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<blockquote data-quote="Robtheman" data-source="post: 5237343" data-attributes="member: 89625"><p><The first post is brief but subsequent posts will have a more narrative style.></p><p></p><p>This adventure begins on the high seas. The party travels to Kalidan, First Island of Alpasha, where a new trade accord between the crumbling human empire and the leaders of the various Alpshan Fleetmasters will be signed into law.</p><p></p><p>Kage (Caw-Gae), a carousing dragonborn adventurer, travels southeast from the Imperial Port City of Borgen following his occasional companion Jetberry. Kage is often found bailing Jetberry out of trouble but her creative spirit and penchant for getting access to fine beer, wine and spirits seems to balance things out in his mind. When push comes to shove Kage knows how to finish a fight, whether with guile or gore.</p><p></p><p>Jetberry’s half-elven beauty and charm earned them both passage on one of the empires diplomatic ships – the HMV Gladstone. Jetberry plans to earn a small fortune entertaining the Alpashan merchant princes and perhaps capture a story worth retelling. If she has to spice up that story with some skullduggery or deception - well that’s just part of the creative process.</p><p></p><p>Brez also found himself onboard the Gladstone, as it was the most comfortable ship leaving port at the time and he wished to leave quite quickly. It seemed a certain committee had taken an unfortunate interest in his arcane studies. The relative privacy of the western Alpasha Archipelago suddenly seemed very attractive. He travels to Kalidan and perhaps further west in search of a quiet island to ply his trade and hone his craft. A comfortable cabana on a beach wouldn’t hurt either. Do his pursuers know he has left the Empire?</p><p></p><p>Aleck had a rough life. His family was exterminated when he was just a boy. A youth filled with minor misbehavior ended abruptly when he was nabbed for a crime he did not commit. He was pressed into service as an ensign in the Imperial Navy but was granted a field commission during the Empires extended campaign in the Bay of Mordrek. He managed to stay alive just long enough to survive the Gnoll Invasion, though significant numbers of his company did not fair so well. The fact that many companies disappeared entirely during that war probably saved him from court martial. After the war he quickly negotiated, cajoled and head cracked his way up the ladder to Warrant Officer of the Gladstone.</p><p></p><p>An evening of hijinx and entertainment marked the companions first evening together. The night itself brought disaster. A massive sea monster rose from the sea, slithering it’s tentacles through the portals of the ship and smashing the bottom of it’s hull. A short pitched battle took place on the ships deck. Large clawed tentacles clipped men in half, while slimmer ones dragged sailors off the ship and into the ocean. If that weren't enough, Jetberry noticed turbulence on the surface of the water not far from the ship. The angular beaked body of a Krakken rose from the depths and began smashing the side of the ship. A single massive gem, which radiated strong arcane energy, was clearly visible embedded in the creatures head, just between it’s ink black eyes. Highlights of the battle included Kage soaring through the air at the end of a rope to land on the creatures head, then stabbing it repeatedly, and Jetberry imbuing the strings of her lute with arcane energy to form a makeshift garrot which she used to slice Kage free from a grasping tentacle. The would-be companions fought off the beast, sending it back under the surface with the ships captain stuck in its jaws. An ear piercing keen seemed to come from the gem. </p><p></p><p>The calm didn’t last long. As they peered down into the water after the fleeing beast the survivors realized its true purpose. Dozens of tentacles had winnowed their way into the ships portholes and now began to flex and compress. Creaking beams and shattering glass filled their ears as the vessel was torn apart beneath their feet. The survivors rushed for the single life boat at the rear of the ship.</p><p></p><p>Brez hastily cast a ritual to summon a floating disc of energy and headed for the Captain’s quarters. There he discovered a locked chest. A quick bit of maneuvering had the ships bed floating on the disc, quintupling its effective surface area and allowing him to fit the chest on with him.</p><p></p><p>Aleck and Kage managed to release the life boat from its couplings and lowered it down, with Aleck staying behind to slide down the rope after them. A massive crash lifted the ship partially out of the water. Aleck was knocked off the ships railing as he prepared to climb down and narrowly avoided plunging into the depths. The six of them attempted to paddle away from the doomed ship but four more tentacles slithered out of the water. They were hacked back quickly but not before one damaged the small craft.</p><p></p><p>The impact that threw Aleck from the ship proved the final blow as the Gladstone was torn asunder and the beast dragged two great sections of the ship down into the depths, dozens of dead sailors clutched in its tentacles. Fragments of the ship floated to the surface as the survivors quickly tied the small boat to the floating bed, and the four took comfortable positions on the bed. The three sailors were left in the row boat which was gradually taking on water.