Journal of Rollo Lavius 1

Entry #69 - The Ghost gets more active

(G69 23/10/09 KT - Graham GM)

DAY 121 cont...

When Mathmoss and Lirith awoke to start their shift they discovered they were both very sick, most likely a malady picked up in the sewers of Fort Greenock.

Nobby was able to cure only one of them, so it was Mathmoss on the toss of a coin.

Shlump volunteered to stay on shift to replace her, and also, rather uncharacteristically went about dividing up the loot from the Fort and the pirate fight.

That night, the ghost was active again and sung a song that everyone on board could hear :

Inside Out and Outside In,

Fickle doubt and Wicked Sin,

Drift ever deep, Swirling into the gloom,

Forget about sleep, in this tormented doom,

Find a dark cave, to call your bed,

Find a black wave, to rest your head,

Feed a shark, with your heart,

Feed a clam, with your ham,

Feed the eels, with your heels,

Feed the whales, with your nails

Feed the fish, with a human dish,

Revenge is sweet, when you're a flounder's treat,

A creature of ink, and needle prick,

Qualled to think, and did the trick,

Skulking dark skin, put the knife in,

With 'narry a shout, turned me inside out,

Now shunned by land, and comforted by sea,

I'll seek the hand, that undid me,

Lightning's son, has been undone

Unbuttoned and broken, under the ocean,

I'm not linger, with my final foe,

I'll snap his fingers and break his toes!

I'll sup on his blood, use his skull for a cup!

His tears will flood, as his bone marrow I sup!

You'll rue that day, you did me in proper,

As my slave you'll stay - In Davy Jones locker!

After this, total silence and now that everyone was awake there was much speculation on what to do. Shlump and Lirith were warming to the idea of chopping Shifty's head off!

Avner was keen just to dump him over the side. The only people to speak up for him was Feres and Eriss.

Shifty himself remained silent, almost as if he was resigned to his fate.

DAY 122

Shlump had decided to keep an eye on Shifty today, but the dark skinned fellow is near impossible to find when he doesn't want to be, even on a small ship.

Lirith was back on the crew, cured of her illness by Nobby.

Shifty turned up for his night shift on the crew though and Shlump and Nobby took the opportunity to talk to him although they got little more than 'It's not my fault' and 'Leave me alone'.

Today Avner also went around the rest of the passengers and crew, laying on the charm and making sure everyone knew his feelings in regards to Shifty.

Crispy, ever on the look out for an opening, thought that being apposed to Shifty might make him look good and misjudging the captain sidled over to her and slapped her on the behind!

He received a punch on the nose for that and a stream of abuse.

Crispy was happy though, he could feel that the ship was close to mutiny - he had seen it enough times already - even though he was further down in popularity than poor Shifty.

That night there was a full blown manifestation of the ghost and she did a procession of the ship from stern to prow.

Crispy was on deck and despite being horrified by her sudden appearance bravely attacked.

Nobby then cast spiritual hammer but she was then frightened into panic by the ghosts dreadful moan.

Shlump attacked but his weapons did no good and Skald seeing the same, went to wake the others.

By the time Mathmoss arrived, barging past Shifty on the stairs, the ghost had gone through the wall of the fore store room. Mathmoss opened the door and just in time to see the ghost moving on through the fore wall.

After the ghosts departure there was yet another hour or so of panicked speculation and comment. Crispy took the opportunity to lay the charm on Nobby, but she was not at all impressed.

DAY 123

Even though Nobby had been keeping the water barrels well supplied it was decided to join the Nixie in the estuary of the River Taft to take on fresh river water.

It was still morning though, and the procedure had only just begun when bubbling and hissing was heard from ahead of the Wyvern.

In the next few moment a seven headed hydra emerged and headed towards the Wyvern!

It moved towards the ship and attacked the prow, hitting Shlump and Hank. The alarm fully sounded now, those below decks began to hurry up the gangways.

The Nixie was close enough to provide support and began to hit the creature with magic missiles and crossbow bolts. I took to the air.