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Message: <blockquote data-quote="La Bete" data-source="post: 4773376" data-attributes="member: 6079">Lighten the LoadAs the vessel continued on into the darkness, the attention of the heroes was drawn to a sputtering sound coming from one of the burners overhead. The flames from that burner started to dim, and the vessel slowly began to assume a significant list."Well that's not good" commented Aengus "anyone got any good ideas how to fix that?"As if by way of answer, the trapdoor to below slammed open, and the Drow captain appeared on deck. Looking up at the burner, his face assumed a mask of concentration, and arcane phrases spilled from his lips.Some minutes of this passed, with the captain apparently oblivous to the useful (and less useful) comments from the party. Finally he turned, and sneered to the party. "Your efforts to defend the ship were inadequate. We will need to... lighten the load, by a hundred or so pounds. Or rather you will. Attend to it."Ignoring shouted questions from the party, he swiftly returned downstairs, and with a slam of the trapdoor, was gone."Lighten the load?" said Aengus "How are we supposed to do that? Throw our gear overboard?""I suspect, given the pointed looks our esteemed captain gave us," interjected Thunder "that a hundred or so pounds strangely enough matched the weight of a passenger, and we were supposed to choose who goes over the edge...""Thow someone overboard? That's inhuman!" cried an outraged Sigurd. "I have no love for Derro or Troglodytes, but I'm not going to be party to murdering one of them like this!""Maybe we could join forces with the others and storm belowdecks?" mused Aengus, and the band of heroes began quickly forming a plan...A scream from behind them cut this planning short - turning to see what had occurred, one of the troglodytes had disappeared! The remaining troglodytes looked around in confusion. "What in the spirits' name happened?" whispered Iben, only to be answered by a low giggle from above.....With the load reduced, the vessels list seemed to right itself, and it picked up speed. After another day (or more?) on board, some soft low lights began to appear out of the gloom far ahead. As their eyes adjusted to the scale, what seemed like scattered lights resolved into a sprawling city carved out of a colossal stalactite, hangng from the ceiling. As the ship sped toward the city, it seems that our heroes have reached their destination......</blockquote>

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