NPC: Sasha Nevah's page

Dolph chokes back the potion of water breathing -- it tastes like sea water and vinegar -- and then hustles back to the galley and his precious shield. Over his shoulder to Viri, he says, "Shout 'DO IT' as soon as you're off the ship."

Viri and Aria haul the salvaged goods up onto the deck. Neither of you is sure how you will get back to the cliff, since the fabric rope you used to swing down is only attached to the crow's nest...

Or is it? Shielding your eyes with your hands, you look upward. Through the sun's punishing glare, you can discern a human figure high above you on the clifftop. She is perched upon a boulder, and she waves at you with one hand; the other hand clutches a bundle of saffron fabric -- your rope.

"Hiya girls!" Calls Sasha, "I just jumped from the crow's nest to the cliff, and then I climbed right up the f@%~ing thing. And with a busted leg, no less. How cool is that?"

Aria cups her hands to her mouth and calls, "Tie the rope to the boulder, and throw us the other end!"

Sasha shakes her head violently, making her hair look like a halo of red snakes. "I wanna see you jump too. It musta looked really awesome when I did it."

A squat second figure crests the clifftop. Panting heavily, Beothall tries to reason with the manic girl. "Throw them the rope, Sasha. They require our help."

Sasha stands up on the boulder, favouring her unbroken leg. She holds the fabric high above her head, as if to keep the dwarf away from it. "Nothing doing, baldy!" She says jauntily. "I wanna see if they can make the jump. Come on, ladies. I'm getting bored."

Aria and Viri both open their mouths to speak, but Sasha cuts them off by shouting, "DO IT!"

Beneath the deck, Dolph hears his cue. He grabs his shield with both hands and heaves it free from the mast. The boom breaks free and plunges through the hull, causing the entire ship to churn and buckle. Water blasts through the newly made hole. The Jenivere begins to sink.

Everyone please roll for initiative!

Dolph heaves the massive table up and over on its end, then helps Sasha struggle to her feet. Her right leg looks broken, but she grins broadly through the pain. "Hope you don't mind if I leave you two alone," she says, glancing up again at the shield.

It doesn't look good. The shield seems to be the only thing keeping the boom from falling and splitting the hull. Once that happens, you'll have less than a minute before the hold fills with water and the Jenivere sinks.

The trapped girl sees Dolph and sucks in her breath. "Please tell me you didn't just come back for your shield."