Trytton stays put, as lightning starts to arc around him. He releases another blast at the turtle.
The turtle is hit badly again, and recognizes that it was after the wrong target. She closes in on Trytton.
Besmara isn't unhappy about the turtle no going after her. But that direction is too close after the ship for her liking.
Trytton stays put again, lightning arcing through the water around him.
Being a dragon turtle in proximity to Trytton is no good life. The turtle is blasted to bits, the water turns red from the blood of the beast.
With the dragon turtle held back the Kraken sailed through the Iris' Splinters.
Trytton and Besmara must hurry to get onboard again as the Kraken steers for the Storm, the Eye of Abendego.
Besmara cuts short the curve that leads the Kraken through the rocks to get onboard again.
Trytton Chases after the ship.
It takes him a while but he eventually makes his way back on board
Lito keeps the ship on course to run past the turtle.
As Besmara pulls herself dripping on deck Lito looks over with a leer.
Captain, you may want to change out of that wet shirt before you grab the helm, because you look like every man’s Mermaid fantasy right now.
He glances back at the sinking remains of the Dragon Turtle.
An avenging Mermaid perhaps given what you did to that turtle, but still Damn distracting.
"I had nothing to do with the death of that monster. I just wanted to play bait to keep it from the ship. But Trytton is in his element here." Besmara replies. Looking down at herself she shrugs. "Then I'll add to the challenge. With that weather we're in now, it makes no difference anyway."
Just that second lightning strikes and hit the foremast.
Which burns quite a few holes into the sails, but they still work.
As the storm rages, a large violent wave hits the Kraken and threatens to knock everyone off their feet . Butthe worse part is that the hull of the ship breaks at two places. The Kraken's hull is
punctured and it immediately begins to sink.
After seeing the lighting strikes, Estelle forms up 2 crews to patch the ship. Estelle will lead the first crew with Flipps on the second to help repair.
Besmara orders half the crew under deck to pump water and carry it out with buckets.
Noonan helps with repairs as best he can, using his strength to haul things to block.
Besmara hands the steering wheel to Lito again and jumps into the sea. Turning into a manta ray she swims around the ship and checks where the hole is. As soon as she finds it, she covers it with her body until Estelle could fix it from the inside.
Estelle hauls over some boards and starts to fix the hole in the ship.
"We have to move faster ye land lubbers." Estelle does her best to motivate the crew.
YAR!
The crew is highly motivated, as they really don't want to die by drowning in the Eye of Adendego. With Besmara blocking the one hole and Noonan with his endless constitution manages to cling to the other, while holding his breath, Estelle is able to close the holes at least good enough that the water can be pumped out faster than it flows in.
As the Kraken comes out of the worst of the storm, it is a wreck. Lying much too deep in the water, some of the sails torn and everyone busy getting the water out. Winning a race is suddenly no priority any more.
In front of you lies the Sharkskin Reef and the Pinnacle Atoll. Another complex part of the route with a fair chance to run the ship on ground.
Besmara climbs on board. "We take the long way around." She orders, not interested in sending her baby to the ground of the sea.
As the Kraken heads out of the Eye of Abendego, an unnatural electrical squall strikes and a corona of baleful green lightning limns their ship’s mainmast.
Noonan claws his way back up to the deck and lies down for a second gasping for air. Place on council not worth wrecked ship. better free to sail the seas than butt stuck in chair.
Sqwak! Yea! We got the Rock!
Chay come out flipping through his book.
Captain, Let me help fix the ship...
He twists his ring, flips though this book and casts Make Whole to fix the ship so seal on of the breaches so even less water is comming in.
Watch It! Nasty Lightning Elemental
Lito yells pointing at the mast while holding the wheel trying to keep the ship from floundering.
He starts calling out orders in case the thing wants to fight.
"Trytton! Blast it out of the air!" Besmara orders, all her frustration about that s@*+ being out of reach for her and her weapons and being another threat that could take apart the ship.
