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Who wants to be a Wayfinder? Part 1
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SelcSilverhand
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It takes all of you to maneuver the heavy crates out of the cargo hold and out onto the deck of the ship. From there it takes several trips to move the crates back to the ship. After hearing what you encountered on board, Captain Fairwright orders the sails up and puts the Stalwart Mariner back on course. She says, "Perhaps it is best if we don't know what happened to her or where she sailed from. Not only do we have to worry about whatever tore apart the ship, but someone may come looking for her cargo."
After the ship is underway again, Seria moves the locked chest off to one side and takes her time to closely examine the chest again. This time she discovers a series of runes carved into the wood and metal. She very carefully uses a small knife to alter the runes subtly. She takes a deep breath and tries the tumblers again. When she opens the chest there is a startling pop and hissing sound as foul smelling smoke suddenly rises from the lid. It looks as though she was able to successfully disable the trap and caused it to malfunction. Inside she find several objects, all wrapped in expensive red satin cloth. She sees two rings of silver, a small black ball, and two flasks that look like potions.
She moves on to the three padlocked crates and checks them over. None appear to be trapped and she easily pops the locks off each one. Each crate holds a different object. The first holds a strange looking shortspear. The shaft is made of wood and is still covered in bark. It looks like it was just cut this morning! The second box holds a quiver of crossbow bolts, each one looking more like a needle with a hole tube at the end. Also in the crate is a bizzare looking crossbow with a crank and a magazine attached to the top. The third box holds a disturbing looking battleaxe. The metal is heat seared black and has thick red veins running from the outer edges of the blade all the way down to the handle. When you touch it, you can almost feel it pulsing with its own heartbeat.
After the ship is underway again, Seria moves the locked chest off to one side and takes her time to closely examine the chest again. This time she discovers a series of runes carved into the wood and metal. She very carefully uses a small knife to alter the runes subtly. She takes a deep breath and tries the tumblers again. When she opens the chest there is a startling pop and hissing sound as foul smelling smoke suddenly rises from the lid. It looks as though she was able to successfully disable the trap and caused it to malfunction. Inside she find several objects, all wrapped in expensive red satin cloth. She sees two rings of silver, a small black ball, and two flasks that look like potions.
She moves on to the three padlocked crates and checks them over. None appear to be trapped and she easily pops the locks off each one. Each crate holds a different object. The first holds a strange looking shortspear. The shaft is made of wood and is still covered in bark. It looks like it was just cut this morning! The second box holds a quiver of crossbow bolts, each one looking more like a needle with a hole tube at the end. Also in the crate is a bizzare looking crossbow with a crank and a magazine attached to the top. The third box holds a disturbing looking battleaxe. The metal is heat seared black and has thick red veins running from the outer edges of the blade all the way down to the handle. When you touch it, you can almost feel it pulsing with its own heartbeat.
Whisper eagerly pushes in, her eyes widening on seeing the items.
"This is a rich find...almost too rich. We must be cautious in what we do with these, for it's likely someone has an interest in them..."
"Now let me see what I can see..."
She casts her spell again and her eyes shine with magic potency as she examines the items.
(Detect Magic...again. I gotta get a Wand of Identify or something.
)
"This is a rich find...almost too rich. We must be cautious in what we do with these, for it's likely someone has an interest in them..."
"Now let me see what I can see..."
She casts her spell again and her eyes shine with magic potency as she examines the items.
(Detect Magic...again. I gotta get a Wand of Identify or something.
)
Mista Collins
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With a sigh, Seria leans back as the others examine the items in the boxes she opened.
"Indeed this was a rich find. If I wasn't worried about whatever did that damage back there at that boat coming after us, I would have suggested us looking for some clues as to what might have caused it. Or search for the Captain's log to see where they were going to or coming from." Seria says as the party continues their journey. "Did most of that haul radiate magic, Whisper?"
Whisper said:
"Indeed this was a rich find. If I wasn't worried about whatever did that damage back there at that boat coming after us, I would have suggested us looking for some clues as to what might have caused it. Or search for the Captain's log to see where they were going to or coming from." Seria says as the party continues their journey. "Did most of that haul radiate magic, Whisper?"
Mista Collins
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"It looks good, but I think it would look better on me." Seria says with a wink. "Well on a serious note, I think one of those light chain shirts might be a little better than my leathers."
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