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The chef looks curiously at the warpriest before replying "Hmm, not sure where Dargo went. He left a few hours before ye showed up. Looked like he'd hired some new muscle, too. And I can tell ye where the cave is just fine. As for the room, I ain't got the faintest clue what's his and what isn't. Ye'll have to figure that out on ye're own."
The man caught outside in the net just continues mumbling apologies and begging for his life.
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Searching the room, it appears that Dargo left his notes scattered all about. It takes a few minutes to piece them together but it seems as though Airk had discovered the location of The Sniper, which is currently aboard a sunken vessel named Vaydren's Might. These notes reveal the location of Vaydren’s Might: 1,500 yards offshore in the Flotsam Graveyard, beneath a one-mast ship known as the Iron Tide. The Iron Tide is recognizable by its mast, which still protrudes above the green waves of the harbor, and is carved into the likeness of a woman clutching dangling, iron chains. You also find a small bag containing 7 potions, each labelled potion of water breathing.
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The chef gives quick directions to the cave, telling you it's not accessible by land, so you'll need to borrow some form of vessel. It's at this time that the city guard appears on the scene. Once they've established who is at fault and who isn't, they take a statement from each of you and lead the men away in chains. While the two thugs look dejected and miserable, the chef looks over his shoulder and says with an evil grin "Good luck, land lovers. You're gonna need it!" He disappears then as the last guard shoves him out the door. Before leaving, the guard turns to you and says "If you need a boat to finish your assignment, feel free to use this old codger's rowboat. He won't be using it for a long time."
It's a bit of a tight squeeze fitting the five of you in a single rowboat, but you are able to do so without fear of the vessel capsizing. Setting out to the North, you're able to row to the sea cave in about twenty minutes. Unfortunately, dawn has also brought with it high tide. The surf mostly obscures the entrance to the cave as it crashes against the rocks surrounding the grotto, and you have to do a double-take to even notice the lip of the cave peeking above the waterline. Furthermore, the surf itself is treacherous, as it slams repeatedly against the surrounding rocks with terrific force.
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He climbs out of the boat, but quickly makes no progress. On the second try, however, he makes it across to the cave.
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Valrar decides to stay with the boat to keep it fom drifting as the rest of the team moves in. After a short, claustrophobic swim, the team notes that the flooded tunnel widens up into a large cave. Upon entering the cave, the ground slopes upward dramatically, revealing a spacious cavern. Minerals in the walls and ceiling reflect light onto the surface of the pool, giving the cave a weird, undulating illumination. The air reeks of brine and the foul odor of death; Airk’s body lies sprawled in the northeast corner, dumped unceremoniously on the floor. A number of other skeletons litter the cavern floor, wrapped in the tattered remains of clothing.
Before you can make your way farther in, the pool in the center of the room swirls and splashes as two enormous crabs climb out to face you. As they crawl toward you, it almost looks as though the ground beneath them moves with them. A closer look notes , however, that it's not the floor that's moving, but a swarm of smaller crabs that rise from the pool to follow their larger cousins toward a potential meal.
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Celie looks at the crabs and quickly at fox, "Don't say one word." she warns her familiar, then she casts out a net of webbing that covers all of the little bitters.
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Celie looks at the crabs on the ground, "Fire, I like that idea. Stand back please." she says as her hand starts to glow a bright red. Flames start to lick the tips of her fingers as she chants the enchantment for Burning Hands. She waits until her team is clear and lets her hands' fire burn the little crabs away. Moving away to get all of the crabs within her flames.
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Spreading his fingers in a similar fashion, Vordrek speaks the same short chant as fire leaps from his fingertips.
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Sifting through the piles of bones, you quickly determine which body to be the newest addition and though it has been a little over two weeks since the thugs deposited Airk’s corpse in the sea cave, it did not take long for the crabs to make significant headway on their feast. The veteran Pathfinder is now a mass of bones and picked-over flesh. Resting in the middle of his remains is his broken wayfinder, the name Airk is engraved on the back in Common.
Upon closer inspection of the wayfinder, Vordrek and Jager are able to find a hidden compartment on it. Popping off the back , you find a neatly folded up set of notes and, though they have sustained significant water damage, you're able to determine that Airk was suspicious of Dargo's intentions for some time now. In fact, it appears that he was planning on ditching his young associate in an attempt to find The Sniper on his own and return it safely to the Society before calling Dargo out on his suspected crimes.