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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 7381761" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>Sail or Die:</strong></p><p></p><p>“They aren't going to be intimidated again, Sal,” Dabuk insists. “We need to quickly patch the worst of it and get out of here.”</p><p></p><p>The war-drums rumble past the dawn and just as the sun rises, thunderclouds appear in the distance. Salisan quickly discerned that the storm would hit the island before noon. If the Ishtar was still on the shoreline, she'd likely be tossed over the beach and into the trees. There was no protection from the storm.</p><p></p><p>“She'll sink in less than an hour!”</p><p></p><p>“All we have to do is get moored somewhere the storm won't destroy it and where the orcs can't reach us,” Dabuk argues.</p><p></p><p>“Sal, I hate to say it, but Dabuk is right,” Dvalin encourages. “The orcs are coming now. If we have to fight them and the storm, we'll all die.”</p><p></p><p>The reef giant looks at the darkening sky and sighs. “Maybe the crew is right. Maybe Lord Aegir is angry with me for some reason. But why?”</p><p></p><p>“Worry about it, if we sink,” Dabuk inisists. He looks towards the treeline where he can see several orc scouts watching them intently. There hasn't been any sign of the orog.</p><p></p><p>“Very well,” he replies. He looks at his crew rushing through repairs. Most of them had worked through the night and were nearing exhaustion. He shouts out orders to fix the worst of it and ready the ship to sail. The crew rushes even harder and Dabuk and the others join in the effort. Hougwarth helps in the best way he can. He stands at attention and watches the orcs at the treeline. The large elfin giant is imposing when he's not trying to be fancy. Thessa's spell seals a large hole at the prow, and Bactra's mendings help get the main sail ready for use.</p><p></p><p>“They are leaving,” Hougwarth warns the others, as the orcs fade away. “They are likely getting the others.”</p><p></p><p>“Houg, get ready to help me push the ship out to sea,” Salisan orders.</p><p></p><p>“Aye sir,” the vonakyndra replies. Soon the two giants are heaving the Ishtar off the beach and out into the waters of the sea. The storm closes in and the waves become choppy. Salisan grows to his full height and lifts the vonakyndra onto the ship.</p><p></p><p>“Here they come!” Jeddar yells on the bow.</p><p></p><p>The savage orcs rush onto the beach just as Salisan turns to yell at them. None of the orcs pause this time. They rush headlong towards the reef giant and the floundering ship. The sails go up and the wind pulls the ship along the edge of the shore. The orog appears almost out of nowhere, riding a massive hunting cat nearly as long as Hougwarth is tall. He yells a challenge to Salisan. The massive reef giant answers with a thrown rock that squishes four orcs next to the orog's mount.</p><p></p><p>“Sal, get on board!” Dabuk shouts.</p><p></p><p>“I will meet you out at sea! Go!”</p><p></p><p>“Captain, we won't leave you behind!” Jansen yells.</p><p></p><p>“Go! That's an order!” Salisan tosses two more rocks while wading in the surf. One misses the mark while the other crushes another orc.</p><p></p><p>“Damn you!” Thessa yells. “You get on this ship right now, Salisan Marg! We are not going anywhere without you!”</p><p></p><p>Salisan looks towards the ship in disbelief. The minuscule gnome priestess stands on the edge of the ship's prow and stares at him defiantly as Dvalin holds onto her from behind. The huge reef giant can't help but laugh, which makes the orcs pause in bewilderment. It is all he needs to quickly turn and dive into the waters and come up under the ship. He helps guide the Ishtar away from Nesin and out into the open sea. The orcs howl in frustration on the beach and the orog glares at the ship from his mount on a large rock standing next to the surf.</p><p></p><p>Then the storm hits the island.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>“We are so dead!” Mesik screams as he clings to the handrail of the stairs leading down into the ship's galley. The Ishtar sways heavily as the storm rages outside. They had managed to miss the worst of it, but the ship was close to capsizing.