Noonan grabs his bow and fires
Water flows up the stairs out of the hold, and a thin film flows up the sides of the ship and starts to spin in the air around Trytton.
The elemental is hit but the blast doesn't impress it. It retaliates by bull rushing Trytton over board.
"Ha! Nice try!" Trytton says as he goes flying overboard into the drink. The water swirls around him as he blasts again
Estelle remains under the deck, trying to keep the ship in one piece.
Lito keeps directing everyone to make sure they get the most out of them while he steers the ship.
Captain, Do you want up on the mast? I think I know a trick to get you up near the thing.
"I prefer fighting normal sailors. Don't you have something magic to shoot at it? Or to simply get rid of it? Besmara asks.
Only thing I can do is shoot a bow, Here take the wheel.
Lito hand off the wheel (free action), grabs up his bow (move), empowers it with his arcane magic (swift) and fires it at the creature (standard).
Trytton blast the lightning elemental again and Lito hits with his arrow as it hovers next to the ship over the sea.
"What In the 9 Hells are they doin' to me boat up there." Estelle Stomps angrily up the stairs to the deck.
Noonan will fire off two more arrows when able
Noonan also hits once. But to no effect. The elemental goes after Trytton as he actually manages to deal it some damage.
It beats at him with fist like appendages.
Ha you moved! No sails to catch here!. Lito yells dancing suddenly like a crazy man, after a moment he spins around and stops palm out as a ball of flame launches from his hand and explodes next to the elemental.
Come on boys we can beat this! Hit it with a ballista! And someone get Chay up here to shoot the thing!
Lito keeps directing the crew to boost their courage
Lito adds some minor burns to the elemental.
Trytton swims a bit further below the surface and fires another blast at the elemental.
We only have so much left here..... Come one someone man that balista...It's got to be able to help.
Lito spins around again and launches another ball of fire from his outstretched palm.
Chay stumbles on deck:
Captain did you know the ship is taking on... What the!!!!
Chay Lifts up his hand and yells:
Great now we are fighting the storm itself!!!
Then magic missles streak from his hand into the thing.
Trytton shoots again, but his blast is not as precise from under water. It deflects off the elemental.
But it gets burned a bit again from Lito's fireball. Chay also hits the storm. The lightning elemental now looks rather like a small wind than a storm anymore, but it still is active. It sweeps across the deck again, and pushes Lito overboard.
Noonan flips his lid and attacks!
-3 AC due to Reckless Abandon 16/18 rage
Lito flys back into the sea.
But swims back up almost instantly.
Then he looks back at the deck of the ship and with a haunting laugh transports himself back on board.
As he appears back on board he continues to call out orders to help the crew fight the elemental that is now close to the deck.
Estelle picks up a spear off the weapon racks hurling it at the Elemental.
Noonan stands ready, as the Elemental swoops over the deck and slashes it with his greatsword. Once as it pushes Lito overboard and once more as it comes for him. Which is the end of the lightning cloud. It discharges into the surrounding making all body hair of Noonan stick out and giving him a tingling sensation.
As the Kraken emerges from the depths of the storm you discover that the majority of the other contenders have not yet made it out of the Eye. In fact, the only other ship in contention is Captain Harrigan’s Wormwood! To the west, the Kraken cruises in the distance, the Master of the Gales on deck observing the race’s finish.
The Wormwood is ahead, and the chances to get him are not good. But it isn't impossible. While you're watching though, suddenly Besmara gets beaten up by an invisible force.
Besmara looks pretty beaten up after this surprise attack.
Noonan likes the tingly sensation. Captain, can I go to my bunk?
"Whaaaat? Rid me of these... whatever they are!" Besmara shouts at Noonan.
Estelle watches Besmara get beat up, then looks around for what may have attacked her.
Estelle is looking for foot prints on the wet deck.
Damn it! someone summoned invisible Stalkers on our deck!!!!
Lito points and casts Glitterdust centered on Besmara.
Then he starts directing the crew to coordinate keeping the ship on course and allowing for some of the officers to fight the things that are hopefully now revealed.