It has been two months. The winds are heavy and cold. Everything on and in the ship is chilly and slick. Everyone seems on edge and is easily irritated. I have been going back and forth between the two ships, where Clack's Heart seems very much calmer and more relaxed. A Troll comes below decks and informs Cpt. Azuris of a ship a half days travel away. Cpt. Azuris starts monologuing about hating Crowns and Leaders of Countries. He wants to sell the bottle to the merchant ship in the distance. He wants to meet with them to see what they will offer for it.
As we go above deck, we can see that the merchant ship has gained great speed and is heading towards us. A shadowy figure all of a sudden appears next to the Captain, and I dash to his side. Cpt. Azuris holds up his hand to stop as the Captain asks if the figure comes from the ship in the distance. "Raider", looks like a Merfolk to me but turns out to be a Triton, says he is exploring all over and we are strange and he has been on the other ship with a big pale scary man on it. He agrees to the Captain's offer of joining us for some shinies. I greet "Raider" and pat him on the same shoulder as he pats me on. Raider then pokes Vikeret, which causes Vikeret to stop shivering from the cold.
I go back to helping the crew maintaining and working the ship. Doots has found me and asks if I can read the cover of a book he is holding. Alas, I could not read the language but gave Doots the scroll of Identify I have. I continue to the kitchen with my two frozen buckets of tar, to warm them. As I drink some water I can see Doots waving the scroll and muttering to it, "Bad Scroll". He then walks over to me and says it did not work. I try it and also did not succeed. I go back to waiting for the tar to warm up.
After 45 minutes of warming the tar it is finally able to be used. I quickly take the two buckets top side and hand one over to the nearest Troll and tell him to start on the ropes on the port side while I will treat all the ropes on the starboard side. As I am applying the tar, I see Doots talking to the book he showed me earlier. I ask if he is ok, and his response is, "Krump is sooooo Orange." he then asks me about a Bjara. that reminds me of a list of 9 items that I was shown to look for. "Ancient spell book captures Fey to revitalize Nation, "ARAJB" is the name of the book" I say to Doots.
MEMORY:
The list of 9 shown to me:
Book of Arajb
Wolfbane
Thousand Face
Staff of a Hundred Worlds
Unknown Shield (Broken)
4 more Items
The merchant ship has closed in to a communication distance and has agreed to near for possible trade. A large man shirtless and 9ft tall, a Goliath, looks pissed. Goose is his name, and the Kryptic Cabal has dealt with him in the past. SHIT ! He is a rude, self absorbed, full of himself, and aggressive. I cast discern alignment on him, Lawful Evil.
Goose is trying to egg everyone on to be the ones to start a fight with him, as if he is not allowed to start a fight but really wants one. Goose does agree to the 750,000 GP price for the ship in a bottle that Cpt. Azuris asks for. He then asks me to go below and get 5 barrels of drink. I come back above deck with the 5 barrels and two messages for the Captain.
"Krump is being served poison again" and "Captain stop taking all the booze"
Something in my notes about comedy with Captain Azuris and my Tar hands.
Goose returns with a chest full of money as Captain Azuris gives a barrel of booze to Goose. Doots tests the coin as Vikeret appraises them for authenticity. Goose knows our other ship is currently raiding his ship from underneath, and tells us to stop now. We are luckily not drawn into a fight as our ships part from each other and the merchant ship moves away at high speed.
Off in the great distance a Yeti is seen running on the ocean waves.
We have a vast haul.