A Warlock Alone, Island Empire solo game

[Scotley]

A Missive

The package is fairly small and wrapped in oiled paper. Inside is a letter on Marin and Son stationary and a small journal. The letter reads as follows:

"I regret to hear of your seperation from the rest of the team, but you must best just the necesity of your actions. I am pleased that you are continuing to act to find my son and bring justice to the villians responsible. As you requested I have enclosed a means of communication with Mr. Rook. The journal is similar to the log books I use. Anything written in it will appear on a similar journal which I have sent to Rook. His writting in the other book will appear in yours. I am informed that the 'Rumpled Bedsheet' has reached Mermaid's Rest today. My diviners tell me that my son, Allois, was still alive though weak as of noon today and still in the area of Mermaid's Rest. As to legal title to the ship, it depends mainly on whether ownership is contested. A good lawyer or a bad judge can usually take care of it fairly easily when no party questions the change of ownership."

 

[J. Alexander]

Letter to Honager Marin

2nd day Sun's Time in the 2nd year of the 2nd year of the reign of Xenieda the First
Nightfall
Port of Tergere


Dear Captain Marin,

I am in receipt of you package and am deeply indebited to you. I shall contact Master Rook this evening and bring him up to date. I will require two days to finish crewing and provision the Retribution and shall be in Mermaid's Rest 2.5 to 3 days from that point. The local magristate here has confirmed title of the ship to M. Storm and Company and I have forwarded copies of the documents to my solicitors. I have sucessfully recruited an underwater strike team and may have been fortunate enough to add two underwater rangers by the time you receive this letter.

No new leads have been developed at this point but the foundation is being laid for a merchant cover story that will allow to move about with greater stealth than the "Bedsheet".

Respectfully yours,

M. Storm

 

[Scotley]

OOC: Todd you may email Mike and CC it to me, or post your messages here and send him an email with the link. I don't think he is following this game at our rapid pace.

 

[J. Alexander]

Message to the Offficers

Michael will find the officers if they are still awake and inform them that they sail in two days, that would be on the third morning. He will also prepare messeages for the dye merchant and the tobacco farmer asking that their product be loaded within two days and will offer 100 gp in compensation for the rushed delivery.

That should put us in Mermaids Rest roughly 5 days after the Bedhseet has arrived and just about the time Nicholas is suppose to arrive.

Michael will spend the next few days, seeing to the rushed completion of his ship and given the time frame will only do one more thing.

He will briefly visit the Magristate and see who has the authority to lease the shipyard. If it is the magristate, Michael will offer to lease the shipyard for 100gp a month for 50 years with an rent esculation every 5 years but no more than a 25 percent increase.

More later

 

[J. Alexander]

Wrapping up Tergere

Michael will see to the conclusion of all the ventures and the possible lease of the shipyard.
As they will be dealing with local carpenters/shipwrights in getting the hold converted, Michael will inquire among them as to their willingess to work again in the shipyard.

So unless you have anything else, shall we wrap it up and head on to a Mermaids Rest.

 

[Scotley]

Equiping the Retribution

Michael sleeps a peaceful sleep filled with dreams of schemes to come. In the morning he wakes to the rocking associated with several people coming aboard. A group of carpenters and their helpers are looking about in the hold and measuring and commenting. They are preparing to make bids on the work to be done.



We'll go ahead and take care of the magistrate too, unless you really want to play it out. He is unwilling to evict the large number of people now squating in the building at the right of the old dry dock. At least not without a really substantial bribe and some martial help. He will lease you the dry dock area and the land to the other side where a rotting pier is. You can have a total of 8 acres on that side if you wish. Beyond that there is a fishing outfitter and a sailmaker still in business. He suggests that there is a lot of offical paperwork to be done and considerable effort to get the land surveyed and assessed. Perhaps with a little incentive he could move all that up on his calendar, he is a busy man it could take months to get everything done otherwise...

 

[J. Alexander]

The Magristrage

Michael will suggest a compensation fee of 500 gold pieces for his "legal counsel in the matter".

As the shipwirghts and carpenters come aboard he will ask the going labor rates for digging out dry docks etc.....I have done some rough caluations for labor costs and for roughly 600 gp Michale should be able to get the smaller drydocks built and a large stone pier.

Shall we set sail ?

 

[Scotley]

Details

OOC: The carpenters come up with a price best price of 300 gp to refit the hold of the Retribution. The price in part reflects the fact that you want it done in two days and will include the materials. Two companies will actually work together to get the work done. You figure that 300 gp will be this largest contract this community has seen in 5 years. The same two firms will work on the drydock and pier for you, but such a construction will take months. The stone pier will cost 20 % extra due to the extra deep forms that will be needed to support its weight in the soft muck of Tregere and the locals general unfamiliarity with stone work.

Note that by going to Mermaid's Rest, I'll have to let the other group get in 5 days of activity before you arrive which could stall this game for several days. You may want to tackle the Sahaugin somehow en route to keep the action moving.

 

[J. Alexander]

Tergere

Michael will agree to the price for the ship refitting and offer a 50 gold piece bonus if they are willing to take what time they have and do a masterfull job and if several of their apprentices etc will help in repainting the ship inside and out. He will also hire what day help is necessary to relive the crew of those small things and let them concertrate on setting the riggin lines, etc and making sure they are familar with it.

Michael will then ask Nac'Losin. if she may know of a respectable local factor who can oversee the work and if she does Michael will put him in charge. To pay for this all Michael will place 1000 gp in the local bank for the two companies to draw against and will emphasize he wishes stone footings for the piers and the boat slips to be stone lined and floored.

The two slips will measure 160 wide by 350 long and eventually could be used to build many differnet sizez of boats or repair them at the same time.

How does the farwell party go, Michael will be sure to invite the shipwirghts and their familes as well to it..

Shall we set sail agaist the Sharkmen, sailing over their home area?

Did Chandar complete his recruiting.

 

[Scotley]

OOC: I have a busy weekend from here on out and posting may be sporatic.