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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3930638" data-attributes="member: 5868"><p>Six days after demolishing the Lotus Dragon's hideout, Thalas returned to join his companions at Vanderboren Manor. They'd been busy in his absence. Athal had located a sage in the Noble district, one Sloren Highwall, who was an expert on geography. Sloren located Kraken's Cove for them: eastward, across Blood Bay. Athal had already hired a fishing boat to transport them, as the overland route would be far too long and dangerous. So despite Morderas' protest that they should be checking out the Kellani estate for the return of Rowan and the Lotus Dragons, they soon found themselves at the docks, looking over the fishing scow belonging to a man named Zathid.</p><p></p><p>"Not much to look at, is it?" Thalas observed.</p><p></p><p>Zathid spat. "The Gold Endeavor'll get you where you need to go. Only eight nobles each for the trip, there and back. I'll wait for you for a day, even loan you a dinghy to get to shore."</p><p></p><p>"Think we can trust him?" Quinn asked Morderas.</p><p></p><p>"He's completely trustworthy," Morderas replied.</p><p></p><p>They all piled into the boat and stowed their gear, and soon they were slicing across the waves, leaving Sasserine harbor and heading east. The night passed swiftly and without incident, and at dawn the next morning they awoke to find themselves entering a large bay where the sea ran red.</p><p></p><p>"What causes that?" Kithkanan asked Arjan.</p><p></p><p>"Some say twas the curse of the gods," Zathid interjected, "when Pelor struggled with Osprem, Osprem made the sea run red with Pelor's blood. Other's say it's the blood of all the men who've been sent to the briny deeps here by pirates."</p><p></p><p>Arjan rolled his eyes. "It's small plants in the water. When too many of them grow, they turn the water red."</p><p></p><p>"Really?" Thalas asked. "That sounds fascinating. What kind of plant, and what makes them grow ...". He and Arjan were soon deep in conversation about the biology of Blood Bay. <em>Maybe Arjan isn't so bad after all</em>, thought Thalas, <em>he certainly seems to know the natural world better than I</em>.</p><p></p><p>They soon reached a headland on the eastern side of the bay. Zathid dropped anchor, lowered the dinghy, and pointed east. "Kraken Cove's on the other side of those cliffs. There's a path up them ... land here and go in overland and they won't see you coming. More 'n my life's worth sailing into that bay. I'll wait for ye until nightfall, but if yer not back by sundown, I'll leave without ye."</p><p></p><p>Plumes of smoke were rising from the far side of the cliffs, so Thalas could see what the man meant. They were soon rowing to shore, and after a bit had secured the dinghy on the beach and were climbing the narrow path to the top of the cliff.</p><p></p><p>Upon reaching the top a shocking scene appeared below. They could just see the entrance to the cove -- part of it was out of view behind a bend of land to the right. One three-masted ship rode at anchor far out in the cove. Closer in, a number of ships were burning, throwing plumes of black smoke into the clear morning air. Even the water appeared to burn. They readied their weapons and started down the narrow path that wound down the far side of the hill toward the cove.</p><p></p><p>As they reached level ground, Quinn came running back up the trail from where he had scouted ahead. "Something strange ahead," he reported. "Dead animals everywhere. Any they don't look normal."</p><p></p><p>Arjan gave a cry, and all of them rushed forward to prevent the druid from running ahead on his own. The sight ahead was indeed disturbing. The rotting corpses of a number of jungle creatures lay along the trail. Each was hideously deformed, with scars oozing pus, strange bone spurs and cankers growing at odd locations, even additional limbs growing out of backs and bellies. They didn't have much time to make sense of what was going on, for there was a strangled cry from ahead.</p><p></p><p>Four deformed monkeys closed on them from out of the jungle, and dead ahead of them roared a large, four-armed beast that looked as if it had been sewn together from the bodies of a number of other animals. </p><p></p><p>"I knew we should have killed that taxidermist," Arjan hissed.</p><p></p><p>"That is definitely not natural," Thalas agreed.</p><p></p><p>They set their weapons as the creatures charged. Morderas immediately impaled one, then jumped aside in horror as the creature exploded into a pool of acid. He then shrieked in pain as a second one attacked and bit him, though he made short work of it. One monkey approached within range of Thalas, but Thalas smashed its head with his glaive before it could get to close, and he was well out of range of its death throes. The others dispatched the last monkey-thing behind him as Korlick met the charge of the four-armed abomination. Kithkanan ran up behind the dog, and with a powerful blow struck the creature down, dodging out of the way as it too collapsed into a pool of hissing acid. Korlick whined and moved to hide behind Arjan.</p><p></p><p>Morderas show a wound that was infected and still swelling with a strange growth of bone. He said he felt light headed, and none too sure of his wits. Rhiannon examined him, but could do nothing for the bite.