Thank you Sir. I have a lot of work to do tonight.
Chay heads back down to his workshop and noises are heard late into the night.
The next morning a very hagard looking Chay comes on deck and knocks hesitantly on the Captain's door.
As soon as she answers he says:
Captain, It took me all night but I think I figured it out. I've got a couple magic spells that will give you 20 hours of the ability to breath water. You can split those hours up across as many people as you want. So 20 people for one hour, or 4 people for 5 hours each.
In addition, I can make 4 people swim like a fish for the first few minutes. After that you are going to have to swim normally. I just couldn't come up with anything else to help you here. But, I did manage to figure out a trick to bottle a short version of the swimming spell.
He pulls out four sealed flasks with sea green liquid inside.
I had to borrow some money from Mr. Lito to make these, but I think you will appreciate this. It will only last a minute or so, but whoever goes down there can take this with them and drink this when they really need it.
Oh, and I think I figured out the trick to making your daggers hit harder and more often. But I'm too tired to do that now. It will take significant gold to enchant them, but if you give me a couple days and the right materials, I can make them work better for you.
I think that's what you wanted right?
He seems a little nervous given the reaction she had yesterday.
Estelle will nurse some of her still stinging wounds, also checking on the repairs to the ship to make sure everything is holding.
"Has anyone seen Trytton?" Estelle will ask of the crew once she has finished her rounds.
"He jumped over board. Haven't seen him since." Sandara replies.
"Hey, great job!" Besmara calls out and pats Chay on his back. Though she wonders if she is too nice as a captain if a more demanding demeanour gets things done.
"Stay here, I'll get the others and then we talk strategy together." She walks over the ship and informs all her officers about the meeting. Not seeing Trytton anywhere she tries that new approach on him too.
she shouts over the sea hoping he will hear it.
Be sure to get stabbing weapons like spears or daggers. Noonan gets one of each from the stores.
After a moment Trytton sticks his head over the railing. He looks rather dour but not as irritated as he was the day before. He climbs aboard and moves over to where the rest are.
As finally all officers are in the captains cabin Besmara starts "The sahuagin are a pest, but they are no match for us. We have proven that on many occasions. Now we bring the fight to them. That would normally be an advantage for them, but Chay managed to find a solution to level most of that. Chay would you explain again what we got for that, before we talk tactics?"
Estelle will sit down on the floor in the cabin, her back against the bulk head. Estelle nods at Trytton as he comes in, "So we be takin' the fight to them?"
Trytton nods back and stands just inside the doorway
"The plan was to deal with this threat for the Rock once and for all. And I wanted to thank whoever is in charge there personally for sending a ship full of pirates to kill us - with a knife through the eye." Besmara replies. "And I don't think that one will do us the favour and come out."
Use magic, go down and stab em all. Simple plans best.
"How did the hiding with invisibility work underwater?" Besmara asks Trytton. "Any chance that we do some scouting before going into this lair?"
"None noticed me, but they weren't looking." Trytton says briefly
Looking around Besmara states "If no one has a better idea, then it's Noonan's approach. Sandara commands the ship and we go in. I'll take the wand with me in case someone gets wounded."
Burble burble burble Noonan wonders how to get past.
Estelle look around then to Trytton, pointing and shrugging her shoulders.
Blub blub blub
Trytton starts concentrating and a strong current begins to flow out of the cave and to the side.
Lito quickly swims through the gap, motioning for others to come.
Trytton concentrates as long as he can to get as many people through as possible before swimming in afterwards
Estelle surfaces, moving for the warriors,
"Ye women and Children flee now, I won't be killin' innocents today." She leads her movements with a kick to the closest warrior.
Noonan rips and tears! Fish guts everywhere! Burble burble burble
Besmara charges one of the warriors and stabs him.
And kills the sahuagin right away.
Estelle will chase off some of the non-combatants, never causing them harm.
Mmm...Fried baby saughin. Cornmeal and egg coating
Lito stays back in the cave and let's the others do their thing, watching to see if any organized resistance starts.
I wonder if I can cast spells under water?
He tries to cast detect magic to help to enhance his observation of the combat and room
Yarg! Me get you!
Besmara stabs the next one who doesn't flee and end him.
Estelle uses the cave wall to propel herself towards the Sharkman that is attacking her.
"Just give up yer boss and we will be leavin' ye alone!"
Lito looks around and begins a water ballet to inspire his allies to clean up the group.
While he does this Lito whispers: Besmara can you hear me?. Attempting to test out message.
Besmara turns around and Lito looks into her startled face "What?".
Just testing if my magic lets us talk. It's short range, but after the fight I'll make sure we can all chat.
Now let's go make some shark fin soup!
Lito pulls out Brine's Sting.
Where go?
"After them?" Besmara sugggests.
Noonan does so!
Lito makes sure that they can all talk to each other with message and follows along bringing up the light.
After babbling into the water at the first try she repeats her message. But as body language tells half of the message Noonan got it anyway.
Lito inspires the others to charge with his motions
Estelle uses the walls to halt her momentum as the giant shark comes into view. She mouths the words "Holy Shit"
Estelle will move back and guard her body against the large shark.