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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 4638372" data-attributes="member: 60965"><p>Session 17, Part 1</p><p> </p><p><Note: Since I can't ever seem to get the post up on Wednesday anyway, I'm changing the posting schedule to <em>approximately</em> Wednesday. So, some time before the weekend. Mostly. Probably.></p><p></p><p></p><p> Kormak stayed quiet when the group decided to put planks over the Locath markings on the side of their ship, slipping off to the side, pulling out a sheet of parchment and tapping the quill tattoo on his arm.</p><p></p><p>“We don't want to get caught up in some war of theirs,” Harold said.</p><p></p><p> <em>Heading to Landspear Lake, pursuing Silver Turtle,</em> Kormak wrote. He glanced up as the others continued their discussion.</p><p></p><p> “Hm, I guess I agree,” Kezzek said. “Perhaps if we remain neutral, we can avoid getting caught in the fighting.”</p><p></p><p> Kormak heard a faint scribbling sound and glanced down at the parchment.</p><p></p><p> His eyes widened as he read the new orders that had written themselves there. Quickly he put the parchment away and rejoined the group, squinting at Suniel and wondering if his orders meant what he thought they meant. <em>What other secrets does the wizard have that he's not telling us?</em></p><p></p><p> ***</p><p></p><p> Suniel threw up again over the rail, even as he clung to it for dear life. He was just glad he'd gotten Keeper rebuilt before the storm hit: the construct held the wheel even as the most experienced crew members were tossed about the deck by the storm.</p><p></p><p> Kormak slammed into Suniel and almost knocked him over the side, leaving him dangling precariously on the railing as giant waves crashed into the side of ship. Kormak grabbed his hands and pulled him onto the deck.</p><p></p><p>The dwarf grinned down at him as he lay gasping on the deck, just before a tentacle reached up over the railing and yanking the dwarf into the water.</p><p></p><p> ***</p><p></p><p> “Behind you!” Harold shouted, pinning a tentacle to the mast just before it grabbed the Greywarden. The half-orc spun and cleaved through the tentacle with his quor'rel and then pinned another to the deck.</p><p></p><p> Harold ran to the railing and fired at the thrashing mass of tentacles that convulsed around the vanished dwarf and elf. A huge squid launched out of the water at him, tentacles flailing towards Harold, only to fall back into the water with an arrow through a bulbous eye.</p><p></p><p> “Cover me!” Kezzek shouted as he threw down his quor'rel and hauled on the rope the wizard had lashed about his waist before diving in after Kormak. A couple crew members dropped their hatchets, belaying pins, and cutlasses to join him while Harold fired arrow after arrow at the dozens of tentacles that lashed out at them.</p><p></p><p> Finally, with huge effort and almost another full quiver of Harold's arrows, they got the half-drowned dwarf and elf back onto the ship and within a few minutes had beaten back the squid attack. They weren't in the clear yet however, since the storm was still raging.</p><p></p><p> After maybe another hour of the harrowing storm, suddenly the main mast was struck by lightning. Harold might have put it off to chance, but then another bolt struck, blasting a crew-gnome apart as he scurried up the rigging and a third bolt hit the deck not a foot from Harold, sending the archer flying making all the hair on his body stand on end.</p><p></p><p> “In the water, it's a Locath,” Guntl shouted. Harold could barely hear him over the storm. “Out there, to port!”</p><p></p><p> “What? But we're on their side!” Harold shouted back.</p><p></p><p> “No we're not!” Kormak shouted from where he clung to the railing. “You put boards over the mark they made, remember?”</p><p></p><p> With a wordless roar, Kezzek ran to the rail, lashing a rope about his waist as he went. “Hold this!” he shouted, looping the rope around the railing once and then tossing the other end to Kormak and Harold.</p><p> </p><p>“What are you doing?” Harold shouted, staggering as another wave rocked the ship.</p><p></p><p> “Pulling those planks off before that Locath blows the ship apart! You, lash a rope about your waist and help me,” Kezzek shouted, pointing to another crew member. The dwarf replied, complying and joining Kezzek at the rail. </p><p></p><p> “Hold tight!” Kezzek shouted.</p><p></p><p> Harold and Kormak scrambled for some sort of sturdy footing as the half-orc dove over the side and another lightning bolt struck the ship.</p><p></p><p> ***</p><p></p><p> Kezzek tried to brace his feet against the wet hull, but a wave slammed him into the side of the ship and tangled him in the rope. He shook the water from his eyes and saw the dwarven sailor was making better progress, having already pulled on plank free and struggling with another.</p><p></p><p> As Kezzek untangled the rope and positioned himself again, something huge and white hurled up from the water, swallowing the dwarven sailor whole and rising several feet out of the water before crashing back into the waves.