It's worth noting Sibella didnt try to fight off the men. If that was possible. She is taking what the captain decided to dish out, probably not the first time she has been flogged. She's a good sailor but she also has a mouth that tends to get her in trouble. I love that Eryn it straight up "This ain't gonna happen" and Lan is all "Dont have to like it, but it's the law of the sea." I feel it really paints a picture of who they are. Might be adding another bond with Eryn after this since I did have one left that I didn't fill in.

I am also enjoying the character development taking place. Keep up the great work guys!

We each have to be true to our characters :)

I see potential for a Bond here, then. :)

Though I would go along with Mithralan's suggestion (and put in some calmer words to Aid him in his suggestion, if someone else also pushes Eryn towards that route) there's a third option here of mentioning the Devil's Bargain right now, and a third-and-a-half option of threatening to mess with the giants on board to endanger the bargain (not our problem, in the end).
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I was hoping to get a post up today, but looks like it will have to wait until tomorrow. Which is unfortunate because things have gotten quite interesting!

Ilura, what is it that you are trying to Discern Realities on? The pirate ship? The ship that was attacked? the sea overall? Something else?

I just want to make sure I focus my answers on what you want to know info about.

Focused on the pirate ship and the sea around us - specifically looking for anything that might impede or aid in the objective of "avoid being spotted by the pirates and get to the sinking vessel as quickly as possible".

Hey those pirates might be friendly to our cause. Not everything is so cut and dry considering we are traveling with someone whose presumably "lawful" but still working with the damn evil overlord. Never know until you check them out.

Ilura isn't going to tolerate working with pirates who just left a ship to sink with people on board.  The captain's working for the overlord because her family was threatened and she was made to sign a contract that's bound her soul.  She was going more lightly on us than she needed to with the flogging.  She helped heal Marcus's friend.  And she's choosing to check on the sinking ship even though it'd be faster not to.

Ilura is going to try everything in her power to keep this from coming down to a mutiny.

Well now that you’ve said it, they’re most likely gonna turn out to be either friendly, like you said, or the exact pirates I ran afoul of two weeks ago.
Dramatic coincidence demands no less.

Either way it will be interesting and that's what matters. I'm driving Sybilla like a stolen car, hopefully it will lead to some crazy shenanigans.

Aye, I don't think we should try anything with the pirates either. Seems very cut and dry. They already sunk a ship and are likely to either flee or attempt to fight us as well. Best case scenario we scare them off and rescue everyone in the water.

When it comes to the captain, I only have sympathy for her family. Do we know what her dealings with the overlord was before it came down to the contract? Doing what any decent person should do is not a plus in my book, it's expected. I disagree that flogging is going 'more lightly' in any sense of the word; if anything having the option on the list at all only serves to make me detest Frost. If there is anything about the events that went on with Marcus and Bolen that could turn this opinion around, please tell me.

I'll be trying to keep Frost alive till the contract on her soul is fulfilled or broken, because I consider that 'right'. However, I really want to either straight up tell her we know what's going on, or get her out of the way. A frosty ghost person serving the overlord, willingly or otherwise, while we dance around our true intent, is a ticking bomb.

That post took a lot more effort than most, but it's up! Let me know if anything needs clarification.

I just realized I forgot to answer the did you bring your equipment with you question. They might have handed me my equipment back, but I didnt say I took it. So maybe it's more interesting if I left my stuff, better to travel light. This will be fun...

They probably would have had it close enough that you could have grabbed it as you headed off the ship, but I will leave the decision up to you. Whatever you think makes the most sense for the narrative.

You indicated that the pirates will spot us unless we slow down.  However, I'm currently leading the ship on a course that's perpendicular to the pirates, so slowing down is going to make us more likely to be seen than less.  I'll go with your intention of "you need to take more time and change approach" and talk about us actually traveling away from the pirates while still angling to the side.

Yeah, I really didn't make that very clear, did I? My intent was that you could easily avoid the pirates if you steer clear of the wreck completely. But if you approach it as Frost desired, then that is when you would run the risk of being spotted if you didn't slow down. Sorry for any confusion.

Ah, that makes sense.  Ok, updated my report to the captain to align with that.

Let's hope I don't botch any parley rolls coming up. If I play this right I think we can have the Frost situation tied up nicely and still have the transport to wherever we were heading. Though if the situation does go to far sideways I guess we will all be stuck riding Lan the rest of the way.

As a player I am also hoping a certain familiar bird can relay some form of my plan back to the group. I don't see Sybilla thinking that far ahead though.

The bird'll relay the plan, but whether we'll go along with it remains to be seen.  Ilura still wants to save the captain - and the crew.  I expect she'd rather take the risk of mutiny alone than risk involving pirates.

Sorry, but Mithralan's transformations are not compatible with your magic item. You could probably make an argument for Mithralan's elven form though. He probably counts as a creature with a strong connection to the sea. ;-)

Hmm.  The possibilities...

Added to my list. :)

I'm going to give Mithralan another day or two to get a post up, then I will continue on with what happens.

Sorry it is taking longer than I anticipated to get a post up. I fully expect to do so either today or tomorrow though.

I've been a bit busy lately, but I'll write a post up later when I can. In the meantime: Marcus, I don't know how you feel about Mouse, but I wonder if we'll really need them going forwards. I'm inclined to keep the current agreement with him and skip making him a hireling.

What do you think?