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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 4435201" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>“Gods, you have to be kidding!” Mesik looked port-side just in time to see over a dozen sahuagin climbing over the railing, ready for battle. “This can't just be bad luck!”</p><p></p><p>“Aye, I agree.” Dvalin appeared from below deck with his axe ready and with Rikin right behind him.</p><p></p><p>Dabuk quickly took the initiative and crossed the distance to the port-side before anyone else moved, except for the sea devils. The fish-men were the scourge of seas, and they rarely surrendered or retreated. While they were not as fast on land (or on the deck of a ship) as they were in the water, they were still a major threat to the ship and the crew.</p><p></p><p>“All hands, prepare to repel boarders,” Salisan shouted.</p><p></p><p>The sea devils were soon swarming all over the ship. Dozens of them. This wasn't a mere raid. This was a war party bent on killing everyone and sinking the ship. They hissed and shrieked at the sailors, which wasn't helping morale. However, with the Companions on their side, they had a better chance than most. Dabuk continued to take the lead while Dvalin and Rikin backed him up and held their own at the same time. Mesik hopped and tumbled across the deck flashing Sheao across the feet and knees of the fish-men. Bactra let loose with several evocation spells including a <em>lightning bolt</em>, which surprised everyone.</p><p></p><p>“Whoa, where'd that come from?” Mesik looked at his friend with a newfound respect as he incinerated several sahuagin with one blast. “When did you learn that?”</p><p></p><p>“Just recently,” Bactra smiled. “Crystal, your turn.”</p><p></p><p>“Watch this cousin,” Crystal turned towards half a dozen sea devils climbing over the railing of the starboard-side of the ship and let loose a powerful <em>cone of cold</em> spell that froze the sea devils in place, literally.</p><p></p><p>“Okay, I'm impressed. You're going to have to teach me that one someday.” Bactra smacked a nearby sea devil with his iron-shod staff, which caved in its face.</p><p></p><p>“We'll see,” Crystal stepped back from the melee erupting in front of her. “Bactra, you're too close.”</p><p></p><p>“You haven't seen anything yet.” Bactra had been practising with his staff. His time in the tangles of Onaway had taught him that he needed to rely on more than his magic. Two sea devils tried to surround him but he stood back to back with a nearby sailor and took the legs out from under one of them. The other backed away but fell to another sailor's blade.</p><p></p><p>Bactra looked around for the others as Crystal's <em>burning hands</em> spell sent one of the fish-men gibbering to the deck, scorched. He could see Mesik nearby as well as Dvalin, but there was no sign of the others through the intense melee breaking out everywhere. He knew Salisan would be guarding the ship's wheel and that the crew would guard their captain's back. And he knew that most of the others could take care of themselves but still he worried about Mesik and Thessa in such a fight. In truth, he was more at risk.</p><p></p><p>He wouldn't be able to stand his ground here for very much longer. The sailors next to him were more concerned about fighting the sea devils than watching his back, yet he refused to retreat completely. He moved more towards Crystal and the two wizards fought side by side with spells and staves. Dvalin pulled back to their position to give them some cover. Bactra let loose another evocation, Melf's acid arrow, while Crystal ruined the day of several of the sahuagin with a <em>Evard's black tentacles</em> spell. Several nearby sailors barely escaped the spells area of effect.</p><p></p><p>“Careful woman,” Dvalin warned mockingly. “you almost took out some of our own.”</p><p></p><p>“Be glad it wasn't a fireball spell, dwarf.” Crystal mocked back. While the the two of them had never warmed to each other, their insults were mainly in jest.</p><p></p><p>“No doubt,” Dvalin guffawed. He sliced down two more of the fish-men. The deck below them was slick with sahuagin ichor, which stunk to high Seven Heavens. “Gods, these things reek!”</p><p></p><p>Just then another wave of sea devils came over the railings.