Players involved:
Alistair de Lioncourt
Vicala
Tamina Lightstep
Krisaga
Fer Bora
Irini Valkyrian
Clair Aer'thur
Michael Klinga
Synopsis:
Vex decided to stay below decks the entire time, or something...
The WaveBreaker Part 2 (Tamina Lightstep)
The Hellstorm Crew was left in a bad way. The Ship's sails were ruined, Half of the Crew was dead or dragged down to the depths by the Mermaids that assaulted the ship. The Remaining Crew members sprang into action though. Krisaga and Vicala proceeded to work on repairing the Shredded sails. Others plotted the course. Tamina being First Mate went below decks to gather anyone left they could muster. She found the Crew's quarters woefully empty. Still there were a few around and she enlisted the help of the Cook and the Ship's Dwarven Smithy. Hearing her orders they scrambled up on Deck to Assist the remaining Crew members with getting the ship moving again. Tamina wasn't done though as she proceeded to go another Deck down into the Hold of the Ship.
There she eyed Birk and the Ghoul sitting in their prospective cages. She looked at the Empty eyed Ghoul and shuddered. 'Should kill that damned thing now that Morticia isn't around..' She thought to herself as her Gaze then fell on Birk. All Eleven foot tall, Six hundred and Thirty pounds of lean, mean, Yeti. She knew it was probably a Risk to let him out of the Cage as he really only listened to Kalma. But he Might be able to do some heavy lifting or in case of another attack, Smash whatever climbs aboard to pieces. It was an opportunity she couldn't pass up. She produced an Apple from her Satchel and it Seemingly caught Birk's interest. She decided then.
She Produced a Lockpick and set to work picking the lock. No one trusted her enough with Keys to anything apparently but that didn't bother her too much. She could work wonders on locks. Birk's intrest in what Tamina was doing grew and he seemed to know what she was up to. He raised his leg and caught her attention as she worked on the lock. A chain around his leg had him further bound in the cage. 'Most likely a secondary measure to keep him contained if his Cage door ever got open....' She thought to herself and then had the Brilliant Idea of using an Acid flask and pouring a few of the acidic drops onto the chain to eat through it. 'It's a Perfect Idea.'
The Crew must have been worried because Kris came down to investigate. She tried to Dissuade Tamina from opening the Cage but she had already popped the lock and was walking inside and getting ready to use the Acid at this point. They were interrupted as the Ship Lurched forward a moment and caused Birk to trip. Luckily not on Tamina, Krisaga stayed by the door keeping an eye on Tamina. She Dripped a few of the Acid drops on Birk's chain. He sat calmly and watched...or so it seemed. When the Chain had weakened and Tami was about to break it Birk suddenly Howled in excitement and Rushed out the Door.
Tamina barely got out of the way and was only brushed lightly as Birk slammed into his now unlocked cell door and rushed outside to enjoy his new found freedom. Unfortunately Birk's rush caught Krisaga off guard and the Door slammed into her knocking her unconcious briefly as Birk found himself contented to play with things in the Hold. It was then a man the Crew called Grim wandered below decks. Seeing Krisaga on the floor he made all kinds of lewd comments. "Grim, She's hurt, Just help get her to Irini." Tamina managed to shout as she tried desperately to get Birk from messing around in the hold. Eventually Birk got bored and Rushed up on Deck. Tamina and Grim took hold of Kris and brought her up on deck as well.
After initial concerns and yelling at Tamina for letting Birk up on deck as he started playing with one of the smaller Row boats. Krisaga was brought to Irini for treatment by the Cleric and Also Tami managed to Calm Birk down by feeding him Apples to which he Ate and essentially curled up on deck and went to sleep enjoying a full stomach and new found freedom, Luckily Vicala didn't have to use the makeshift Lasso she had made to try and Subdue Birk.
The Crew had arrived at their destination though, A Small Island sat off in the distance. The Crew sprang into action as Alistair and Tamina shouted Orders, The Sails were hoisted up, Anchor dropped, and Rowboat lowered over the side. After everything was in order the Crew entered the Rowboat and made their way to the beach. Upon hitting the Sand and taking a look around a Cove was spotted. Tamina and Grim were sent to check it out. Discovering the Cove wasn't very far in but a Hole with a ladder leading down into darkness was found. The Rest of the Crew caught up and they descended into the Darkness wary of what lay ahead of them.
Once in the bottom it appeared to be some kind of Old abandoned mine, Tamina once again took lead as her ability to detect traps was uncanny...except the first one and as luck would have it she stepped into it just as she was mentioning how good she was with traps, Again. With her Quick reflexes and agility she managed to avoid the trappings of the Trap though. After the Crew had a good laugh they continued further in but every few feet lay a new deadly trap. But that wasn't all, Glowing eyes observed them as they progressed and would disappear as the Group approached. Overall it was generally creeping the Crew out. Eventually they made their way through were a couple of Undead Pirates barred the door and tons of Creepy eye things.
Vicala and Grim proposed they just cut them down. Others suggested they approach and converse with the Undead Pirates.
