Last night was a whirlwind in everyone's mind. Only bits and pieces of it float to the top of your minds. Lots of wonderful drinks, a BIG fight, Swaying ground, being dragged some were... As you slowly come to the sounds of gulls and the feel of gentle rocking fills your senses. Looking around in the area you all notice each other as well as various boxes and barrels. You are not tied up but a quick look at each of the other people in the room clearly states you are missing everything you walked into the bar with last night. Just your basic clothing is on your back. Like a Crack of lightning you all feel the after affects of a massive headache and an odd sickly taste in your mouths.
One question makes its way to the front of your mind. Where am I?!?
As this thought crosses your mind a group of footsteps can be heard coming down the stairs and to your "room".
Where am I? I remember going outside to help the bouncers. Thought would pay and I would not have to spend money. She looks around at people she recognizes from the bar. She is very confused. I guess a decent meal is not happening now. She tries to take in the lady she if inside of.
OOwwwwww..... Where the hell am I? Ship? Smells ok. huh, the big people from the bar? owww....
Willis coughs, spits out the nasty taste.
Need to hide
Edit: wow, guess not. It's the side effects of the drugs, I'm tellin ya!!! :)
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Feeling the familir rocking of a ship and the smell of salt. Crap, why does this always happen to me. this makes 2 times this year, I just got off one ship. Now, I am on another, all I can hope is that they need my skills, either then that I am screwed. I open my eyes as much as I can at the moment.
Checking out the surroundings. also seeing whom I see and if there is anyone around that I might know. seeing a couple of people that I sort of remember seeing last night at the bar I shake my head roughly and then quickly pat myself down crap. all gone. I am not sure what I am going to do now
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Wake up Ravalyssa...wake up... Ravalyssa opened her eyes and instinctly with her years of training, she leapt up to her feet and crouched into a pouncing position. The effects of the drug caused her to wobble at the end before recovering. Where am I.... Lord Cagnozza? Ravalyssa thought. Destiny.... came the reply.
Ravalyssa, sat down and detected foreign substance within her body system and set to use her Ki to flush it out of her system. She retched, wiping the side of her mouth she looked around the room to observe her surroundings. Ravalyssa tightened the coils of her muscles to prepare for whoever or...whatever is approaching.
Perception:
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Everyone okay? anyone hurt, other then our pride at the moment? Now any of you ever been taken like this before? anyone? well, I have a while ago, had to be about 9 months ago now... I think.. hard to tell. just listen up do as they say and keep your mouths shut for the first couple of days till ye prove yarslef then we can try to make some friends, Friends are a good thing to have aboard a ship like this.. my guess is that we are not in for a pleasent ride here. looking at everyone... well, now I hope that get's them to listen. after all I do not want anyone kheelhalled. that isn't a pretty sight.
Sasha suddenly sits up totally unsure what just happened.
what in the name of the abyss is going on? she asks herself she takes in her surroundings
am I on a ship? or somewhere at the docks. she mutters to herself.
She feels for her locket unsure if it is still there.
does Sasha still have her mother's locket?
footsteps, someone is coming not sure what to expect she tries to form the energies to enfeeble whoever opens the door
Nope. Anything of value is gone.
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For now we live....friend... Replied Ravalyassa.
Lord Cagnozza would be pleased for me to be alive...it's too early for me to go...meanwhile I will use whatever or whoever to get out of this cursed place...
Ravalyassa looked around the room and begin to assess the worth and usefulness of each person. She noticed the crazy barbarian and the woman with horns last night..
Hope I won the shinies, if not the big man gonna pay....
Once again, Xaven's mind wandered through hazy memories. The past, glimpses of a storm, fire, the sway of a drifting boat....
that's new I can really feel the boat swaying
As xaven slowly opens his eyes, it becomes clear that he is not on land anymore. As sits up, one hand massaging his temple, he checks for his weapons. "Gone.....great, I hate being weaponless"
For the moment, Xaven ignores the argument, more focused on the footsteps.
