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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gregor" data-source="post: 5803204" data-attributes="member: 11751">After spending time flying, landing, discussing and then healing Lars, Hrimr suddenly grips at the wound the rogue gave him and clenches his teeth in pain.  The remainder of the poison in his system activates, sending a surge of pain and then a dulling numbness through his body.The storm is getting out of hand at this point.  Everyone on deck, including Lowduke, is having an extremely difficult time standing up as the winds buffet the ship.  The rest of the party, and Torrent due to her exposure to Indomitability, seem to be completely unaffected which draws curious gazes from Simeon.  Some Wayfarer sailors are now on deck and they hurry to raise the anchor of the ship.  Hawkins shouts orders from the aft castle and begins to steer the ship, with great difficulty, towards the docks.  The longship with the elven bodies is towed along side.The party is ushered into the crew quarters and is joined by the Guildmistress, Simeon and Kiernan.  Some sailors drag the bodies of the fallen (Brutus and Setales) along with the unconscious rogue into the quarters.  Sheena orders the whole ship searched for anyone injured and to see if Giorgio is still aboard.  With the cabin door closed against the howling winds, the mistress turns her attention to the party.  "Giorgio did this?!" exclaims Sheena, "I almost cannot believe it.  He has been a loyal member of the Wayfarers for years and years."  She sits on a bunk.  "And why has this storm struck?  What is happening?  Simeon?""The weather has been incredibly bizarre this past month, but for it to suddenly turn to a violent storm, and one that is appearing to increase in intensity with each passing minute, is extremely suspect.  Also, for it to strike as soon as this mass murder plot was enacted cannot be a coincidence."  He turns to the party.  "It seems we are all in your debt again.  But the job is not done.  We have to get everyone off this ship and make our way to the Lyceum.  I have tools and instruments there that we can use to try and make sense of what is going on.  I fear what may happen during this storm and for some reason you all seem unaffected by it."  He looks down at the unconscious rogue.  "We can also wake this one up and interrogate her.  Did any of these henchmen say anything about why they were here, or where they were from?"[GM]We'll keep the looting on the side, but here is a list of things of interest on the bodies:Brutus - Masterwork Plate Mail, Masterwork Steel Shield, Masterwork Battle Axe, Masterwork Composite Shortbow [+4 Str Bonus], 3 vialsSetales - Masterwork Great Axe, Fine Leather Backpack, Scroll, 4 vials, Rogue - Masterwork Small Short Sword, Mithril Small Chain Shirt, Masterwork Thieves Tools, 4 vials[/GM]</blockquote>

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