You think that this is possibly one of those fabled ninja turtles from space, but the lack of a mask and the fact that it's 20 tall make that not likely. In other words you don't know anything about it.
"Holy hell! Is that creature just randomly living hereabouts or did someone summon it to cause us problems?
If it is within her distance to do so, Opal will toss off a fireball at the creature.
Kal calls out to the thing in Aquan, hoping it understands that tongue.
You know that it's a dragon turtle. A full grown specimen is normally huge but this one happens to be a giant version of it. Since you asked, you know it's immune to fire, so you would have to make it a different type.
Since the range on her spell is over 700 feet, Opal finds she can easily snipe the creature.
It seems to understand you, but you get the feeling that it does not care to speak back as it starts devouring crew from the previous ship it capsized, hungrily gobbling up sailors like popcorn shrimp.
Kal leans over toward Luthor. "Let's try to pull away from it while it's occupied."
He watches the creature, preparing to summon a wave and push it away should it approach the Sanbalot.
"Working on it. Can you hold it off?"
Kal summons a wave to push the massive beast away from the Sanbalot, hoping not to have to harm it.
Luthor tries to coach the weapon crews to fire on the giant turtle.
And it scores a direct hit, eliciting a roar from the beast.
Kal summons a wave and it pushes the creature back just barely.
It glares at the captain of the Sanbalot and tries to clamp its jaws on the semi-Ulfen.
The crew start panicking but are still working as hard as ever to get away from the monster.
Kal pulls his bow and fires it at the creature's eye.
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"I don't know what you're saying, but quit trying to talk to it and kill it." Luthor moves towards the creature.
The reptile takes another chunk out of the semi-ulfen.
He retaliates with a jab.
The turtle shifts over to take a swipe with it's claws at Kal.
He then bites at Luthor again.
Battered, bloodied, but alive the Sanbalot finally breaks away from the creature and speeds on.
You must now skim through the outer edge of the titanic maelstrom that is the Eye of Abendego, tacking against the powerful northwesterly storm winds created by the cyclone’s counter-clockwise rotation. Navigating through the hurricane requires a successful Profession(Sailor) or Survival Check.
Bjorkus assists the captain.
Though still bleeding profusely, the semi-ulfen tries to navigate through the hurricane.
Kal heals himself and Luthor as they continue their journey, then tries to help with the next obstacle.
The Storm keeps their course steady and while the Sanbalot suffers another setback.
Once inside the hurricane however, things start becoming difficult.
Your vessels are blown over by the wind, flat against the sea. The vessel rights itself seconds later but avoiding falling overboard requires a successful reflex save.
Steering becomes extremely difficult as your rudders jame. All Profession (sailor) checks are made with a –10 penalty until the rudder is unjammed, either via a successful Craft (carpentry) check or by casting warp wood or a similar spell.
And to make matters worse, A sheet of lightning strikes the foremast of
your ships, dealing damage giving both the broken condition. Your ships' maximum speed is reduced to half. If you succeed at a Craft (sails) or Craft (ships) check you can jury-rig the sails, suppressing the broken condition until the sails take more damage.
Kal hops in the water to try to unjam the rudder, then climbs back aboard and tries to fix the sails.
Kal avoids being knocked overboard only to jump in minutes later to
successfully unjams the rudder on the Sanbalot.
Bjorkus tries to help repair the rudder while praying to Besmara for a hand.
Opal tries to repair the rudder.
Bjorkus assists Captain Chubwart in resuming the course.
Chubwart stays the course.
The Sanbalot gains a little ground but loses it quickly.
The Storm speeds along, only suffering a small setback.
You must sail through the two concentric rings of Sharkskin Reef and around the towering spire of rock called Pinnacle Atoll. Steering the ship through both rings of the razor-sharp reefs requires four successful sailing checks.
Kal aids Luthor in directing the crew for the reef navigation.
Bjorkus aids Chubwart.
Opal tries to help as well.
The Storm's score doesn't change and the Sanbalot loses another 3 as they avoid the reefs.
You both emerge from the depths of the storm and discover that the majority of the other contenders have not yet made it out of the Eye. In fact, the only other ship in contention with the Storm is Captain Harrigan’s Wormwood! To the west, the Kraken cruises in the distance, the Master of the Gales on deck observing the race’s finish.
"Keep it up!"
Both Bjorkus and Kal notice Peppery Longfarthing(one of Harrigan's officer) read what looks to be a scroll.
Though there seems to be no outward effect.
Kal yells over at the Storm to alert them to the activity on Harrigan's ship, then prepares to cast a spell of his own should any ill effect manifest.
Bjorkus gestures to get Opal's attention.
"Hey Moonbeam. What's she doin'?"
Opal comes over to check out the spellcasting.
Summon Monster VII.
"Oh shit! They are about to summon something big and bad to attack our ship!"
"Everyone, away from the railings! Ready the ballistas!"
Opal moves over to stand by Chubs at the wheel.
Opal scans both water and sky as she looks about for whatever they summoned.
Bjorkus watches the Wormwood carefully and bellows at the crew.
”You heard the girl! Get that ballista turned around. We have trouble comin’!”
Kal, hearing Opal's yells, casts his own spell in response.