In Scag Harbor, the newly minted band of pirates plots their
next move. After acquiring some last minute supplies and recruiting sailors for
Solarr, they set sail. Their first stop: the fishing village under assault by
boars. Their second stop: Gorgon, the merchant ship bound for Korynthia.
As they sail around Scag Island, we check in with our cast
and crew:
-Cake’s crawling claw (“Le petite main” as Chaser calls it) has escaped from its cage and is now hunting rats onboard. Cake also figures out how to use the Mayincatec Calendar, a magic stone device that allows him to turn back time for a second to correct a mistake.
-Capt. Teach decides to train Oni, the mediocre helmsman, to be a better sailor. He also checks out his Ampliwand, a magic device that he conned a bard out of that is basically Mr. Microphone.
-Chaser struts around shouting nonsensical orders to their new crew in his hat.
-Titus has taken responsibility for four new marines dressed in nice red shirts. Kevin, a bumbling but strong ginger-colored human, really stands out.
At sunset, Solarr arrives offshore at Oddwater, a humble
fishing village full of humans with bad Australian accents. True story: the DM originally
called this location “Hardwater” but the PCs misunderstood the local accent and
heard “Oddwater,” which is a better name. They row ashore with Ned and
Buckethead, the locals who hired them, and meet the concerned villagers on the
beach.
Denehy, the friendly village chieftain, tells the PCs the story: weeks ago some hunters went missing in the hills, and since then the village has been under nightly attack by rampaging hogs led by a hulking King Boar.
Sure enough, the boars attack the village that very night.
The PCs make quick work of the regular boars, but only wound a huge dire boar
before it retreats into the jungle.
On the trail of the wounded boar, the PCs enter a dark ravine where they encounter a giant wereboar and his underlings. When it becomes clear that normal weapons won’t cut it, Titus activates one of his magic tattoos and draws a pair of silvered cutlasses. Chaser also activates one of his tattoos and summons a deep pit, which Titus and the wereboar fight on the edge of. Finally, the wereboar falls into the pit and transforms before their eyes… into Denehy the village elder.
"Buckethead."
To avoid answering too many questions, the PCs triumphantly return to the village, quickly scoop up their reward – four magical necklaces that allow the wearer to breathe underwater – and GTFO.
With their new crew members Ned and Buckethead, Solarr sets
out to intercept Gorgon.
Master Zuno, the big shot Merchant’s Guild master in Scag
Harbor, has tasked the PCs with boarding Gorgon and securing a distinct red and
gold chest from its hold. He cares not what the party does with Gorgon or its
crew. Zuno somehow knows when the ship will depart from Port Sapphire and when it
will pass nearby.
The PCs are now in possession of two ships. Gorgon can carry
much more and is armed with a valuable spell turret, but the PCs prefer the
speed and agility of Solarr. The pirates rummage through the hold, which is
full of Plunder and the red and gold chest that Master Zuno craves.
It’s official: they’re pirates for real now.