Aboard the Able Gull

The voyage from Mistvale to Oar's Rest will take four weeks including stops. As passengers, the crew will regard the party kindly. This will be a time to briefly unwind, none of them have even heard of the Arcane Brotherhood, of Tearshards, or of Drosda. They're an incredibly happy-go-lucky crew, and all incredibly loyal to Cotton the Tan.
On the ship is: Strysa the apothecary, Rock the jeweler, Svarly headed for Tratas from Mistvale, Merril and Yska an eloping couple, Ilicia the gambler, Strysa the wayfinder, and Astrid the quartermaster.
A week into sailing (27th Kythorn), they'll be attacked by a swarm of Merrows. Two harpoons will fling from either side of the boat. Whoever is struck must make their contest. If they fail, they will be pulled underwater. A DC15 athletics check will be enough to climb back up onto the ship
Cotton will fight alongside them.
Their next stop will be in ten days () at Tratas where they'll stay for three days then begin the final leg of their voyage to Oar's Rest