Hana slides back slightly as she avoids the swing from the draugr, then steps forward again, her stride kicking up some dust as she lets out a 'yaii!' shout and makes a diagonal cut to the draugr's face.
As Lawdrak conveniently moves into the space adjacent to her, Adara once again channels the healing warmth of fire to bring succor.
Lawdrak steps back and works his healing magic on himself.
Sharpmaw circles around to, once again bite at the back of a drugR's legs.
Estietre moves again to get a clear shot of the draugr fighting Hana.
She furrows her brow with determination and fires.
Dereje feels the power of righteousness guide his hand as he swings his sword yet again, cutting into the draugr beside him.
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Estietre steps to line up her shot and was effective in doing so, blasting a hole in the chest of the draugr wearing scraps of an orange shirt, but yet the creature still stands.
Dereje manages to hack another small chunk off of his target but fails to end its life.
Dereje's opponent steps out of the flank and takes an unsuccessful swing at the paladin. The young samurai-ko is not so lucky as the orange semi-clad draugr sinks its axe deep into Hana's side.
(includes -1 penalty from Con damage)
Hana looks a bit green(er), but she chokes down the bile and with a stare of determination she swings yet again.
Sharpmaw Shuffle for the flank...
Adara rushes to Hana's side to heal the undine's injuries with heat.
Mum hikes up her dress and dashes to reposition. She fires another disruptive ray at the remaining draugr.
Dereje swings his cutlass once again, eager to put down the last of the undead abominations.
Lawdrak moves down to support his dinosaur.
Mum holds her position, and fires another disruptive ray at the remaining draugr.
Hana moves to engage the final foe, hopefully from a flanking position.
(add +2 if I can get into a flank)
Lawdrak nods gratefully to Hana as she puts down the last undead.
"SO much for a quiet night on the beach!" he pants, bending to wipe his dagger clean on the sand.
"I've one more spell of healing - who needs it? Adara kept me and Sharpmaw put together...Thanks for that! That was a bit closer than I liked..."
SUddenly aware that he sis starting to babble, the young Kellid lets his head drop, cheeks a bit darker than usual, for those that can see well enough in the uncertain light.
After a few seconds, he looks up again.
"So, do we stay here, figuring that the DraugR killed anything else that might have been here, Or do we move inland, figuring Gods-know=what-else might come out of the waves? I've no way to chose between..."
Hana flips some goop off her blade, but it's sticky and refuses to go. She looks slightly annoyed, pulls her cloth out of her pack, and wipes it down, then puts the sword back in its scabbard.
"We were going to follow the coastline and get an idea of the dimensions of this island, yes? Nothing here has indicated that changing course would be more advantageous," she says.
"Ooh" Mum inspects the bloody tear in her dress. "I did go and get myself injured, didn't I?"
"But... if your talents are spent, young man, or someone else is in more dire need... bandages will do." She weaves a minor spell to mend her clothes, then shrugs and mutters "We'll just deal with the bloodstains in the morning.", then sighs.
After Lawdrak's musing about moving camp, Mum eyes the corpses for a bit... "Would it be easier to move camp or those and their stink?"
Paying no heed to her words, Dereje rests a hand on Mum's shoulder, bestowing her with some of Abadar's grace. Unfortunately, the healing seems to have little effect on her. The paladin frowns, before apply some healing to himself.
"Hm. My apologies. That is about all I had," he says, perturbed by his limited healing abilities.
"Moving camp is too much of a gamble, I think. On this island, there never seems to be any guarantee that one spot is more or less safe than another."
before bedding down: CLW on Mum
Before collapsing into an exhausted dreamless sleep, Adara summons the power of fire to heal the wounds of Abadar's chosen.
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Still groggy from their night's sleep being disturbed by the draugrs, the party opts to "sleep in" and break camp mid-morning.
Traveling along the shore, you reach what appears to be the western coast of the Shiv just as the heat is beginning to become intolerable.
A 400-foot-long swath of slippery, seaweed-covered rocks lies exposed to the air most of the time, allowing creatures to move from the main island to the smaller island to the northwest with relative safety. You suspect that the causeway would be completely submerged at high tide. Unfortunately your best guess is that high tide would hit just about the time it would be cool enough to travel on with minimal heat stress.
Looking to the southwest you see yet another of the many shipwrecks on Shiv nestled into a series of very small islands.
"Let's get into some shade and rest up." She sighs as the group looks to the visible options.. "I do know I'd rather not be marooned on a smaller island waiting out high tide if there are nasties about."
Adara sees Lawdrak and Sharpmaw seem more interested in the shipwreck to the south than the uncharted land to the north. After being assured they would return to explore, Adara follows them with a javelin in hand and ready. The shipwrecks had not so far been the safest places.
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The party takes shelter in the trees during the worst of the mid-day heat. After the worst of heat subsides, the castaways make their way toward another shipwreck. After a short swim you reach the small group of islands containing the shipwreck.
Looking over the outside of the wreckage you can make out the ship's name, Crow's Tooth.
Most of the starboard side of the ship has been ripped away. Crawling around on the wreckage you see a number of eurypterids.
"Hmm. More of the... crabby things. Dinner?" says Hana.
Dereje chuckles. "It certainly looks that way. But let's check the ship first. Some intact supplies would be a great boon to us."
"Hmm.." Mum nods.. they are those crabby things "Not terribly hungry at the moment..." Kainey catches up.. having flown very slowly over the unpleasant saltwater, the foot-tall tree man plants himself in the dirt at Mum's feet.
She can't help but smile.. at Dereje, and as she looks upon the wreck.
"The anticipation of boarding these wrecks is thrilling. Having been reduced to such basic needs, they are just like big old treasure chests."
Adara tries to perceive whatever she can about the vessel
The crawling arthropods, however, distract her from making out any details at all. She wonders if they are hostile.
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The party boards what is left of The Crow's Tooth, keeping a close eye on the eurypterids as they do so. Getting a closer look at the wreckage, you see a number of mantis motifs worked into the rotting woodwork of the ship. Based on your coversations with Sasha, there is little doubt that this ship once belonged to the Red Mantis.
Just as you reach the top deck, you hear footsteps coming up the steps from the hold below.
Initiative Order:
Adara
Lawdrak & Sharpmaw
???
Eurypterids
Dereje
Hana
Estiete
Adara draws her arm back to hurl a javelin.
"Hello? We are survivors of a shipwreck. We do not wish to fight whoever you are!" she calls out to the footsteps.
Lawdrak and Sharpmaw will delay.