Still unsure of the plan the Crew approached the Undead Pirates the Eyes of course vanished and One of the undead Pirates spoke in a raspy voice barely above a whisper. "Ye seek the Wavebreaker's Treasure?" It asked the group. "Who's askin'?" Alistair retorted back. The Undead Pirate simply repeated the question. Seeing this was going to go nowhere, Tami simply blurted out "Aye, We be after tha Treasure." After a brief paused the Undead Pirate spoke again. "Those after the plunder of the Wavebreaker must prove themselves worthy, Failure to prove worth will lead to an untimely end." It said. There was another pause as the Crew milled about wondering what test would be given.
"What does man love more than life
Fear more than death or mortal strife
What the poor have, the rich require,
and what contented men desire,
What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves
And all men carry to their graves?"
It said an proposed a Riddle. But before anyone could even think of the Answer. Krisaga answered "Nothing."
After a pause the Undead Pirate said "Correct." The Undead Pirates then faded from view, Disappeared like the Eyes. Happily the Crew entered the Throne room where everyone went to a Chest or such that caught their eye. Lids were opened, Gleaming faces of anticipation peeked inside to reveal...Nothing.
The Treasure was Gone. The Crew wondered if the other crew and ship Swanson mentioned had came before them and nabbed the Treasure before they got here. Slightly peturbed and not willing to leave empty handed they continued to explore the place. Dealing with Deadly traps along the way and a few groups of ghostly pirates.
They finally came upon another chamber with a paticularly Nasty Trap had been set. Tamina began to work on it, Her nimble fingers carefully assessing and disabling the trigger mechanisms on the complicated mess of gears and strings. She warned the rest of the Crew to stand back and all but Alistair heeded the warning.
Just as she was going to Urge him to stand back a wire snapped and a lightning bolt shot out of a hidden compartment.
Tami being nimble, quick, and Agile ducked as her reflexes kicked in. The Lightning bolt shot over her but was still perfectly aimed and hit Red square where he stood. He wasn't killed however but the surge of sudden electricity that coursed through him made him heed the warning the rest of the Crew followed. After the massive trap was disabled the Crew entered the room to find a grisly scene.
Bodies were piled up in the Corner with Blood flowing over them as it dripped from the Ceiling. The Hellstorm crew came to the conclusion that these poor guys were the Crew swanson had told and set sail to retrieve the Treasure before the Hellstorm Crew had been told. Vicala reached over and let a bit of the Blood from the ceiling flow over her hand and quickly shuddered and wiped it off as a feeling of immense evil washed over her.
Clair stepped forward to investigate the scene when one of the Floating eyes appeared. Startled she swatted at it with her boot. It quickly Vanished and the cavernous Mine system rumbled and shook.
Everyone looked about Nervously and the general consensous was that they should leave before the feeling of something really bad happening turns into Something really bad IS happening here. They back tracked and finally came to a point near the exit when there was a bit of bickering among them. Some wanted to leave, Others felt like they were missing something and wanted to make sure.
Finally it was agreed they should make sure they weren't missing something and proceeded through the place. Tami stepped in a small little Chamber filled with old broken crates and things and casually looked around. The Group continued to press onwards finding a Door that was overlooked and a rather complicated trap. Meanwhile, Tami had plucked a note from her casual look around and was making her way back to the group. (The Note informed Tamina that the Treasure had been moved.) Kris backtracked and caught up with Tami, Inquiring about the Note in her hand Tami played it off and tucked it into a pocket.
Tamina proceeded to then start disabling the intricately designed trap and warned everyone to take a step back as they crowded a bit around her. This time most of the group complied including Red. Vicala however was one of the last of the Group taking a step back when again a Trigger was set off and Vicala hit by the resulting trap going off. Vicala was left rather unfazed by it though and Tamina proceeded to remove the Traps.
The way clear and free of obstacles the group made their way into what appeared to be some kind of bed chamber. Everyone casually glancing and poking around when Captain Alistair noticed a Map laying on the Bed. A couple of others walked over to take a look at the map as Red looked it over himself. Somewhere out of the Blue Tamina asked if there was a spot Marked on the map when suddenly the chamber filled with Shadows submerging the Room in Pitch black darkness.
The Group unable to see and trying to figure out what was going on stumbled around. Then springing forth from the shadows were Shadow beings, Perfectly hidden in the pitch black room they pounced on the unsuspecting Crew. Realizing they were under attack the Crew fought back, Though it was hard to tell where everyone was and Red nearly cleaved Tamina's head off in the darkness as he struck down a shadow.
There was a brief respite when shadows poured forth from the darkness again to attack. The Crew struck them down but they kept coming, There appeared to be no end to them. Using sound the Crew rallied together and fumbled their way through the darkness towards the exit of the chamber fighting off attacks from the shadows.
Nearing the Exit they saw the light of the passage and quickly got out of the chamber. The Shadows didn't follow them out and it appeared the Crew was safe. After catching their breath for a bit they exited the Cove and returned to their ship.
Being low on provisions, having lost have their crew and a damaged ship they returned to the Shore. They planned to Rest, Repair, and Refit before setting out to the spot located on the Map. Next time they would be prepared.
Rewards:
- exp that most people lost in the crash
- Stuff Alistair and Vicala probably lost because of the crash