</p><p></p><p>“Shut up and get down here and help us patch this damn hole!” Dvalin shouts at the halfling rogue.</p><p></p><p>The dwarf holds a huge wooden plank up to try to keep water from flowing in while Dabuk and his half-sister, Crystal, work to drive nails through the wood and into the ship's hull. Mesik is tossed from his perch and is soon under three feet of water. He comes up gurgling. He swims towards his friends and does his best to help Dvalin hold the plank in place. He holds the bottom half while Dvalin holds the top half. Amazingly, they manage to keep it in place long enough for Dabuk and Crystal to hammer it in place. The water drops to a trickle and then stops once Dvalin uses some makeshift faux-tar to seal the leaks.</p><p></p><p>“By Hades' beard, that was close,” Mesik rasps.</p><p></p><p>“Please don't mention his name right now,” Dabuk snaps. “We don't need Death taking notice of us.”</p><p></p><p>“Okay, okay,” Mesik replies. The ship lurches again and all of them are soon spitting out seawater.</p><p></p><p>“Boulder's bugger!” Dvalin curses. “Why did I ever agree to leave the safety of the shore?”</p><p></p><p>“We could drop you off back on Nesin, if you'd prefer,” Dabuk taunts.</p><p></p><p>“No thank you,” Dvalin replies with a laugh. “I'd rather drown than be eaten by orcs.”</p><p></p><p>They all laugh.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>“There!” Salisan points towards a tiny speck barely visible through the wind and rain. The ship was just on the edge of the storm and almost ready to sink. “It's an island.”</p><p></p><p>“Captain, that's not an island. That's barely a cay,” Jansen argues.</p><p></p><p>“It's better than you and the rest of the crew drowning,” the reef giant replies.</p><p></p><p>“Just.”</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>In his room, Bactra turns several greenish hues. <em>'I'll never eat fish again',</em> he thinks. The ship heaves and so does he. </p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>“Oh yes!” Teal gasps. She writhes as the ship rolls and moans. “Was that you or the ship!”</p><p></p><p>“I'll never tell,” Nanesa coos at her.</p><p></p><p>The ship rises and falls dozens of times as the two of them remain entwined together until the Ishtar lands on the tiny cay with a thump that tosses the two of them askew into an erotic heap of arms and legs.</p><p></p><p>“You're a genius,” Teal moans.</p><p></p><p>“That wasn't me,” Nansea laughs.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 7381761, member: 2012"] [b]Sail or Die:[/b] “They aren't going to be intimidated again, Sal,” Dabuk insists. “We need to quickly patch the worst of it and get out of here.” The war-drums rumble past the dawn and just as the sun rises, thunderclouds appear in the distance. Salisan quickly discerned that the storm would hit the island before noon. If the Ishtar was still on the shoreline, she'd likely be tossed over the beach and into the trees. There was no protection from the storm. “She'll sink in less than an hour!” “All we have to do is get moored somewhere the storm won't destroy it and where the orcs can't reach us,” Dabuk argues. “Sal, I hate to say it, but Dabuk is right,” Dvalin encourages. “The orcs are coming now. If we have to fight them and the storm, we'll all die.” The reef giant looks at the darkening sky and sighs. “Maybe the crew is right. Maybe Lord Aegir is angry with me for some reason. But why?” “Worry about it, if we sink,” Dabuk inisists. He looks towards the treeline where he can see several orc scouts watching them intently. There hasn't been any sign of the orog. “Very well,” he replies. He looks at his crew rushing through repairs. Most of them had worked through the night and were nearing exhaustion. He shouts out orders to fix the worst of it and ready the ship to sail. The crew rushes even harder and Dabuk and the others join in the effort. Hougwarth helps in the best way he can. He stands at attention and watches the orcs at the treeline. The large elfin giant is imposing when he's not trying to be fancy. Thessa's spell seals a large hole at the prow, and Bactra's mendings help get the main sail ready for use. “They are leaving,” Hougwarth warns the others, as the orcs fade away. “They