K'exik turns slowly and moves behind Kiva. He says softly to you, "Bydd hyn yn caniatáu i mi i iacháu'r chi." This will allow me to heal you. As he takes off one of his golden bracelets and slips it over your hand.
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The non-marked crewmen positions themselves to defend the 'marked and to engage the elemental. The injured half-elf swings her rapier at the elemental, burying it deeply in its form.
The elemental, in turn, slams its body against her once more. She is pushed back against the railing, but is not harmed by its advance.
R2
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Gʻtryya
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Crew of the Roc's Talon
Captain Thariv d'Lyrandar
Ethaniel ir'Lyrandar- first mate
Silloene d'Lyrandar- dragonmarked sailor
Balthazar "the Binder" d'Lyrandar- dragonmarked sailor
Ivello d'Lyrandar- dragonmarked sailor
Alain Lyrandar- airship sailor
Tamriel Lyrandar and Zamuriel Lyrandar "Tam and Zam"- sailors
Greff Velderan, Mia Lyrandar, Nikolas Flint- sailors and finders
Emissary K'exik Alezara- guide
Kiva d'Lyrandar
Passengers of the Talon
Zain ir'Perryn and Gild- scholar and bodyguard
Garrk- finder
Irid d'Tharashk- finder
Gobs- finder
Denovan ir'Tyran "Three Dragon Denovan"- gambler
The Fire Family- Wang, Kozan, Sapphire- Karrnathi travelers
Evangeline Hemdren- Morgrave student
Hath- Droaam shaman
Dorien and Idris ir'Slate- Mror travelers
Talzin Brockwell and Sveer- opportunists
Kiva glances at K'exik long enough to take in who it is that has crept up behind her and why he's touching her before nodding her head and allowing him to slip the bracelet on her wrist. Finding herself now in easy reach of other people, she takes a step back and lays her palm against the Lyrandar next to her (Tam or is it Zam?) and begins casting.
K'exik whispers incantations as he passes his fingers over his bracelet. He places his hand on Kiva's back. Both his bracelet and Kiva's matching bracelet begin to glow as he casts sacred bond.
"Yeah, just keep it distracted as much as you can!" She says to Tamriel.
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Mia again swings her scimitar at the elemental, but she fails to land a blow.
Tamriel takes the opportunity to use his new size and brings his blade to bear down on the water creature, but unfortunately he misses entirely due to the unwieldy nature of his new size.
Zam takes his opportunity to fire his crossbow at the elemental. He flounders at the last moment, afraid of catching his twin in the crossfire.
The elemental, seeing Tam as the greater threat, slams against him.
On the other side of the ship, another elemental falls from the storm onto the deck.
R3
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Shh'sk, G'tryya
Kiva yells across to Ethaniel, indicating the two others on either side of him, "Take them and go!" She swings her arm to point at the other elemental.
She then steps back into place and swings her rapier at the elemental in front of her.
The Emissary gestures to and with a point flings an icicle at the water elemental Kiva and Tamriel face off against.
He speaks in a language that sounds like crashing waves. "Vaša svađa nije sa nama."
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Kiva's swing goes wide, but the icicle freezes a small spot of the elemental's body before being absorbed into the water.
Ethaniel calls out, "Zam, Silloene, with me! Starboard!" He presses onward with his falchion and leads the others to attack. When Silloene ceases her concentration on aiding the Captain, the airship pitches to the left momentarily.
"Finish this quickly, Talons!" The Captain calls from the wheel. "She's already straining my control!"
Ethaniel and Alain tango with the water elemental on the starboard stairs. Ethaniel stabs with his falchion as Alain strikes with his scimitar. Both men are unable to land solid blows on the creature.
Mia and Tam attack the other elemental in earnest. Both of their blades sink into the elemental, carving away pieces of its watery form.
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The elemental on the stairs lashes out at Ethaniel. Its fist-like tendrils slam into the first mate and he staggers back a step.
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Again the other elemental slams its form against the largest threat- Tamriel. It pauses to reply to K'exik, however.
"Naša borba je s tobom, sveštenik."
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"No! No! Nooo!" A high-pitched voice calls out from somewhere in the downpour. "You're ruining all of my fun!"
R3
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Ssezzecurian, Shh'sk, G'tryya
Kiva tries once again to cut into her watery foe, but to no avail. "Damn it!" She curses in her frustrations.
K'exik draws his fingers down over his eyes as he mutters an incantation and casts detect magic.
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K'exik notices a small aquamarine shape flitting through the rain, flying around the ship.
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Ethaniel slashes at his opponent. Alain slices for the trunk of the elemental. Both have the elemental trapped and they carve deeply into it.
In tandem, Mia and Tam slice at the first elemental, but both are still unable to coordinate their attacks.
