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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6774952" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>My group will continue their pirate adventures next Sunday. I wonder if they'll ever leave the harbor city of Vertesaux. I've been trying to get them back on a new sea voyage, but things keep popping up, and some plot threads are still unresolved. But as long as they are having fun, I suppose there's no harm in it.</p><p></p><p><strong>The barbecue</strong></p><p>In preparation of the next session, I've worked out a lot of details concerning this huge barbecue that they want to bring to the slums of Vertesaux. A little back story on this. Several sessions ago the party defeated a huge sea monster, but they've been wondering what to do with all that meat. As it happens, their ship's cook is taking lessons from a famous singing chef. And since the party wants to recruit workers to build their private base, they figured that a sea monster barbecue, prepared by the famous chef, would be the best way to recruit all these workers from all the poor people outside Vertesaux.</p><p></p><p>During this feast a lot of npc's will show up, and I want them all to have something to say. So I've prepared some cool info that they can obtain from every important npc. I've also written a small side quest where they must obtain some rare spices from a crazy colleague/competitor of the singing chef. I'll also reveal more about the party's Druid's backstory, because one of his brothers attends the feast. He's met 2 of his 3 brothers so far, but still knows very little about them, nor about what he himself can do. One of the brothers will share some Druid lore with him, and explain more about his powers.</p><p></p><p>Unrelated to all this, I've also created a massive list that contains the names of every pirate captain and dragon that the party can recruit for their war, along with also all the villains. I keep track of what the alignment of every captain is. If they are friendly, unfriendly, loyal or perhaps hostile. It was also a lot of fun coming up with all the ship names... especially for the villains. Some of the names on this list are people that the players have not met yet. I suspect the list will keep growing as new npc's are introduced, but it will do for now.</p><p></p><p><strong>Down below is a list of all the friendly factions, and a brief introduction to the races and cultures of the setting.</strong></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Vertesaux</strong></u></p><p>Vertesaux is an important port for the country of St Valenz. The ships in the harbor city of Vertesaux all belong to the king of St Valenz. So far the players have only met Robert Travers, who does not like them very much, and they have met none of the other captains. They have met Baroness Roselyne Camille, but they do not know that her family owns a ship.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Roselyne Camille</td><td>The Pejorative</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Travers</td><td>The Cutlass</td></tr><tr><td>-Unknown-</td><td>Avenna’s Glory</td></tr><tr><td>-Unknown-</td><td>Damtomkia</td></tr><tr><td>-Unknown-</td><td>The Hangman</td></tr><tr><td>-Unknown-</td><td>The Ivory Swan</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Kooghans</strong></u></p><p>The kooghans are dark of skin, and produce a lot of firearms and siege engines. The Kooghans live on the island of Abyscus, but recently lost one of their most important captains. Urunthu Khan's ship was destroyed by the Cyrian fleet, and now Urunthu Khan wanders the realm of the dead. With the help of the players, he might find his way back to the realm of the living. The players have not yet met any of the other captains, nor have they visited Abyscus yet. I'll probably add more Kooghan captains in the near future. </p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Urunthu Khan</td><td>The Dreadtusk</td></tr><tr><td>Penny Dreadful</td><td>The Craven of the Sea</td></tr><tr><td>Mwinji the Splendid</td><td>The Pale Rhinoceros</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Speakers of the Dead</strong></u></p><p>The Speakers of the Dead from the island of Witch Claw are a race of magic wielding pirates. They worship their women, who they believe to be in direct contact with the gods. They have only female captains, and they are all witches and necromancers. They all carry frightful names, and the names of their ships are meant to inspire terror in their enemies. The players saved the life of Skua Skagga Snakeveins, so she is their ally. The other captains are friendly towards the players, but not loyal.