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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3819677" data-attributes="member: 5868"><p>In the outer cabin, Kyrsith was moving about, weakened but with wounds that were visibly healing up as time passed. Thalas couldn't take time to marvel at that as he followed Morderas out onto deck.</p><p></p><p>"Did you find the money?" Athal asked. Thalas shook his head, as did Morderas, though Kyrsith cocked her head at the lack of response. "Guess we'd better search below. If we can put the fire out, Lady Vanderboren may be in our debt." He rushed aft to the steps down to the hold, as Arjan and Thalas followed.</p><p></p><p>Kyrsith pulled Thalas aside. "I don't trust Morderas -- he's hiding something. I think he found the money," she told Thalas. </p><p></p><p>"Watch him," he replied, as he followed Athal down into the hold.</p><p></p><p>It was fairly dark below, but redish light could be seen coming through an open doorway to the main hold. A woman's scream could be heard from the main hold, which cut off suddenly. Athal came running back. "There's a spider-thing the size of a small horse in there," he panted as he slammed the door behind him. "It just sucked the brain out of some poor woman. There are cages and cages of animals in there, too -- parrots and monkeys and things. The fire is in a pile of rags. We could probably put it out, but left uncontrolled, it will burn the ship to the waterline. But I don't want to go face that spider thing!"</p><p></p><p>Thalas thought for a second as an idea came to him. He ran back up on deck, drawing his bow. Standing on the grate that opened on the main hold, he could see the profile of the spider-thing illuminated by the burning rags below him. He nocked, drew, and released, putting a shaft into the thing's hide. It squealed and scuttled out of sight.</p><p></p><p>Athal bounded up on deck, just as Kyrsith shouted a warning: "Morderas is running away!" Thalas turned just as Morderas began to clamber over the side of the ship. Kyrsith scooped up a crossbow from a dead guard and moved to the side of the ship, leveling it at Morderas. Thalas did likewise, calling up his magic from within, and drawing another arrow. </p><p></p><p>"I'll forgive you if you return, but if not, I'll put this shaft into your head!" he screamed at Morderas.</p><p></p><p>Just then Arjan came running up on deck. "It's loose!" he screamed in panic. The sound of talons scrabbling on the wood decking could be heard behind him, as the giant spider thing-pursued him up onto deck. Arjan leapt between the creature and the rest of the party, moving into a defensive stance. Thalas cursed, turned, and loosed his shaft and prepared magic at the creature, striking it in the thorax. As he did so, he heard a splash from near the railing where Morderas had been.</p><p></p><p>Arjan, meanwhile, had thrown open the trapdoor to the hold, clambered down inside, and was freeing parrots from cages as quickly as he could move. Athal was dueling the beast, but wounded it was clearly no match for the elven warrior, as after a moment of sparring he deftly put his blade through its mouth and out the back of what sufficed for a head, and the thing slumped to the deck, bubbling ichor.</p><p></p><p>Thalas paused long enough to look over the side of the ship. Morderas hadn't resurfaced, but Kyrsith had slid back down the mooring rope onto the piling, and was looking about. Morderas popped up from underwater at the edge of the piling to find the point of Kyrsith's falchion in his face.</p><p></p><p>"Going somewhere?" she asked with a wicked grin.</p><p></p><p>"I told you, we've got what we came for!" Morderas replied. "I've got the money. Let me up!"</p><p></p><p>"I think you can just tread water for a while," Kysith responded.</p><p></p><p>"I'm saving the animals!" Arjan shouted from the hold.</p><p></p><p>Athal and Thalas were forced to cease their argument over whether they should bring the spider-thing's body to town for sale. Arjan had put the fire out and was coming out of the hold with cages of parrot and monkeys to set free.</p><p></p><p><em>Shame,</em> Thalas thought. <em>Those critters would bring quite a price to the right folks in Sasserine. But Athal's probably right; we'd have to answer too many hard questions dragging the body back through the merchant district.</em></p><p></p><p>They dumped the body of the mysterious and terrifying spider creature overboard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 3819677, member: 5868"] In the outer cabin, Kyrsith was moving about, weakened but with wounds that were visibly healing up as time passed. Thalas couldn't take time to marvel at that as he followed Morderas out onto deck. "Did you find the money?" Athal asked. Thalas shook his head, as did Morderas, though Kyrsith cocked her head at the lack of response. "Guess we'd better search below. If we can put the fire out, Lady Vanderboren may be in our debt." He rushed aft to the steps down to the hold, as Arjan and Thalas followed. Kyrsith pulled Thalas aside. "I don't trust Morderas -- he's hiding something. I think he found the money," she told Thalas. "Watch him," he replied, as he followed Athal down into the hold. It was fairly dark below, but redish light could be seen coming through an open doorway to the main hold. A woman's scream could be heard from the main hold, which cut off suddenly. Athal came running back. "There's a spider-thing the size of a small horse in there," he panted as he slammed the door behind him. "It just sucked the brain out of some poor woman. There are cages and cages of animals in there, too -- parrots and monkeys and things. The fire is in a pile of rags. We could probably put it out, but left uncontrolled, it will burn the ship to the waterline. But I don't want to go face that spider thing!" Thalas thought for a second as an idea came to him. He ran back up on deck, drawing his bow. Standing on the grate that opened on the main hold, he could see the profile of the spider-thing illuminated by the burning rags below him. He nocked, drew, and released, putting a shaft into the thing's hide. It squealed and scuttled out of sight. Athal bounded up on deck, just as Kyrsith shouted a warning: "Morderas is running away!" Thalas turned just as Morderas began to clamber over the side of the ship. Kyrsith scooped up a crossbow from a dead guard and moved to the side of the ship, leveling it at Morderas. Thalas did likewise, calling up his magic from within, and drawing another arrow. "I'll forgive you if you return, but if not, I'll put this shaft into your head!" he screamed at Morderas. Just then Arjan came running up on deck. "It's loose!" he screamed in panic. The sound of talons scrabbling on the wood decking could be heard behind him, as the giant spider thing-pursued him up onto deck. Arjan leapt between the creature and the rest of the party, moving into a defensive stance. Thalas cursed, turned, and loosed his shaft and prepared magic at the creature, striking it in the thorax. As he did so, he heard a splash from near the railing where Morderas had been. Arjan, meanwhile, had thrown open the trapdoor to the hold, clambered down inside, and was freeing parrots from cages as quickly as he could move. Athal was dueling the beast, but wounded it was clearly no match for the elven warrior, as after a moment of sparring he deftly put his blade through its mouth and out the back of what sufficed for a head, and the thing slumped to the deck, bubbling ichor. Thalas paused long enough to look over the side of the ship. Morderas hadn't resurfaced, but Kyrsith had slid back down the mooring rope onto the piling, and was looking about. Morderas popped up from underwater at the edge of the piling to find the point of Kyrsith's falchion in his face. "Going somewhere?" she asked with a wicked grin. "I told you, we've got what we came for!" Morderas replied. "I've got the money. Let me up!" "I think you can just tread water for a while," Kysith responded. "I'm saving the animals!" Arjan shouted from the hold. Athal and Thalas were forced to cease their argument over whether they should bring the spider-thing's body to town for sale. Arjan had put the fire out and was coming out of the hold with cages of parrot and monkeys to set free. [i]Shame,[/i] Thalas thought. [i]Those critters would bring quite a price to the right folks in Sasserine. But Athal's probably right; we'd have to answer too many hard questions dragging the body back through the merchant district.[/i] They dumped the body of the mysterious and terrifying spider creature overboard. [/QUOTE]
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