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The shape K'exik spotted zips through the air towards the group where he and Kiva stand. "Spoilsports!" The high-pitched voice cries, before suddenly there is a blast of caustic spittle covering Tam, Kiva, and K'exik.
Though Tam avoids most of the acid, he is not looking too well.
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Pinned on the stairs, the water elemental brings its limbs down viciously again to slam Ethaniel.
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The other elemental lashes out once more against Tamriel, but fortunately does not land a blow on the sailor.
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R4
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Ssezzecurian, Shh'sk, G'tryya
Kiva growls in frustration as another swing of her rapier proves to be utterly ineffective.
Kiva takes a step back and begins to chant.
K'exik's eyes continue to glow as he concentrates on the magical energies around the ship.
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On the starboard side, Ethaniel and Alain face their elemental while Zam and Silloene wait for an opening on the crowded stairwell. The elemental blocks each blow casually.
Mia positions herself to defend the dragonmarked and to give her and Tam an advantage against their elemental, but in the downpour nobody can seem to land a hit.
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The voice mocks from the storm in a singsong parody, "You'll neever win! You're all washed out!"
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The elementals return the aggression in kind. As the elemental pummels Tamriel, the enlarged half-elf falls with a thunderous crash to the deck. Zamriel cries out, "Brother!"
R5
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew (Tamriel), Ssezzecurian, Shh'sk, G'tryya
Kiva frowns seeing that Tamriel has fallen already. Moving back into position , she swings her rapier once more.
"Destroy the elemental!" Kiva commands of the Eagle.
K'exik's eyes fade back to their normal golden hue. "Mae'r rhain creaduriaid y dŵr wedi cael eu galw, yn debyg i'ch eryr." These elementals have been summoned, similar to your eagle. He steps forward and kneels to heal Tamriel, placing his hand upon the fallen sailor and casting cure light wounds.
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Ethaniel unyielding, slashes at the elemental again. His blade bites deep.
Alain cuts from above, but the creature bends out of the way.
Zamuriel jumps down to the deck and fires his crossbow into the fray, but the hurried shot goes wild.
Mia cuts at the elemental that took down Tam, but it glances off the waves.
Tam's eyes flutter open and he slices at the creature's legs while he lays prone on the ship. His position proves too awkward to manage an effective cut.
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A small humanoid creature with bat-like wings seemingly made of water, lands near the prow of the ship.
"You aren't playing nice, priest!" it shrieks. "Now face the wrath of Ssezzecurian, Storm-bringer, Terror of the Thunder Sea, Stinger of Sahuagin, Greatest of all Water Mephits!" A green viscous barb manifests in front of its fingers and speeds towards K'exik. It pierces his shoulder with a sizzling hiss.
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The elemental on the stairs continues its assault on Ethaniel, but with the crew rushing in, it is having difficulty in fighting.
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Turning, the other elemental slams down at Kiva- the last person to wound it.
R6
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Ssezzecurian, Shh'sk, G'tryya
"Son of a b!tch!" Kiva growls when she is hit by the elemental before swinging her sword again.
"Again!" Kiva yells at the eagle.
K'exik sneers as the magical wound festers and boils, cursing in Elven. "Am hynny, ychydig llygoden fawr boddi, yr wyf yn eich bwydo i'r Bwytawr." For that, little drowned rat, I feed you to the Devourer.
At the sight of his own blood infused with the corrosive magical acid, K'exik flies into a blood frenzy. He levels his trident, grasping it firmly and charges at the tiny mephit.
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As Kiva slices away pieces of the water elemental, the eagle continues to rake at it. The amorphous creature loses shape and integrity and collapses to the deck in a splash of water, which quickly evaporates.
K'exik's fury impales the tiny conjurer, but it fights on with a cruel malice.
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Ethaniel grips his falchion in both hands and slashes at the remaining elemental.
Alain counters with his own strike towards the wave-beast.
From the deck, Zam fires another bolt at the attacker.
His shot goes wide, but the coordinated duo on the stairs have already finished off the elemental. It too falls into a puddle before slowly vanishing, the summon spell at an end with the creature's demise.
Tamriel steps behind K'exik, and uses the advantage of his size to swing over the Emissary to strike at the new nuisance. His blade bites into the deck, barely missing the beastie.
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"My toys! You've broken my toys!" The water mephit screeches, its eyes nervously dancing across the ship, sizing up each opponent. "Help me, my sister!" He cries out, before closing his eyes and humming a high shrill note.
After a moment he stops humming, shaking his fist at the sky. "Curse you, Murkikiatchula!"
K'exik's wound sizzles again, growing as the acid boils deeper into his shoulder.
