As Yorikata descends the stairs she can see shelving lining the sides of the boat, all these shelves are well above the stained water line. A second flight of stairs descends towards the bilge that runs along the boats keel, pungent brackish water can be smelled and heard as everyone slowly descends.
Stepping on to the bottom level of the boat a loud noise is heard, a rope beings to constrict around Yorikata's foot.
"Oops. Looks like someone put a trap here. Look out!" Yorikata calls out.
As everything settles down again, she looks if the culprit is somewhere about.
Let me help keep an eye out.
"Killit!"
Yorikata looks around the empty almost a room, Dain can see muck in the water also that the water is approaching the level at which it will need to be drained.
As no one volunteers, Yorikata takes the lead to move over the narrow path to the other side, keeping an eye out for everything out of the ordinary.
Yorikata sees what looks like another of those snare traps cleverly hidden on the walk way between the much of the bilges.
Dain follows Yorikata.
Lanneth stands in the doorway holding the torch aloft and watching as careful as she can for anything that might threaten her companion.
Yorikata moves on to the door at the end of the narrow corridor and checks it for further traps.
Dain keeps her covered
Yorikata makes her way only about 10 paces out before she discovers another trap, as she bends down to disarm it which she does without any challenge, the boat rocks in the water.
A noise like a door opening can be heard
Yorikata kneels down and hides the light under her cloak.
Balder moves up behind the other two with his short sword.
"Water should be on the outside of the boat." he says looking at the brackish water.
Gran't' follows up as well, Everyone is in a line on the narrow walkway, Lanneth just 1 up from the back?
As Yorikata bends down to disarm the Trap an Arrow comes flying out of the air Straight for Dain.
A second one for Balder behind him.
I bet there are more traps if you run ahead. But they probably are not expecting this.
Lanneth Summons some clear water droplets that look like faeries and then and moves forward touching each of her companions and having the fairy merge with them. As she finishes she returns to her doorway.
There, the water should be as solid as ground for you for a bit. She smiles knowingly. I doubt they trapped the bilge water.
Yorikata moves on the water towards the door and shined the lantern there.
Yorikata Moves a head in the water, as her light shines out she sees what looks like a woman with long dirty hair and water stained clothing come out of the darkness. A long Bow in her hands, the woman sneers at you, "You won't get away with what you did."
Dain aims his bow at the woman ready to fire. Well why don't you tell us about your cunning plan?
Balder steps out onto the water tentatively then with his short sword levelled in front of him he asks with a quizzical look.
"Erm... and what did we do exactly?"
Lanneth stays quiet taking cover behind the door waiting for the woman to elaborate.
"You killed him!" THe woman Shrieks, Aiming at Yorikata who is closest.
The woman lets 3 arrows fly quickly, The first arrow draw a large wound as it pierces armor, the second misses and hits the Hull. The third arrow Catches Yorikata in the neck blood spurts out and flows freely
"YORI!!" Balder shouts then runs forward across the water, drawing a short spear as he runs and letting launch at the woman.
Yorikata gives the woman the evil eye. "I guess, we simply kill you too, to bring you back together with your dead friend then." Yorikata tells and spits out.
Balder's sword cuts through open air, despite being able to walk on water the footing being solid still unneveres the fighter a bit.
Lanneth focuses for a second to call forth some arcane protection then moves forward across the water in the direction of the other door.
Now girl, what makes you think we killed this person?
"Why do you care? She almost killed me!" Yorikata protests.
Dain curses and shoots!
Dain's readied Arrow strikes the woman solidly in the side, turning her muddied face towards Dain she sneers at him.
Lanneth speaks in an odd language.
I'm trying to distract her so she will stop shooting you!
Gran't' advances towards the woman as well double moving.
"I felt him die" She growls her bow Still Trained on Yorikata.
Two more Arrows Fly at Yorikata, the first Catching her in the shoulder adding more blood to the pool, the second going wide.
Balder Feels something slither around his left leg, the grip tightens as armor plates move.
And you just assumed it was us.... Typical half thought out foolishness, girl. We didn't kill Skreed. As a matter of fact he was fine when we last saw him.
Lanneth continues to move forward quickly and then calls forth a curse on the woman for wounding her companion.
Yorikata moves on through the door.
Balder shrieks and hops away from the tentacle. "The.. there's somethin' in the water!" And pulls out his short sword.
Yorikata moves through the door into what is the normal entrance to the bilges, there is a set of stairs that lead up to another trap door. From where she is in the boat Yorikata feels she would go up to the other side of the rowing deck.
Gran't' steps forward and suddenly the pebbles that follow him around everywhere roll forward rapidly, carrying him towards the woman.
Dain shoots her again.
If she is an orc, add +3 to hit, +2 to damage
Yorikata stays in hiding.
Gran't' rushes forward in a rush of small rocks , leaving a deep gash in the woman.