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Skagga Snakeveins</td><td>The Ashen Kiss</td></tr><tr><td>Moswen Poisonvoice</td><td>The Grave Singer</td></tr><tr><td>Mesi Tetherbones</td><td>The Fetid Remorse</td></tr><tr><td>Nia the Forgotten</td><td>The Bloody Princess</td></tr><tr><td>Uadjit Cobrafang</td><td>Coiling Mamba</td></tr><tr><td>Kanika DrownedFate</td><td>The Drowned Queen</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Gongya An</strong></u></p><p>The asian pirates of Gongya An, live on Fu Kong, a city built on a giant sleeping dragon turtle. They fled their homeland due to the oppressive rule of Cyr, and now they share their vast knowledge of sea monster hunting with the region of Kirbawa. The party is befriended with Tsao Feng, and sold him the skeleton of the sea monster, which he gladly added to his collection. In return they got paid in a large pile of stolen Cyrian imperial gold coins.... a mixed blessing. They have not met Uka yet, -a female pirate who currently resides on the island of Salt. Guang Jing is heading there as well, but the party does not get along with him. Recent revelations have placed Guang Jing in a more positive light, and they may have to recruit him eventually. Ling Goda is the devious leader of a thieves guild in Vertesaux, whom they've met. It was hinted at briefly that she owns a ship, but they have not recruited her yet.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Tsao Feng</td><td>Pearl Dawn</td></tr><tr><td>Uka Sakai</td><td>“She”</td></tr><tr><td>Guang Jing</td><td>Kuro Shio</td></tr><tr><td>Ling Goda</td><td>Spring Maiden</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Oarsmen</strong></u></p><p>The Oarsmen are all proud dwarven pirates, who live on the island of Stoneoar, where they dive for treasure. They are all bald, have no beards, and cover themselves from head to toe in tattoos.They also hate being called dwarves. They are specialists in deep sea exploration. The party recently got Horfor out of jail, and after a huge battle at a shipyard, they also got his ship back. For this he is very grateful, and it earned them his loyalty. The players have not met any of the other Oarsmen captains yet, though I may have referred to them in passing. They are planning to travel to Stoneoar eventually, to finish their diving clock, so they can search for ship wrecks. I'll probably add more Oarsmen captains eventually.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Ankvar the Salted</td><td>The Grim Payara</td></tr><tr><td>Horfor Depthbreaker</td><td>The Stormhammer</td></tr><tr><td>Birus the Traveler</td><td>The Barulean Kiss</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Misc</strong></u></p><p>Many captains are unaligned to any particular faction. The players have managed to make Scurvy Scarlet unfriendly to them, and they have also placed the mad captain Wiseman in charge of their old ship, the Jennifer's Grace. They have not found Rotbeard yet, because he is somewhere on the dark island of Dunster Hollow. The party has met the captains of a traveling circus: Leopardo Pardini, Madame Ora, and Hugo Falasco. They are friendly towards the party, but not loyal.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Captain</strong></td><td><strong>Ship</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Scurvy Scarlet</td><td>Avenna’s T*ts</td></tr><tr><td>Rudolph Wiseman</td><td>The Jennifer’s Grace</td></tr><tr><td>Rotbeard</td><td>Ol’ Maggot Eye</td></tr><tr><td>Leopardo Pardini</td><td>Astonishment</td></tr><tr><td>Madame Ora</td><td>Wonder</td></tr><tr><td>Hugo Falasco</td><td>Oddity</td></tr></table><p> <u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Dragons</strong></u></p><p>There are several dragons hidden around the Emerald Coast, and most of them are neutral, which doesn't mean they aren't dangerous. The players may be able to recruit some of them for their war. The players have met Harlathax, who disguises himself in human form, and is friendly to them. They have also met Arturian, who is a dangerous hostile sea serpent that terrorizes a popular strait. They suspect that the island of Fu Kong is actually the sleeping dragon turtle Hǎiguī, but they have not yet attempted to wake him up. They have not yet met the other dragons, but they also know there is one last gold dragon (Jīnsè xīyáng) that fights on the side of their enemy (The empire of Cyr).</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Type</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Ithticaldron</td><td>Bronze Dragon</td></tr><tr><td>Cathaltrixx</td><td>Copper Dragon</td></tr><tr><td>Arturian</td><td>Sea Serpent</td></tr><tr><td>Harlathax</td><td>Silver Dragon</td></tr><tr><td>Hǎiguī</td><td>Dragon Turtle</td></tr></table><p> <strong></strong></p><p><strong>More on the villains soon......