R7
Kiva, K'exik, Talon's Crew, Ssezzecurian
As the eagle disappears once more, Kiva takes a moment to scan the sky seeing if she can see who the mephit is talking too.
She then moves to where she can get the creature in her line of sight without crowding K'exik any further and flings and acid arrow of her own at the mephit.
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The orb of viscous fluid dissolves small holes in the mephit's wings. As it burns, the creature looks at you with malicious glee. It seems that it was speaking to someone or something that is not here, as if its call for aid went unanswered. K'exik's trident has the creature pinned to the deck. It coughs a spittle of dark blue blood. "This is not your storm, Daughter-of-Lyran. I may return to the waters soon, but Death awaits you." Feebly the mephit struggles to pry itself free, but it is clearly too weak to do so.
K'exik's golden eyes are locked onto the mephit, a bloodlustful grin upon his face. He prepares to pull back and run the mephit through again.
"Emissary! We could question him, but if your anger is too great, I will not stop you from exacting your vengeance."
K'exik glares at you, and you can see the internal struggle as he tries to quell his inner storm. He is unsuccessful, however, and strikes the mephit through. He leaves his trident pinned to the deck with the mephit and walks forward to the prow, screaming into the storm.
The elf is visibly fatigued from the endeavor.
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K'exik's trident runs the mephit through, and it collapses with a gurgle. The wound on K'exik's shoulder burns again before sizzling out, but the Emissary seems not to even notice the pain.
The mephit's hand unfurls in death and drops a small bone wand to the deck.
The rest of the crew look about, clapping each other on the shoulders. The wounded start to head below deck, but Ethaniel despite his wounds, stays at the doors to below, ready to answer any questions the patrons will surely have. Tamriel looks around, waiting for his larger condition to fade before he goes down below. Zam rushes over to him, making sure his brother is all right. With the threat of immediate conflict abated, the dragonmarked heirs ease their control over the elemental bound in the ring. The captain looks down at you with a smile, but she maintains her post at the wheel.
Kiva squats down next to the mephit to look him over and dig through whatever pockets he might have. She tears a piece of cloth from his clothing and uses it to pick up the small bone wand, and after wrapping it up with the cloth she tucks it away for later inspection along with any other trinkets small enough for her to hide away.
Spent by the battle, K'exik leans over the railing, looking out into the stormy evening.
Kiva leans next to K'exik, facing the opposite direction. Her eyes scanning the other side of the sky. "You alright?"
The elf regains his composure, standing up from the railing. He looks down at the blood spattered on his robes. "There are moments when I lose myself to the blood-lust of battle. Like a shark, the scent or sight of blood draws me into a frenzy, of which I am sometimes unable to willing pull myself out of while I have foes standing. The creature was a water mephit, a small elemental creature usually found on other worlds, but many of them are common in the Thunder Sea- water, steam, and lightning in particular. Scholars say that that there are mephits for every element you can think of. They are minor annoyances, they see themselves as grand messengers for greater powers," The Emissary smiles as he pushes back his dark hair. "Not unlike myself in that matter. Are you faring well, Kiva?"
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While K'exik and Kiva talk, the powers that enlarged Tamriel finally fade. "Great! Thanks again, Kiva!" the khoravar slaps his brother on the back and they both make their way to the galley.
Ethaniel was able to deter many of the passengers troubled by the turbulence of the storm and battle, and as of yet only those of House Lyrandar and Emissary Alezara know what transpired.
Alain walks towards the prow with bucket and rags, and begins washing away the blood, pulling the trident out of the deck and setting it down. He places the body of the mephit in a burlap sack, but seems lost as to what to do with it.
As Kiva scans the clouds, she thinks she catches a glimpse of something blue against the greys and blacks of the clouds, but when she tries to look again all she can see is a few feet past the Talon before everything fades in the rain and cloud cover.
"A little bruised. Nothing broken. I took his, ah, wand. We can examine it in private."
Kiva gives Tamriel a mock salute in response to his statement of gratitude.
Kiva begins to speak to Alain, "Throw him over..." but pauses midsentence as she thinks she sees something in the storm. She turns back to K'exik. "Don't suppose you saw that, did you? No, you were looking the other way. Perhaps our lovely Captain caught another glimpse"
"What did you see?"
"I thought... I saw something blue, but it's gone now. Swallowed by the storm."
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Alain scoops up the sack and chucks the body off the side of the airship. Grinning he says, "I sure hope you were going to finish that sentence with 'board' before you were stricken numb by my dashing good looks. I'd wink, but, you know," smiling even wider he points to his eyepatch. "Because if you were going to say 'Over here,' then I'm afraid it's a long way down to fetch that little bastard."
Judging by the shape you saw briefly illuminated by the lightning, the silhouette was easily the size of the ship, if not larger.