</p><p></p><p>Thalas shivered, and they resumed their march on Kraken's Cove.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 3930638, member: 5868"] Six days after demolishing the Lotus Dragon's hideout, Thalas returned to join his companions at Vanderboren Manor. They'd been busy in his absence. Athal had located a sage in the Noble district, one Sloren Highwall, who was an expert on geography. Sloren located Kraken's Cove for them: eastward, across Blood Bay. Athal had already hired a fishing boat to transport them, as the overland route would be far too long and dangerous. So despite Morderas' protest that they should be checking out the Kellani estate for the return of Rowan and the Lotus Dragons, they soon found themselves at the docks, looking over the fishing scow belonging to a man named Zathid. "Not much to look at, is it?" Thalas observed. Zathid spat. "The Gold Endeavor'll get you where you need to go. Only eight nobles each for the trip, there and back. I'll wait for you for a day, even loan you a dinghy to get to shore." "Think we can trust him?" Quinn asked Morderas. "He's completely trustworthy," Morderas replied. They all piled into the boat and stowed their gear, and soon they were slicing across the waves, leaving Sasserine harbor and heading east. The night passed swiftly and without incident, and at dawn the next morning they awoke to find themselves entering a large bay where the sea ran red. "What causes that?" Kithkanan asked Arjan. "Some say twas the curse of the gods," Zathid interjected, "when Pelor struggled with Osprem, Osprem made the sea run red with Pelor's blood. Other's say it's the blood of all the men who've been sent to the briny deeps here by pirates." Arjan rolled his eyes. "It's small plants in the water. When too many of them grow, they turn the water red." "Really?" Thalas asked. "That sounds fascinating. What kind of plant, and what makes them grow ...". He and Arjan were soon deep in conversation about the biology of Blood Bay. [i]Maybe Arjan isn't so bad after all[/i], thought Thalas, [i]he certainly seems to know the natural world better than I[/i]. They soon reached a headland on the eastern side of the bay. Zathid dropped anchor, lowered the dinghy, and pointed east. "Kraken Cove's on the other side of those cliffs. There's a path up them ... land here and go in overland and they won't see you coming. More 'n my life's worth sailing into that bay. I'll wait for ye until nightfall, but if yer not back by sundown, I'll leave without ye." Plumes of smoke were rising from the far side of the cliffs, so Thalas could see what the man meant. They were soon rowing to shore, and after a bit had secured the dinghy on the beach and were climbing the narrow path to the top of the cliff. Upon reaching the top a shocking scene appeared below. They could just see the entrance to the cove -- part of it was out of view behind a bend of land to the right. One three-masted ship rode at anchor far out in the cove. Closer in, a number of ships were burning, throwing plumes of black smoke into the clear morning air. Even the water appeared to burn. They readied their weapons and started down the narrow path that wound down the far side of the hill toward the cove. As they reached level ground, Quinn came running back up the trail from where he had scouted ahead. "Something strange ahead," he reported. "Dead animals everywhere. Any they don't look normal." Arjan gave a cry, and all of them rushed forward to prevent the druid from running ahead on his own. The sight ahead was indeed disturbing. The rotting corpses of a number of jungle creatures lay along the trail. Each was hideously deformed, with scars oozing pus, strange bone spurs and cankers growing at odd locations, even additional limbs growing out of backs and bellies. They didn't have much time to make sense of what was going on, for there was a strangled cry from ahead. Four deformed monkeys closed on them from out of the jungle, and dead ahead of them roared a large, four-armed beast that looked as if it had been sewn together from the bodies of a number of other animals. "I knew we should have killed that taxidermist," Arjan hissed. "That is definitely not natural," Thalas agreed. They set their weapons as the creatures charged. Morderas immediately impaled one, then jumped aside in horror as the creature exploded into a pool of acid. He then shrieked in pain as a second one attacked and bit him, though he made short work of it. One monkey approached within range of Thalas, but Thalas smashed its head with his glaive before it could get to close, and he was well out of range of its death throes. The others dispatched the last monkey-thing behind him as Korlick met the charge of the four-armed abomination. Kithkanan ran up behind the dog, and with a powerful blow struck the creature down, dodging out of the way as it too collapsed into a pool of hissing acid. Korlick whined and moved to hide behind Arjan. Morderas show a wound that was infected and still swelling with a strange growth of bone. He said he felt light headed, and none too sure of his wits. Rhiannon examined him, but could do nothing for the bite. Thalas shivered, and they resumed their march on Kraken's Cove. [/QUOTE]
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