</p><p></p><p> He vaguely heard someone on the deck, maybe Guntl, shouting “shark!” He tried to ignore it as he drew his quor'rel and used it to pull another plank free. He winced as another flash of lightning lit the sea and glanced down in time to see a huge white shape hurtling up out of the depths towards him.</p><p></p><p> As the massive white shark broke the surface of the water, he pushed hard against the side of the ship and launched himself away from it. The shark tried to turn in the air, hideous jaws wide, but its momentum carried it past him and its jaws closed inches from the rope that kept Kezzek out of the waters.</p><p></p><p> He hit the hull hard and shook his head, quickly repositioning himself. Another plank flew free as he cast a quick glance at the water. He growled as he struggled with the final plank, pulling with all his might, afraid that he might break one of his blades. Finally the board came free, the quor'rel almost flying from his wet grip as he gave the final jerk.</p><p></p><p> “Pull me up!” he shouted, glancing down in the illumination of another lightning bolt to see the great white shape beneath the waters, againt accelerating up towards him.</p><p></p><p> Many hands reached up to pull him over the rail and back onto the ship, the shark's jaws snapping in the air, its huge bulk propelled almost higher than the railing before it crashed back down into the waves.</p><p></p><p> Kezzek coughed up water and struggled to his feet, waiting for the next lightning bolt to strike. After several minutes, it was clear the attack was over.</p><p></p><p> ***</p><p></p><p> Suniel leaned on the prow rail, watching the massive shark churning in the water as it helped tow their ship through the last of the storm. The Locath waved up to him and pointed at the Landspear, the massive mountain seeming to pierce the sky as it rose from the small crust of broken hills at its base.</p><p></p><p>"Mountain of the Sky,” the Locath said. “That where shining shell-thing go.”</p><p></p><p> Guntl stood next to him, squinting. “Look at that, there's some sort of silver line that seems to run up the side of the mountain. What do you think that is?”</p><p></p><p> It took Suniel a minute to see what the orc was looking at. “Your eyes are sharp indeed Guntl Keen-eye, I only see it now that you mention it. Maybe it has something to do with that glint of silver there amidst the broken rocks. Do you see, where the water meets the broken hills? Keeper, aim for that rocky inlet there, I think that's where our turtle has gone!”</p><p></p><p> As the ship turned slowly towards the gradually emerging silver ruins, they stared up at the mountain that rose miles above them until its upper reaches vanished into the clouds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron Sky, post: 4638372, member: 60965"] Session 17, Part 1 <Note: Since I can't ever seem to get the post up on Wednesday anyway, I'm changing the posting schedule to [I]approximately[/I] Wednesday. So, some time before the weekend. Mostly. Probably.> Kormak stayed quiet when the group decided to put planks over the Locath markings on the side of their ship, slipping off to the side, pulling out a sheet of parchment and tapping the quill tattoo on his arm. “We don't want to get caught up in some war of theirs,” Harold said. [I]Heading to Landspear Lake, pursuing Silver Turtle,[/I] Kormak wrote. He glanced up as the others continued their discussion. “Hm, I guess I agree,” Kezzek said. “Perhaps if we remain neutral, we can avoid getting caught in the fighting.” Kormak heard a faint scribbling sound and glanced down at the parchment. His eyes widened as he read the new orders that had written themselves there. Quickly he put the parchment away and rejoined the group, squinting at Suniel and wondering if his orders meant what he thought they meant. [I]What other secrets does the wizard have that he's not telling us?[/I] *** Suniel threw up again over the rail, even as he clung to it for dear life. He was just glad he'd gotten Keeper rebuilt before the storm hit: the construct held the wheel even as the most experienced crew members were tossed about the deck by the storm. Kormak slammed into Suniel and almost knocked him over the side, leaving him dangling precariously on the railing as giant waves crashed into the side of ship. Kormak grabbed his hands and pulled him onto the deck. The dwarf grinned down at him as he lay gasping on the deck, just before a tentacle reached up over the railing and yanking the dwarf into the water. *** “Behind you!” Harold shouted, pinning a tentacle to the mast just before it grabbed the Greywarden. The half-orc spun and cleaved through the tentacle with his quor'rel and then pinned another to the deck. Harold ran to the railing and fired at the thrashing mass of tentacles that convulsed around the vanished dwarf and elf. A huge squid launched out of the water at him, tentacles flailing towards Harold, only to fall back into the water with an arrow