</p><p></p><p>“This is not good,” Mesik had retreated to their position and was watching Dvalin's back as he protected Bactra and Crystal. “And I don't think this is a coincidence. These fishy bastards were waiting to attack us.”</p><p></p><p>“Aye,” Dvalin winced as a nearby sea devil clawed his face. “If you've got that fireball spell, lass, then now is the time to use it.”</p><p></p><p>“I do,” Crystal was sweating from every pour. “Warn the sailors.”</p><p></p><p>“Fire in the hole!” Dvalin and Mesik both yelled the pre-planed warning to the nearby sailors. Bactra let loose another lightning bolt just as Crystal cast a <em>fireball</em> outside of the range it would need to burn the Companions. Several nearby sailors jumped out of the way just in time; although, one of them got a bit singed. Over a dozen sea devils were instantly torched.</p><p></p><p>“Well, don't do that again unless you absolutely have to.” Dvalin wanted to cover his nose as the stink of burning sea devils mixed with the smell of the ichor on the deck.</p><p></p><p>“Yuck.” Mesik threw up.</p><p></p><p>Still, the spell had been very effective. Many of the other fish-men leaped into the sea; they were afraid of the arcane fire and would have no more of it. A few of the more resolute sea devils refused to retreat, however. They fought to the death and they took several sailors with them.</p><p></p><p>The aftermath was a scene best left up to the imagination.</p><p></p><p>Salisan quickly took charge of the situation while Thessa helped as many of the sailors as she could. They were grateful to have the cleric aboard and some of them even shook Bactra's hand. None of them could bring themselves to shake Crystal's hand, but a few of them did thank her from a safe distance.</p><p></p><p>Bactra looked for Dabuk and found him leaning over the side. He looked sick. Dabuk had never been a fan of sailing.</p><p></p><p>“Are you going to be all right?” Bactra tried not to smile.</p><p></p><p>“I hate the sea,” Dabuk groaned.</p><p></p><p>“I'm telling you. This journey is a bad idea. You're a green as the trees of the Knotwood.”</p><p></p><p>“I'll live. Besides, it's the stink of the sea devils more than anything.”</p><p></p><p>“It's not that bad.” Bactra lied.</p><p></p><p>“Liar. Now, go help Thessa and the others.” Dabuk was breathing heavily. He pointed his senses towards the sea, which was less revolting than the sea devil guts on the deck behind him. The thought quickly had him gagging and he threw up over the railing. “I hate the sea.”</p><p></p><p>* * *</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 4435201, member: 2012"] “Gods, you have to be kidding!” Mesik looked port-side just in time to see over a dozen sahuagin climbing over the railing, ready for battle. “This can't just be bad luck!” “Aye, I agree.” Dvalin appeared from below deck with his axe ready and with Rikin right behind him. Dabuk quickly took the initiative and crossed the distance to the port-side before anyone else moved, except for the sea devils. The fish-men were the scourge of seas, and they rarely surrendered or retreated. While they were not as fast on land (or on the deck of a ship) as they were in the water, they were still a major threat to the ship and the crew. “All hands, prepare to repel boarders,” Salisan shouted. The sea devils were soon swarming all over the ship. Dozens of them. This wasn't a mere raid. This was a war party bent on killing everyone and sinking the ship. They hissed and shrieked at the sailors, which wasn't helping morale. However, with the Companions on their side, they had a better chance than most. Dabuk continued to take the lead while Dvalin and Rikin backed him up and held their own at the same time. Mesik hopped and tumbled across the deck flashing Sheao across the feet and knees of the fish-men. Bactra let loose with several evocation spells including a [I]lightning bolt[/I], which surprised everyone. “Whoa, where'd that come from?” Mesik looked at his friend with a newfound respect as he incinerated several sahuagin with one blast. “When did you learn that?” “Just recently,” Bactra smiled. “Crystal, your turn.” “Watch this cousin,” Crystal turned towards half a dozen sea devils climbing over the railing of the starboard-side of the ship and let loose a powerful [I]cone of cold[/I] spell that froze the sea devils in place, literally. “Okay, I'm impressed. You're going to have to teach me that one someday.” Bactra smacked a nearby sea devil with his iron-shod staff, which caved in its