The Captain's Caper! (Dunamin judging)


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Captain Azrael strokes his beard in thought before saying, "Well now, ye wouldn't be a good brew if'n ya didn't think hard about your share o' the booty. I'll tell ya this, I had originally planned to pay each of you 50 more gold beyond the 50 which I handed out as a retainer back at the start. But things have gotten complicated since then and I can un'erstand expectin' more pay for more work. But I still don't know exactly how much I'm gonna make off of the deal of selling the cargo."

"Granted, I feel no more need to be 'repaying' Redblade to buy my ship back so that adds a fair sum back into the pot. But I may well lose some value on the deal because the cargo is being delivered late (after we find those damn goblins and get it from them). So how about if I guarantee you each 100 more gold coins and some extra beyond that in other treasure after we finish the deal and know what kind of profit I've made. After all, I wouldn't be very smart promising all the treasure to you up front and leaving none for myself, would I?"


OOC: Awesome RPing, all of you! Digger, Girth's speeches are convolutedly awesome! Like Yoda tripping on LSD or something! I'd say you'll all be getting bonus XP at the end of the adventure for great roleplaying! I just hope Halford is able to return soon to join in the fun and the reward as we get to the end of this adventure. Anybody heard from him? Hope he's okay.
 
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After a few moments of looking around at the party, Azrael continues. "So with one acceptance and no other objections, I'll assume that payment arrangement is satisfactory to everyone then. With that out of the way, let's get the Bloody Wake back underway and recover me treasure, mateys!"

With that, you all make your way quickly back to the docks and onboard the ship as the rest of the crew begins to get the ship set to sail once more. Soon after getting the ship out into the seas once more and headed north from Bacarte' toward Kythira the Living Isle, you all notice Brudd shivering as if a chill was overcoming him. The minotaur looks up into the sky and gasps out "Haydes!!" before his eyes roll back in his head and he drops backwards to the deck of the ship with a crash. Crowding around him, he seems uninjured but as if he was in a deep sleep. Speaking to him or even slapping him does not bring him out of his slumber.

"By the gods!" Captain Azrael intones quietly. "What has come over him? Well, we don't have time to turn around now and take him back. We'll take him below decks and keep watch over him. With luck, he'll come around again shortly and be fine..." Azrael says nervously.
 


"Aye," Hrav agrees. "And he's been doing such a good job of sendin' guests to his boss and all."

The bugbear then looks over to Girth. "Your Lady ever do anything similar with you? Any idea how long it might last?"
 

Hey, Brudd! Pal! Wake up! WtH!! shouts Alexander at the sleeping Brudd, slapping him in the face, pulling his hair and shaking him by his horns...
Crap! Well, let's pray Hadeys it's only a short sleep... C'mon Hrav, I'll grab his horns, you grab the hooves and help me carry the big boy onto the Wake..., offers Alex sighing...
 


"Straight as a sword the path before us is. But not THAT sword! Brudd, his God has unpleased."

Girth looked slowly round at the other companions. "See what has befallen Brother Brudd. See what becomes when the 'Dark' is touched without the preparation that is proper, without the care most appropriate , but only with the greed, with the covetedness. That sword alone he should have left."

The warlock cast his sad eyes to the Heavens. "Lady, I beseech thee. To thy brother speak on behalf of our brother Brudd. Worthy he is, yeah, more than worthy. Let him to us return, and soon!"

"Hrav, Alexander, to his bed take him whilst I the runes will cast."
 

"I just hope he don't wake up talkin' like that one," mutters Quagmire. He winces as one of Brudd's horns sticks in the doorjamb for a second, forcing his carriers to tug hard to dislodge it.

ooc: this is fun! :D
 

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