</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 6774952, member: 6801286"] My group will continue their pirate adventures next Sunday. I wonder if they'll ever leave the harbor city of Vertesaux. I've been trying to get them back on a new sea voyage, but things keep popping up, and some plot threads are still unresolved. But as long as they are having fun, I suppose there's no harm in it. [B]The barbecue[/B] In preparation of the next session, I've worked out a lot of details concerning this huge barbecue that they want to bring to the slums of Vertesaux. A little back story on this. Several sessions ago the party defeated a huge sea monster, but they've been wondering what to do with all that meat. As it happens, their ship's cook is taking lessons from a famous singing chef. And since the party wants to recruit workers to build their private base, they figured that a sea monster barbecue, prepared by the famous chef, would be the best way to recruit all these workers from all the poor people outside Vertesaux. During this feast a lot of npc's will show up, and I want them all to have something to say. So I've prepared some cool info that they can obtain from every important npc. I've also written a small side quest where they must obtain some rare spices from a crazy colleague/competitor of the singing chef. I'll also reveal more about the party's Druid's backstory, because one of his brothers attends the feast. He's met 2 of his 3 brothers so far, but still knows very little about them, nor about what he himself can do. One of the brothers will share some Druid lore with him, and explain more about his powers. Unrelated to all this, I've also created a massive list that contains the names of every pirate captain and dragon that the party can recruit for their war, along with also all the villains. I keep track of what the alignment of every captain is. If they are friendly, unfriendly, loyal or perhaps hostile. It was also a lot of fun coming up with all the ship names... especially for the villains. Some of the names on this list are people that the players have not met yet. I suspect the list will keep growing as new npc's are introduced, but it will do for now. [B]Down below is a list of all the friendly factions, and a brief introduction to the races and cultures of the setting.[/B] [U][B]Vertesaux[/B][/U] Vertesaux is an important port for the country of St Valenz. The ships in the harbor city of Vertesaux all belong to the king of St Valenz. So far the players have only met Robert Travers, who does not like them very much, and they have met none of the other captains. They have met Baroness Roselyne Camille, but they do not know that her family owns a ship. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Roselyne Camille[/TD] [TD]The Pejorative[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Robert Travers[/TD] [TD]The Cutlass[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-Unknown-[/TD] [TD]Avenna’s Glory[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-Unknown-[/TD] [TD]Damtomkia[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-Unknown-[/TD] [TD]The Hangman[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-Unknown-[/TD] [TD]The Ivory Swan[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Kooghans[/B][/U] The kooghans are dark of skin, and produce a lot of firearms and siege engines. The Kooghans live on the island of Abyscus, but recently lost one of their most important captains. Urunthu Khan's ship was destroyed by the Cyrian fleet, and now Urunthu Khan wanders the realm of the dead. With the help of the players, he might find his way back to the realm of the living. The players have not yet met any of the other captains, nor have they visited Abyscus yet. I'll probably add more Kooghan captains in the near future. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Urunthu Khan[/TD] [TD]The Dreadtusk[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Penny Dreadful[/TD] [TD]The Craven of the Sea[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mwinji the Splendid[/TD] [TD]The Pale Rhinoceros[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Speakers of the Dead[/B][/U] The Speakers of the Dead from the island of Witch Claw are a race of magic wielding pirates. They worship their women, who they believe to be in direct contact with the gods. They have only female captains, and they are all witches and necromancers. They all carry frightful names, and the names of their ships are meant to inspire terror in their enemies. The players saved the life of Skua Skagga Snakeveins, so she is their ally. The other captains are friendly towards the players, but not loyal. