Island Empire Part 1, to Mermaid's Rest

[J. Alexander]

Michael Storm (warlcok)

Michael will continue on to Pier 7. As it is not really pressing, he will just keep the casual eye out for trouble. If he sees and decent ships chandlers along the way he may pop in to purchase some food for the voyage etc.......

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon - Mariner/Fighter/Master Thrower

OCC - is this the same girl that was so upset earlier?

"It is a pleasure to meet you Marienna Lockspar." He will take her hand and kiss the top, always being fond of red-heads and knowing how to behave as a gentleman, he will continue with... "Feel free to call on me anytime you have need. I look forward to chatting with you more, but right now we both have many preparations to make, may we have dinner later?"

 

[Scotley]

There are several chandlers and suppliers of all sorts of goods located near the docks. As a busy port they have a selection of goods from all over the world. The shops range from serving admirals to places for the lowliest deck hand. Indeed as you approach the docks several hawkers shout offers from doorways and window stalls. A block over you hear more rauckus hawkers trying to appeal to the carnal needs of lonely sailors, but along the current way are more goods oriented rather than services. Further up the hill businesses were closing down for the evening, but closer to the docks they keep longer hours as ships come and go at all hours here. In a nearby doorway a Gnome calls forth,"finest dwarven craftsmanship, these blades are fresh from the Sword Arm chain and sharpened to a fine edge..." Another vendor is shouting about the quality of local made pigskin bags and hats, across the street a woman says,"obtain the love of your life, just a drop of this fine perfume carried across the desert from far away will draw the woman of your dreams to notice you..." A large sign annouces that exotic fruits and vegetables arrive daily at the humble shop before you. A butchershop dispays hams, cured bacon and smoked fish carefully preserved for a long voyage. A small sign indicates that magical curios for the decerning customer may be found at the top of the stairs. It seems the closer t the docks you get the more outragous the claims.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Rook - Scout/Mage Blade

I'll continue on to the Rumpled Bedsheet to get my billet and bunk, start making friends with the crew, and deepen my association with Radoon. Since I'm to be an irregular, and not assigned a place in the rank and file, I'll want to be on good terms with everyone.

 

[J. Alexander]

Michael Storm (warlock)

Michael will instruct Grond to check at some of the Chandle's Store and have him pick up serval nice hams, slabs of bacon, etc as well as a couple of wheels of good cheese, a few kegss of good wine, and several small kegs of light beer, etc and have them delivered to the ship. Michael will proceed to briefly stop at the arms delaer and look at the weapons. If there is any decent weapons, he will purchase a short sword and a dagger. He will then continure on to Pier 7 and his rooms. Before going to his rooms, MIchael will first locate the ship and confrim the sailing time in the morning.

For the DM only[sblock]Michael will head to his meeting with Nicholas and both will proceed to the house for discussion etc after their errands are done. Let me know what can be accomplised and what cant be, so I will know what NIcholas has to arrange. While walking the docks etc. MIchael is going to randomly sense motive at several of the out of work, down at the luck sailor types or newbies, and get a feel for them. If one feels right, Michael will hire him on the spot as his batman to look after the mundane chores of housekeeping etc. on the ship, as Grond will usually be to busy to do them.No biggie if we cant get it all done, like the letters of credit etc, but we will definetly take 10 each to copy the format of the letter given us by Honager.[/sblock]

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon - Mariner/Fighter/Master Thrower

Radoon will make his rounds on the ship checking the exterior as best he can and learing the layout. He would particularlly like to inspect the hull, cannons, sails and learn the types of flags we have available to fly.

 

[Scotley]

Aboard the 'Rumpled Bedsheet'

Marienna replies, "Yes, I'd like a chance to talk, dinner would be fine. I too have much too do. Shall we say 8?"

After making plans Radoon walks the ship inside and out. As he is walking Rook arrives and joins him. It is an amazing deception. The ship is heavily reinforced inside, but the outside continues to look like a tramp. The design is carefully planned out to allow it to be an effective fighting ship despite its small size. It has an array of a catapult, ballistas and 3 very small cannons on swivel mounts. It looks solid and seaworthy. Virtually every flag you can imagine is available. It has all the usual signal flags as well.

 

[Scotley]

Grond goes to make the purchases as ordered. The weapons don't live up to the hawker's boasts, but you do find a decent short sword and dagger among the lot. You feel certain that this is a mixed collection, a few are of dwarven make, but you'd guess the rest to be of human and even halfling make--likely all are from the shield arm rather than the sword arm. The ship will sail very early in the morning 6 am. You've been given a small cabin to share with Grond. It will just hold the two of you and the stuff you had Grond buy. The ship is small and all available space has been put to use.

For Michael Storm [sblock]You do indeed find a young man who seems to be looking for work that seems to fit your needs. He is a boy of perhaps 14 who sailed on a ship as a cabin boy, but was recently let go when the mates' cosiun had a son who needed a place. He if far from his home in the western reach and broke as well as hungry. OOC: I'll send you an email of your other activities later on. I have to run some errands.[/sblock]

 

[Erland]

Morwyn

When I arrive at the ship, I'll ask that the crew be assembled. Once that's done, I'll officially take command of the ship, as per tradition. I'll also introduce any party member that hasn't yet been presented to them.

That formality aside, I'll inspect the ship. I expect that Captain Marin's hired a good crew and that things will be "ship shape"; however, I expect that there will have been at least a few mistakes made or just things which haven't been finished yet due to the haste. There may also be a few things deliberately left "second rate" to test the new captain. So, I expect that I'll be able to find a few things to point out to the Sailing Master. I also expect that there will be a few things which, while technically wrong, I can overlook. In short, I want to convey the message that I'm a capable captain who expects things to be done well, but that I'm not a complete stickler for details.

I'll take 10 on my Profession (Sailor) check for a result of 18.

Once the inspection is done, I'll ask whomever Captain Marin's got responsible for provisioning the ship to gather the makings of a good meal, within the cook's ability, for the first night at sea. I'll also ask him to put together reasonable "captain's provisions", even though I'll usually eat the same meals as the crew.

 

[Scotley]

Aboard the 'Rumpled Bedsheet'

Morwyn arrives with the same fanfare accorded Radoon. The crew is hastily assembled and seem eager for a look at the new officers. The young woman from Captain Marin's apartment turns then out smartly and is not afraid to use her sharp tongue to get results. Rook, Radoon and Michael are all present as the crew is reviewed. By traditional standards the crew look very rough, but this is of course part of the plan. Many of the men seem to be letting their beards and hair grow, clothes are well worn--even torn or stained in some cases, the deck is not scrubbed and some lines are artificially made to look frayed. A few details have been neglected in the hasty preparation of the ship, and so Morwyn has no trouble in displaying his authority. It appears that Marienna Lockspar has been responsible for provisioning the ship and she sets about carrying out your orders after formally passing over command and welcoming you aboard. She asks, "sir may I see you in your quarters for a moment, I have a couple of things to go over with you."