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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 6629622" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>The first day back out to sea:</strong></p><p></p><p>The ship's archers nervously watch the giant birds circle the ship. Salisan orders the men not to fire on them until he can descern whether or not they are hostile.</p><p></p><p>“What do you think, Thessa?”</p><p></p><p>“Giant eagles. They look hungry. But I've never known them to attack ships at sea. They would have to be starving,” she replies.</p><p></p><p>“Sir!” Jansen yells. “The men won't stand for another attack so soon. You should give the order to fire.”</p><p></p><p>“No!” Dabuk yells. “These are animals, not monsters.”</p><p></p><p>“I've seen them shapechange. Don't tell me they're not monstrous.” Jansen counters.</p><p></p><p>“So am I.” Salisan retorts. “Yet, you accept me.”</p><p></p><p>“Dabuk, if they're as hungry as they look...” Thessa tries to calm the ranger.</p><p></p><p>“We watch them, but no one fires unless they attack.”</p><p></p><p>The crew watches nervously as the 3 large birds wing overhead for more than ten minutes. A loud shriek pierces the sky and two more eagles appear in the sky. They come straight at the ship. They look gaunt.</p><p></p><p>The other three dive down to block the other eagles' path. The protective swoop frightens one of the sailors to the core. His bravery fails, and he opens fire.”</p><p></p><p>“No! Wait!” Dabuk yells.</p><p></p><p>“Too late,” Jansen replies. “Fire! Fire until your quivers are empty!”</p><p></p><p>“You will not fire!” Salisan roars.</p><p></p><p>The archers aren't sure what to do. Several let loose with arrows just as a reflex but most of the shots are so low they just go into the sea. Two arrows sink into one of the attacking eagles and it shrieks as it falls into the sea. The other attacker swoops down and grasps two sailors in its talons as it flies by. The men scream in terror as the bird wings away.</p><p></p><p>More shots, better aimed, follow it. The bird is too fast. One of the other eagles races after the attack and tries to force it to drop its meal. The deranged attacker shrieks angrily, as the other bird forces it to swoop back towards the ship. The two birds pass overhead and the defender tries to use its talons to pry the men free.</p><p></p><p>“By the gods, they're going to tear those men apart fighting over them,” Jansen yells. “Captain, you have to order the men to fire!”</p><p></p><p>Several men fire even without Salisan's order. One of the arrows sinks into the chest of a grasped sailor. The other arrow hits the wing of the defending bird.</p><p></p><p>“Stop firing, damn you all,” Salisan roars. “Or I'll toss you all in the sea.”</p><p></p><p>The eagle defending the men squawks in indignation and tries to level off. It comes crashing down over the stern. The ship rocks and shakes. The bird is balanced precariously on the back of the ship; it's wings caught in the rigging. The other eagle wings away with its prizes, now bloody.</p><p></p><p>“Sir! We have to get it off! It will sink us!” Jansen pleads. </p><p></p><p>“You are relieved, Master Jansen,” Salisan orders.</p><p></p><p>The man turns stark white. “B-but, sir.”</p><p></p><p>“You are relieved! Go help Mesik in the galley! It's what you're good at!”</p><p></p><p>“We have to help it,” Thessa pleads.</p><p></p><p>“Yes, little miss, but I think we should let Dabuk lead the way on this one.”</p><p></p><p>Dabuk was already beside it. He was speaking to it in soothing tones and brushing it's feathers. Jeddar cut away the lines from its wings while singing a lulling tune. Bactra came up next to Dabuk and looked at his cousin with concern. Dabuk was staying calm and looked at Bactra with a wink and a smile.</p><p></p><p>“It will be okay,” he was saying it more to the eagle than to Bactra. “I won't let anything happen.”</p><p></p><p>The three of them soon had it untangled and calm. The bird was able to fold in its good wing. This helped keep the ship from rolling over. Thessa eased up by the eagle and cast a minor healing spell to help stabilize the bird.</p><p></p><p>“It's so frail looking,” she notes.</p><p></p><p>“It hasn't eaten in months. I'm surprised it didn't attack us outright. It's a good thing eagles have some morality.”</p><p></p><p>“Unlike our new First Mate,” Bactra mused.</p><p></p><p>“He's a ass,” Dabuk said with a smile and clenched teeth.</p><p></p><p>Salisan watched the elves and little gnome tend to the eagle. He, as quietly as he could, ordered the men to stand down and get to work fixing the sails.</p><p></p><p>“But stay away from it, if you can.”</p><p></p><p>The captain of The Ishtar moved towards the bow with hopes of balancing out the weight. He used his magical gauntlets to find the right size to grow too. Once he was sure that the ship wouldn't sink, he checked on Dabuk's progress. The ranger had the bird completely calmed down, and the bard was still singing to it. Bactra was talking to it as if it was a normal person and feeding it some meat that Mesik had brought from the galley.