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Skagga Snakeveins[/TD] [TD]The Ashen Kiss[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Moswen Poisonvoice[/TD] [TD]The Grave Singer[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mesi Tetherbones[/TD] [TD]The Fetid Remorse[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nia the Forgotten[/TD] [TD]The Bloody Princess[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Uadjit Cobrafang[/TD] [TD]Coiling Mamba[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Kanika DrownedFate[/TD] [TD]The Drowned Queen[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Gongya An[/B][/U] The asian pirates of Gongya An, live on Fu Kong, a city built on a giant sleeping dragon turtle. They fled their homeland due to the oppressive rule of Cyr, and now they share their vast knowledge of sea monster hunting with the region of Kirbawa. The party is befriended with Tsao Feng, and sold him the skeleton of the sea monster, which he gladly added to his collection. In return they got paid in a large pile of stolen Cyrian imperial gold coins.... a mixed blessing. They have not met Uka yet, -a female pirate who currently resides on the island of Salt. Guang Jing is heading there as well, but the party does not get along with him. Recent revelations have placed Guang Jing in a more positive light, and they may have to recruit him eventually. Ling Goda is the devious leader of a thieves guild in Vertesaux, whom they've met. It was hinted at briefly that she owns a ship, but they have not recruited her yet. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tsao Feng[/TD] [TD]Pearl Dawn[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Uka Sakai[/TD] [TD]“She”[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Guang Jing[/TD] [TD]Kuro Shio[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ling Goda[/TD] [TD]Spring Maiden[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Oarsmen[/B][/U] The Oarsmen are all proud dwarven pirates, who live on the island of Stoneoar, where they dive for treasure. They are all bald, have no beards, and cover themselves from head to toe in tattoos.They also hate being called dwarves. They are specialists in deep sea exploration. The party recently got Horfor out of jail, and after a huge battle at a shipyard, they also got his ship back. For this he is very grateful, and it earned them his loyalty. The players have not met any of the other Oarsmen captains yet, though I may have referred to them in passing. They are planning to travel to Stoneoar eventually, to finish their diving clock, so they can search for ship wrecks. I'll probably add more Oarsmen captains eventually. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ankvar the Salted[/TD] [TD]The Grim Payara[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Horfor Depthbreaker[/TD] [TD]The Stormhammer[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Birus the Traveler[/TD] [TD]The Barulean Kiss[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Misc[/B][/U] Many captains are unaligned to any particular faction. The players have managed to make Scurvy Scarlet unfriendly to them, and they have also placed the mad captain Wiseman in charge of their old ship, the Jennifer's Grace. They have not found Rotbeard yet, because he is somewhere on the dark island of Dunster Hollow. The party has met the captains of a traveling circus: Leopardo Pardini, Madame Ora, and Hugo Falasco. They are friendly towards the party, but not loyal. [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Captain[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Ship[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Scurvy Scarlet[/TD] [TD]Avenna’s T*ts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rudolph Wiseman[/TD] [TD]The Jennifer’s Grace[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rotbeard[/TD] [TD]Ol’ Maggot Eye[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Leopardo Pardini[/TD] [TD]Astonishment[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Madame Ora[/TD] [TD]Wonder[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hugo Falasco[/TD] [TD]Oddity[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [U][B] Dragons[/B][/U] There are several dragons hidden around the Emerald Coast, and most of them are neutral, which doesn't mean they aren't dangerous. The players may be able to recruit some of them for their war. The players have met Harlathax, who disguises himself in human form, and is friendly to them. They have also met Arturian, who is a dangerous hostile sea serpent that terrorizes a popular strait. They suspect that the island of Fu Kong is actually the sleeping dragon turtle Hǎiguī, but they have not yet attempted to wake him up. They have not yet met the other dragons, but they also know there is one last gold dragon (Jīnsè xīyáng) that fights on the side of their enemy (The empire of Cyr). [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Name[/B][/TD] [TD="class: wysiwyg_dashes_th"][B]Type[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ithticaldron[/TD] [TD]Bronze Dragon[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Cathaltrixx[/TD] [TD]Copper Dragon[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Arturian[/TD] [TD]Sea Serpent[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Harlathax[/TD] [TD]Silver Dragon[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hǎiguī[/TD] [TD]Dragon Turtle[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B] More on the villains soon......[/B] [/QUOTE]
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