</p><p></p><p>A survey of the contents of the chest reveal 120 gold, 2 pearls, a breathtaking bone carving of a dolphin, a small bolt of fine Daeneth silk with a bold floral motif currently popular in the Alpashan islands, and a well crafted map that seems to have magical properties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robtheman, post: 5237343, member: 89625"] <The first post is brief but subsequent posts will have a more narrative style.> This adventure begins on the high seas. The party travels to Kalidan, First Island of Alpasha, where a new trade accord between the crumbling human empire and the leaders of the various Alpshan Fleetmasters will be signed into law. Kage (Caw-Gae), a carousing dragonborn adventurer, travels southeast from the Imperial Port City of Borgen following his occasional companion Jetberry. Kage is often found bailing Jetberry out of trouble but her creative spirit and penchant for getting access to fine beer, wine and spirits seems to balance things out in his mind. When push comes to shove Kage knows how to finish a fight, whether with guile or gore. Jetberry’s half-elven beauty and charm earned them both passage on one of the empires diplomatic ships – the HMV Gladstone. Jetberry plans to earn a small fortune entertaining the Alpashan merchant princes and perhaps capture a story worth retelling. If she has to spice up that story with some skullduggery or deception - well that’s just part of the creative process. Brez also found himself onboard the Gladstone, as it was the most comfortable ship leaving port at the time and he wished to leave quite quickly. It seemed a certain committee had taken an unfortunate interest in his arcane studies. The relative privacy of the western Alpasha Archipelago suddenly seemed very attractive. He travels to Kalidan and perhaps further west in search of a quiet island to ply his trade and hone his craft. A comfortable cabana on a beach wouldn’t hurt either. Do his pursuers know he has left the Empire? Aleck had a rough life. His family was exterminated when he was just a boy. A youth filled with minor misbehavior ended abruptly when he was nabbed for a crime he did not commit. He was pressed into service as an ensign in the Imperial Navy but was granted a field commission during the Empires extended campaign in the Bay of Mordrek. He managed to stay alive just long enough to survive the Gnoll Invasion, though significant numbers of his company did not fair so well. The fact that many companies disappeared entirely during that war probably saved him from court martial. After the war he quickly negotiated, cajoled and head cracked his way up the ladder to Warrant Officer of the Gladstone. An evening of hijinx and entertainment marked the companions first evening together. The night itself brought disaster. A massive sea monster rose from the sea, slithering it’s tentacles through the portals of the ship and smashing the bottom of it’s hull. A short pitched battle took place on the ships deck. Large clawed tentacles clipped men in half, while slimmer ones dragged sailors off the ship and into the ocean. If that weren't enough, Jetberry noticed turbulence on the surface of the water not far from the ship. The angular beaked body of a Krakken rose from the depths and began smashing the side of the ship. A single massive gem, which radiated strong arcane energy, was clearly visible embedded in the creatures head, just between it’s ink black eyes. Highlights of the battle included Kage soaring through the air at the end of a rope to land on the creatures head, then stabbing it repeatedly, and Jetberry imbuing the strings of her lute with arcane energy to form a makeshift garrot which she used to slice Kage free from a grasping tentacle. The would-be companions fought off the beast, sending it back under the surface with the ships captain stuck in its jaws. An ear piercing keen seemed to come from the gem. The calm didn’t last long. As they peered down into the water after the fleeing beast the survivors realized its true purpose. Dozens of tentacles had winnowed their way into the ships portholes and now began to flex and compress. Creaking beams and shattering glass filled their ears as the vessel was torn apart beneath their feet. The survivors rushed for the single life boat at the rear of the ship. Brez hastily cast a ritual to summon a floating disc of energy and headed for the Captain’s quarters. There he discovered a locked chest. A quick bit of maneuvering had the ships bed floating on the disc, quintupling its effective surface area and allowing him to fit the chest on with him. Aleck and Kage managed to release the life boat from its couplings and lowered it down, with Aleck staying behind to slide down the rope after them. A massive crash lifted the ship partially out of the water. Aleck was knocked off the ships railing as he prepared to climb down and narrowly avoided plunging into the depths. The six of them attempted to paddle away from the doomed ship but four more tentacles slithered out of the water. They were hacked back quickly but not before one damaged the small craft. The impact that threw Aleck from the ship proved the final blow as the Gladstone was torn asunder and the beast dragged two great sections of the ship down into the depths, dozens of dead sailors clutched in its tentacles. Fragments of the ship floated to the surface as the survivors quickly tied the small boat to the floating bed, and the four took comfortable positions on the bed. The three sailors were left in the row boat which was gradually taking on water. A survey of the contents of the chest reveal 120 gold, 2 pearls, a breathtaking bone carving of a dolphin, a small bolt of fine Daeneth silk with a bold floral motif currently popular in the Alpashan islands, and a well crafted map that seems to have magical properties. [/QUOTE]
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