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Old Feb 13th, 2022, 10:26 PM
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Storm Storm. Had started pacing back and forth talking to himself. Repeating a mantra. " Only fools get on ships and drown at sea." Gil could hear the dragonborn pacing Probably sounded like angry stomping. As Gil spoke the pacing stopped. and the door opened. "ONLY FOOLS GET ON SHIPS AND DROWN AT SEA!!! IM A DEAD FOOLLLL..!" He was saying loudly.

"Ohh sorry didn't mean to yell I was um well lost in thought. Am I needed? Is there information you wish to share? Are the others with you? "
Storm asked talking before his mind could catch up.

Storm stops looking at Gil. Waiting for a response. Knowing his fear is still a problem he has as yet to leave the cabin.


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Schon frowns at Morgan's question. "Nothing worth listening to," she says. "The gossip of fisherfolk and their superstitious warlord."

 
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Morgan regarded Schon with her usual blank mien but she knew very well what kind of things Schon didn't think were worth listening to. Piety and reason are foreign to her person... But the cleric of the Sea Queen saw no merit in antagonizing the captain and though it displeased her to converse with Schon as it came together with feelings of agonizing frustration and bitterness, Morgan did not let up just because it wasn't easy. "I... understand..." There was a longer pause but the genasi hadn't finished yet. "I've... never voyaged in a vessel... What... am I to do... with my time...? What other laws do you uphold on your ship?" And then it occurred to Morgan that she had never been part of a sea battle above water. "If we do meet pirates... Where do we fight with your men...? Should... I meet their ship underwater and... try to break their hull?" Morgan had no specialized equipment to hurt any wood that had been stolen from the forest to create a pirate ship, but she realized that most pirates would need their ship intact if they meant to attack them. Would I be able to catch up again if I left the vessel? If it was difficult to break a ship, the crew might have more need of Morgan's healing on deck as well.
 
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Schon gives Morgan a mildly quizzical look. "If you act like you would a any civilized place, you'll be fine here." Schon pauses. "You have spent time in the city, haven't you? Just keep in mind that this is a workplace," she cautions. "Let us do our work here.

"As far as pirates go,"
Schon continues, "I find the best defense is: no be there." Schon looks over Morgan's combat gear. "If we need you to fight, things have already gone wrong, but if so? Hell, yes, fight with us! Fight to save your skins along with everything else.

"But break a hull?"
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Tolan was walking around the deck with his hands behind his head and a smile on his face. He had grown to like traveling by ship....so long as they weren't being attacked. Over hearing Morgan talking to the Captain he decided he would join the two.

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"I've... never voyaged in a vessel... What... am I to do... with my time...? What other laws do you uphold on your ship?" And then it occurred to Morgan that she had never been part of a sea battle above water. "If we do meet pirates... Where do we fight with your men...? Should... I meet their ship underwater and... try to break their hull?"
With a smile on his face he looked at Morgan. "You have spent time under the water. Well now you will be able to feel the winds blowing through your hair, the sea waves splash on your face, and watch as the ship cuts through the water faster than you have ever been able to travel. Myself I like to spend my time on deck taking it all in. Standing on the bow of the ship enjoying every moment." He walked to the other side of the water genasi. "As far as you and what to do if we end up in a fight I will have to ask you a favor...please don't leave. The last time I was involved in battle on open water it did not fare well for me. I will need your help, when it comes to close combat I will admit that I am not the strongest. So I will rely on you and Storm." The normally energetic rogue had a look on his face that was a combination of fear and remorse. It was often difficult for him to ask for aid from others.

 
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Huh. S'pose he might not of heard me, what with all the yellin'.

"Din't mean ta interrupt yer thinkin'. Anyhow, maybe, yeah, an' no. Maybe 'cause pirates might show up, yeah 'cause of the whole bit about the pirates what might show up, no 'cause they're on deck. Just thought ya might wanta know." Gil was back up the ladder in a heartbeat.


 


 
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Storm Storm looked toward the retreating man... " Pirates? Are they here now?" He called out after Gil. His sword already in hand. ( Ain't no pirate gonna sink no boat I'm on.)The now angry dragonborn thought. Probably sounded like raging Bull.

"PRIATES! WHERE ARE THEY I'LL KILL THEM ALL DEAD! "
Storm yelled as the stepped out on deck....


