Journal of Rollo Lavius 3

Entry #487 - Mr Nice

(G487 11/06/2022 via Roll20 - AP, JF(GM), KT, AD) HOM11

[The adventurers Griffolk Ethyn the Dragon-Shaman, Corhim Sparkledingle the Gnome Wizard and Fangorino the Barbarian are on a mission to follow Baroness Partick and have been onboard the galleon known as the Dementor for several weeks now.
Recently Mr and Mrs Baleworth went missing, presumed taken by the vampires lurking in the ship's hold, and Sparkledingle has talked to the new Bosun, a middle-aged fellow called Redthorn who also happens to be a Harper Agent.]

DAY 27 (16) cont...

Sparkledingle returned to Griff and Fangorino and told them everything about his talk with Redthorn.

Eventually they all returned to their cabins.

DAY 28 (day 17 of the voyage)

After all the excitement of the day before, the Dementor settled back into a sort of routine.
A day of sailing, good progress was made.

DAY 29 (day 18 of the voyage)

A day of sailing, good progress was made.

DAY 30 (day 19 of the voyage)

Today Gingols the Sane finally snapped. He had been wandering around on the deck for a while unnoticed until he suddenly attacked Sparkledingle who was standing with his friends at the rail.

Whatever prompted this sudden violence was very ill-advised as Fangorino chopped him with his axe as he rushed in. Then, as Sparkledingle cast Mirror Image to confuse him, Griff shot the (presumably now) insane wizard in the head with a crossbow bolt and that was the end of that.

Shortly afterwards they searched his cabin and found his journal that, in spidery letters, documented his decent into madness.
The captain, quite drunk, finally turned up. 'What's going on?' he burped.

As they explained he led Griff and Fang back to his cabin, where the drink was. Sparkledingle decided to go back to the surgeon's cabin and look at the potions again. Most were unlabeled or too mysterious to risk, but he took a few that he thought would be useful.

After that he went to look at Mullmaster. The First Mate was chained to the wall in the infirmary. He looked malnourished and dehydrated. He went to talk to Cookie who said, 'I don't know what to do with him. He doesn't eat.'
They then went to offer him food and water, but he was not interested.

Later still Sparkledingle went to the captain's cabin where he found them all rolling around as drunk as lords.

DAY 31 (day 20 of the voyage)

No alarming events today.

A day of sailing, good progress was made.

DAY 32 (day 21 of the voyage)

Today Yoram Pelloto was found dead by a sailor on the morning watch.
The rogue and card-sharp had been hung from the rigging.

DAY 33 (day 22 of the voyage)

Today Sparkledingle noticed that a lot of the crew were sleeping on the deck now, or even up in the rigging if they were either agile or fearful enough.

He went to talk to Redthorn.
'Having fun yet?' asked the Bosun bleakly.
'The crew appear nervous.'
'That they are, young gnome,' agreed Redthorn. 'My instructions are to simply make sure we get to Calimport. If we can make it there, all will be well.'

DAY 34 (day 23 of the voyage)

Today Jilley Hidescore came to them. She had had enough, she told them.
'I'm filled with dread!' she exclaimed. 'Every night I don't sleep a wink, how can I, knowing what is just below my cabin?'
She went on, 'we have to do something! Let's go down there with bags of garlic and sort them out! Are you coming?'