Adventure 04: Sailing Away
Date: Tuesday October 9th, 2001
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The adventurers spend several days in Stormhaven preparing for their sea journey. The first week I pretty uneventful but on the 7th day they spot a ship in distress. The ship closes quickly and is soon in hailing distance. Just then a hill giant that was hiding behind cover leaps out and throws an anchor thus entangling the two ships. A score of goblins also appear and begin peppering the parties ship with arrows. They are quickly joined by more goblins and soon the ship's deck is awash with the little buggers.
As the ships get nearer Garet casts a web spell but it is quickly dispelled. He does manage to catch several goblins in a glitterdust spell thus blinding them. The ships are now locked together and the goblins begin boarding. Fierce hand-to-hand ensures.
The spell caster casts a lightening bolt which catches the hill giant and Jaret in it's blast, singeing both. Serena takes on the giant while Piskie grabs a rope and swings across to the pirate vessel, her target, the spell caster. Unfortunately she mistimes and goes sailing off the far side of the ship landing with a splash in the water (a fumble). One of the goblins remarks, "wasn't that a flying elf? Well I never..." Recovering Piskie climbs back aboard and backstabs a goblin shaman and then has a drawn out battle with him.
Garet manages to sleep several goblins while the ships crew slowly take care of the rest. Things go down hill for Serena who has successfully managed to avoid being hit by the giant for several rounds, when he hits her with a critical (double damage) flattening her with 32hp of damage!
The spellcaster has disappeared and things look bad although Garet manages to hit the giant with several magic missiles. Fortunately the Crew manage to slay the last of the goblins and come to the rescue of Serena and Piskie, bringing down the giant in a flurry of blows.
The party loots the pirate ship and find the mage hiding in the hold. He successfully pleads for his life by pointing out that he helped them by lightning bolting the giant and that he was a prisoner forced to fight against his will. They eventually believe him and spare his life, but only after having made him agree to divulge the whereabouts of his spell book. Garet and Serena then spend a couple of days copying spells.
The party then heads to Southport in Drenaria to recover and regain spells. Here they agree to fix up the pirate ship.
Rested up they sail back to the pirate city of Talon's Gate and are landed up the coast. They then sneak into town and make their way to a tavern, the Phantom, where Serena and Piskie are asked if they want to work as prostitutes. They decline but Serena does say she'd work as a bouncer so the barkeep sets her up against the bouncer, Thud the Ogre. After a fierce battle the nimble Serena manages to choke the Ogre into unconsciousness and get herself hired.
The next morning Serena and Piskie begin to explore the town and learn that it is ruled by a warrior called Yorin who is based in the leaders quarter and that only invited guests are able to get into this area.
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