Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

Keoni watches Anar stretch and shrugs to himself. His minds plans out a course of action in the event of trouble. Too bad there is no way to communicate it now. He watches Col and the elf wind their tale around the minds of the sailors and tries to avoid chuckling to himself.

The thugs seem even more perplexed than before as Kalen and Col weave their web of words around their inferior intellects. Squint-Eye casts a wary glance at his toothless companion, and it seems as though he might be about to say something. But, he is cut off by a vicious stream of profanity that chases Big-Nose from the portside door through which he had departed. The portly thug comes scurrying back through, looking embarrassed and upset.

Right on Big-Nose's heels charges a disagreeable looking bald man with a jagged scar running down one arm. He carries a rapier in his hand and appears somewhat disheveled. The marginally attractive woman who follows after him, buttoning her shirt, answers any questions that may linger about what may have been going on in the captain's quarters. This must be Soller Vark.

Angrily, Vark shouts some more profanities at the big nosed pirate, then stops when he sees Kalen and Col. Turning his ire on the pair of strangers, he shouts, "By the hells, what be ye doin' aboard this ship?! I've left strict orders that no one be comin' aboard, yet here ye are! I've left strict orders that Ketrana and I best not be disturbed, yet here come Lugo doin' just that! By hell, speak and make it fast, lest I put the pair of you to the sword, and Islaran be damned!"

(OOC: And, here's a picture of the handsome and charming Soller Vark.)

Col seems oblivious to the younger man's bolstering; he's been yelled at by better. Instead, he peers intently at Vask's and his trollup's fingers, making sure neither of them have what they be on this vessel for.

stonegod said:

Col seems oblivious to the younger man's bolstering; he's been yelled at by better. Instead, he peers intently at Vask's and his trollup's fingers, making sure neither of them have what they be on this vessel for.

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(Col takes 10 on Spot Check)
Col looks carefully at the hands of the newcomers, but neither seems to be wearing a ring.

(OOC: I'll wait for Kalen's response to Soller Vark's entrance before advancing things.)

Malvoisin said:

(OOC: I'll wait for Kalen's response to Soller Vark's entrance before advancing things.)

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I think Voadam checks weekday's mostly.

Kalen looks Vark straight in the eye and answers his question "You and every member of your crew is in grave peril aboard this ship. The Lord Islaran learned there is a cursed magical ring among the ship's effects that can unleash a fiend of possession who wields the power to enthrall multiple mortal men once free. I am the magister Floriandin. This is Mr. Tobison. We are experts in the occult, curses, and fiendish posssession. The lord sent us to address this matter. Mr. Tobison is skilled at identifying possessed and removing curses, while I can identify the ring by its aura and provide magical protections for you and the crew. Your men here decided to alert you and bar our two armsmen from coming aboard. Your men felt they could deal physically with fiend enhanced possessed better than the specialists we brought with us. If your men follow our instructions we can protect you all. Now, are all your men aboard deck and gathered here? I have elven magics that can ward them, but I will need everybody gathered together for the protective ritual to be efficacious."

Anar smiles slightly as he hears Kalen's words float down from the deck above. The elf could certainly talk a good line. Indeed, he could probably sell water to the merfolk. Shaking his head, the human rogue remains standing, ready to scurry his way up onto the deck at the first sign of trouble.

Chongo was always amazed by how much came out of that man's mouth. He gripped one of his javelins tightly, ready to act if necessary.

Col looks to the sky as Kalen tries to heard the others together. "Best be hurry'n, as the fiend do has a tendency to be more active at night. Once heard that the crafty bugger put boils on the possessed boss's member---sure that didn't go down well with the lady friend, har!"


OOC: BTW, its Tobinson, Voadam.