are likely getting the others.” “Houg, get ready to help me push the ship out to sea,” Salisan orders. “Aye sir,” the vonakyndra replies. Soon the two giants are heaving the Ishtar off the beach and out into the waters of the sea. The storm closes in and the waves become choppy. Salisan grows to his full height and lifts the vonakyndra onto the ship. “Here they come!” Jeddar yells on the bow. The savage orcs rush onto the beach just as Salisan turns to yell at them. None of the orcs pause this time. They rush headlong towards the reef giant and the floundering ship. The sails go up and the wind pulls the ship along the edge of the shore. The orog appears almost out of nowhere, riding a massive hunting cat nearly as long as Hougwarth is tall. He yells a challenge to Salisan. The massive reef giant answers with a thrown rock that squishes four orcs next to the orog's mount. “Sal, get on board!” Dabuk shouts. “I will meet you out at sea! Go!” “Captain, we won't leave you behind!” Jansen yells. “Go! That's an order!” Salisan tosses two more rocks while wading in the surf. One misses the mark while the other crushes another orc. “Damn you!” Thessa yells. “You get on this ship right now, Salisan Marg! We are not going anywhere without you!” Salisan looks towards the ship in disbelief. The minuscule gnome priestess stands on the edge of the ship's prow and stares at him defiantly as Dvalin holds onto her from behind. The huge reef giant can't help but laugh, which makes the orcs pause in bewilderment. It is all he needs to quickly turn and dive into the waters and come up under the ship. He helps guide the Ishtar away from Nesin and out into the open sea. The orcs howl in frustration on the beach and the orog glares at the ship from his mount on a large rock standing next to the surf. Then the storm hits the island. * * * “We are so dead!” Mesik screams as he clings to the handrail of the stairs leading down into the ship's galley. The Ishtar sways heavily as the storm rages outside. They had managed to miss the worst of it, but the ship was close to capsizing. “Shut up and get down here and help us patch this damn hole!” Dvalin shouts at the halfling rogue. The dwarf holds a huge wooden plank up to try to keep water from flowing in while Dabuk and his half-sister, Crystal, work to drive nails through the wood and into the ship's hull. Mesik is tossed from his perch and is soon under three feet of water. He comes up gurgling. He swims towards his friends and does his best to help Dvalin hold the plank in place. He holds the bottom half while Dvalin holds the top half. Amazingly, they manage to keep it in place long enough for Dabuk and Crystal to hammer it in place. The water drops to a trickle and then stops once Dvalin uses some makeshift faux-tar to seal the leaks. “By Hades' beard, that was close,” Mesik rasps. “Please don't mention his name right now,” Dabuk snaps. “We don't need Death taking notice of us.” “Okay, okay,” Mesik replies. The ship lurches again and all of them are soon spitting out seawater. “Boulder's bugger!” Dvalin curses. “Why did I ever agree to leave the safety of the shore?” “We could drop you off back on Nesin, if you'd prefer,” Dabuk taunts. “No thank you,” Dvalin replies with a laugh. “I'd rather drown than be eaten by orcs.” They all laugh. * * * “There!” Salisan points towards a tiny speck barely visible through the wind and rain. The ship was just on the edge of the storm and almost ready to sink. “It's an island.” “Captain, that's not an island. That's barely a cay,” Jansen argues. “It's better than you and the rest of the crew drowning,” the reef giant replies. “Just.” * * * In his room, Bactra turns several greenish hues. [I]'I'll never eat fish again',[/I] he thinks. The ship heaves and so does he. * * * “Oh yes!” Teal gasps. She writhes as the ship rolls and moans. “Was that you or the ship!” “I'll never tell,” Nanesa coos at her. The ship rises and falls dozens of times as the two of them remain entwined together until the Ishtar lands on the tiny cay with a thump that tosses the two of them askew into an erotic heap of arms and legs. “You're a genius,” Teal moans. “That wasn't me,” Nansea laughs. * * * [/QUOTE]
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