"No, they were the typical moans of the undead," Hadrinn says. "Just a clever bugger."
Skaar clambers onto the boat, pieces of rotten wood falling as he makes his ascent.
Once he's in position, Skaar lowers a rope for the less physical member of the party.
"Careful", the big orc says. "This thing is fallin' apart."
Cyna follows behind the towering hulk especially careful about where she steps. "Undead hunting?" the tailed Ranger asks as she maneuvers across the debris.
Unloading and slinging his crossbow, Drago followed suit.
Following the group down the tower, Harakhty easily bounds back up the side of a ship. With Skaar having the muscle to help others up, he glanced about the vessel.
"Hadrinn, do you have an idea what the ships were carrying here?"
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Looking at the vanara, the dwarf strokes his beard before answering. "Food, water, supplies, weapons and the like. Our crusade was meant to be long. The ships toward the front of that mess were likely carrying less as later ships brought extra for resupplying existing groups. Kierk and I have salvaged much from our ships, so I don't think much of it is worth anything anymore. I think there were a few merchant ships trying to use the bay as a hassle-free trade route."
"It seems they were disappointed then," said Harakhty, looking out at the evidence of destruction in the bay. Restless, he pressed onward, bounding across the ship, over its side, and on to the next one.
On the ship, you notice that the deck continues for fifty feet before being split by another ship. The gap between this part of the deck and the other is about ten feet across. You come to the edge and see that the plunge is about fifteen feet down into the darkened water. Though the lower deck is still visible, the water would come to about waist high on Skaar.
Skaar studies the gap between the two ships and then looks down into the water.
Skaar backs up some and then rushes forward and leaps.
Taking the big Orc's lead, Drago took a couple of steps back, ran forward and jumped.
As you cautiously make your way across the second ship, you notice that it dips a little under the water as you come aboard. You spy a sizable grate looking down into one of the ship's holds. Bloated bodies float against the grate. One of them turns in the current and you see a bearded human paladin looking at you with blood red eyes. The bodies begin rapidly diving into the water and out of your view.
Following after the sorcerer Cyna launces herself across the gap.
"Shit!" Skaar grunts.
"We got company. Dead men."
"I do not believe so, my large friend. I think those were just.... dead."
"^#$^#@!" Aurelea swore, drawing her sword again. [b}"Whatever they were, they sure as hell won't be friendly"[/b]
You tense, waiting for a battle. You look around for a few minutes, but nothing happens. Making your way to the end of the second ship, there is another 10 foot gap to the third ship. Beneath the water, you see movement.
Once again Cyna takes a running start and leaps across the gap. Her armor however keeps her from landing safely on the other side as she falls short. Luckily she somehow manages to grab the edge and hang on before falling into the hazards below.
"Close one." Cyna hangs on to the ledge as she waits for one of the more athletic members of the group to help her out.
Skaar growls at the sight. He unpacks his rope, hands one end to Cyna, and then backs up and leaps across.
Drago does likewise and makes the leap...
and lands with barely a foot between him and the edge behind him.
Taking a few steps before vaulting himself over the gap, Harakhty landed soundly on the other side. Like the branches of home in a way, but with a little something extra if one makes a mistake...
Aurelea take a single step before launching herself into a leap that takes her to the other side, landing on one kne as she reaches down to help Cyna.
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"Thanks Aurelea, I almost lost it there. " Cyna quickly brushes herself off and surveys the area.
"Anytime gorgeous," Aurelea replies with a wink before focusing again on scanning for the looming threat they all felt.
The boat begins tipping back as the extra weight shifts the balance.
With her keen vision Cyna is able to point out several potentially dangerous spots on the ships deck, while trying to maneuver the group into a more balanced location. "Watch your step the deck seems to be warped here and there."
Not entirely trusting the rotted wood to bear his ponderous weight, Skaar follows Cyna's directions carefully.
As you cross the boat along the path Cyna pointed, hands break through the wooden deck, searching and retracting. You make it to the end of the boat. There is now a 50 foot gap between you and the last boat. As you gather at the other end of the ship, the hands begin breaking up more of the deck. Water begins to pour forth, submerging the wreck that you are on.
"Cyna, I'm gunna try to knock the mast down. We can climb across it to the other ship. What's safe to walk on?"
"Too much water just go back the way you came and avoid the hands, ill be right behind you."
"And I'll see if I can try and keep those hands pinned down." Drago says.
As the water begins to makes its way on deck, it becomes difficult to see any hands.
Seeing one of the hands grab Cyna, Drago reached out his hand and said,
After a few attempts of pushing, Cyna is able to fell the mast. Now she needs to drag it back to the rest of the group.
Aurelea dashes across the waterlogged deck after the nimble ranger, grabbing at the mast to help her drag it into place.
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