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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonks" data-source="post: 3073692" data-attributes="member: 42402">"Aye, you can look at her and tell she is already taking on water. Another sign from the Far Traveller in letting her make it to me. I have no doubt that if we had not left when we did, she would not have made it much longer.""Lower the longboat!!"Captain Windrune's deep voice boomed across the ship and the three dwarves beside the longboat quickly began lowering it into the water below. Dropping down a rope ladder, they climbed into the boat and motioned for you to follow.The trio worked quickly and quietly moving you towards the Emperor and once you pulled beside the ship they grabbed your grappling line and sent it upwards seeking an anchor for the hook. On the second try it took hold and although he insisted on going first, the dwarves aboard the longboat would not let Aubreck lead the way.Climbing up the ship, you see the damage to the Emperor's hull is even more extensive than it first appeared. The wooden hull is pitted in many places and as you climb, you hear several deep low moans coming from the ship. Nicolai recognizes the death moans for what they are and realizes that this ship will not be the first in the fleet he wishes to build.The Emperor's upper deck slopes gently down to port. Short, wooden stumps are all that remain of the masts. The double doors leading to the cabins both fore and aft appear intact, while a metal grate in the deck offers access to the lower decks. Aside from the rhythmic creak of the ship's badly weathered, soaking timbers, all seems quiet.</blockquote>

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