Everything was hazy, Joseph couldn't recall much of anything from the previous night. The last thing he remembered was flirting with a rather comely barmaid but after that everything got fuzzy, he wasn't even sure he'd been able to seal the deal. There was an oily aftertaste that he was having trouble discerning but wasn't sure what it was.
The sound of footsteps reverberating against the wood panel floor jarred him from his thoughts, echoing through his head like a Mwangi war drum. Cracking open an eye to survey his surroundings Joseph quickly noted that he wasn't in his room at the Formidable Maid, the gentle rocking of the cabin and familiar tang of salt air confirming what he was already beginning to suspect. Sitting up he found himself staring at several other souls in similar straits.
“Bloody hell.”
The door opens and eight rough looking pirates and a man that you think you may have seen before enter the room. A quick glance at these men gives you the feeling they wouldn't be much against you if you had your gear but, the man with the whip gives off a different more deadly feel. His face shows an expression of what could be pain but, is clearly an attempt at smiling. "Still abed with the sun over yardarm?!?! On your feet, ye filthy swabs! Get on deck before Cap'n Harrigan turns you into his next flayed flesh and sausage meal!"
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Roughly stands up and kinda swaggers for a moment and then slowly walks by the men and then spits on the nearest mans foot and then quickly walks up on deck.
Filithy animals couldn't recruit had to capture.
Squinting as he get's up on deck and then stretches...
Great, Where are we at? Looking around again.
Seiriously where are we?
Not ready to test the seriousness of that threat, Xaevn quickly moves on deck. Once there he will look about for any sight of land, trying to get a bearing of where they are.
If we can just get close enough to land, I can slip over the side. Stinks for the others, but not my problem.
Sasha makes her way to the deck quietly and without any fuss
will need to size up the situation before deciding a course of action
Shasha make a mental roll-call of those she remembers from the bar as well as who are new comers as opposed to regular crew.
The pirate who Ravalyssa attacked stumbles over and her quick movements allow her to avoid the first attack. However, she is shown the error in her actions quickly when both her knees are slapped with saps putting her to her knees and the sound of a whip cracking is all she hears at it whips around her neck and hits her face before pulling her backwards. The poor guy that took the knee steps over her and spits in her face before dragging her top side.
Master Scourge's whip cracks again and the whip flashes at Hornan Fletcher. Scourge screams,"ON DECK! NOW!"
Xaevn you see several land masses around the ship but, your not sure what one is main land. The islands could mean the end of you.
Afzara is unsure what is happening but the ship seems to have been cared for well. She slowly and cautiously makes her way to the deck.
Where did my clothes go? Why would they need to take them? Are we prisoners?
"Well, that was useful..." Willis watches the short scuffle, and realizes fighting is not the way out of this predicament. But maybe...
As he reaches the deck, he tries to determine how far it is to land.
If I swam through that storm, I can do a couple miles in calm seas...
you see several land masses around the ship but, your not sure what one is main land. The islands could mean the end of you.
Your about a nights journey out from Port Perl.
based on how "big" the land masses are you would die long before reaching land.
It's early morning and the weather is good for sailing. The wormwood is a three massed sailing ship, 100 ft long and 30 ft wide. Possibly 20+ crew, armament not seen but, the ships speed suggest that it has some.
Two figures on the higher deck catch everyone's attention. A muscular Garundi man with a shaven head and a golden ring bound beard and an eye patch - clearly the ships captain. The other man has a long pony tail, wearing a long coat and carrying a cat-o-nine-tails. As you glance about four individuals catch each of your eye. There clean cut looks and uneasiness is apparent.
"At last, Glad you could join us!!! Welcome to the Wormwood! My thanks for "Volunteering" to join my crew. I'm Barnabas Harrigan. That's CAPTAIN Barnabas Harrigan to you. Not that you'll ever need to address me. I have one rule!!! DON'T SPEAK TO ME. I like to talk, but i don't like your talk. fallow this and well get along fine." After a moment he speaks up again,"Oh, and one more thing. Even with you new recruits, we are short handed. I'd like to keep what crew I have. However, there will be a keelhaulin' for anyone cough killing, anyone. Mr. Plugg! If you'll be so kind turn these sad looking landlubbers into pirates! It'll save me the trouble of putting them I the sandbox for a year and a day before I make meat pies of em!!"
