For a moment the fog cleared and Esmarelda shook her head. "Uha... This is getting annoying." She muttered before she looked around. "Someone want to fill me in?" Esmarelda asked as she moved to aid in the attack of the new enemies.
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For a moment the fog cleared and Esmarelda shook her head. "Uha... This is getting annoying." She muttered before she looked around. "Someone want to fill me in?" Esmarelda asked as she moved to aid in the attack of the new enemies.
With most of their fellow crew dead, and having just had a Fireball lobbed at them the 4 pirates look around, and see that their Captain has vanished again.
They surrender.
Captain Vitterande is in the cabin. What now?
"Imma get that a$!+*%$."
Cass was going to flicker step into the cabin, but now she can just walk inside. With greater invisibility, the captain may not even know that she's coming. As soon as she gets eyes on him, she doesn't waste a moment and puts him inside a resilient sphere.
The Babau emerges from the cabin and looks around. He can't see Vitterrande.
Cassiopeia is heading invisibly to the cabin.
What is everyone else doing?
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Ashlei immediately takes charge of the charred prisoners that gave themselves up, disarming them and forcing them into submission on their knees with their hands behind their heads.
The Babau emerges from the cabin and looks around. He can't see Vitterrande.
Cassiopeia is heading invisibly to the cabin.
What is everyone else doing?
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The cabin is empty, there is no sign of Vitterande Invisible or not? The stern facing window is however open.
What now?
Still invisible, Cassiopeia casts detect magic and starts looking for telltale signs of shapeshifting or illusions.
Nothing shows up to your Detect magic in the cabin.
What now?
Cass peeks out the back window to see if he spider climbed up or down.
Now calmer, Ashlei suddenly sees it in her minds eye...and its also what she would do if she were in his place.
"He's lost! He's probably going to set the cargo or the magazine stores on fire! We need to stop him or get off the ship...quickly! He's probably got a secret hatch somewhere in his cabin!"
Ashlei starts shouting something about fire. Maybe regarding the fire she started on the deck with her Fireballs?
Meanwhile Cassiopeia glances out the window and spots a Dire rat clinging to the hull. It seems to be trying to hide in the rudder cabling?
What now?
"... I do have an idea..." Esmarelda began. "If we don't need the ship... we could sink it." She suggested as she looked around.
"You dirty rat."
Cass activates her pearl of power and flings another brace of magic missiles into the rat. If it's just a typical dire rat, that should probably kill it. If it's a polymorphed pirate captain, though...
The Rat squeals as the Magic missile's hit it. It does not die.
Instead it scuttles around the side of the ship to the side.
What now?
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"$%^&..."
Cass stalks out of the cabin.
"Hey! Ladies and captains! I'm invisible, don't worry about it. He's turned himself into a dire rat and he's clinging to the hull. I chased him out the back window of the captain's cabin. If one of you has a way to get eyes on, let's finish this loser."
Already on the other boat watching the prisoners in a paranoid state, Ashlei moves to the indicated side of the ship and points her rod at anything she can see moving.
*66—69 Reduce wielder two size categories (no save) for 1 day.
Ashlei can't see anything.
Percy starts getting the rum shifted over.
What is everyone else doing?
"All right, all right... let's just get the goods and hull the ship." Cass grudgingly helps with swiping the cargo.
"So, no punching then? Esmarelda ask Cassi with a grin on her face.
Loot from the goons:
Chain shirt + 2 (12),
Cutlass + 1 (8).
You get the rum transferred to your ship with no further problems.
What are you doing now? Keeping the Jester's grin, or sinking it
Unless they can offer some sort of information to help us catch that damn Were-Rat captain or offer us some sweet treasure info, then I say we dump them in the ocean for the sharks.
Tie them to the statue of the one goon I stoned and let them sink to the bottom with the rest of the ship when we sink her.
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"Rhialla,Cass as soon as we pull away from that blasted vessel i want a bow to stern sweep of our ship with your magics make sure that bastard hasnt slipped aboard somehow. As for that ship? Did we get the alcohol? I could care less what becomes of it hole the sails let it drift, burn it down, let it float with the ocean current. It matters little to me. McNally! get these new crew settled in."
He called out making his way for his cabin for a moments respite. He f+%$ing hurt in a lot pf places but he wasnt going to show that in front of anyone. that was a fight.
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"We can bring the prisoners aboard my ship if you want, captain. I have a lot of space since I run lean on crew."
"I think that's a sound idea, add them to Cass' crew under intense supervision. Any slip ups and they meet the bottom." Rhiallah says
There is something sad about watching a perfectly good ship burn down to the waterline. No one is really happy about it, all too aware the same fate could befall them.
Your ships are loaded, the new crew are sent to Cassiopeia. You ready to leave before the smoke draws the curious.
One last Perception check from everyone please.
You return to your island without incident.
You have now a good stock of alcohol, you've hired Audessa Reyquio and her girls to serve to food and drinks. Also to supply entertainment.
Work on the dock and your fort is proceeding well, you are almost ready to host the Free captains.
Anything else you wish to do to prepare for your feast?
"So we can expect someone's going to try to crash the party. Preparations, captain?"
Ashlei spends her spare time 'testing' out the entertainment and booze as much as possible...in order to make sure it is all decent for the guests!
She will also review/supervise the building of the dock and whatever else she wanders near...
Cassiopeia raises some justified concerns, your rising in importance will have naturally made enemies.
Ashlei puts in some good work and helps the construction go smooth and fast.
Everybody else?
"Patrols are always a good call." Esmarelda pipped up at that. "However if they know what they're doing we're likely looking at something with magic so... mayhaps keep that in mind?"
The Pirate council is sending three Free captains to assess your rule of the island. Avimar Sorrinash, Lady Cerise Bloodmourn, and Captain Mase Darimar.
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In addition you can invite anyone else you know to the feast.
Who are you inviting?
The Werewolf ruler of Shark island. Known for letting his pack hunt people on the nights of the full moon. You have met him before.
The Pirate Council sends Avimar Sorrinash to the Island of Empty Eyes to test you before offering you a seat on the council. As a guest at your dinner party, he expects and demands the best, but he also presents a threat to those your care.
He is lascivious, spiteful, and used to getting his way, and his manners and goodwill only extend so far. Under the influence of strong drink, Sorrinash becomes more belligerent and prone to acting on his baser
instincts.
Lady Bloodmourn is one of three pirate lords sent by the Pirate Council to assess your success in claiming and settling the Island of Empty Eyes. Though fervently interested in the dinner party honoring her and the other
emissaries, she also takes her duty very seriously. Her every word, action, and peal of laughter is designed to measure you and determine
your worthiness in joining her on the council.
Like any clever noblewoman, however, she also seeks to curry their favor and build alliances. Indeed, Cerise hopes to someday displace Kerdak Bonefist, and claim the title of Hurricane Queen and dominion of the island nation as her own.
A Half-elf with his elven half being aquatic elf Mase Darimar has dealings with the aquatic races of the Shackles and is concerned at how they are treated by the surface dwellers.
Mase Darimar comes to the Island of Empty Eyes to assess your progress in taming your new stronghold.
Unlike the other pirate lords, however, he does so at more than just the Pirate Council's behest. He also secretly represents the interests of the aquatic elves of the Shackles.
Mase's outward demeanor remains somewhat aloof, though cordial, and over dinner, he gauges the your seagoing prowess and any threat they might pose to his father's people-a concern to the elves, as one of their small communities lies beneath the waves just 30 nautical miles from your island.