The Harbor at Odessa on the Black Sea

The Rescue.

Session 061004

SUMMARY INCOMPLETE

The group was glad to be away from the island but they still had no food or water. They also had the body of the prince still in the boat. That first night, Chronos and Ariston decided to commit the body back to the sea. The priest said a few words, invoking the powers of Ixion (the god of the sun and light), Protius (the god of the sea) and King Viledel's most favored god, Diulanna. The Forestor spoke of the cycle of life and that all things return to their natural state. He spoke of it being right that the son of the Sea King should return to the sea, not stay buried under the ground. They then stripped him of his chain mail and slid him into the ocean. The body floated for a while, away from the boat then they could no longer see it. They went to sleep as Melisana softly shed tears for the lost prince.

The second day broke hot and calm. The group used the remains of the hammocks they had taken from the slave ship as nets. It was slow going but they did catch a fish which they all ate raw and hungrily. It was the first food they had had since shipwrecking.

None of the group knew anything about sailing, especially on the ocean. They used the sun as a guide and tried to rig the sail to push them north. They also used the oars but the activity quickly tapped their strength in the growing heat of the sun. Using the cloaks and the bastard sword, Flavius created a sort of tent which they all crowded under to avoid the sun. Unfortunately, their body heat made it hot underneath. For most of the day, they slept while taking turns searching the horizon for signs of ships or land. There was none.

The third day was very much like the second but worse. All of the rainwater they had collected was now gone. The salt water looked tempting to drink but Ariston kept them from touching it. "It will make you sick then thirstier than ever, if you do," he said. Orin just stared and tried to lick his parched lips. He consoled himself with the thought of how much tobacco their recent haul would allow him to buy.

At the dawn of the next day at sea, they all awoke grumpily. Even Sarmboc was awake and unhappy.

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Outline:

  • The docks
  • Dinner with Melisana
  • Yet Another Tavern
  • Avery's Aviary
  • Meeting with Yolanda of Luln
  • The Shopping Trip
  • Leaving Town
  • Rumors:

    1. More and more frequent reports are made of monsters and desert folk skirmishing along the Sind Desert border of Darokin. No caravans return from Sind and no goods come from the desert kingdom. Soldiers are needed and Darokin agents frequent adventurer haunts.
    2. The King of Vestland has been missing for some time now (at least a year considering how slowly news travels to Karameikos from the Northern Reaches).
    3. Adventurers are being sought in Thyatis as the Empire is bent on conquering the Hinterlands. Adventurers who pursue this course will stumble into DDA1: Arenas of Thyatis.
    4. A new College of Wizards is being founded in Krakatos. The Duke just commissioned the building of the school on the site of the ruins.
    5. A bard is telling the tale of a warrior named Retameron who with a band of adventurers saved the village of Orlane from a powerful sea demon. If questioned, the bard says that he met the adventuring party near Retameron's father's home in Threshold. Those adventurers were planning on next finding the lost stronghold of Rogahn and Zelligar.
    6. While at the Crossed Swords Inn, the adventurers heard from Allyn Cadel, a Minroth bard, who described strange goings on in the village of Orlane, a small fishing village to the east of Karameikos, near the Thyatian border. Allyn describes the village as having missing people and shut doors, very unfriendly to travelers which is a change from its past.

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