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Roll Investigation for Snurk to see how long it takes him to find the barrels of water. 

 Investigation 15 

It'll take him about 30 minutes of searching the ship, but he does find a barrel that he can dip himself into. 

 He dives right in and sorta floats on top with his arms resting on the lip.

"Sorry Darla," Stanley replies.  "I was just thinking about how we can make this possible.  I don't want to die out there.  I don't want you to die out there either." He says a little more stubbornly.  "I know that there are scrolls and potions that exist that would allow us to breathe underwater.  Things I wouldn't even have to or couldn't learn, that we could use.  I guess we'll just have to see if we come across any."  He looks out over the water again, then back at the people aboard the ship.  "Darla, we should practice fighting a little.  Until my magic gets better... well, I feel useless.  We could both use some training.  You're better at it than I am.  Whaddya' say?" he asks her.

Putting a hand to her chest and affecting an exaggerated air of dismay, Darla leans against the railing, "Stanley, ye brute. Tae hink ye'd want tae practice yer fightin' on wee Darla, ye savage man." Giggling at her own antics, she straightens back up and pats at her rapier where it rests at her side. "Joke aside, we shouldnae use live steel fur a bit o' practice. Did ye have somethin' in mind sweetling?"

"Oh, I don't know," says Stanley, already feeling awkward.  "I have my quarterstaff.  You think that's any good for swinging at people?"  he asks with a small bit of irony.  He gives a quick sigh, and goes on. "I just want to be able to take on what we're about to face!  We've got to find somewhere I can get spells either way."  He looks down at his feet.  "We're really in it now, aren't we?  Becoming proper adventurers?  Maybe it'll be everything we could hope for... and we won't want to go home..." he trails off.

"Is tha' why ye came with me? Lookin' fer some adventure?" Darla says, though she can sense there's something more to what he's saying. "Ah ne'er thought about adventurin' y'know. Plenty enough tae be had just travelin' with me family in th' caravan. S'pose it's nae th' worst fate, all told. Still, Ah want ye tae know," She reaches up at that and takes his hand, "you're a dear friend tae me, Stanley. Ah willnae go pryin at yer secrets, but if ye need tae get somethin' off yer chest, Ah would nae go sharin'em either. Now, aw tha' heavy gab aside," Letting go of his hand, Darla walks out a bit to a more open area of the deck, pulling her rapier, still sheathed, from her hip, using a strip of cloth she'd had tied to her belt for decoration to secure the blade in the sheath, before giving it a couple practice swings, "this ought tae work well enough, aye? Weight's a wee aff, but Ah willnae accidentally cut ye, at th' least." She takes up a stance, one hand behind her back and the 'blade' pointing skyward in front of her smirking face. "Shall we dance?"

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He drops the card in an attempt to avoid being discovered by the others.

"There is no second card..."

Other player's investigation check: 11 - He doesn't notice it.

Boerth says, rather sternly, "I think you must be mistaken, friend."

 "Well yeah... you just dropped it there" Usul says, leaning under the table and pointing out where it dropped.

While Usul is leaning under the table, Boerth grabs him by the back of the neck and lifts him up. 

We'll do a contest of strength to see if Boerth can keep you in his grasp. His STR roll: 12. Go ahead and give me a STR roll for Usul.

 Usul gets picked up and is flailing his limbs and squirming but held tight by the sailor. "Hey! Put us down!" He calls out "You're the one with the extra card! We're just trying to play!"

Boerth rears his hand back on a fist and just before he thrusts it forward, you hear, "Put him down, Mr. Boerth, unless you want to be sahuagin food! Everyone knows you cheat." Elegantly floating down the stairs is Captain Three Earrings.

Boerth grumbles, giving you the stink-eye, but he sets you down less than gingerly. 

"There you are Mr. Boerth. Now, everyone get to sleep. We have a big day tomorrow."

Then, walking over to Usul, she puts her arm around him so that she can speak quietly without being overheard by others, and she says, "Lesson for the wise: never accuse someone bigger and stronger than you of cheating unless you can handle the consequences. On a ship like this, you might have to count on him to watch your back. Best not make waves."