"Gil? I don't see no bloody pirates??!!" Storm said as eyes turned toward them, and he nearly dropped his sword. ( Ohh no what's the captain gonna think now?) He thought disheartened.




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"Ey now. Possible pirates. Mebbe even likely pirates. Like if'n a weather diviner said 'Sunny in the mornin', with a high chance o' pirates later in th' day.' Long as yer up here, might want to keep an eye out."


 


 
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Storm Storm. head down sword tip down dragging on the planks. Turned and went back down. Clunk clunk clunk each step the sword tip went.
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Captain Schon didn't seem convinced that attacking a ship from underwater was feasible, and admittedly Morgan had never tried to do so before. Ships sink when they have holes... How difficult would it be to make them...? But as much as the concept of sea-warfare from below a vessel intrigued the primordial woman, Tolan's words convinced her that in case of an emergency it would be negligent to explore what she was capable of. The halfling was right to point out that their vessel was much faster than Morgan had predicted, and although it wasn't near as fast as Valkyrie and fortunately far less horrible, if pirate ships were as fast then there was a good chance any attack from beneath would not happen before their foes would be able to board. It had been a bit of a naive thought, and worried about having shamed herself the water genasi studied Tolan when he asked for her support and proximity in case of combat. Admittedly, just as he was claiming, when she looked at him like this he appeared rather small and weak, unlike any of her former packmates. "It... will be fine... I shall stay close to you when we fight..." She also saw on the rogue's face that it had not been easy for him to ask this of her, and as much as she felt empathetic, his admittance of weakness was something she felt unfamiliar with and a little troubled by. She had grasped that in Westhaven's society there were men and women that were unable to fend for themselves, yet she had not ever fought alongside them before. The idea that they would ever leave the safety of their walls was a bit baffling to Morgan, yet Tolan was obviously an adventurer out of his own choice. The primordial's gaze fell on the ranged weapons that the halfling carried with him and that had to be his specialty to fight. "I will do my best... To draw attackers to me... and not let them reach you..." Her voice was soft and earnest.

It was then that Gil who had slipped off for a second returned and following came the increasingly confusing Storm. He blared out with his draconic throat how he was going to decimate any and all pirates that were to come, yet obviously there were none anywhere to be seen. Has... this something to do with Gil...? The half-elf in turn quickly explained that Storm seemed to have misunderstood something, and although he invited the dragonborn to stay on deck with them, Storm seemed to be dejected and quickly went back to hide under deck. The Zeus cleric's conduct was worrisome to behold for Morgan, yet she thought to partially understand his non-verbal communication. "Gil... He... Storm means to seclude... himself..." It dawned on the primordial woman that the half-elf must have gone to speak with the dragonborn privately, and although it had led to more angry shouting from Storm, the anger had not been directed at Gil this time. Did they... reconcile...? Morgan felt like it was increasingly difficult to comprehend these two men, yet it seemed confirmed that Gil was earnest in his intent to keep them strong. She tried to read his feelings from his face as she kept her own blank expression, but then instead of saying more she turned back to Schon. "I... understand... I will... keep out of your way as you work..." The cleric of Umberlee knew better than to report to the captain that she had left a substantial gold offering for safe passage back in the harbour of Westhaven, and so she kept her words in safer waters. "In Fishbark... you will wait to return us to the mainland...?"

When Captain Schon had concluded their little conference and returned to her duties of steering The Journey, Morgan was left with Gil and Tolan as she had a few thoughts on her mind which Schon evidently hadn't wanted to talk or hear about. Their pack was young and despite of the life cleric's heartfelt commitment to keeping them save, Morgan still had the accusation of Tolan as a liar on her mind. And while Gil seemed like a good man and packmate, it was a bit worrying that he also seemed rather impulsive. But even with those concerns on her mind, their pack had to prepare itself for their quest. The necessity of adventurers for the task that they'd been hired for had sounded dubious after coming from Schon's lips, but a certain instinct lead Morgan to confer with her packmates nonetheless. "The wreck... sounds ominous..." Her green hair wove around the genasi's face even when no wind was involved and her blank expression regarded the two men calmly. It wasn't good to evoke fear in these two, but Morgan felt like caution was due. "These stories... about the wreck... To know why we are needed, I think... we should hear them..." The water waif still remembered the crewman which had perked up and seemed knowledgable, yet Morgan also remembered Schon's words at the dock and even if she was now going to keep her faith a secret, she couldn't help but feel like this crew was likely to meet her with a similar animosity or worse. Gil and Tolan seemed like they were much better received, and at the same time approachable, despite what flaws they were hiding. Morgan lifted her webbed hand and pointed at the man which she had seen cringe before. "This man... knows... I think." She felt like it wasn't a good idea to mention out loud that she did not want to speak with the crew herself as it was a sign of weakness, yet her packmates seemed like they would not need her to admit it to follow up on those stories. "More... crewmen might know... rumours we might want to know... Would you... learn them for us...?" Morgan couldn't help but feel like her new packmates would know intuitively that a maverick like her should stand by the side in this, yet she couldn't help feel saddened even if it was prudent.
 
