Session 106 Boating is for sailors
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Session Date
15 December 2023
Game Day
Morning, CY627
Synopsis
The party deals with the results of the sahuagin attack and subsequent shipwreck the night before.
Aldran - Attempts to impress Captain Hvitserk by talking up his barbarian heritage. Hvitserk seems mildly impressed and relays some tales about the pirates who terrorize the local waters. The remainder of the party debates the merits of continuing south overland or attempting to repair the boat and continue by sea. Helga tired of the bickering goes to get breakfast and disappears over the nearby dunes. Grumpy from not eating the PCs decide to tie a rope around Durmen and using a spell levitate him above the shark infested waters and "float him to the boat". They soon realize someone will still need to get him there so Hvitserk offers a keg of ale from his personal stocks still aboard the boat to Aldran if he swims the waters.
Aldran seeing a change to impress the elder barbarian and retain his honor drags Durmen (now affectionally called meatsack) into the water to swim to the boat. The PC's cant quite make out whats happening in the water and Helga who has since returned with some eggs from a local osprey nest has started cooking breakfast. Their attention turns to the meal and so they dont see the shark fin drop beneath the wave head towards the swimmers. Not far from the boat but to far from the shore to turn back Durmen is attacked by the shark, and critical fails his attempt to escape. He begins to drown. Aldran skewers the shark with his javaliin and the two of them frantically swim towards the boat as two other sharks attack the one Aldran skewered.
Meanwhile On the beach
Having gotten a decent meal in them the PC's walk toward the water and take notice of the Aldran and Dormers who are now on the boat but surrender by sharks. Egon convinces Nail he can cast a spell to deal with the sharks but it requires a small blood sacrifice to activate the magic. Egon quickly skewers Nail's hand with a dagger in an attempt to attract the two other sharks. Shocked and bleeding Nail questions Egons methods. Egon replies it's part of a Druidic ritual which seems to satisfy Nail. Not seeing any effect on the sharks who remain near the boat, he convinces Nail he'll need more blood. This time Egon does way more damage than he intended, and spills quite a bit of Nails blood by putting a sizable hole through Nails hand. A large pool spread into the surf. The PC's wait to see if the sharks take the bait.
Helga walks out with Egon while gently goading him to be brave if he wants to catch the shark he'll need to actually get in the water. They both walk out to mid thigh depth and begin splashing. The shark moves in quickly and attacks Egon critically wounding him in a massive bite that takes out part of his side, which kills him. He sinks beneath the waves. Helga grabs his corpse as he slips under the water and begins dragging him to the shore.
On the boat
Aldran take the rope he used to help Durmen make it to the boat, and quickly forms a crude lasso. Tying the loose end to himself he manage to catch the shark. Aldran shouts out "No you dont bucko" as it tries to swim to open water. With Durmen's help manages to pull it up to the boat. Aldran critically hits the shark and knocks it teeth out as his axe embeds deep in the sharks jaw, as he pulls the battle axe free the sharks head rips open like a baguette. The remaining shark returns to the boat to begin feasting on its companion.
On shore:
After some quick thinking and rapid healingEgon mumbles deliriously - She talked me into going into deeper...
On the boat
Aldran ties the rope to the mast, and he and Durmen then tie themselves together with the remaining line and begin the swim back to shore. The current is too much for Duremen and as Aldran swims ahead he slips beneath the waves exhausted and drowns. Aldran finally notices the 'dead weight' and he doubles his efforts to get to shore before he too succumbs to fatigue and drowns. Pulling himself up on the beach Aldran gives mouth to mouth to Durmen. "Dont you give up me you bitch!" as he punts his chest. Sputtering back to life, Aldran smiles a wide shit eating grin and tea bags Duremen him as he get up.
On the shore
Now safely ashore the party heaves mightily and manages to pull the boat free of the reef. As the tides goes out under Hvitserk's instruction the party repairs the damaged longboat. Two days later its seaworthy again and the party shoves off into the Solonor Ocean to continue their journey south.