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<blockquote data-quote="Redbadge" data-source="post: 5978497" data-attributes="member: 61463"><p><em>Wealday, 18 Desnus, 4712 AR (17:42:00)</em>, <em>Bloody Hour</em></p><p> <em>Main Deck, The Wormwood</em>, <em>Unknown Waters, Off the Coast of Garund, Inner Sea Region, Golario</em>n</p><p></p><p>You arrive on deck early enough, before the crowd has really started to form. The sun is still an hour or so from setting, and the crew is beginning to wind down the day's tasks while thinking about the evening's entertainments. You have just enough time to fully explore the main deck while you await your punishment.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Main Deck, The Wormwood]The ship’s main deck runs between the foredeck and poop deck. The mainmast rises from the center of the deck, extending 60 feet into the air and topped by a crow’s nest. Rigging connects the mainmast to the ship’s other masts and can be crossed with DC 10 Acrobatics or Climb checks. Several strands of thick rope are secured to the foot of the mainmast for use as a whipping post. An Escape Artist check (DC 20 + the binder’s CMB) is required to escape the bonds. The ship’s clock, a macabre brass-and-copper object depicting worms writhing through whale corpses, hangs from the mast above the whipping post. Not only does the clock keep time, but its bell strikes at dawn and an hour-to-dusk to signal the beginning and the end of the workday.</p><p></p><p>Two 10-foot-square hatches sit in the deck fore and aft of the mainmast. These hatches are thick wooden grilles (hardness 5, hp 30, DC 25 Strength check to lift) and open onto the middle hold (area A6) 15 feet below. At the fore of the ship, two doors lead into the officers’ quarters (area A4), while two doors aft lead to the captain’s quarters (area A5). A large wooden box bound in iron sits just beneath the bridge. This sweatbox, used to torment sailors, has just enough room to hold one Medium creature (and can be altered to confine a Small creature). It is locked with a good lock (Disable Device DC 30); Captain Harrigan and Mr. Plugg have the keys.</p><p></p><p>A small jolly boat (same statistics as a rowboat) sits on the deck next to the port rail. It has two sets of oars but no mast. Although designed to carry four Medium passengers, the jolly boat can fit six at a push.[/sblock]At exactly 5:42 PM by the ship clock, long, deep gongs begin to echo out across the ship, signaling the start of the bloody hour. The crew files into a semicircle around the mast and clock, though few of the officers appear. Master Scourge and Mister Plugg aren't wont to miss their own show, however, and Scourge addresses the audience from the base of the mast while Plugg looks on from the poop deck.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange">"Welcome again, ladies and gents. Today, we've two shows for ye... Miss Quinn and her new pet fish! For insubordinance and general misconduct, I assign three lashes each."</span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span> Seeing Sandara standing in the back with her pipe in her mouth, her arms crossed, and a look of impassivity on her face, the disciplinarian motions her forward. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange">"Ladies first!"</span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange"></span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span>Scourge has two pirates use the whipping post ropes to secure her to the mast, wrapping her arms around and tying them together, as well as securing her waist by wrapping more thick strands of rope around her and the mast and tying them off. Once the cleric is helpless, Scourge walks up and grabs the back of her bodice and leather corset where it is laced up the back and rips at the laces until they come undone. He rolls back the cloth and leather to fully expose her back and shoulders. A few of the male pirates cheer.</p><p></p><p>Scourge steps back and uncoils his whip to administer the punishment.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: Red"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>*Crack* </em></span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: LightBlue"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>"ONE!" </em></strong></span></span></span>cries the crowd.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: Red"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>*Crack* </em></span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: LightBlue"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>"TWO!" </em></strong></span></span></span>cries the crowd.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: Red"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>*Crack* </em></span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="color: LightBlue"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>"THREE!" </em></strong></span></span></span>cries the crowd, reaching a climatic frenzy. Sandara does not flinch once, instead continuing to smoke on the pipe she keeps in her mouth even while being whipped. Three long, red welts are left across her back. As the pirates untie her and help her down, Quinn crosses one arm across her bosom to keep her bodice from falling down and exposing her. As she retreats to lean against the the bulwark, Scourge looks to you, a sinister look on his face.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange">"Let's see how fish skin holds up to th' lash!"</span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span> The crowd continues to cheer as you are led by two pirates up to the mainmast to undergo the same ritual Sandara Quinn just endured. Scourge begins to pull out a dagger, <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em><span style="color: Sienna"><span style="color: Olive"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: Orange">"Ye can pull off yer shirt afore ye're tied up there, or I can cut it once ye are bound."