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<blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 3967181" data-attributes="member: 11520"><p>Michael boards the little craft that comes to fetch him. It reminds him of nothing so much as a floating ore cart. The craft is boxy and rugged. It strikes him as been quite old, but meticulously maintained. The seats are little short for Michael's frame, but more than broad enough. The craft has a heavy wide canopy which provides considerable shade. The stubby crafted is crewed by three old dwarven sailors. They welcome Michael with proper honors and then promptly ignore him as they set to work sculling and then sailing toward the rock known as Berkshire's Rest. He is offered no refreshment or other courtesy during the short voyage. This does not seem to be a slight rather these dour working men simply aren't used to offering or getting such comforts. The boat sports a small ballista or over-sized crossbow on the aft upper works. The rest of the boat is open and the mast rises through the canopy. Harpoons and boarding axes, which seem to like ridiculas excess in such a small boat seem to have been part of her construction perhaps 200 years ago as the mounts are built in. There is a very small cabin under the aft upper deck, but the doors to it are closed and no one comes or goes as you sail along. Soon you clear the harbor and start around the island toward your destination. The boat sails out until the land just vanishes over the horizon before making the turn toward Berkshires Rest. It is unlikely that Chandar and his barge will sail so far out from land.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Scotley, post: 3967181, member: 11520"] Michael boards the little craft that comes to fetch him. It reminds him of nothing so much as a floating ore cart. The craft is boxy and rugged. It strikes him as been quite old, but meticulously maintained. The seats are little short for Michael's frame, but more than broad enough. The craft has a heavy wide canopy which provides considerable shade. The stubby crafted is crewed by three old dwarven sailors. They welcome Michael with proper honors and then promptly ignore him as they set to work sculling and then sailing toward the rock known as Berkshire's Rest. He is offered no refreshment or other courtesy during the short voyage. This does not seem to be a slight rather these dour working men simply aren't used to offering or getting such comforts. The boat sports a small ballista or over-sized crossbow on the aft upper works. The rest of the boat is open and the mast rises through the canopy. Harpoons and boarding axes, which seem to like ridiculas excess in such a small boat seem to have been part of her construction perhaps 200 years ago as the mounts are built in. There is a very small cabin under the aft upper deck, but the doors to it are closed and no one comes or goes as you sail along. Soon you clear the harbor and start around the island toward your destination. The boat sails out until the land just vanishes over the horizon before making the turn toward Berkshires Rest. It is unlikely that Chandar and his barge will sail so far out from land. [/QUOTE]

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