic, uncesararily dangerous situation), and immediately thinks "Must...find...coffee...Oh, darn, Horace [her boss] is going to be furious that I ran off like this. A nine-day sea voyage! To track a random criminal? Hopefully there is a stop somehwere I can send a message from. "

Rana drags herself out of her sleeping bag and dons her armor, using her hat of dfisguise to "paint on" appropariate attire. She appears to be wearing a simple green outfit of a tight shirt that exposes her midriff and a short, loose, skirt. The hat turns into a pink flower in her hair, which she wears down.

She then sets out seeking breakfast, and Granite.

Paxus Asclepius · Aug 3, 2004

Rana and Granite locate the mess; porridge with salt pork is the meal of the day, served in bowls with flat, weighted bottoms to keep them from spilling in choppy weather.

DM_Matt · Aug 3, 2004

Paxus Asclepius said:
Rana and Granite locate the mess; porridge with salt pork is the meal of the day, served in bowls with flat, weighted bottoms to keep them from spilling in choppy weather.

Rana collects her food and sits down, taking a roundabout route to finding a seat to look around to see if she recognizes anyone, particularly the baddie from last night.

Manzanita · Aug 3, 2004

Rowena

Rowena awakes, feeling refreshed from a peaceful night of sleeping the 'sleep of the just.' Having been magically spared the need for food or drink, she sits briefly, focusing her energy on the divine, and preparing for another day. As she dresses, she debates the wearing of her armor. Finally, she decides it is simply too valuable to remain here unguarded. She straps on her full plate, belts on her sword and leaves the room. Not wanting to burden herself unnecessarily before embarking on a boat, she left her bow and sheild on her horse.

Dressed, she figures she may as well get out and socialize a bit. Knowing little of Thyatis city, perhaps she can pick up some gossip in the mess.

Thanee · Aug 3, 2004

Silvermoon

Continuing her walk around the ship for a few minutes, Silvermoon tries to assess the size of the ship (length and a rough deck plan (like number of decks (i.e. upper deck, lower deck, hold), cabins, and other noteworthy places)) and also guess how many people - passengers and sailors - would be on board.

If it is possible to slip into the hold unseen, that is, if it is not guarded or similar and has an entrance, which is not under continuous observation, she will - under the disguise of her invisibility spell, shared with her familiar - enter there while her other spells are still running and there are no passengers nearby, making a quick check for traps at the entrance, however, and if necessary opening any lock. Of course, she'll close the door behind her. Inside, she will try to find the box and check for traps and magical emanations thoroughly (3 Search checks) before proceeding. Skreg is constantly on the watchout for magical auras and anything, which Silvermoon's sharp eyes might not be able to make out.

Paxus Asclepius · Aug 3, 2004

Rana sees no one she recognizes.

Silvermoon would guess that the ship has a crew of about fifteen or sixteen, with room for ten passengers or so; there's only one belowdecks level besides the hold.

The hold is not under observation, but the door to it is locked, and someone wanders by every couple of minutes; you are unsure as to whether or not you could open it and get inside without someone being drawn by the noise.

In the mess, aside Rana, Granite, and Rowena, are four men, one the chef and the other three appearing to be passengers. One is a tall, red-bearded Hinterlander who is working on his third bowl of porridge, despite an evident dislike of it; another is a tall, thin Alphatian in dark clothes, who seems to be doing his best to ignore the rest of the mess as he eats. The last is not eating at all, but watching everyone around him as he writes in what appears to be a journal. He seems to be taking particular interest in Rowena.

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