Session VII: taking the Sea Ghost, part 2

General Summary

(7th Ready'reat) Action resumed with three lizardfolk bursting out onto the main deck from the forecastle. Grogu was knocked out in a melee that lasted about 4 rounds, but all three lizardfolk were slain. Zaria took a shiny jade cameo from one of them. The lizardfolk were armed with human-made swords, unlike the handmade clubs they usually carry, noted Zaria.
By now, they were anxious about the 4 guards they had left behind at the "Haunted" house House, so they rowed back there, leaving the Sea Ghost at anchor. At the house, they'd found that two smugglers had rowed to the house, and had been subdued (1 captured, 1 killed) by their 4 guards. The prisoner was locked up, and everyone took an hour to rest.
Returning to the Sea Ghost in the rain and dark, everyone returned to searching the ship. Whimbrel Brightmarsh was enamored of a caged parrot found in one of the cabins. That one had a secret compartment, wherein they found Taldas , who said he had been captured by the smugglers after he'd stowed away.
Taldas was also able to indicate where, using the captain's charts, he had found this ship and sneaked on board-- an island a few days away. He and Zaria agreed that he would return soon to his tribe to secure their alliance with Saltmarsh against the slavers & pirates that were now in the waters around town.
Weapons and some money was recovered, including a chest of electrum ingots identical to the one found in the captain's cabin. This one was in the lizardfolk's cabin, perhaps indicating that this was the other half of the payment for the weapons going to the lizardfolk.
Grogu took watch, while everyone else selected a cabin and retired there for the rest of the night. All were surprised when Zaria came to breakfast formally dressed and made up in court-going finery. She told about a dream in which she'd been contacted by the original owner of the cameo, Queen Bassanta from "Lost Lantash". Bassanta offered to give gifts to Zaria, in exchange for some favors later, and the first gifts were the clothes, the makeup, and some other subtle changes to her appearance.
After she changed, all set sail for Saltmarsh. Grogu went to his old apartment for some rest, while the rest made their reports. First to Anders Solmor Solmor and the Pennyworths, then to the whole Saltmarsh Council next day on the 8th.
The gang accepted a letter of marque from the council to fight pirates, smugglers, and/or slavers, and the mission to check out the lizardfolk and why they were arming with (stolen) Keoland weapons? Taldas was introduced to the council, and he is also accompanying the group to the lizardfolk-smuggler rendezvous.

Rewards Granted

Overall, 1000gp for the 5 of them, mostly from the following:
Council: title to the Sea Ghost,
Dwarf mining company: gold, in exchange for recovering their tools.
Pennyworth-Solmor Traders: gold, for return of their silk and brandy cargoes.

Report Date

01 Apr 2022

Secondary Location

"Haunted" house

Related Characters

• Eliandra
• Lyra Pennyworth
• Whimbrel Brightmarsh