The Four Lands - The Great North

[Rhun]

Vadric nods as his companion concludes his speech, placing his hand upon the knight's shoulder in a gesture of comaraderie. "Good Captain, it is as my friend and brother-in-arms Anniston tells you. We must act quickly to find the root of this evil and extinguish it. The lives of your crew and your passengers, and even the Western Star herself, are in great peril."

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - The Captain's Cabin

Steepling his fingers the Captain says "So you state your actions were done with no harmful intent...that is interesting if what you say is true...given the fact that your friend (he points to Jaroth) is by some members of the church considered a heretic...and your mere association with him destroys any crediabilty you may have...but such opinions are normally most clearly held in the south and not the north.". Taking a sip of his water he continues "Next we come to the fact that you by your own admission, though you may have had migiating factors, aboard my ship and have been at the scene of every weirding that has occured this night"....reaching over he pours himself a glass of wine "Please continue your story"

 

[Canaan]

Jaroth

Jaroth remains silent as the captain's decision involves Jaroth's fate. He will respond if questioned.

[ooc: I am mostly unavailable for the next two weeks. I can check email in the morning and the evening, but otherwise, I'm not able to respond. Trial began today.]

 

[Rath Lorien]

Anniston meets the gaze of the Captain directly.

"Captain, with your indulgance, the charge that we have been present for every weirding is not entirely true. We were not present when the beast-man effected his transformation and we were not on the deck of this ship when the sailor was killed. It was only as a result of this unusual death that we became involved in these events."

"Second, a woman was killed in the lower hold. We believe this death was a necessary component of the summoning. The woman was killed when all of our party was in the room upstairs. We only discovered the body of the woman and hence the summoned demon as a result of hearing the scream."

"Third, just before our appointment here, we found traces of a magical blue powder on the faces of the men in the cabin. This powder appeared on the faces of the men after we left to investigate the screams from below decks. Your own officers were in the room guarding the prisoners. We do not know how the blue powder came to be on the faces of the prisoners. Perhaps the members of the crew that were present can help you to understand how the powder came to be on their faces."

"Finnally, if we did not discover and fight against the evil that was done here tonight; if our intentions were truely to perpetrate evil on this ship, then where are the members of your crew that claim to have defeated this evil? Which passengers have come forward to claim that they have themselves defeated the evil that you suspect us of having conjured?"

"Captain, if you suspect us of performing acts of great magic and evil that threatened your ship, then how do you explain that our criminal plans were not successful? If not us, then who is the hero that has saved the ship? If Jaroth was indeed attempting to smash the ship with his arcane power, then by what miracle has she been saved from certain destruction?"

"We have told you what happened and we have told you the truth. You may believe that we have saved this ship and every soul in it, or you may believe that we are the ones responsible for this great evil."

"We are prepared to answer any questions you may have for us."

 

[Dracomeander]

Finnian relaxes in his chair but does not partake of any of the offered refreshments. He watches the Captain closely as Anniston relates the events of the night.

At the Captain's pronouncement, Finnian prepares to speak but subsides when Anniston continues. When Anniston concludes, Finnian adds his endorsement to the testimony.

"Bertrand has told you that Anniston speaks the truth about the night's events, and I will add my word and the weight of my diplomatic office that Anniston's description is as true an account of things as we know them to be. Anything further we might try to add would only be speculation based on our observations.
"There are forces upon your ship that are in league with entities of the lower realms. By chance, you have champions of the Light here to assist in ferreting them out and combating them once they are found. Unless your ship's complement includes priest's and others trained to deal with this type of threat, my suggestion would be for you to make use of our services to safeguard your ship the rest of the way to port."

[sblock=OOC]Sense Motive on Captain = 31, http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=884418 [/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Vadric turns away from the captain at the man's words, pacing. The look on his face clearly notes his displeasure at the captain's suggestion they may all be involved. Still, he keeps a level head, and puts an emotionless look upon his face as he turns back around.

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - Captains Cabin

"So let me get this phrased correctly....You just happened to be close to all these event and chose to investigate them without notifiying the Captain of the ship that something was amiss or afoot....something that you state could have caused the ship to sink or more harm to it's passangers.." then taking a sip of wine he says "Most interesting...what course of action do you propose then"

For Finnian
[sblock]Observing the Captain, Finnian senses severals things...first that the Captain is truly scared...second that he is highly insuted by the parties actions, third he is stalling for time,, and finally he does not know which way to turn[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Vadric tries to use a diplomatic tone as he speaks to the captain."Captain, we attempted to find both you and Captain Ravensblight several times, to no avail. We even sent your own officers searching for you, as I am sure they will tell you." The warrior-priest takes a seat at the table, but does not partake of either the proffered food or drink. "Perhaps my companions could make some suggestions on how to proceed that you would be receptive to. My own ideas may be...too intrusive for your liking."

 

[Dracomeander]

"I'm sorry if the account made it seem that way, Sir.
"We were in Vadric's cabin when the first murder occured.
"Like many others, we were drawn to that first scene by the victim's screams.
"Unlike many others, we happen to have trained investigators within the group of us who were assembled. We noted that the members of your crew who had responded were not prepared for such an investigation and offered our assistance while they tried to find you or Captain Ravensblight.
"Our investigation of the first crime brought us in range to discover the other happenings. At each development, we asked the crew to please find someone of authority to report our findings to. Events just kept outpacing the crew's ability to bring that authority up to date before further action was required.
"The next step is exactly what you are doing, provided that what you are waiting for is the report of your own investigation among the crew.
"You confirm our story, and hopefully we come to some accord that will enable all of us to work together to discover who is threatening your vessel."

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - The Captain's Cabin

Steepling his fingers the Captain says "I see...so you were prompted to such precepitious action by the inability of my crew to find someone in authority...most interesting......does anyone else have anything to add before i make my decesion?"