Mr. Plugg Turns to the group and points to the rigging screaming,"Climb!!!" Though he only states the one word his intent is clear. Climb up to the crows nest and then back down.
With a grunt, Willis springs at the rigging. From the top he will be able to survey the ship better, (And figure out where the ships away skiff is tied up. And maybe how to disable the rudder....)
"Last one to the top sleeps with Mr. Plugg!!!"
Afzara looks at the rigging and moves over near the place and starts a ritual where is looks like she is putting on another set of clothes or skin.
** spoiler omitted **
Climb 1 = 20 ft (Double move)
Climb 2 20ft (Double move)
Climb 3 halt
Climb 4 10 ft (Double move)
Climb 5 10 ft (Double move) reaches top. Flips off passing sea birds. Headed down.
Climb 6 halt
Climb 7 20 ft (Double move)
Climb 8 20 ft (Double move)
Edit: Looks like I'm 20 ft up at that point.
Climb 9 10 ft Jumps off
Acrobatics Oops, takes falling damage, winces and does jig, with a big finish. Possibly jazz hands.
Whats that guy doing? He hasn't even started yet!
Afzara glances at the others as she is going through her ritual.
15'
45'
60'
At the top, Xaven will take a moment to look around.
"That wasn't so tough!
fall
miss
Xaven's confidence is quickly washed from his face as his first step down send him plumeting towards the deck. "aaaggghhh....help!"
Joseph staggers to his feet, eying the crewmen as they enter the cabin. “Oh bloody hell indeed.” Press ganged, terrific. Not exactly the way he'd been hoping to set sail. His sword was gone too, along with the rest of his gear. Joseph fought back the urge to spit, raising his hands in a placating manner as not to aggravate his captors further. There was no way he could fight this, best to just comply for now and wait for the opportune moment to present itself. “Besmara take you all to the deepest layer of hell, just leave me your coat and this ship and we'll be square.”
Obeying his captors exited the cabin, ignoring the scuffle that broke out a moment later and making his way to the deck. “Best not to fight it mates, only make things harder on yourself.” He recognized a few of his fellow captives from the night before, apparently he wasn't the only one that had been set up it seemed. Joseph wasn't quite sure if he felt better about that or not.
“Alas good captain, had you only asked I'm sure that we would have been inclined to join your little expedition instead of needing to “volunteer” our services.” he smiled flippantly, hopping up the ropes after the rest of the condemned. “This trip's going to be a load of fun I can tell.”
After the minute is up, Shell surrounds Afzara. She then climbs up to the top and then climbs back down.
Watching Xaven almost fall and die Mr. Plugg's laughs then frowns for a moment as joseph manages to grab him and stay on the ropes just barley.
Turning to Hornan Fletcher and Willis Cana Dhum, Mr. Plugg's scoffs, "Congratulations you two are the ships new riggers." Turning to the group again he asks, "Who can cook amongst you lot?" As he mentions cooking he looks directly at Afzara and Ravalyassa Gladomain expecting them to step up.
Afzara is surprised. She hangs on side of mast and just stares back at him in confussion.
Willis looks up at the taller man, smiling "Well, yer twice my size, think you can keep up?"
"I gotcha mate, no worries." Joseph gasped through clenched teeth, securing the undine to the rigging while he regained his grip. Making his way down to the deck he flashed a satisfied grin towards Plugg, patting Horman on the back with a laugh. "Besmara's bones, the halfling seem to have called your abilities into question."
"The kitchen might prove an oppurtune location to gather information and tools."
"Alas my dear lady, I sincerely doubt we'll find much in the way of cabbage and raddishes aboard this vessel." Placing himself between the Ravalyassa and the first mate, turning to address the latter. "I could probably manage the galley, spent enough time among Cayden Cailean's lot to know my way around a kitchen. Better still I know nothing of poisons so there's no chance of me lacing your meals with anything other than seasoning."
Afzara tells Sasha that was quick and the rope seemed to just jump right to where it was needed.