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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Express" data-source="post: 1667109" data-attributes="member: 19166">Out to Sea (con't)I thought about several things as I fell. It all happened in a matter of seconds mind you, but they each flashed across my mind’s eye. Like how my armor wasn’t going to be much of an asset once I hit the water. Like why the sahuagin were this far away from the Teeth. And if Honora and By and Anvil and Dorbo were alright. Just seconds.I felt one of the sahuagin let go. I opened my eyes in surprise. I saw the gallery, the stern balcony rising up to meet me. I hit it face first. I may have blacked out, or been stunned. But I lifted my self up slowly. My spine felt like it was broken, or at least bent. The other sahuagin had held on, and it now lay next to me looking quite dead. It had several wounds on its body; the fall must have finished it. I stuck my blade in to make sure.I tried to gain my footing. Water trickled down on my head, so naturally I looked up. Above me were three sahuagin climbing up above the stern windows, using the elaborate carving and scroll work on the castle to work their way up. It looked like a difficult climb, but not impossible. I reckoned I had fallen about 15 feet.A guttural cry got my attention. Talons bit into my arm; I whirled grunting and swung wildly at the sahuagin climbing up the gallery’s rail. It avoided and ducked below. I retreated toward the starboard side of the ship.What appeared to be grappling hooks hung from the gallery’s rail. I quickly looked over. Below, climbing out of the sea on thick cables were more sahuagin. In the dark water near the Swiftsure’s rudder I counted almost a dozen heads of the fish men working their way to the ship. I retreated further; the gallery wrapped around to the starboard side of the ship; and tripped over the corpse of a half elf sailor, most likely a sentry. The body blocked a low five foot high door that led into the ship. Pausing, I healed myself.Opposite the Swiftsure, I could see the Zephyr about 80 feet away. There were more dark shapes in the water between the two vessels. The clamor of fighting issued from the ship and I saw sailors jump from the Zephyr into the sea. I doubted they would make the swim back to the Swiftsure.I moved the sentry’s body and entered a dark cabin. A doorway led to a lit narrow corridor that ran along the beam of the ship. As I closed the door, a sahaugin passed by the stern window.At the end of the corridor, the ruddy faced halfling that Bynara had accosted stuck his head around the corner. He had a crossbow levelled at me, and he looked surprised. “How’d you get down here? I thought you were one of those beasts.”“Long story.” I explained. My spine still felt bent. Ruddy motioned for me to follow.A couple of gangways later, we joined a human sailor and a half elf officer. The officer was the same one who had passed through the galley earlier with the announcment. He was wounded.Ruddy saluted. “Don’t see no one else, or fish.” He nudged me. “Mister Albus is first officer.”“Where’s the captain?” I asked. Albus looked at me as if he was asleep. I repeated the question.“Gone, sir...dead..” he replied, “the sahuagin took him overboard. We could not get to him..they... came in through the windows. Too fast.”I could relate. “There are alot of them in the water. I don’t believe we can hold out if we stay here. Are you dragonmarked? Can you get this ship moving?”Albus didnt seem to hear me. His wound looked nasty; I healed him. “We should leave now." Ruddy looked from Albus to me. “The sails are still furled. We'd have to secure from station. “ he said trying to be helpful. Albus muttered and nodded.My back was killing me. "We should go." I said again, louder. I began to move, intending to check the corridor for more invaders. Albus grabbed my arm.Either my words or the cure spell had stirred the half elf to action. “What do you mean, sir?” His voice was hard, his face stiff. “Do you intend for us to abandon Lyrandar property, to say nothing of the sailors to brigands and pirates? If that is so, I would brand you a scoundrel sir.”If he was trying to offend my honor or hurt my feelings, he was picking on the wrong person. “Listen, I have little doubt that these sahuagin aren’t pirates.” I ripped my arm out of his grasp. “They dont care about loot. They just want flesh-yours, mine and the captain’s.” Albus studied me, he looked confused as to what kind of cleric I was. I'd seen the look before. After a pause, he nodded. "Devourer cult." He said it as a statement, not really as a question. He knew. Two sahuagin appeared at the far end of the corridor. “Its your ship,” I sighed. “Do what you want. But do it fast.”----------------Ok all I got so far-our weekend session was truncated because of RL. More to come.</blockquote>

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