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the sailor Lily was addressing and barely wounding indeed seemed to be making a beeline for the edge of the ship only to have Aliyahs kick strike her perfectly in the back throwing their body into the railing on the deck. despite the pain they tried to clambor over the side leaping into the water below.
Orange too decides to try and flee from the dangerous folk and their pet monster.
The sailor to that is to the port bow side takes a wild swing at rtace as she flees torwards the front of the deck seeking to not get surrounded.
Her attack while finally passable is easily deflected she spits out a curse as she moves away. back torwards the aft end of the ship a large angry looking man emerges eys a bit bloodshot
Aliyahpressed forward swinging a vicious hook at the drunken pirate in front of her.
The woman responsible for the the initial alarm head snapped to the side a gleaming golden tooth flying out of her mouth as she crumpled to the deck knocked teh f%&* out.
Dejen tears into the pirate who immediately starts a high pitched screech flailing his arms trying to shoo the beast away murdering him. Tedros just misses with his blade As does Trace. Jetsams blade cuts one of the dockhands from navel to neck just bad enough it looks fatal. He falls back. on of the few crew still standing cries out! "Boss They are literally killing us up here!" He then drops his club and dives off the deck swimming for the shore! Lily go ahead and go.!
Lily hefted her dword dance making a very elaborate draw and the promptly sliced far short of her oponent still she had a point now. for her fierce dsiplay lily cuaght the ey of two of the attackers, where the other ones tried to quickly club the others down. gm rolls:
Despite the obvious advantage to attacking ill prepared forces crawling up rope ladders onto a ship the clearly drunken pirates come no where close to hitting anyone. Not the ganged up Lily, not the little creature of Tedros Not Tedros or Trace. The only thing thatr might happen is someone catching a cold fromt eh breeze of all the whiffs. PAarty up! Same rules for climbing.
For a split second she Lily saw the panic in the faces of several of the "sailors" on the vessel until one of the men. luaghed loudly. "Your not port authority." He stepped torwards her club in hand. "Knock em out! maybe our buyers might be interested in Human cargo.: He called to the folks on the boat... the girl who spotted the party to ythe bow and port side smacked her club against the deck and hollared... "wake up the boss down there!" She cried out loudly.
The two thugs who advanced on Lily and swung missed. perhaps too careful in pulling their punches to not telegragh their attacks. the others closese with the nets to twy and keep the boarding party off the boat. PARTYS UP
gm prep:
perception above 15:
You can see 6 men and women atop the ship doing minor duties from their loud boisterous singing and slight slurring they sound drunk. perception above 20:
they seem to be armed with cudgels. While most of them have rapiers on their hips they have the cudgels in hand or closer to being drawn. as you close you can see the sides of the boat have large boarding nets tossed over the side. its a dc 7 climb check to get up them half speed, dc 12 to get up them full speed. failure of 5 or more you fall back into your boat. Hey Ross! Theres a boat comingup portside with some armed folk! A Feminine voice called out from near the bow of the ship. another voice raspy and in the stern called one.... Theres one 'ere in the back too!"
The docks were busy..... though at this time of day they were always a bit busy. It didnt take long for them to locate their quarry and as was probably expected the Blue Nixie was indeed moored out in the harbor a little ways away from the docks. One of the older dockhands nodded torwards the edge of on of the docks and mentioend that the fellow their rented out smaller craft to use in the bay relatively cheap no questions asked....
You gazed out at the blue Nixie and spotted some moverment... so there was at least one man aboard the vessel... and that was strange normally an impounded ship would be well empty.
"The docks can certainly be a rough place. and well this vark charector is clearly trying to cheat me. As for their level of violence or their skill in combat i just dont know. Its why i am hiring several of you and not just one person though. You all sound ver capable from what ive heard of you through my contacts.
