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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassEye" data-source="post: 5748149" data-attributes="member: 40413">It doesn't take long to get settled onto the river boat.  And since the cargo was stowed the day before as soon as you all are on board the captain and the polemen take up position along the sides of the boat with long poles and push off from the dock.  They avoid the channels of the main current, instead favoring channels with slower currents that impede progress less.Unlike Captain Lotti who seemed somewhat removed from his crew the captain of the river boat is nearly indistinguishable from his rough crew and right in amongst them working just as hard.  Once the boat is under way the crew falls into an easy pattern of banter and work.  The low-voiced call and response chant used to keep the polemen on time makes the time pass surprisingly pleasantly.At dusk the captain throws out the anchor in shallower waters away from the main current.  He's reluctant to change up his watch schedule but finally agrees since it is clear you are all capable.  "I'm sure the men'll thank you," he says to you.  "And with a bit more rest we might make better time.  Though don't get used to being pampered," he growls at his men.Sekmun is more alive once on the river though more primal as he sheds the veneer of civilization along with the cloth wrap he wore.  He is rarely on the boat itself instead spending much of his time in the water scouting the channels ahead and occasionally bringing back a fish or some small game to roast up on the boat's small stove.  Or some lizardfolk delicacy like the snails he brought back one afternoon and ate raw.  "Delicious.  Though you humans prefer them boiled.  Destroys the true essence if it's not wiggling on the way down."  He grins and offers up a small bag of them.Aldino, however, is miserable.  The heat, the humidity, and the swarms of insects that seem to spontaneously arise from the swampy water all bother him more than anyone else and he spends most of his time seeking refuge from the gnats and flies in the stifling cabin until Sekmun brings him large handfuls of mud to slather on his exposed skin.  "Oh dear, boiled or bitten.  And slathered in stinking mud.  It's a horrible way to go.  But the pot of gold, so to speak," he winks theatrically looking like some sort of savage jester, "awaits at the end of the rainbow!"[sblock=OOC]Great map!  Thanks, Perrin, that'll do nicely.  Some minor modifications: the middle rectangle is now the cabin and, of course, there is only the one deck.Watches:1 & 2: sailors3 & 4: Borric & Nathan5: Sylvain and ZelenaGot it.  And thanks.  When the sailors watch they will be at N3 & N12.  A dim light (candle equivalent), mostly shuttered, will be lit at either end of the cabin for the watches though you can shutter them all the way and put the light out or open them up for full lantern light.  Your choice.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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