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The taking of the ship

Journal of the High Seas
October 8, 2022

Back to the ship

  • Topaz rejoins the party
  • The party make their way to the ship
  • The party board the ship trying to convince the captain they're the new owners
  • The captain is having none of it and attacks
  • The party counter attacks while unmooring the ship
  • The captain tries to scuttle the ship
  • The captain is grappled by Elene and killed by Topaz who takes his keys
  • The prisoners are released
  • The ship hits the shore and becomes grounded
  • Shiro and Topaz retrieve their gear
  • They talk about launching the ship, but being in a storm at 2am with the ship grounded decide it's pointless and get some rest.

Finding help

  • 10am they awake and split the party.  Shiro, Tanglefoot, and Killex go to the ship yards to check for the missing main sail, Topaz, Elene, and Gex go back to the The Fat Lady to ask Master Smith for assistance ungrounding the ship.
  • Shiro's group finds that the main sail is being repaired and will be ready in an hour and that it has already been paid for.
  • Topaz's group finds that there is a cook called Alora who might be looking for adventure and a few men working the trees who could help free the ship
  • Topaz and Elene go to find Alora while Gex takes Master Smith back to the ship with the men.
  • Alora agrees to come with them after a little conversation and brings some spices.
  • As the men and Master Smith start helping Gex relieves MS of his pouch of gold.
  • By the time Topaz gets back to the ship it is mostly free.
  • Master Smith offered to look over the ship and appraised it.
  • He said it was in good shape and managed to open the chest in the captain's cabin.
  • Topaz, Shiro and others went back to the Ship yards to collect the sail.
  • The ship is ready to sail. 

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Regroup

Port Sam Edward

As the party stood in the rain considering what to do now that the guards were dead.  Gex spoke up.

"Where is Topaz?  Should we find him?"

Only a few houses away Topaz was on alert wary of any pursuers or nosy neighbors who may have heard his break in.  He crouched low in the shadows of the houses and waited until the flashes of lightning had subsided before scurrying across the road to a new vantage point.

The shifter Shiro knew Topaz, his fellow slave who couldn't even last a single fight without going down, but was unsure why this lizard man was keen to find him.  As they rounded the corner at the top of the hill Topaz appeared.  "Ahhh.  I'm glad you made it away after I freed you Shiro!" the small Tabaxi said.

"Freed me?  You left me chained up!" Shiro replied with frustration.

"Did you have to unchain yourself from the guard?" Shiro asked defending his position.

"Tanglefoot found the keys in the mud outside and unlocked me!" the shifter retorted.

"Oh good.  You found them where I left them for you!" the tabaxi said ignoring Shiro's frustration.  "Anyway.  I'm going to go steal a ship.  Who wants to come with me?"

October 11th, 2022 October 12th, 2022

An impulsive idea

Port Sam Edward

After very little discussion, the group began to make their way down to street towards the docks, Topaz darting forward and between houses to check if the coast was clear.  The storm still raged keeping visibility low, but they managed to make it to the bay without meeting anyone.  Making their way towards Liberty an occupied guard post lay in their way, but they were able to slip around it unnoticed. Assuring Topaz that the guard didn't need killing as that would just arouse suspicion.


Reaching the ship they scoped it out and found that there were a few guards on board.

The decision was made to cast off and Killex, Tanglefoot, and Shiro hung about on the docks untying ropes.

Elene and Topaz walked boldly up the gang plank, Topaz disguising himself so that the Captain would not recognise him as an escaped slave.

Topaz declared that he was the new owner of the ship, Elene declaring the same.

After only a little paitience the captain punched Elene and the fight for the ship was on!

Gex meanwhile had been silently climbing the mast to get to the archer in the crows nest on seeing the commotion he plunged his dagger into the archer to be surprised that he didn't die instantly.

Battle music!

Eventually after a few of his men were killed the C



October 12th, 2022 November 4th, 2022