Dristen notices the bird and smiles. Land is near! He motions Saladraxis and Haggin to both look at the paper in Saladraxis' hand. find an intact looking glass. Dristen points to both of them and then to the paper. He adds to the note in Saladraxis' hand: you use it, good eyes, land is near.
Haggin joins Drax in search of a looking glass. He'll scribble on a piece of paper I might be able to fix a broken one with a spell.
He then motions to the girl to go ahead and start looking around the cabins and the hold for what they seek.
Sal favors each of them with a curt nod of her head. She then rushes off to the captains cabin as the first place she would think to look for a spyglass.
Quiahar indicates to the others that he will climb (leap, swing, somersault) to the crow's nest, he motions looking for land.
Quiahar succeeds at ascending to the crow's nest with ease. Before he hoists himself into it, however, a cutting Caw! sounds from the nest. For others above deck, it sounds like a raven. Quiahar doesn't need to guess because he can see the bird; it's perched on the rim of the nest opposite you, staring down. The pale moonlight gives its black feathers an eerie aura, but this unnerving scene is bolstered by the bird's eye - glowing green. A bright chartreuse, as the avian creature stares down its beak at you, you find it difficult to breath...
I will go to the corpse of the captain and try to find what is magical on him. I will also go investigate all of the auras on the deceased. As far as the ones not on people I will use common sense, if they are in someone's belongings I will simply ask about it later, if the item is hidden away somewhere I will try to determine what it is. Perhaps one of these items is causing what has happened or our deafness... or both.
Whatever I find on the dead I will collect, if they are not the cause of our problems they may still help the living.
When Sal finds the wine, Filios immediately recognizes the Kyonin Red.
I'll be taking that wine, Sal, as I am the only one who can truly appreciate the vintage. It is from my homeland.
He reaches for the wine bottle, and he notices the Elven script.
Need a translation of the Elven writing?
Sal finds the wine and notes first as otherwise she would have stopped searching and handed the spyglass off to Haggin to make sure it wasn't broken.
Linguistics check Hmm what is this, odd writing maybe someone else can translate it.
Afterwords Sal brings all of what she found over to were Haggin is looting the captain and places the case on the bed next to the captain.
She pulls the wine bottle out next, thinking how it would probably help the crew spirits after everything is settled if they broke open all the good drinks on ship. She looks at it for a moment, not recognizing the maker having very rarely had a reason to drink anything more than a small bier. She then goes to place the wine next to the case.
As Sal moves to place the wine a shadow falls over her. Feeling a looming presence over her shoulder Sal drops the bottle as an arm darts past her to grab it, her mind places the expected thunk in the silence even though she still can not hear. Still not being able to hear, and still under the impression they are under attack and she can't trust anyone but Haggin,(and maybe the halfling, she hasn't quite decided on him.) she decides to treat this as an attack on herself.
Attack Dmg
She stares defiantly up at the elf as her crossbow fires its bolt into his form, ready to face any who would harm her or her charges.
Haggin notes the spyglass on the bed. Excellent, hopefully the halfling will be able to use that to get us home. As I continue to try and find out what the aura of magic is about on the captain the events about happen. Since I can't hear and can only try to detect sudden movements and such.
The gnome doesn't seem to notice anything unusual so he goes about the task at hand.
Filios brings his Curveblade to bear on the the dark gnome who shot him.
Have you lost your mind?!?!
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What are you doing?? Haggin yells out, forgetting that not everyone can hear him. Have you lost your mind? Haggin will try to start waving his hands up above his head and try to restore order.
If I can do so I will use my Wand of Cure Light Wounds on Saladraxis, then the same on Filios once I notice he has a crossbow bolt stuck in him.
Assuming they stop and I can continue, , then
Filios steps back five feet, assuming a fully defensive posture, with his Curveblade before him.
Someone tell this idiot to quit firing at me, or she will lose her head.
He feels the healing surge rush over him, and he nods in the direction of Haggin as the wound surrounding the bolt closes and the projectile drops to the floor.
As the monk is pulling himself up to the crow's nest, he finds he is unable to breathe. Worse, the air in his lungs seems to disappear, while in his mind, the image of the crow's eyes staring at him is all-consuming. The bright green seems to burn into Quiahar's soul, and he hears a loud Caw! as he collapses to the floor of the nest. After the squak, he tries again to draw a breath and succeeds, the salty air of the sea filling his lungs. A flapping of wings is heard as the bird flies away - down to the deck's railing for others looking.
Ariston, hearing yelling and the sounds of combat, follows Dristen towards the captain's quarters. When he reaches the open doorway, his mouth opens slightly before closing again. The strange gnome was fighting Filios. A bit surprised and unsure of who was in the right, he decides to wait for the intervention or explanation of the others.
Drysten watches the bird fly away from the fallen human. He's breathing at least, time to take care of that bird; i have to protect the others
Dristen's jolt seems practically drawn to the bird, the electricity illuminating the night. Crackling as it surges into the raven's flesh, it squaks once more and makes flight.
Towards you.
The green eyes bore into you, seeming almost reptilian for a moment before the bird's talons rake at you as it flies out over the water.
Drysten raises his right hand to the sea and forces it at the creature. Water springs from beyond the railings and washes over the darting raven.
Sal snarls angrily at the elf, keeping her weapon in her left hand in case he continues his hostility towards her. She motions furiously with her right hand making writing motions in the air, and it dawns on her their is paper and quill here in the room. She nods a thanks to Haggin as the healing washes over her and storms over to a desk to find the needed writing instruments. Quill and paper found, she begins to scratch out a letter. She then angrily shakes the piece of paper at Filios, places it on the desk, and steps away from it keeping him in her field of view the whole time.