Then, with a smile and a nod/short bow, she heads back upstairs.

Tumbling to the ground Usul stands up, brushes himself off, and stands up straight and says, attempting an aura of arrogance ((though it's more cute/fake than real)), and says "hmph! Enjoy your game gentlemen." At this he leaves to join his companions and immediately forgets about the game starting to ramble excitedly about going to a new big city and all the things there are to see there.

I'm assuming he tells them about the cabin to sleep in?

Stanley decides to grab his quarterstaff, and "dances" with Darla for a bit, feeling more comfortable with parrying and striking.  When he gets a bit too close to her face though, the fun ends for the night.  ((According to the chat from Kevtron)) -  Feeling sleepy, and having Usul come by and tell them where the cabin for sleeping is, Stanley heads off to try to get a good night's rest.

The party all retires to their cabin for the night. Everyone click the Long Rest button, if you haven't, yet (if you need to). 

The following morning:

“Wake up, travelers!” The voice of Boerth rouses you from slumber. The sun is barely above the horizon, but you can just make out the docks of Port Damali through the porthole window of your cabin. “It’s past dawn and time to get moving.”

As you all emerge from your cabin, you find the refugees, few as they were, packing up their belongings and getting ready to disembark. One of the refugees approaches the group and says, "Thank you so much for your part in helping us escape. Without your help, the ship would have been overrun and we wouldn't have survived. Here," he says as he reaches his hand out and takes Darla's in his, "take this as my 'thank you'." Then, he politely walks away, leaving a small pouch filled with 20 gold in it.

As you yourselves get ready to disembark, you see that Port Damali is a beautiful and lively city, but its docks are smelly, weather-beaten, and has a dangerous atmosphere to it.

"Alright, team," Captain Three Earrings says to you, "first thing's first: I need you to give this letter to the smithy." She hands a letter over to Nalos. "That letter is not for your eyes, so I'm going to trust that you won't read it. But, that letter is going to get us the equipment we need for those of you that don't breathe water." 

"Far be it fur me tae look a gift horse in th' gob, aye." Darla says, nudging Stanley's hip with her elbow. "Fair's fair o' course. Four apiece fer five o' us ought tae do it." With that, she quickly divvies up the gold. "Straight tae business then?" She says, beginning to head toward the boarding ramp.

Usul struggles to wake up this early in the morning, stretching and blinking his eyes after sitting up and simply staring into space for a good few minutes. Once he's up, and see's the town come into view though the obvious excitement comes into his eyes. He barely listens to the captain, instead just thinking about the stories he's heard of ____ in Port Damali

Stanley woke up feeling great, and almost chuckles when Darla passes him 4 gold pieces.  Even the exchange between Captain 3 Earrings and Nalos doesn't stress him.  He breathes in the morning air, and has a sense of purpose in him today.  "Ah, Darla... this could be good," is all he says, nodding his head.

"Oh, Ah surely believe it lad." Darla answers with a laugh, then quieter so only Stanley can hear. "Ah may need tae make a small detour though. Big place like this, Ah'd hope th' caravan may've passed through. Need tae ask about."

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Usul struggles to wake up this early in the morning, stretching and blinking his eyes after sitting up and simply staring into space for a good few minutes. Once he's up, and see's the town come into view though the obvious excitement comes into his eyes. He barely listens to the captain, instead just thinking about the stories he's heard of ____ in Port Damali

history 17 - Is there any one story Usul may have heard about something in this city?

 

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"Oh, Ah surely believe it lad." Darla answers with a laugh, then quieter so only Stanley can hear. "Ah may need tae make a small detour though. Big place like this, Ah'd hope th' caravan may've passed through. Need tae ask about."

Nalos looks at everyone and says, "Are you all ready? Once we deliver this letter to the smithy, we can look into other shops. Port Damali is big enough that it's got something for everyone, no doubt."

"Yes..." says Stanley.  "I'm ready."

Snurk will look at whoever’s got the letter and say “Open it. They don’t own you. They can’t make you deliver things you don’t know. They’re not the boss. Open it.”