CH. 01 - Breaking Chains

[Nuke]

"I'd be willing to help." Arieal says as she moves toward the Hero

[HorizonsDream]

"All right," Kalana says. "Senllip, you come along with us too," she says to the halfling. "And that should be all the people that we need. I'll give you guys ten minutes to get everything you need, and then we will leave for the village."

[Daos]

Some crewmen prepare a rowboat for the party to board, then gently lower it into the sea.  At least two people (or one very strong one) will need to row toward the village.

[Bishgada]

"Of course I'm coming. Someone need to make sure all is going well..." he winks to Kalana and whistle to himself a march.

[HorizonsDream]

Once in the rowboat after gathering all of her supplies for the mission, Kalana takes one of the oars. "Mathis, I'm going to need your help rowing," she says.

[GreyWolfVT]

Jaeron assists in rowing "Now I may not be best suited for this rowing but I'll do my best to help."

[notARobot]

As Jaeron starts to reach for the oar, Mathias gives the gnome a look and a chuckle.  "Don't go troublin' yourself with that, kohen," Mathias says.  "Better you keep them hands free for prayin', in case we should start to sink.  Well, either prayin' or swimmin'!"  The dwarf laughs hard at his own joke.

He carefully maneuvers himself towards the center of the rowboat before grasping the remaining oar at the end opposite the paddle.  Then he takes a moment to experimentally lift the paddle out of the water, as though testing the weight of it.  "Alright," he says, letting the oar's end drop back down into the water with a splash.  "I suppose we'll be headin' out as soon as the stragglers see fit to join us, then."

[Nuke]

Arieal nimbly climbs down the ladder and skips to the bow and crouches down. "I am ready." she says.

[Daos]

Working together, Mathias and Kalana row the small boat toward the floating village.  As the name suggests, the village itself is on the water, with each building connected by a series of wooden bridges.



It's clear the village has suffered some damage.  There's smoke emitting from some of the buildings and the scent of ash is strong in the air.  As they pull up to the village, they spot one woman, a water genasi, lying unconscious.  She appears to have been roughed up and is sported a few bruises.  In the distance, further in the village, the sound of people shouting and crying can be heard.

[notARobot]

All traces of amusement and lightheartedness vanish from Mathias as the group rows up to one of the bridges and ties off their boat.  He wastes no time making his way to the unconscious water genasi, whom he roughly hauls up by the armpit and half-drags, half-carries back to the rowboat.

"Jaeron, see what you can do about this one's injuries," he says.  Then Mathias draws his pistol from its holster, glances momentarily at Arieal, Senllip, and 'Hero', and wordlessly begins marching towards the crying and shouting.

[GreyWolfVT]

Jaeron nods "Plan to. However I was momentarily stunned by the shouting and crying in the distance." the gnome sees to the Genasi's injuries casting Cure Light Wonds on the genasi. "If I had proper herbs I could have helped further but that is all I can do at this time. I just hope my healing spell was enough."

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[HorizonsDream]

"Wait, Mathias," Kalana calls out to the dwarf. "I want to see what is going on further ahead too, but we shouldn't separate from one another," she says. "And we might be able to get some more information from this woman as to what we might be walking into.

[notARobot]

Mathias is clearly impatient to go investigate the cries of distress echoing out from the village, but he complies with Kalana's order without complaint.  His right hand remains firmly wrapped around his pistol's grip, however, while his left taps arhythmically against his thigh.

[Nuke]

Arieal lets out a whistle and waits for her friend to arrive before sending her to fly and investigate the goings on further in the village. She pauses to focus on the birds-eye view.

[Daos]

After Jaeron delivers his healing spell, the woman comes to.  She looks around at the others, first in surprise, then in fear.  "Get away!  Don't touch me!"  She looks to be in her mid-twenties or so.  Her skin is blue, as are her eyes and hair.  Her ears are pointed, suggesting elven ancestry.  She reaches under her blue blouse and pulls out a pendant with an icon shaped like a dolphin.  "Stay back!" she warns, getting to her feet dizzily.

Meanwhile, Arieal summons her still nameless tern familiar, who flies down and lands on her shoulder with a questioning look.  She sends it up above to look down at the village from above, observing the burning buildings.

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Jaeron casts Cure Light Wounds on the woman, restoring 3 HP.