</p><p></p><p>“Elves,” Salisan chuckled. “How would the world ever get by without them.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 6629622, member: 2012"] [b]The first day back out to sea:[/b] The ship's archers nervously watch the giant birds circle the ship. Salisan orders the men not to fire on them until he can descern whether or not they are hostile. “What do you think, Thessa?” “Giant eagles. They look hungry. But I've never known them to attack ships at sea. They would have to be starving,” she replies. “Sir!” Jansen yells. “The men won't stand for another attack so soon. You should give the order to fire.” “No!” Dabuk yells. “These are animals, not monsters.” “I've seen them shapechange. Don't tell me they're not monstrous.” Jansen counters. “So am I.” Salisan retorts. “Yet, you accept me.” “Dabuk, if they're as hungry as they look...” Thessa tries to calm the ranger. “We watch them, but no one fires unless they attack.” The crew watches nervously as the 3 large birds wing overhead for more than ten minutes. A loud shriek pierces the sky and two more eagles appear in the sky. They come straight at the ship. They look gaunt. The other three dive down to block the other eagles' path. The protective swoop frightens one of the sailors to the core. His bravery fails, and he opens fire.” “No! Wait!” Dabuk yells. “Too late,” Jansen replies. “Fire! Fire until your quivers are empty!” “You will not fire!” Salisan roars. The archers aren't sure what to do. Several let loose with arrows just as a reflex but most of the shots are so low they just go into the sea. Two arrows sink into one of the attacking eagles and it shrieks as it falls into the sea. The other attacker swoops down and grasps two sailors in its talons as it flies by. The men scream in terror as the bird wings away. More shots, better aimed, follow it. The bird is too fast. One of the other eagles races after the attack and tries to force it to drop its meal. The deranged attacker shrieks angrily, as the other bird forces it to swoop back towards the ship. The two birds pass overhead and the defender tries to use its talons to pry the men free. “By the gods, they're going to tear those men apart fighting over them,” Jansen yells. “Captain, you have to order the men to fire!” Several men fire even without Salisan's order. One of the arrows sinks into the chest of a grasped sailor. The other arrow hits the wing of the defending bird. “Stop firing, damn you all,” Salisan roars. “Or I'll toss you all in the sea.” The eagle defending the men squawks in indignation and tries to level off. It comes crashing down over the stern. The ship rocks and shakes. The bird is balanced precariously on the back of the ship; it's wings caught in the rigging. The other eagle wings away with its prizes, now bloody. “Sir! We have to get it off! It will sink us!” Jansen pleads. “You are relieved, Master Jansen,” Salisan orders. The man turns stark white. “B-but, sir.” “You are relieved! Go help Mesik in the galley! It's what you're good at!” “We have to help it,” Thessa pleads. “Yes, little miss, but I think we should let Dabuk lead the way on this one.” Dabuk was already beside it. He was speaking to it in soothing tones and brushing it's feathers. Jeddar cut away the lines from its wings while singing a lulling tune. Bactra came up next to Dabuk and looked at his cousin with concern. Dabuk was staying calm and looked at Bactra with a wink and a smile. “It will be okay,” he was saying it more to the eagle than to Bactra. “I won't let anything happen.” The three of them soon had it untangled and calm. The bird was able to fold in its good wing. This helped keep the ship from rolling over. Thessa eased up by the eagle and cast a minor healing spell to help stabilize the bird. “It's so frail looking,” she notes. “It hasn't eaten in months. I'm surprised it didn't attack us outright. It's a good thing eagles have some morality.” “Unlike our new First Mate,” Bactra mused. “He's a ass,” Dabuk said with a smile and clenched teeth. Salisan watched the elves and little gnome tend to the eagle. He, as quietly as he could, ordered the men to stand down and get to work fixing the sails. “But stay away from it, if you can.” The captain of The Ishtar moved towards the bow with hopes of balancing out the weight. He used his magical gauntlets to find the right size to grow too. Once he was sure that the ship wouldn't sink, he checked on Dabuk's progress. The ranger had the bird completely calmed down, and the bard was still singing to it. Bactra was talking to it as if it was a normal person and feeding it some meat that Mesik had brought from the galley. “Elves,” Salisan chuckled. “How would the world ever get by without them.” [/QUOTE]
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