The sea is a wild and dangerous place, and that’s not including Sea Raiders, pirates that prey above the waves and the monsters that live below. But while the party and Gareth may be looking above the waves but its below them that they really need to worry about.
So buckle in, keep your eyes peeled as we are the hunted tonight’s adventure!
Sea Raiders
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The waves had settled and for the most part the day had been smooth sailing. They had just moved to into view of the larger sailing ship of the crew in second place and based on the movement on deck they were not pleased to see the Surf Skimmer on their tail.
At dusk the breeze had held up well but had changed direction over the last hour which had caused the other ships to slow down. But the unique sail design of the Skimmer let Gareth move his vessel within shouting distance to the other ship. With just two more days to go until the race would be over they had to put in a lot of effort into making sure they were on track. They had a brief encounter with a pirate vessel that had tried to stop them with ropes and netting. But the party had dealt with them quickly which was much to Gareth’s delight at hiring them for the voyage.
As they settled in just behind the other larger ship they lit some small lanterns around the ship to make sure that visibility wouldn’t be an issue. The amount of preparation and movement on deck had worried Gareth and the party had noticed several trained looking guards that had been scouting them out for quite some time. As they were about to tuck in the second last night of hard rations the first sign of trouble appeared.
The Surf Skimmer’s hull hit something on the side which caused the ship to pull slightly to that side. Rushing to investigate a large spiked buoyant barrel had lodged itself in the hull and was interfering with the ships ability to cut through the waves. A second thud came a few moments later and the Surf Skimmer slowed down noticeable as a barrel connected to a hook by rope was lodged into the Skimmer again. As they started trying to free themselves from the impediments that’s when the next wave of attacks came.
Bolts of fire and wood rained down on them. Many hissed into the waters around them but some found their mark cutting through the canvas sails and embedding the flaming projectiles into the deck. Luckily the canvas would not light, it was designed that way, but the wood was not so lucky. The air buzzed with arcane magic as darts of arrow rained down around them – flung by a duo of mages that stood at the back of the ship that they were now nearly alongside of.
It appears that a fight was upon them and the true test of their skill and Gareths trust in them was about to start.
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The Brazen Wolfe
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