Jrahk successfully grapples the Boar.
Ace, after seeing that the acid ball was somewhat ineffective, takes aim and fires a bolt at the 2nd boar.
Ace hits the second boar in the shoulder. It snorts in rage but is impotent at the moment. Its beady eyes promise pain if it can ever get over to you.
The boar that Jrahk is holding thrashes wildly, trying to gore him and make him let go, but can't land a solid hit.
Ace
Boar
Slick
Nute
Boar
Gru
Jrahk
Slickjaw directs the spiders to attack the other boar as he triggers his regeneration.
He then remembers that his magic dagger is an animal bane weapon, and drops down next to the second boar, immediately stabbing it with his knife.
It squeals as the spiders crawl all over it and bite him.
He does not appear unduly inconvenienced by the spider's venom.
When Slick drops down by the second boar, the beast moves surprisingly quick, attacking Slick in mid-air as he drops, though he misses the nimble goblin in both cases.
Boar 1: -1/18
Boar 2: 3/18
-6 to whichever Boar is Swarmed.
Slick's spiders swarm all over the boar Jrahk is grappling with, nibbling at it and sending poison through its bloodstream.
It staggers, and appears to be flagging, but does not fall.
Slick, meanwhile, drops in on the second boar, grievously wounding it with his animal slaying dagger. It grunts in pain but tenaciously stays on its feet, and promises death to the little goblin if it can get its tusks on him.
Nute fires once more at the boar that seems in better health.
Nute's shot goes wide, burying itself harmlessly into the cliffside.
The boar engaging Slick once again attacks, but once again fails to connect.
Gru is unable to act due to jrahk being in front of him.
Jrahk effortlessly flings the boar off the narrow ledge.
The boar wriggles out of Jrahk's grasp at the last moment and manages to avoid being tossed off the cliff, but is suitably shaken by Jrahk's actions.
Ace casts acid orb at the boar that just escaped Jrahk's grasp
Ace hits the boar with a splash of acid.
It's finally had enough and it staggers away from Jrahk, heading down the trail to get some rest.
It snorts to the other boar as well, seemingly idnicating for it to follow, but it's too mad at Slick to consider leaving just yet.
With a hiss of breath, Slickjaw stabs the boar again.
Slickjaw straight up guts the second boar, slaying it instantly.
A few moments after the boars are vanquished, a bright, cheerful parrot flaps down towards you.
"Shoo fly don't bother me!" it shouts at you, before flying further down the trail.
After a short ways it stops and looks back at you again.
"Shoo fly don't bother me!"
It flies a bit further, and once again looks expectantly at you.
"Shoo fly don't bother me!"
"I think he wants us to follow him, I bet that little fella is Lyle's little companion"
Ace does so and follows the parrot.
Slickjaw follows Ace warily.
A ways down the trail, you finally come to the watchtower. The parrot perches on the railing at the top of the short staircase leading up.
Inside (after kicking aside an impressive number of empty rum bottles), you find an old man...or his corpse anyway. Already covered in flies in this humidity, and the side of his neck is blackened and swollen, with foam coating his mouth and mustache.
He looks like he put up a good fight, by the broken hammock and weird ichor (recognizable as from the wasps).
The parrot flies down and alights n the corpse.
"Shoo fly don't bother me!"
Well Ace, he wasn't carried away. Pay up.
Nute winks at Ace and smiles holding out his child like hand.
"Rassa-frassa-frick-frackin wasps." mutters Ace as he hands Nute's winnings.
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Jrahk makes a clumsy attempt at examining the body.
With the initial shock over, you notice his weapon lying next to his body. It appears to be in very good shape, and is magical.
Gru will grab the body to carry back to hake.
You do so.
"Damn." Hake says.
"I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but that's life I s'pose. You can keep Bessie if you like, he won't be having any need of her any longer."
The next few days pass without event. Hake is true to his word, and your ship is completed in the next 4 days, under 10 as promised.
He gathers you all around your new ship, along with Captain Pegworthy.
Before the ship is allowed to slide into the Estuary, Pegworthy breaks open a bottle of Sargavan wine on the hull, and offers this piece of wisdom.
“Good fortune and sure sail await what one can crack the Tidewater Rock.” he says solemnly.
"So, there's only one thing left to do," says Hake "But it's a big 'un."
"What do you name 'er?"
Ace pokes Kroop, asking him what is a Tidewater Rock.
"Name ship Butharog," Jrahk offers.
"How about "The Chicago Overcoat"?
Harrigan's Folly?
"Butharog? That sounds like goblin for party, so no. Never heard of Chicago, don't want some other moron's name in the title. Howzabout the Fat Dragon? And note that I'm drafting a way to make it fly."
Jrahk shrugs. "Fat Dragon is fine," he grunts.
The Fat Dragon then?
"Name it the Soaring Dragon and we're good"
" Is there a way to mount a flame cannon onto it?"
"First off, that's pretty pretentious. Second, probably."
"Fat Dragon is is, then?"
Slickjaw turns to Hake and asks him what he thinks of the name.
"It's, uh, not exactly going to strike fear into the hearts of men, but I think it fits 'er well enough." he says.
"Well, that's our business concluded then." he says as his men remove the chocks keeping the boat from sliding into the estuary. It slides into the water with a splash to punctuate his words.
"Good fortune to ye all. Come back if you need some minor repairs done, though Bloodcove or Senghor are your only real options for large modifications. I promise it's not always this...eventful." he says.
Arron re-appears from the jungle once everyone else has gone, having slipped back there to avoid notice.
"I took the liberty of stocking up on some food." he says, smiling and showing blood stained teeth, then hefting a large bag.
"Your companion, the maenad, should be getting ripe right about now as well..." he says.
"I'll need like, part of his pinky to reincarnate him. Feel free to eat the rest."
Ummm… who's the dead guy?
"Oh, you've picked up a new one, I see. You want to explain, or should I?"
"Nah, don't bother. He'll figure it out eventually."
"Yo Arron, you want to go with us to go conquer some secret harbor with us?"
"Well I can't stay here. I don't think they'd appreciate someone of my...proclivities."
Slickjaw asks Nute if he wants to have another go at picking up some crew members.
Ace does last some last minute shopping for any weapons or potions.