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<blockquote data-quote="CrimsonFlameWielder" data-source="post: 5751245" data-attributes="member: 6684473"><p>Once the group has gathered onto the ship, Cadalis struts his way up the gangplank. After a few other crew members follow suit and then head below decks, the pretentious poppycock turned toward the shoreline and looked out into the crowd of people who had shown up to watch the ship head out to sea. </p><p></p><p>An hour later, the seafaring ship was cruising its way through the open waters toward its destination. Now that he was sure that the ship was out of detailed sight of Daunton, Cadalis called an all-hands-meeting.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Adventurer's That means you too!"</span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White">Although Cadalis was above decks, the sound, strangely, came from the center of the ship, seeming out of mid-air.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White">[sblock=Arcana DC 15]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White">Anyone who's anyone in the magic world knows the familiar workings of the Magic Mouth ritual, which is exactly what was used to speak to the adventurers![/sblock]</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White">When the adventurer's come above decks (or for those that never went below), they see an assorted, if small, crew of five (not including Cadalis) standing on deck waiting for orders.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Now, we have quite a journey ahead of us. The Crest Hopper isn't the fastest of ships, but it's all that dearly beloved father would consign to us...isn't that right crew?"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray">"Right!" <span style="color: White">shout the five crewmen.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"And you lot," <span style="color: White">says Cadalis to the adventurers, <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"you have a lot of work to do once we reach the island. It's such a shame that a ship such as this would be the only available vessel for my crew and travelers, because I do so enjoy entertaining guests."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White">The crew was silent for a few seconds, each of them looking to each other and around at the ship with a curious stare.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray">"Uhhh...Captain...you didn't really do it...did ya?" <span style="color: White">one of the crewmates asked him with the twinge of a smirk playing on his lips.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White">For the first time since you've met him, Cadalis displays a genuine smile. Cadalis pulls off his hat, jacket, pulls his hair out of it's neatly groomed ponytail, letting it fly in the wind. From out of the back of his pants pocket he retrieves a wand. Twirling it around in a predetermined pattern and speaking a few words under his breath (all the while still smiling) the air around Cadalis suddenly becomes less charged. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White">Then it spreads along the whole ship. You hadn't really realized it until afterward that the whole ship had been buzzing slightly with magical energies. But with the release of his spell, it is now obvious...the ship was not as it had seemed!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White">With the spell's dweomer ended the facade of a slightly used shipping vessel disintegrated, leaving behind a much more classy (and expensive) navigational ship. Looking around, the group would see that the ship was actually three times larger than it had originally appeared. It's floors are lined with a sealed white wood and all the hardware is silver and gleaming.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan">"I did! 'Daddy' is sure going to have fun when he realizes that I switched ships on him!"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White">Cadalis laughs, looking at what was most likely a group of confused expressions from the adventurers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan">"Sorry about being a jerk earlier. My father is all business and has it in his head that business transactions have to occur a certain way. Now that his ears and eyes aren't around, let's have some fun! We have about a three day travel to get to the island, so what do you want to do? We have a fully stocked bar below decks, plenty of fishing poles and bait, and since I knew that at least a few of you would be the combative type, I made sure that one of the rooms below decks housed a complete armory and training facility! The weapons there are nothing special, but I've traveled with a few of you types before and always had the gripe that their training was going to fall to the wayside on long trips. Enjoy! I'll be in my cabin if any of you need something."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White">With that, the transformed Cadalis scampers off below decks toward his room.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: Cyan"><span style="color: White"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Cyan"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrimsonFlameWielder, post: 5751245, member: 6684473"] Once the group has gathered onto the ship, Cadalis struts his way up the gangplank. After a few other crew members follow suit and then head below decks, the pretentious poppycock turned toward the shoreline and looked out into the crowd of people who had shown up to watch the ship head out to sea. An hour later, the seafaring ship was cruising its way through the open waters toward its destination. Now that he was sure that the ship was out of detailed sight of Daunton, Cadalis called an all-hands-meeting. [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]"Adventurer's That means you too!" [COLOR=White]Although Cadalis was above decks, the sound, strangely, came from the center of the ship, seeming out of mid-air. [sblock=Arcana DC 15] Anyone who's anyone in the magic world knows the familiar workings of the Magic Mouth ritual, which is exactly what was used to speak to the adventurers![/sblock] When the adventurer's come above decks (or for those that never went below), they see an assorted, if small, crew of five (not including Cadalis) standing on deck waiting for orders. [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]"Now, we have quite a journey ahead of us. The Crest Hopper isn't the fastest of ships, but it's all that dearly beloved father would consign to us...isn't that right crew?" [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]"Right!" [COLOR=White]shout the five crewmen. [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]"And you lot," [COLOR=White]says Cadalis to the adventurers, [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]"you have a lot of work to do once we reach the island. It's such a shame that a ship such as this would be the only available vessel for my crew and travelers, because I do so enjoy entertaining guests." [COLOR=White]The crew was silent for a few seconds, each of them looking to each other and around at the ship with a curious stare. [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]"Uhhh...Captain...you didn't really do it...did ya?" [COLOR=White]one of the crewmates asked him with the twinge of a smirk playing on his lips. For the first time since you've met him, Cadalis displays a genuine smile. Cadalis pulls off his hat, jacket, pulls his hair out of it's neatly groomed ponytail, letting it fly in the wind. From out of the back of his pants pocket he retrieves a wand. Twirling it around in a predetermined pattern and speaking a few words under his breath (all the while still smiling) the air around Cadalis suddenly becomes less charged. Then it spreads along the whole ship. You hadn't really realized it until afterward that the whole ship had been buzzing slightly with magical energies. But with the release of his spell, it is now obvious...the ship was not as it had seemed! With the spell's dweomer ended the facade of a slightly used shipping vessel disintegrated, leaving behind a much more classy (and expensive) navigational ship. Looking around, the group would see that the ship was actually three times larger than it had originally appeared. It's floors are lined with a sealed white wood and all the hardware is silver and gleaming. [COLOR=Cyan]"I did! 'Daddy' is sure going to have fun when he realizes that I switched ships on him!" [COLOR=White]Cadalis laughs, looking at what was most likely a group of confused expressions from the adventurers. [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue][COLOR=Cyan]"Sorry about being a jerk earlier. My father is all business and has it in his head that business transactions have to occur a certain way. Now that his ears and eyes aren't around, let's have some fun! We have about a three day travel to get to the island, so what do you want to do? We have a fully stocked bar below decks, plenty of fishing poles and bait, and since I knew that at least a few of you would be the combative type, I made sure that one of the rooms below decks housed a complete armory and training facility! The weapons there are nothing special, but I've traveled with a few of you types before and always had the gripe that their training was going to fall to the wayside on long trips. Enjoy! I'll be in my cabin if any of you need something." [COLOR=White]With that, the transformed Cadalis scampers off below decks toward his room.[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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