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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 3799664" data-attributes="member: 11520"><p>[Sblock=Gnurl]The Gnome wizard makes his way across Mermaid's Rest in search of Ragger Chance. The 'Rest is made up of ships of all description lashed together. In some places the streets are merely boards stretched between two adjacent decks while in other places walkways floating on barrels provide lanes for traffic. Small boats move in the narrow waterways between ships providing transport, delivery and service to the ships which serve as buildings in this strange town. It is broad daylight and the worst of the scum here is still sleeping, so Gnurl manages to get to Chance's ship without tossing a Magic Missile at anyone. A sign hangs from the mast saying 'Last Chance Saloon.' The sign is lit by continual flame at all four corners and additional magical lighting hangs about though in the bright light of day it looks a little odd. The quarter deck and foredeck of the ship seem to have been turned into gardens with tubs of vegetable and fruit plants filling the available space. A large rusty tin bucket of perhaps 20 gallons swings from the yard arm. As the waves pass the bucket swings back and forth. The bucket has numerous small perforations in it from which water drips down showering the plants on deck. At the top of the chain a small monkey with a very unnatural shade of green fur occasionally reaches down and gives the chain a push or tug to keep the bucket swinging the length of the ship. In the time Gnurl watches he's sure the bucket should have run dry, but the water continues to shower down at an unchanging rate. A stooped old Orc in a very large straw hat and overalls works in the garden. He plucks a tangerine from a small tree growing from a half barrel and tosses it up underhand to the monkey who snags it out of the air and devours it greedily. The discarded rind splashes into the water near Gnurl, but both gardener and monkey seem to be ignoring him. The stairs leading up to the main deck seem to give access to a pair of swinging door that lead into the space below the quarterdeck.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>

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