face. “We'll see,” Crystal stepped back from the melee erupting in front of her. “Bactra, you're too close.” “You haven't seen anything yet.” Bactra had been practising with his staff. His time in the tangles of Onaway had taught him that he needed to rely on more than his magic. Two sea devils tried to surround him but he stood back to back with a nearby sailor and took the legs out from under one of them. The other backed away but fell to another sailor's blade. Bactra looked around for the others as Crystal's [I]burning hands[/I] spell sent one of the fish-men gibbering to the deck, scorched. He could see Mesik nearby as well as Dvalin, but there was no sign of the others through the intense melee breaking out everywhere. He knew Salisan would be guarding the ship's wheel and that the crew would guard their captain's back. And he knew that most of the others could take care of themselves but still he worried about Mesik and Thessa in such a fight. In truth, he was more at risk. He wouldn't be able to stand his ground here for very much longer. The sailors next to him were more concerned about fighting the sea devils than watching his back, yet he refused to retreat completely. He moved more towards Crystal and the two wizards fought side by side with spells and staves. Dvalin pulled back to their position to give them some cover. Bactra let loose another evocation, Melf's acid arrow, while Crystal ruined the day of several of the sahuagin with a [I]Evard's black tentacles[/I] spell. Several nearby sailors barely escaped the spells area of effect. “Careful woman,” Dvalin warned mockingly. “you almost took out some of our own.” “Be glad it wasn't a fireball spell, dwarf.” Crystal mocked back. While the the two of them had never warmed to each other, their insults were mainly in jest. “No doubt,” Dvalin guffawed. He sliced down two more of the fish-men. The deck below them was slick with sahuagin ichor, which stunk to high Seven Heavens. “Gods, these things reek!” Just then another wave of sea devils came over the railings. “This is not good,” Mesik had retreated to their position and was watching Dvalin's back as he protected Bactra and Crystal. “And I don't think this is a coincidence. These fishy bastards were waiting to attack us.” “Aye,” Dvalin winced as a nearby sea devil clawed his face. “If you've got that fireball spell, lass, then now is the time to use it.” “I do,” Crystal was sweating from every pour. “Warn the sailors.” “Fire in the hole!” Dvalin and Mesik both yelled the pre-planed warning to the nearby sailors. Bactra let loose another lightning bolt just as Crystal cast a [I]fireball[/I] outside of the range it would need to burn the Companions. Several nearby sailors jumped out of the way just in time; although, one of them got a bit singed. Over a dozen sea devils were instantly torched. “Well, don't do that again unless you absolutely have to.” Dvalin wanted to cover his nose as the stink of burning sea devils mixed with the smell of the ichor on the deck. “Yuck.” Mesik threw up. Still, the spell had been very effective. Many of the other fish-men leaped into the sea; they were afraid of the arcane fire and would have no more of it. A few of the more resolute sea devils refused to retreat, however. They fought to the death and they took several sailors with them. The aftermath was a scene best left up to the imagination. Salisan quickly took charge of the situation while Thessa helped as many of the sailors as she could. They were grateful to have the cleric aboard and some of them even shook Bactra's hand. None of them could bring themselves to shake Crystal's hand, but a few of them did thank her from a safe distance. Bactra looked for Dabuk and found him leaning over the side. He looked sick. Dabuk had never been a fan of sailing. “Are you going to be all right?” Bactra tried not to smile. “I hate the sea,” Dabuk groaned. “I'm telling you. This journey is a bad idea. You're a green as the trees of the Knotwood.” “I'll live. Besides, it's the stink of the sea devils more than anything.” “It's not that bad.” Bactra lied. “Liar. Now, go help Thessa and the others.” Dabuk was breathing heavily. He pointed his senses towards the sea, which was less revolting than the sea devil guts on the deck behind him. The thought quickly had him gagging and he threw up over the railing. “I hate the sea.” * * * [/QUOTE]
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