Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

Putting all the potions and the coffer in a safe place---on himself---for now, Col begins once again the distasteful task of trying to swim across the pool. "Chongo, I'll need yar to carry me gear over. And no gett'n th' scrolls a'wet!"

OOC: Col's ready to move back.
 

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"I think I'll give it another shot, it'd probably be best if there were two of us out there just in case there is anything waiting on the shore."

Kalen will try again.
 

Anar shakes his head as Kalen disappears once more beneath the pool's waters. "Trust," he says simply to his companions. He then pulls a pair of heavy canvas sacks from his pouch and begins filling them with coin.

"I hope our friends make it, because we'll never get all this out of here without their aid."
 

Voadam said:
"I think I'll give it another shot, it'd probably be best if there were two of us out there just in case there is anything waiting on the shore."

Kalen will try again.
Kalen dives once again into water of the pool, striving determinedly to follow in Keoni's wake. Unfortunately, the beguiler struggles even more this time to navigate the underwater currents. Whether due to the chill of the water, or just simplk fatigue, Kalen has only progressed about ten feet into the tunnel when he feels his air begin to fail.

Frustrated, the gray elf surfaces again with a gasp, looking over at his companions in resignation.

OOC: Voadam, Kalen made only 3 successful Swim checks in his first 12 attempts, so that try was certainly not too fruitful. I'd say that if you are dead set on Kalen swimming out the tunnel, it would be wise to avail him of an elixir of swimming first.
 

[sblock=Keoni]Keoni looks over at Parrot Island as he bobs in the warm sun's rays, and recognizes that he is on the northwest edge of the isle. Unfortunately, the rowboat piloted by the ill-fated Shefton Rosk beached on the eastern shore. It seems that more swimming is in order, as the island is not that large. Keoni can only hope that the waters are safer than trying to scale the sheer rocky bluffs that make up most of Parrot Island's shoreline.

It takes the tired shaman longer than he likes, but he does eventually circle the island, and spots the small, sandy beach where the group had landed the day before. Somewhat surprisingly, the rowboat is still there. Apparently, Vanthus assumed no one would survive to use it again, so he didn't bother disposing of it.

Keoni uses his own survival skills to retrace the path into the underbrush, one hand on his dagger's hilt. No threat rears its head as he presses on beneath the cacophony of screeching monkeys and birds. Minutes later, he emerges at the clearing where all the troubles began. He sees the unburied trap door which leads below, closed tightly, and covered with a number of large, heavy stones.[/sblock]
 

stonegod said:
Putting all the potions and the coffer in a safe place---on himself---for now, Col begins once again the distasteful task of trying to swim across the pool. "Chongo, I'll need yar to carry me gear over. And no gett'n th' scrolls a'wet!"

OOC: Col's ready to move back.
Chongo sighs heavily, but begins to gather Col's gear for the swim back across the pool. He looks to Rhun and the others, waiting for them to finish gathering treasure so he can follow their lead.
 

Anar laughs as he sees Kalen surface. "No luck, eh?" he asks the soaking wet elf. "Trust Keoni. He'll make it. Now, lend a hand and help us drag this loot out of here."


Anar will carry as much as he can.
 

Bael silently prepares his long bow for the water crossing once it has become clear that Keoni has not returned via the water and so is either dead or will be soon opening the trap door. He assists in carrying whatever he can and suggests using ropes to aid the crossing with so much loot.
 

Rhun said:
Anar laughs as he sees Kalen surface. "No luck, eh?" he asks the soaking wet elf. "Trust Keoni. He'll make it. Now, lend a hand and help us drag this loot out of here."


Anar will carry as much as he can.

The elven gambler says "The dice aren't with me on this one. That tide is a killer. I'm exhausted from what would normally be a trifling distance. Give me a hand up, hand me my hat, and I'll be glad to carry those gems."
 


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