"We know it's not on board a ship, at least. Assuming it's not an illusion."
Ixrul will attempt to detect magic through the scrying sensor.
Ixrul will also purchase Summon Cacodaemon at the next opportunity.
There is a hint of magic in the area around him.
Ixrul will continue concentrating.
There is a potion that radiates Conjuration magic.
"Unless its like a magical under sea boat or something, someone else probably killed him and dumped him in the ocean..." Ace remarks
"That or the boat itself sunk..."
"One mystery into another, lets just give the ring to the guy so we can get on with things"
"Sounds like a plan."
You take the ring back to Fitch.
"Great! Now we can start looking for ol' Vargus. I'm ready to leave when you are."
Once per day as a standard action, the wearer can touch the ring to a corpse or piece of a corpse to learn the dead creature’s name, gender, race, and profession or role, as well as the manner of the creature’s death. The wearer also becomes aware of the location of other pieces of the corpse if they’re within 1,200 feet. If the body part comes from a creature that’s still alive or undead, the wearer gains no information. The ring of the iron skull must be worn for 24 hours before it starts to function for the wearer.
"Very well - don the ring, it needs to be attuned."
"Yep, got it." he says, and slips it on.
We set sail.
You set off, Fitch leading you through the strait between Shark Island and Raptor Island, whereupon he tells you to change course.
"Contrary to popular belief, the Brine Banshee went northeast here instead of northwest. Vargus said he wanted to skirt the Eye and raid some merchant ships."
The Devil's Pallor meanders around for days on end with Jrahk's less than expert captaining, with Fitch becoming somewhat irritated.
Nevertheless, you eventually stumble upon the correct place.
60 feet below, the Brine Banshee is visible in the clear water. Or, its bow at least. Next to the bow lies a deep, dark rift in the ocean, and it is there that the ring indicates Vargus' body fell.
"My hopes... Have sunk."
"Quit whining. We have plenty of ways to breathe water. We go down, search the ship."
"Yeah, but the fastest boat in the universe is sunk, so unless we can raise it or have me or Ixrul somehow reverse-engineer the spells, nada"
"Who here can see in darkness?"
"And there is a powerful - very powerful, as in about four-thousand gold for the scroll - spell called Salvage that would raise it from the ocean."
"Though that would take a long while."
"We will approach the problem tomorrow, after I have had the chance to prepare spells specifically for this scenario. Arron, you have no need to breathe and can see in darkness, if I remember correctly, so you'll come with us."
"The rest of you - those who cannot cast it themselves - will be provided with potions of water breathing. I will additionally cast it beforehand, which should give us 24 hours, divided by the number of people I cast it upon, of water breathing."
"Who will be coming?"
"Jrahk will go, of course."
"I swear to god if we run into another four-armed psychopath again... I'm in."
"Sure, hopefully I don't die again this time"
"Sandra, if you could be so kind as to give me a Freedom of Movement spell before I go into the depths, that would be appreciated."
Ixrul will use Water Breathing (enhanced via magnesium) to divide 16 hours of water breathing among everyone - Ace, Lucy, Jrahk, Himself, and his familiar.
He will put a potion of water breathing in his potion sponge.
He will cast False Life and Mage Armor on himself as usual.
Ixrul will also call Igor and the Shark to guard him before going into the water.
Jrahk uses Besmara's Bones to cast False Life on himself.
At the first sign of danger, he will use his Pirate's Eye Patch to cast Touch of the Sea
The crew splashes into the water, and swims down a ways.
You make it perhaps 120 feet before you are greeted by a bull shark.
Then another appears from the left.
Then the right.
Then from behind.
Down 60 feet below, you can barely make out a final, smaller, but much more vicious looking shark, next to a grinning, shark faced merman wielding a trident.
He says nothing to you, but orders the sharks to attack.
Shark (23)
Jrahk (21)
Shark (20)
Ixrul (19)
Lucy (19)
Merman (19)
Shark (18)
Ace (15)
Shark (12)
Galieus (6)
The first shark moves in on Jrahk.
Now Jrahk may move in on him.
Jrahk knocks out the shark with his first blow, bisecting it cleanly down the middle.
A second shark moves in, but is cut down by the embiggened Jrahk just as easily.
Ixrul will begin casting SM III and Shift behind Igor.
Ixrul's zombie shark moves forward in a vicious blur, teeth ripping and gouging at the nearest enemy shark.
Igor will ready an action to attack the next enemy that comes for Ixrul.
Ace shouts out, in aquian "Who the hell are you? and what do you want?"
Big skele-shark rips through tiny bull shark with ease.
The merman grins wider and replies in Aquan as well.
"I am Ormandar. I want you to die."
"The hell did that fishguy say? Whatever, don't care."
Lucy goes after the nearest shark.
Lucy likewise bisects the final shark!
The merman acts, peeved.
Lucy tries to breathe in a gulp of air, but finds only water in her lungs!
"Well f$+@ you a@*~&!+!"
Ace clicks his heels, activating his boots of haste
Ace fires off 2 bolts of lightning.
Ace moves closer to the merman.