The Seas of Blood - The Price of Fame (Chapter One)

[Bront]

"Well Swoops, I'd have to say that you're pretty ballsy striking the Waverunner, it's definately one way to get the attention of Captain Fontane. Guess you've finally decided that pleasantries aren't required on the waves these days?"

"Muuarr, biscuits are plentiful monkey-boy!"

"Take what you want I guess, and I should thank you for giving us enough to get to port, others wouldn't. But don't think that I see this as a favour Swoops, if I see you again I'll be prepared."

"You know as well as I do that Fontane would not be as generous if you were not paying him to be, and perhaps he might take a beautiful lass such as yourself as a trophey. But he is otherwise disposed at the moment, and I hope to rid the seas of him entirely, for the seas would be a much better place."

"You've got spirit captain, and I admire that. And I have no doubt that if we meet again as enemies on the seas, you will be much better prepaired. However, if we were to meet again in port, I hope that you would honor me by joining me for dinner, and perhaps a drink or two. Perhaps we can settle things there instead of resorting to more... unpleasantness," he smiles.

 

[Phoenix]

"You've got spirit captain, and I admire that. And I have no doubt that if we meet again as enemies on the seas, you will be much better prepaired. However, if we were to meet again in port, I hope that you would honor me by joining me for dinner, and perhaps a drink or two. Perhaps we can settle things there instead of resorting to more... unpleasantness," he smiles.

[sblock]Diplomacy check (DC 25) +30 - Success
Bluff (Seduction) check (DC 12) +17 - Success[/sblock]

Captain Shellisan breaks a bittersweet smile. "Sure Swoops, Fontane was an ass anyway. Tell you what, I'll be in Girlide between these days for business, if you're there as well you can buy me that dinner. If not, well, I guess I'll just have to kill you next time."

[sblock]Rogue's Gallery Updated.[/sblock]

 

[Hypersmurf]

From the air a'Shelys is the first to see Elmo surface once more. He has a bad wound on his back, but apart from that he is in good shape and swims towards Lukda with ease. There is no sign of the dwarf at all, and with the griffon rider circling above looking for him, or any other party-crashers, should he resurface it will not be missed.

Lukda casts a Speak With Animals, and calls Elmo over... using a Cure Light Wounds to at least stop the bleeding. In between chastising him for letting himself be shot, and reminding him that the Water Breathing spell lets him approach a ship without popping up to breathe and be seen, she praises him for his efforts in the battle, and asks what happened to the dwarf...

OOC: Anything special about the harpoon crossbow in the crow's nest? Worth commandeering for the Goddess? /OOC

 

[Bront]

[sblock]Diplomacy check (DC 25) +30 - Success
Bluff (Seduction) check (DC 12) +17 - Success[/sblock]

Captain Shellisan breaks a bittersweet smile. "Sure Swoops, Fontane was an ass anyway. Tell you what, I'll be in Girlide between these days for business, if you're there as well you can buy me that dinner. If not, well, I guess I'll just have to kill you next time."

[sblock]Rogue's Gallery Updated.[/sblock]

"Well, I most certaintly wouldn't want to give you a reason to kill me, for I'm quite sure you'd make sure you did it. Dinner it is then." Swoops smiles, bows, and takes the Captains hand and gives it a polite kiss. "Till then." he says as he leaps back onto his ship.

"Come on men, desitiny is a fleeting mistress. We can't let her get too far ahead.!"

 

[IcyCool]

Bart finishes up his song, and while Swoops banters with the Waverunner's captain, he moves amoungst her crew using a few minor songs of healing to staunch the worst of the blood flows.

 

[Phoenix]

Lukda:
[sblock]Elmo looks at Lukda with a pained expression on his face, talking in a slow and simple fashion. "The thing hurt, and the man jumped on my back and stabbed me. I went underwater like you said, and he stabbed me, and fell off. The man who stabbed me is in the water now, all gone away.
OOC: There is nothing special about the harpoon shot into Elmo at all, except it is large, and would hurt.[/sblock]

With the loot dragged from the Waverunner safely filling up over half of the Moon Goddess' storage, the crew clamber back across and ready the ship to sail once more. With all this new treasure the men are excited to hit port and celebrate, though one of the rules of the game rings clearly in his mind.

'The only valuables that count towards the total are coin, jewelry and gemstones.'

The day is nearly over now as the Moon Goddess pulls away from the fleeing Waverunner, and the crew once more look to Swoops for direction.

 

[Bront]

Swoops pulls his most trusted members of his crew asside. "Well, we have more room to fill, so we must find a worthy target. Does anyone know of any targets in the area, preferably by Girlide? I wouldn't want to disapoint the lady. Then, we can sell what we don't need, stock up, seek rumors, and be off again."

Swoops searches his own memory for any passing knowledge or rumors of ships in that area, particularly those of a more illicit nature.

OOC: What did we all take in? I have no clue where to look up the ships current manifest and total accumulated wealth.

 

[IcyCool]

Does anyone know of any targets in the area, preferably by Girlide?

"Well Cap'n, there's the City o' Loridunne. It be on a large island of Lori, west o' the mainland. I'm not sure jus' how close it is to Girlide, but for years it's housed some o' the most famous and fancy artsy types o' the Kingdom. That's not all excitin' by itself, but I hear tell that the rich and powerful travel to the city to get the artists to make 'em fancy art wot they can prance around and show off back on the mainland. The art houses in the city 'ave got guards all around, but the streets and waters 'round the island are a bit safer fer folk like us, if ye take my meanin'."

 

[Hypersmurf]

OOC: What did we all take in? I have no clue where to look up the ships current manifest and total accumulated wealth.

If ye harken back t' Post 1 o' this thread, ye'll find a treasure map as leads to the Rogue's Gallery. The current state o' the Moon Goddess be found therein.

Yarrrh.

 

[Phoenix]

Swoops pulls his most trusted members of his crew asside. "Well, we have more room to fill, so we must find a worthy target. Does anyone know of any targets in the area, preferably by Girlide? I wouldn't want to disapoint the lady. Then, we can sell what we don't need, stock up, seek rumors, and be off again."

Swoops searches his own memory for any passing knowledge or rumors of ships in that area, particularly those of a more illicit nature.

OOC: What did we all take in? I have no clue where to look up the ships current manifest and total accumulated wealth.

OOC:
[sblock]LOL! That's fantastic PirateSmurf, gotta get used to a new name do I?? Ok, for those you haven't found it yet, the ship's manifest is located in the first post of the Rogue's Gallery which contains all Quest information.[/sblock]