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With today's post, we come to the end of book 10 of the story. Book 11 is the last one, though it is fairly long (we have a whole new continent to explore, after all). I felt some Isle of Dread vibes while writing this one. * * * Chapter 258 As the wounded Gull crept slowly closer to the...

Chapter 257 “Land ho!” Bredan blinked and pulled himself up. He was lying against a heap of rope and canvas on the foredeck. He’d only intended to sit down for a minute, but must have fallen asleep. A sharp wind ruffled his hair as he made his way over to the forward rail. He couldn’t see...

Chapter 256 Bredan had decided that maybe collapsing right there on the edge of the deck was a good idea when he saw Sond appear along the rail on the upper deck. She grabbed hold of one of the stay ropes and leaned out over the edge, heedless of risk as she examined the side of her ship...

A little... rounder... :) * * * Chapter 255 “What is it?” Glori yelled. Sond was already running over to the platform that jutted from the front of the aftcastle. “I don’t know, but it’s big enough to snap this ship in two,” she said. “All sails out!” she cried. “Ready weapons!” Her...

Chapter 254 Leaving the aft deck to Torrin, Sond rushed forward and began issuing orders. The crew responded quickly, gathering long coils of thick hemp rope and taking them to the bow of the ship. They began fastening them together, tying multiple knots in the center of what became a strand...

Chapter 253 Quellan woke and blinked against the intensity of the light that sifted in through the dirty porthole. It was already well into the day by the looks of it. He was alone in the cabin. He felt a momentary pang of guilt that his companions had let him sleep while they were already...

Chapter 252 Dawn found the Golden Gull still resting at anchor in the island cove, though it was doubtful that any of its passengers or crew still considered the place a shelter. The sun was still hidden behind the bulk of the island when Bredan made his way up onto the main deck of the ship...

Yep, they're classic villains, all the way back to the Saltmarsh series of modules. Always a threat when your campaign takes things out onto the seas. * * * Chapter 251 With no choice, at least not if she wanted to protect the still-helpless Bredan, Xeeta stepped forward to confront the...

What's better than a Friday cliffhanger? A bonus Monday cliffhanger! * * * Chapter 250 Held paralyzed by the fish-man shaman’s spell, Bredan could do nothing to stop the two creatures that came hurling up the stairs toward him. But even as they started thrusting their spears at him, Xeeta...

Chapter 249 Dark figures swarmed over the rail onto the main deck of the Golden Gull. The sailor on duty barely had a chance to draw his cutlass before one of the attackers drove a spear through his side. Another seized hold of him and snapped gaping jaws around his neck, tearing out a bloody...

Chapter 248 The Golden Gull bobbed lightly at anchor in the sheltered island cove. It was a moonless night, and the only light came from several banked lanterns that only released enough of a glow to illuminate the decks of the ship. The only sound was the soft gurgle of water as the pumps...

Chapter 247 “Bredan, careful!” Glori warned, but he was already twenty paces away and picking up speed. “Men,” she said to Xeeta as the two women hurried after them. Torrin, frozen by the first sounds, belatedly brought up the rear. The work they’d done earlier to clear the path helped them...

Chapter 246 To Bredan it felt like the Golden Gull was limping as it eased slowly into the natural harbor. The crew had cleared away most of the debris created by the storm from the ship’s decks, but nothing could conceal the jagged remnant of the main mast. The island wasn’t very big, maybe...

Chapter 245 Bredan jolted awake as a hand touched his shoulder. He blinked against an unexpected intensity of light. “What? Is it morning?” “Early afternoon, actually,” Rodan said. “I would have let you sleep longer, but there’s a report that land’s been sighted.” That brought Bredan...

Chapter 244 The storm assaulted the Golden Gull, the vessel bouncing over waves that rose higher than the ship’s decks, cresting each one only to plummet down into the trough to await the next. In their tiny cabin Bredan and his companions huddled miserably. Kosk huddled over a bucket in the...

Chapter 243 Glori hadn’t realized how stale the air within the ship had gotten until she stepped out onto the main deck. The sharp wind immediately ruffled her hair—she’d let it grow out some since they’d left Arresh—and swirled it around her head. She’d gotten used to the constant rolling of...

Chapter 242 He was in the last place she looked. One wouldn’t think that it would be hard to find someone on a ship, but the Golden Gull had a surprising number of hidden nooks and crannies. Most of her fellow passengers remained in their cabins, but she’d run into Kalasien, apparently...

Chapter 241 Quellan was alone in the tiny chamber—cabin, he amended—that he, Kosk, Bredan, and Rodan shared when a knock came on the corridor door. The cleric let out a small sigh. He placed a bookmark and carefully closed the volume he’d been reading before setting it on the fold-down bed...

Book 10: ADVENTURES ON THE HIGH SEAS Chapter 240 Standing on the aft deck of the Golden Gull, Li Syval already fading into the horizon behind them, Galendra Sond felt free for the first time in weeks. She stood at the gap in the human-sized railing, where a small platform built specifically...

Happy New Year! I will be traveling for the rest of this week. I will bring my flash drive, but if I am unable to find a computer I may not be able to post until Monday. Today's post marks the end of Book 9 of the story. Book 10 is entitled, "Adventures on the High Seas." The story will...