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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1211257" data-attributes="member: 945">Game #1 (Saturday, October 4th) (cont).The crew stared head-long into a dreary 4-month journey at sea.&nbsp; Valgo wasted no time attempting to introduce the adventurers to the crew members.&nbsp; &quot;We've got 4 months at sea with these folks, Valgo, I imagine we'll learn all their names by then&quot;, they joked.&nbsp; Shortly after their departure, Valgo eagerly called the party inside his quarters.&nbsp; &quot;I wanted to share with you some of the inside information about where it is we're going.&quot;&nbsp; Valgo, sitting down with journals, and maps, and blank graph paper on his table, invited them to sit down.&nbsp; &quot;Before Gorian Landiler's expedition landed on Terra Clanculum, another explorer - Alexander Richtus first discovered the continent.&quot; &quot;Yes, we have heard the tales&quot;, Rath mentioned.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, it was a very big discovery&quot;, Valgo continued, &quot;Alexander set out to the east not knowing what he would find, but he discovered the coast of a large, undiscovered continent.&nbsp; He knew that he was ill-equipped to initiate a landing and an inland investigation, so he chose - wisely in my opinion, to map out a large chunk of the coast.&nbsp; Alexander had a cleric aboard that was able to make food, so despite his crews' eventual disgust at being at sea for so long, he was able to map out what we believe to be the entire western shoreline of this continent.&nbsp; He returned to the Bastion and was lauded as a hero - and rightly so.&nbsp; This map, along with his obnoxiously detailed journal entries proved an invaluable starting point for Gorian to launch his expedition.&nbsp; It is with these same maps and journal that I intend to follow in Gorian's footsteps.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;It is our intention to find out what happened to Gorian&quot;, Nytor asked.&nbsp; &quot;No&quot;, Valgo replied, &quot;Not really.&nbsp; We intend to drop anchor where Gorian intended to drop anchor because there is evidence of an ancient civilization there.&nbsp; If we are able to find Gorian and his crew, that would be an added bonus, but it is not the intention of our mission.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;And what exactly is the intention of our mission&quot;, Bax asked, as if already knowing the answer.&nbsp; &quot;To simply seek out new civilizations, and recover any lost artifacts that may add to our knowledge of our past.&nbsp; As you are aware, as a stipulation of your contract, any items that we find as a part of our explorations are yours to keep for your services, but items that hold significant archaeological, or educational value will be kept by the archaeologist's guild.&nbsp; This is, of course, a standard practice.&nbsp; But enough about that, allow me to show you the map that Alexander made.&nbsp; It is quite impressive and detailed.&quot;, Valgo said, redirecting everyone's attention to a map in the center of his table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1211257, member: 945"] Game #1 (Saturday, October 4th) (cont). The crew stared head-long into a dreary 4-month journey at sea. Valgo wasted no time attempting to introduce the adventurers to the crew members. "We've got 4 months at sea with these folks, Valgo, I imagine we'll learn all their names by then", they joked. Shortly after their departure, Valgo eagerly called the party inside his quarters. "I wanted to share with you some of the inside information about where it is we're going." Valgo, sitting down with journals, and maps, and blank graph paper on his table, invited them to sit down. "Before Gorian Landiler's expedition landed on Terra Clanculum, another explorer - Alexander Richtus first discovered the continent." "Yes, we have heard the tales", Rath mentioned. "Yes, it was a very big discovery", Valgo continued, "Alexander set out to the east not knowing what he would find, but he discovered the coast of a large, undiscovered continent. He knew that he was ill-equipped to initiate a landing and an inland investigation, so he chose - wisely in my opinion, to map out a large chunk of the coast. Alexander had a cleric aboard that was able to make food, so despite his crews' eventual disgust at being at sea for so long, he was able to map out what we believe to be the entire western shoreline of this continent. He returned to the Bastion and was lauded as a hero - and rightly so. This map, along with his obnoxiously detailed journal entries proved an invaluable starting point for Gorian to launch his expedition. It is with these same maps and journal that I intend to follow in Gorian's footsteps." "It is our intention to find out what happened to Gorian", Nytor asked. "No", Valgo replied, "Not really. We intend to drop anchor where Gorian intended to drop anchor because there is evidence of an ancient civilization there. If we are able to find Gorian and his crew, that would be an added bonus, but it is not the intention of our mission." "And what exactly is the intention of our mission", Bax asked, as if already knowing the answer. "To simply seek out new civilizations, and recover any lost artifacts that may add to our knowledge of our past. As you are aware, as a stipulation of your contract, any items that we find as a part of our explorations are yours to keep for your services, but items that hold significant archaeological, or educational value will be kept by the archaeologist's guild. This is, of course, a standard practice. But enough about that, allow me to show you the map that Alexander made. It is quite impressive and detailed.", Valgo said, redirecting everyone's attention to a map in the center of his table. [/QUOTE]

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