Haggin again uses hand gestures in a fashion that would indicate, OK people, can we just calm down for a minute? Haggin will get the spyglass and hand it to Drax and then using the pen and paper will write, Find the halfling please.
I just need to get these two out of the same room before I get hurt.
I will continue to search the dead captain for the source of the magic.
Filios reads the note, smiles mischievously, half bows, and walks out of the room.
Sal takes the case gingerly, barely taking her eyes off Filios the whole time. She quickly read the note and nods at Haggin. Slowly she makes her way to the door, never fully turning her back on the elf.
Once outside she allows herself to take a breath,That one will need watching.
Perception to notice combat
Well, I'm glad all that is over with. Hopefully we won't have to deal with any of that again, we have enough corpses laying about as it is.
Haggin sees the crossbow bolt on the ground, picks it up, and lays it on the table. Maybe she'll want that back.
Quiahar gasps in the breath after the bird's strange caw unsettles him. Wait, I can hear again! "I can hear again! That strange ringing is gone. There was some strange bird up here, a horrible glowing green eyed thing. Almost like a raven. I can't recall seeing anything like it, and I've been in a few places." His oriental-tainted common filters down to the others on deck.
From his more stable location in the crow's nest, Quiahar again looks out over the horizon, trying to locate where they are and how best to get to shore, if any is visible.
Crows are bad omens!
He shouts to quai.
You can hear now!? I wonder if the rest can! If they can't we should get them to stare at a crow too!
He laughs and heads below deck to share the good news
Dristen's attack succeeds at being able to douse the bird and give it trouble flying for a bit, but it continues to soar away. Saladraxis happens upon him starting out over the railing. Quiahar's eyes, good as they were, could only make out water, for water was all there was, and this didn't help him determine his location. Water has a tendency to look the same in many places.
Haggin, on the captain, finds four magical items:
- A stone
- His boots
- His rapier
- A ring
As the bird flies off into the night, Drysten puts away his shield pulls out the compass and marks the direction. He pulls out a paper and marks the coordinates. We can start looking that way in the morning. Drysten's head snaps up to the crow nest but his anxiety calms as he sees the human looking around and apparently without injury. Drysten sighs, That was my chance to prove myself to everyone and I let it slip away
Dristen looks at the compass and frowns in the direction he is looking. He pockets the note and compass and turns to the crew. We need to hoist the sails and weigh anchor. We can't be sailing in the dark in a world we don't know Dristen starts giving more specific instrutions to individual sailors. As he is walking back to the helm he sees Saladraxis with the spyglass. He smiles, though it seems subdued. He writes a note for her: I don't suppose you can see in the dark? We'll have to wait for the morning to see land. The bird made it to the ship though, so we must be close.
Seal smiles at Dristen. She holds her hand out for the pen and after Dristen hands it to her she will scribble out, Of course I can see in the dark.
Dristen blinks, reading the note in the light of his torch, then smiles. People can do that? . He pulls out the compass and the coordinates note and points that way, motioning for Saladraxis to look that way.
[dice=Spellcraft for Boots]d20+10
[dice=Spellcraft for Rapier]d20+10
[dice=Spellcraft for Ring]d20+10
The gnome takes a short while to look-over the items. A strange, elliptical stone is found in the captain's pocket, pocked with different shades of tan. Quite smooth, the rock fits in the size of an Elf's palm. For Haggin, it can be held in one hand, but it sticks out past his fingers. The magic the stone emits is that of a temporal nature, seemingly to overcome the effects of old age.
The boots and rapier draw his attention next, but their exact function escapes his knowledge. Haggin discovers the boots have a transmutation aura emanating from them, while the sword is home to a feeling of necromancy.
Lastly, the ring on the captain's right hand is rather ornate. Housing an emerald in the shape of a rhombus on the primary face, the band seems to be of white gold. An Elven inscription adorns the inside of the ring.
However, it is not just the physical value of the ring that stands out to Haggin. A protective field surrounds the object, guarding its wielder from harm. How useful that is, however, is debatable - especially as its owner is now a corpse.
Sal shrugs her shoulders and peers through the spyglass.
Perception
Walks to all the deaf characters and asks if they can hear and tells them qua can hear now all with a big happy grin
Dristen points to his ears and shakes his head when Gansukh mouths words at him.
Haggin is fascinated by the boots and puts them on despite not knowing what they do. He'll also put the ring on since it seems to have asthetic value as well as function. The rapier he'll take with him for now and the stone he'll put in his backpack. He hasn't decided what he will do with those yet.
Writes come up and have a crow caw at you!
Filios also points to his ears and shakes his head in the negative. Upon seeing gansukh write the note, he holds out his hand to read it when Haggin is complete.
After reading the note, he points to the crow's nest, and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggin looks at the crow's nest. There is no way I'm getting up to that thing! I'll just have to learn to do without hearing for a while.
Seal shakes her head sadly. She is not happy to be out at sea with no sight of solid ground. She looks back at Dristen and shakes her head.
Dristen shrugs and gives a non-committal look. "Morning" He mouths slowly.
Dristen reaches helm and starts sending out orders via mouth and notes, telling the crew to let out the anchor and roll up the sails. Between the orders, he writes out numbers on strips of parchment. He pulls the 9 and writes dawn on it before pocketing it. He looks at the crew below, writes copies of a few of the numbers, and then writes out an explanation. Before he approaches everyone else, Dristen hands the dawn shift to one of the able-bodied sailors. I want to leave as soon as everyone is up so we'll get the ship ready starting at dawn.
To everyone else: Watch shifts. Nine hours worth of watching between the fifteen of us. Take whatever shift number you want. A few shifts will have only one watch. . He'll say that to those who can hear.
Haggin will be happy to take the first watch.
Filios climbs to the Crow's Nest.
I hope this works for me too, Gansukh.
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