THe name definitely tickles something in your memory .. unfortnately not enough to recall exactly what you heard and where. definitely nothing from your contacts in the merchants district. Perhpaps if you asked questions in one of the other districts... [/ooc]
Her face darkens at Jetsam's question. "He.... hasnt been home lately. Im getting worried but not overly worried since our parents died he has been hanging out a lot with ... seedier elements. " She steeled her face for a moment. He is a worry for a later time however. Getting our houses finances in order first."
My fathers ring? its was made from gold with the family crest as a signet. It has a stylized griffon over a field of blue The Jade Ravens name is one he had heard of, bowever he cant quite recall anything of note about them. Lady V anderborens parents were known for their adventerous spirit the have traveled abroad extensively and done a lot of exploration. they have set up several small plantations along hte coast and there was a rumored coloby being set up on some far off island. Lavinia's parents were taking a pleasure cruise on their newest ship, something of a 2nd honeymoon when suddenly she ship caught fire in a quick and fierce manor. There were no survivors and the ship sank The name Sellar Vark is an egotistical thug and bully. He has somehow gotten put in a position of some authority under the harbormaster and its certainly gone to his head.
Jetsom:
Theres something there on the tip of your tongue then your eyes meet with the attractive man in the breastplate and your mind for a moment forgets where is was thinking instead all your can think of is man he has gorgeous blue eyes.... trace, Lily,Tedros, Aliyah:
You recognize the leader of the group, the man in the breastplate as Tolin Kientai once an arena champion and the leader of a small band of mercenaries of a known caliber. Lily]/b] You remember something about how the Jade Ravens were hired by a local noble family on a long term contract you can quickly surmise it was the Vanderborens being that they are here with a familiarity to the manor Nassor:
You dont detect any attempt at insult. More just the friendly ribbing between associates You absolutely do not feel like he wishes you all any harm.
The private dining hall is comfortable and cozy, softly lit by wall-mounted lanterns. A window overlooks the manor’s central courtyard and the carpet is thick and soft. A large portrait hangs on the wall, a fine work depicting a handsome young man with a short beard, Standing before the portrait is an attractive human woman. wearing a long, flowing blue dress, She smiles as the PGs enter, introducing herself as Lavinia Vanderboren. [b] "As you may have heard, I recently inhrited my parents estates, along with this fine house unfortunately came a substantial amount of debt owed to the Dawn Council, The harbor master, and quite a few guildhalls. It seems my parents while successful advernturerers were not skilled at finance as one may expect. If i am to pay all the taxes properly I will need access to my family's vault under Castle Tarkenian. And thats the problem you see... The vaults are magically locked. Keyed to special signet rings. Both of my parenst had their rings at least until recently. My mother lost heres about a month ago, and a replacement is on order but it will arrive far past the due date for certain.... payments to be made. It leaves my fathers ring. He never wore it, he had something about men wearing any kind of jewelry but I know he kept it hidden on the familys flagship. The Blue Nixie The problem there is the harbor master's seized the ship until someone pays the family's last four months of docking fees. I've paid the fines to the man hte quartermaster put in charge of my ship, a brute by the name of Sellar Vark Yet when i went to claim my ship, Vark's men wouldnt let me on board, claiming i hadnt paid the fines. I spoke with Vark again and he denied ever recieving my payment. I made complaints with the city watch and the Harbormasters office but they have fallen on deaf ears it seems. The harbormaster is a doddering old fool who trusts his man and wont relent. Vark and his men have to be up to something on my ship i know it. I saw the panic in his eyes when i tried to board my vessel. I need to know what they are up and to find my fathers ring. I dont believe Vark is one to respond to diplomacy or logic... I need someone to speak his language which is where you folk come in. Unaffiliated with the house you can find out what he is using my ship for and perhaps even better recover the money iu paid him and my fathers signet ring. I can pay each of you 50 gold now if you accept and a further 150 gold once i have access to the family vaults."
