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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dantardis" data-source="post: 3820168" data-attributes="member: 46174">On the Emperor of the Waves the group looked down into the grate leading to the main deck.  The floor was covered in a large nest of spiders, and various swarms scuttled about.  Bato and Morning lifted the grate, whilst Nimo threw a vial of Alchemist's fire down into the swarms.  The first swarm quicky caught fire and dispersed and there was some splash damage to the second swarm.  However, the second swarm climed up the ladder and swarmed over Nimo and Erin.  They quickly moved out of it's area, Erin, who was nauseated,  by gliding off the deck of the ship onto the rocks below.  Meanwhile Grey threw a second vial of Alchemist's Fire at the swarm and again it caught fire and quickly dispersed, the remaining spiders scuttling away into the dark recesses of the vessel.   Heading down into the ship the group moved towards the bow of the ship and came to a door which was closed but not locked.  From withint they could hear a shuffling sound.  Readying their weapons Morning opened the door and was attacked by one of the dead Orcs that lived within.  Morning quickly stepped back and closed the door before the zombies could respond.  Erin took the time to wedge the door with her longspear and ensured that it was firmly shut.  From the stern of the ship the group heard some chanting and moved quickly towards the stern, after noticing that all of the other cabins and rooms appeared deserted.  Bato moved to the door first and opened it.  Within he saw a half orc together with a snake.  Before he could act, the half orc muttered a few words and threw a feather into the air.  As the feather hit the floor near Bato it transformed into a huge sized whip, which attacked and grappled him.    Nimo and Aust both tried to cast a spell at the half orc but were unsuccessful.  The half orc, in retaliation, tried to cast a spell but fortunately, Grey had readied for this event and shot an arrow at the half orc, disrupting the spell.  Bato who was still grappled was being constantly wounded by the whip.  MNorning stepped forward to help Bato and changed his aura to one of healing, allowing Bato to stabilise.  In retaliation the half orc moved forward and hit Morning with his club.  Nimo tried to cast a spell at the half orc but at the last moment the half orc dodged out of the way.  However, Aust also cast a spell and the half orc screamed as a ball of acid hit it, burning it horribly.  Grey followed up with a hit with one of his arrows and the half orc fell dead.  At this point the half orc's snake moved forward and was hit by Bato, as the whip which had been holding him had dissolved as the half orc died.  So mighty was Bato's blow that the snake was cleaved in two.   After pausing to get their breath back the party moved onwards and in the galley, they discovered the grate leading down into the inner hold which appeared to be flooded.  At this point the vessel gave a sudden lurch and knocked Erin, Nimo and Bato over.  When they had picked themselves up, Bato, Erin, Aust and Nimo jumped down into the inner hold, into water that was knee deep.  In the distance they could see a wooden crate and Erin and Bato moved towards it.  Before they could move completely towards it, they were surprised by a group of four ghouls which had been hiding in the water.  Bato and Erin were both hit and were paralysed and the ghouls moved towards Aust and Nimo.  Morning moved down into the hold and managed to kill one of the Ghouls who was moving to attack Nimo.  At this point several tentacles appeared to make holes in the side of the ship.  Nimo cast a spell at one of the ghouls and it took some damage but kept advancing.  Grey, who had sneaked towards Bato without being seen, healed Bato with a wand.  Erin who had just recovered from being paralysed was hit by a ghoul and was paralysed again.  Grey meanwhile broke the crate and carried off the box within.  Bato killed one of the remaining ghouls and the final one was destroyed by Grey who had been using positive energy.  The group quickly moved the box out of the hold as the tentacles started to attack the Emperor of the Waves much more frantically.   Getting back aboard their vessel the group saw the Emperor of the Waves sink for the final time beneath the waves as it was attacked by a giant squid.  Heading back to Sasserine they returned the box to Aubreck and received their reward.  They then headed off into the city to train.</blockquote>

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