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Gil watched Storm head back down the hatch, a thoroughly perplexed expression on his face. Trying to figure out what was going on here left him with a yearning for the simpler things in life, such as reading through the werecult's copious bundles of paperwork.

"Gil... He... Storm means to seclude... himself..." Gil nodded to Morgan, still looking puzzled. "Yep. I think I got that part."

He brightened up at Morgan's suggestion. "Sure, sounds fair. Can't hurt ta ask anyhow. Whattaya think, Tolan, chat th' feller up? Might not go over so hot ta get 'im in the cap'n's bad graces while he's workin', maybe just drop a hint now and catch 'im later off shift."


 


 
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Tolan looked up and Gil and then at the man. "This should be fun. I am going to go drop a hint to our new friend." The halfling turned and with a hop he was off toward his target. Using his small stature to his advantage the rogue dipped around a few crew members and quietly stood behind the man. He waited until he was done with whatever task he was doing (Tolan had no idea what it was) and then stepped out in front of him while keeping his back to the man and leaning against the side of the shipp looking out at the water.

Acting as though he was thinking out loud to no one in particular Tolan started speaking under his breath. "Cap says we are looking for a wreck. I wonder what is so special about this one. I have explored a few in my life but this is the first one where the captain seems spooked about something."

 
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Gil tagged along after Tolan, fishing a couple gold coins from his pouch and shuffling them between the fingers of one hand. In his experience, nothing went together like sailors, booze, and gold.

"'Sright, Tolan, it's an odd one. Any little bit could be o' help, don't matter if it sounds weird 'r what, seen some awful odd stuff myself. Drinks on shore'd be on me fer a fella who knew somethin'. Somethin' solid now, that'd be worth a few coins fer sure."


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“You’re not interested in an extended Fishbark vacation?” Schon teases Morgan. “Yah, we’ll wait for you there, for a day or two, anyway – we’ve been hired for a round trip. You can check back with me about the details after you talk to the Jarl out there.”

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Several hours later, Tolan and Gil catch their quarry headed to the mess after his shift. After a brief hint of annoyance, the crewman’s attitude quickly turns quite friendly as he sees the offered coins. “Spooked?” he repeats with a rumbling chuckle, his voice deeper than his modest stature would suggest. “Nah; not our cap’n. She don’t always think much of island folk. I’m from Grumbulund, you know. We’re not all squawking gulls.” He seems more bemused than annoyed by Schon’s misjudgment of his people.

“But this ‘special’ wreck, eh?”
he says, returning to the point. “Well, for one thing, people are saying it fell from the sky.” The man chuckles again. “Then some strange creatures came out a’ the crash and killed a few farmers.” The man shrugs. “Maybe,” he says, then continues with a grin. “Or maybe it’s just a wrecked pirate ship, and a few a’ them got out and killed those farmers, and everything else is just some a’ that squawkin’.”


 
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Gil traded a look with Tolan and considered that he might have underestimated the attractiveness of gold to sailors. You did hear such wild tales around the West Marches though. Also from the shamans back home but there was no accounting for shamans.

"Yeeeeaa-huh." Gil tossed one coin to the sailor and held onto the other. "Aaaand, these folk would not have 'appened ta mention if'n it was a ship like the Journey, sails an' hull an' such, not maybe some sorta large flyin' creature such as might be more like ta be in the sky by nature but they might've mistook fer a ship? An' also not the sort of folk who 'appen ta sometimes eat odd mushrooms 'r otherwise go off their nuts?"


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