through a bulbous eye. “Cover me!” Kezzek shouted as he threw down his quor'rel and hauled on the rope the wizard had lashed about his waist before diving in after Kormak. A couple crew members dropped their hatchets, belaying pins, and cutlasses to join him while Harold fired arrow after arrow at the dozens of tentacles that lashed out at them. Finally, with huge effort and almost another full quiver of Harold's arrows, they got the half-drowned dwarf and elf back onto the ship and within a few minutes had beaten back the squid attack. They weren't in the clear yet however, since the storm was still raging. After maybe another hour of the harrowing storm, suddenly the main mast was struck by lightning. Harold might have put it off to chance, but then another bolt struck, blasting a crew-gnome apart as he scurried up the rigging and a third bolt hit the deck not a foot from Harold, sending the archer flying making all the hair on his body stand on end. “In the water, it's a Locath,” Guntl shouted. Harold could barely hear him over the storm. “Out there, to port!” “What? But we're on their side!” Harold shouted back. “No we're not!” Kormak shouted from where he clung to the railing. “You put boards over the mark they made, remember?” With a wordless roar, Kezzek ran to the rail, lashing a rope about his waist as he went. “Hold this!” he shouted, looping the rope around the railing once and then tossing the other end to Kormak and Harold. “What are you doing?” Harold shouted, staggering as another wave rocked the ship. “Pulling those planks off before that Locath blows the ship apart! You, lash a rope about your waist and help me,” Kezzek shouted, pointing to another crew member. The dwarf replied, complying and joining Kezzek at the rail. “Hold tight!” Kezzek shouted. Harold and Kormak scrambled for some sort of sturdy footing as the half-orc dove over the side and another lightning bolt struck the ship. *** Kezzek tried to brace his feet against the wet hull, but a wave slammed him into the side of the ship and tangled him in the rope. He shook the water from his eyes and saw the dwarven sailor was making better progress, having already pulled on plank free and struggling with another. As Kezzek untangled the rope and positioned himself again, something huge and white hurled up from the water, swallowing the dwarven sailor whole and rising several feet out of the water before crashing back into the waves. He vaguely heard someone on the deck, maybe Guntl, shouting “shark!” He tried to ignore it as he drew his quor'rel and used it to pull another plank free. He winced as another flash of lightning lit the sea and glanced down in time to see a huge white shape hurtling up out of the depths towards him. As the massive white shark broke the surface of the water, he pushed hard against the side of the ship and launched himself away from it. The shark tried to turn in the air, hideous jaws wide, but its momentum carried it past him and its jaws closed inches from the rope that kept Kezzek out of the waters. He hit the hull hard and shook his head, quickly repositioning himself. Another plank flew free as he cast a quick glance at the water. He growled as he struggled with the final plank, pulling with all his might, afraid that he might break one of his blades. Finally the board came free, the quor'rel almost flying from his wet grip as he gave the final jerk. “Pull me up!” he shouted, glancing down in the illumination of another lightning bolt to see the great white shape beneath the waters, againt accelerating up towards him. Many hands reached up to pull him over the rail and back onto the ship, the shark's jaws snapping in the air, its huge bulk propelled almost higher than the railing before it crashed back down into the waves. Kezzek coughed up water and struggled to his feet, waiting for the next lightning bolt to strike. After several minutes, it was clear the attack was over. *** Suniel leaned on the prow rail, watching the massive shark churning in the water as it helped tow their ship through the last of the storm. The Locath waved up to him and pointed at the Landspear, the massive mountain seeming to pierce the sky as it rose from the small crust of broken hills at its base. "Mountain of the Sky,” the Locath said. “That where shining shell-thing go.” Guntl stood next to him, squinting. “Look at that, there's some sort of silver line that seems to run up the side of the mountain. What do you think that is?” It took Suniel a minute to see what the orc was looking at. “Your eyes are sharp indeed Guntl Keen-eye, I only see it now that you mention it. Maybe it has something to do with that glint of silver there amidst the broken rocks. Do you see, where the water meets the broken hills? Keeper, aim for that rocky inlet there, I think that's where our turtle has gone!” As the ship turned slowly towards the gradually emerging silver ruins, they stared up at the mountain that rose miles above them until its upper reaches vanished into the clouds. [/QUOTE]
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