Kora returned leading the group to a dining hall where there would be wine and a light repast. "Lady Lavinnia will be with you all shortly." She began excusing herself. The room was well adorned the table old but gleaming made from a dark oak. As the party makes their way into the dining hall five figures emerge from a room at the end of the hall and file past. a jaunty male half-elf dressed in leather armor and armed with ahaldozen daggers of different shapes, a dark-skinned dwarf with a sour expression dressed in green and brown robes and clutching a large curved spear, an attractive but haughty-looking woman dressed in dark purple robes and with a tattoo ofa crescent moon on one cheek,A large burly looking half orc female with tattoed arms wielding a large spike mace in dark tanned hides with long dark hair and daintily jutting upwards tusks and lastly, a tall and handsome man dressed in polished breastplate carrying a bastard sword. The man in the breastplate stops for a moment studying the group for a moment then speaks. "Hmm. You must be the help Lavinia’s bringing in to do the chores. Best of luck to ya!” He then turns and hurries after the others.
Vanderboren manor is located in the eastern section of the merchant district; the seven foot tall stone wall that surrounds the estate is impossible to miss, as is the towering gothic, three story tall manor. Leering gargoyles and capering nymphs festoon the eaves of the manors roof and a host of trees and bushes give the manor a nice buffering calm from the rest of the city around it. The gates are unlocked and no one bothers them until someone knocks on the front door. Several moments later the same halfling that gave you the missive greets you. Kora Whistlegap thanks the Party for arriving more or less on time and askes them to wait in the atrium the Lady Landerboren will be with them shortly.
Vanderboren manor is located in the eastern section of the merchant district; the seven foot tall stone wall that surrounds the estate is impossible to miss, as is the towering gothic, three story tall manor. Leering gargoyles and capering nymphs festoon the eaves of the manors roof and a host of trees and bushes give the manor a nice buffering calm from the rest of the city around it. The gates are unlocked and no one bothers them until someone knocks on the front door. Several moments later the same halfling that gave you the missive greets you. Kora Whistlegap thanks the Party for arriving more or less on time and askes them to wait in the atrium the Lady Landerboren will be with them shortly.
Jetsom:
You learn that Lavinia Vanderboren is the new highseat of the house. A month and some change ago her parents died in a tragic boating accident. Lavinia and a Vanthus are the living surviving members of the house. Lilly:
You learn that Lavinia Vanderboren is the new highseat of the house. A month and some change ago her parents died in a tragic boating accident. Lavinia and a Vanthus are the living surviving members of the house. Daniel: "trance" TracelonYou learn that Lavinia Vanderboren is the new highseat of the house. A month and some change ago her parents died in a tragic boating accident. Lavinia and a Vanthus are the living surviving members of the house.
As morning begins to merge into midday you are approached by a wizened looking halfling woman name Kora. She hands you a sealed letter bidding you to read it. She curtseys awaits your answer and goes about her day.
Totally not required but i could provide a discord link to my roleplaying channel that i have set up a section for this game i could invite everyon too.... Its a faster way to get a hold of me and easier to post linksDischordlink and portraits there is folks are interested if not no big deal... :)
Lets go with.... Nassor
Okay I cant count Man everyone was great. I wish i could tek you all but like 12 to 14 folks is too many. I'll have the game play and discusiin channels set up post haste
So far and with out any order other than how i wrote them down we have... Finished (as far as i can tell) Infromantic - Nassor the nightwatchman - Human Shamen DBH - Lilly Whitehill Half - elf Investigator Malinor -Marcel dubuis - tiefling magus Dread - Daniel "Trace" treacelon - human rogue Lillyashanina - Valten - aasimar Magus Profession smith - Jetsom - human rogue AGM Lemming -Radid Othormon - Undine wizard Euan - Skalgour Cavearm - dwarf monk Cartographer - Oridik Din - half orc druid GYP - Malic Abronze - Dragonheir fighter Dragoncat - Nathrae the ruby chosen - Drow Oracle Expressed interest Daniel stewart
I will still consider charector concepts if you have it basically worked out with a good background and reason to be hired. as goes without saying if i missed you speak up! :) |
