Assuming everyone is cool with the tension now gone out the situation, you finish your trek to the west side of the city near the Sullen Sea, and the Docks of Pedestal.

A crooked stone pier juts hundreds of feet out into the moist darkness, lit occasionally along its length by a few lanterns fastened to it. Tiny waves lap at the sides of the pier, and at the dozens of decrepit watercraft tethered along the wharf's pocked length. A boat farther out along the dock seems to ride higher than the rest of the craft. It's just beyond a stone shack. A few of Pedestal's usual strange citizenry line up along the dock, fishing and gambling.

Assuming the party makes their way to the docks, Theldrin breathes a sigh of relief at having avoided the confrontation.  And, he thinks to himself, even broke up the conflict by distracting the humanoids for a moment.  He eyes the boat near the stone shack with interest but bides his time, deferring to Coriana's nautical expertise here.

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Assuming everyone is cool with the tension now gone out the situation, you finish your trek to the west side of the city near the Sullen Sea, and the Docks of Pedestal.

(OOC: Yes.  I'm good with that.  I may be out all day tomorrow, so someone else should probably lead the conversations to hire a boat to Rikaryon's Isle.)

Xanrym was a little worried about Coriana's and Khessa's argument, but it seems to diffuse the conflict with the "Spiderhunters."  He's not sure that he agrees with Khessa's assessment, but even if the Drow were innocent, he prefers not to jump into a fight with an enemy of unknown strength, especially not when it's unclear who's in the right.  Xanrym is trying to stay focused on completing Es Sarch's jobs, getting the information they need, and recovering the lost king's bones before the cult uses them in some twisted ritual to unleash another great Evil on their world above.  He does make a mental note to ask Coriana about the "Pirate Queen" and the "demon of the deep" some time.

Xanrym is not happy to be back near the Sullen Sea again.  He eyes the dark water suspiciously and tries to stay as far from the edges of the pier as he can.  Xanrym will defer to Coriana for evaluating the boats and even negotiating for The Company's trip to Rikaryon's Isle if she likes.  

Before we get anywhere near the water, Coriana will reply to Khessa, "Well, there's a lot to unpack there, ain't there. I don't care that they were Drow, I cared that it wasn't my business."

Once we are at the docks, Coriana gets businesslike and, assuming the shack holds the owner of the one goodish boat, approaches the shack.

Before Coriana get's to the shack, A dusky and hairless female duergar in dark leather steps out of the shadows near the shack. Her black eyes scrutinize you, and she has a short blade readied. "What business have you here, sun warts?" she hisses in Undercommon (which I assume Xanrym can understand and translates for you all)

"We're looking for a boat to rent, we have business on one of these islands," Coriana says, shaking a (woefully empty) coin pouch and pointing to the boat.

Go ahead and roll a Persuasion check for Coriana

While Coriana and the duergar negotiate the boat rental, Khessa spiritually prepares herself for the journey to the island. The thought of the threat that emerged from the waters during their trip to Pedestal makes her uneasy. 'I hope we don't run into any lurking predators this time,' she thinks, as a shadow of worry clouds her blue eyes.

But the blonde arcane warrior soon finds reason to be optimistic. 'No, this time it should be different. After all, the route to Pedestal is still traveled regularly—Bruthwol had also taken it—so it has an appeal for any potential raiders. The trip to the island, on the other hand, if I understand correctly, is far from frequent... maybe, then, it won't be profitable for water predators to lay ambushes there, with the prospect of having to wait for scarce prey at who knows what intervals.'

Avery will look at the boat during the negotiations to see if it appears seaworthy. He too is concerned from their last encounter with the watery beast, if they face another, he wants to make sure they have a good vessel under foot if they have to make a fight of it. Perception: 2 (well, he doesn't know what to look for on that one); investigation: 9 (guess thats why he is a cavalier and not a sailor...)

Persuasion: 14