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<blockquote data-quote="markjason" data-source="post: 5702879" data-attributes="member: 6683735">One contained the&nbsp; slain corpse of a young female sea sprite, perfectly preserved and&nbsp; untouched by time through the magics of the golden seaweed. As the&nbsp; seaweed began to deteriorate, it became clear that one of the remaining&nbsp; wraps contained a brown-scaled fish. The final form revealed itself to&nbsp; be a small octopus. Frantically freeing itself from its cocoon, the&nbsp; blue-ring octopus regarded the party with interest.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; As the sentient cephalopod gained its bearings, the party bore witness&nbsp; to a scene of untoward devastation in the shallows above. A large&nbsp; merchant vessel, capsized and in a state of ruin, grazed the perimeter&nbsp; of the weed-sea above. Swiftly and without warning, the Jungle of Lost&nbsp; Ships seemed to spring to life. Massive coils of vine wrapped around the&nbsp; overturned ship and with a deafening snap ripped it to shreds.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Breaking the silence that followed, a voice was heard by all who swam near the crystal dagger.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;The crystal blade was hewn from the altar below. The hilt is made from&nbsp; the bone of a leviathan. The blade will steal my soul.” said a faint&nbsp; yet audible voice “Should it be used yet again to kill, my soul will&nbsp; travel through the blade, into the waiting body.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Taking the initiative, the ephyra Phreb plunged the crystal dagger into&nbsp; the corpse of the sea sprite. As a flash of brilliant blue enveloped&nbsp; the unmoving sea sprite, the dagger dimmed and the waters grew warmer.&nbsp; Seeming almost as an involuntary motion, the sprite held her hand over&nbsp; her heart.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Though disoriented and unsure of herself, the sprite quietly followed&nbsp; the party as they investigated an unseen urge pulling Sakura to the&nbsp; northwest. As the party traveled, the triton called Current wondered&nbsp; aloud at the seeming nature of necromantic magics surrounding the party;&nbsp; an unliving shrunken head, a construct containing a soul, and the&nbsp; transfer of the essence of the Drylander Scia from the dagger to the sea&nbsp; sprite.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Shortly thereafter, the bed of clams was seen in the distance. Their&nbsp; deliberate placement reminded Sakura of rows of headstones in a&nbsp; graveyard. Soon the sea elf realized the siphons of the clams exuded&nbsp; streams laden with blackwater. As the blackwater filled the surrounding&nbsp; seas, wraith-like forms rose upward from the siphons of four clams.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Two of the wraiths transformed into the likeness of writhing tentacles,&nbsp; as the first form pointed a whiplike arm at Sakura. Within the largest&nbsp; of the clams, a scrimshaw-inscribed black pearl was seen. As the runes&nbsp; upon the pearl seemed to swirl and spin, a school of blackskates&nbsp; appeared in the waters above. As the waters grew colder, the bony skates&nbsp; merged into a singular form. At first the form resembled a massive&nbsp; manta ray, before shifting into the likeness of a jellyfish.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="markjason, post: 5702879, member: 6683735"] One contained the slain corpse of a young female sea sprite, perfectly preserved and untouched by time through the magics of the golden seaweed. As the seaweed began to deteriorate, it became clear that one of the remaining wraps contained a brown-scaled fish. The final form revealed itself to be a small octopus. Frantically freeing itself from its cocoon, the blue-ring octopus regarded the party with interest. As the sentient cephalopod gained its bearings, the party bore witness to a scene of untoward devastation in the shallows above. A large merchant vessel, capsized and in a state of ruin, grazed the perimeter of the weed-sea above. Swiftly and without warning, the Jungle of Lost Ships seemed to spring to life. Massive coils of vine wrapped around the overturned ship and with a deafening snap ripped it to shreds. Breaking the silence that followed, a voice was heard by all who swam near the crystal dagger. "The crystal blade was hewn from the altar below. The hilt is made from the bone of a leviathan. The blade will steal my soul.” said a faint yet audible voice “Should it be used yet again to kill, my soul will travel through the blade, into the waiting body." Taking the initiative, the ephyra Phreb plunged the crystal dagger into the corpse of the sea sprite. As a flash of brilliant blue enveloped the unmoving sea sprite, the dagger dimmed and the waters grew warmer. Seeming almost as an involuntary motion, the sprite held her hand over her heart. Though disoriented and unsure of herself, the sprite quietly followed the party as they investigated an unseen urge pulling Sakura to the northwest. As the party traveled, the triton called Current wondered aloud at the seeming nature of necromantic magics surrounding the party; an unliving shrunken head, a construct containing a soul, and the transfer of the essence of the Drylander Scia from the dagger to the sea sprite. Shortly thereafter, the bed of clams was seen in the distance. Their deliberate placement reminded Sakura of rows of headstones in a graveyard. Soon the sea elf realized the siphons of the clams exuded streams laden with blackwater. As the blackwater filled the surrounding seas, wraith-like forms rose upward from the siphons of four clams. Two of the wraiths transformed into the likeness of writhing tentacles, as the first form pointed a whiplike arm at Sakura. Within the largest of the clams, a scrimshaw-inscribed black pearl was seen. As the runes upon the pearl seemed to swirl and spin, a school of blackskates appeared in the waters above. As the waters grew colder, the bony skates merged into a singular form. At first the form resembled a massive manta ray, before shifting into the likeness of a jellyfish. [/QUOTE]

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