</span></span></span></span></em></strong></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redbadge, post: 5978497, member: 61463"] [I]Wealday, 18 Desnus, 4712 AR (17:42:00)[/I], [I]Bloody Hour[/I] [I]Main Deck, The Wormwood[/I], [I]Unknown Waters, Off the Coast of Garund, Inner Sea Region, Golario[/I]n You arrive on deck early enough, before the crowd has really started to form. The sun is still an hour or so from setting, and the crew is beginning to wind down the day's tasks while thinking about the evening's entertainments. You have just enough time to fully explore the main deck while you await your punishment. [sblock=Main Deck, The Wormwood]The ship’s main deck runs between the foredeck and poop deck. The mainmast rises from the center of the deck, extending 60 feet into the air and topped by a crow’s nest. Rigging connects the mainmast to the ship’s other masts and can be crossed with DC 10 Acrobatics or Climb checks. Several strands of thick rope are secured to the foot of the mainmast for use as a whipping post. An Escape Artist check (DC 20 + the binder’s CMB) is required to escape the bonds. The ship’s clock, a macabre brass-and-copper object depicting worms writhing through whale corpses, hangs from the mast above the whipping post. Not only does the clock keep time, but its bell strikes at dawn and an hour-to-dusk to signal the beginning and the end of the workday. Two 10-foot-square hatches sit in the deck fore and aft of the mainmast. These hatches are thick wooden grilles (hardness 5, hp 30, DC 25 Strength check to lift) and open onto the middle hold (area A6) 15 feet below. At the fore of the ship, two doors lead into the officers’ quarters (area A4), while two doors aft lead to the captain’s quarters (area A5). A large wooden box bound in iron sits just beneath the bridge. This sweatbox, used to torment sailors, has just enough room to hold one Medium creature (and can be altered to confine a Small creature). It is locked with a good lock (Disable Device DC 30); Captain Harrigan and Mr. Plugg have the keys. A small jolly boat (same statistics as a rowboat) sits on the deck next to the port rail. It has two sets of oars but no mast. Although designed to carry four Medium passengers, the jolly boat can fit six at a push.[/sblock]At exactly 5:42 PM by the ship clock, long, deep gongs begin to echo out across the ship, signaling the start of the bloody hour. The crew files into a semicircle around the mast and clock, though few of the officers appear. Master Scourge and Mister Plugg aren't wont to miss their own show, however, and Scourge addresses the audience from the base of the mast while Plugg looks on from the poop deck. [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=Red][B][I][COLOR=Sienna][COLOR=Olive][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=Orange]"Welcome again, ladies and gents. Today, we've two shows for ye... Miss Quinn and her new pet fish! For insubordinance and general misconduct, I assign three lashes each."[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Seeing Sandara standing in the back with her pipe in her mouth, her arms crossed, and a look of impassivity on her face, the disciplinarian motions her forward. [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=Red][B][I][COLOR=Sienna][COLOR=Olive][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=Orange]"Ladies first!" [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]Scourge has two pirates use the whipping post ropes to secure her to the mast, wrapping her arms around and tying them together, as well as securing her waist by wrapping more thick strands of rope around her and the mast and tying them off. Once the cleric is helpless, Scourge walks up and grabs the back of her bodice and leather corset where it is laced up the back and rips at the laces until they come undone. He rolls back the cloth and leather to fully expose her back and shoulders. A few of the male pirates cheer. Scourge steps back and uncoils his whip to administer the punishment. [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=Red][B][SIZE=4][I]*Crack* [/I][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=LightBlue][SIZE=3][B][I]"ONE!" [/I][/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]cries the crowd. [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=Red][B][SIZE=4][I]*Crack* [/I][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=LightBlue][SIZE=3][B][I]"TWO!" [/I][/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]cries the crowd. [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=Red][B][SIZE=4][I]*Crack* [/I][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=LightBlue][SIZE=3][B][I]"THREE!" [/I][/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]cries the crowd, reaching a climatic frenzy. Sandara does not flinch once, instead continuing to smoke on the pipe she keeps in her mouth even while being whipped. Three long, red welts are left across her back. As the pirates untie her and help her down, Quinn crosses one arm across her bosom to keep her bodice from falling down and exposing her. As she retreats to lean against the the bulwark, Scourge looks to you, a sinister look on his face. [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=Red][B][I][COLOR=Sienna][COLOR=Olive][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=Orange]"Let's see how fish skin holds up to th' lash!"[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] The crowd continues to cheer as you are led by two pirates up to the mainmast to undergo the same ritual Sandara Quinn just endured. Scourge begins to pull out a dagger, [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=Red][B][I][COLOR=Sienna][COLOR=Olive][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=Orange]"Ye can pull off yer shirt afore ye're tied up there, or I can cut it once ye are bound."[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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