After a few days of walking the group finally shows up to Shanty Side. The large sea side city was full of life as people walked down the streets and had jolly conversations. Seeing as this was everyone, but Klepto's, first time, they simply followed him.
"Y'know you don't have to follow me, right?" He said
"Alright." Said Zanithar who immediately went to the blacksmith. Bonk jumped off his shoulders and went north, no ideas in mind. Ulrich stayed close to Klepto but, far enough.where he wasn't noticed.
Klepto got to the dock and was greeted by a large ship pulling into the dock. It was at least twice the size of the city, and going height wise, almost 5. It took them about an hour to get everything situated and get the crew off the ship and onto the deck. Klepto looked around until he found a large, beastly, bulging man. He had the body of a man but the head of a shark, missing his left leg and his right arm, both replaced with stereotypical pirate prosthetics, peg leg and a hook hand. Klepto began to walk up the dock, shoving past pirates. The shark man turned around to face him, it was I my then that he noticed the tattoo on his left arm. It simply read "The Plank."
"Ah Klepto!" He said cheerfully. He handed a large wooden box to a crew mate who immediately collapsed after being handed it. "How have you been, you look like you gained a bit." He said jabbing at Klepto's stomach.
Irritated, be pushed his hand away. "I don't have time right now. I was told you had a job for me."
"Uh, yeah I heard about Vargenthel getting attacked. Since that's obviously a problem for the rest of us, I need you make dragon killing arrows." He handed him a small note. "Everything you need should be here." The list had only 3 items, obsidian shards from a nearby bandit clan , screaming living wood from the thicket and feathered serpent arrows.
Klepto looked at the note, and look back at his boss. "How am I gonna get this?" He asked
"I don't know, that's for you to figure out. Anyways I need to help my crew." He said turning around. A crew mate accidentally bumped into him. He tried to apologize but before he could get a word out, was decked by the shark and flew off the dock.
Klepto slowly turned around and just saw Ulrich towering over him. "Who's that?" He asked.
"My boss, Dreadthroat."
"That's an edgy name." He said. Crossing his arms. "So what's that?" He snatched the note from his hands. "You're gonna need help." He said. "I'll come with."
"Well first we need better weapons, and to get better weapons we need money, and for money I have a contact."
Kelpto led Ulrich onto a dark alley where there was a hooded figure leaning up against a wall. They spoke in Theives Cant until Klepto leaned against the wa next to him. "What's the job?"
"There's a lair of a Wyrm nearby. I want it's loot, if you clear it out, you can take half."
"Deal." Klepto said. "Ulrich, go find Zanithar." Ulrich began to walk in the direction of the blacksmith where he found Zanithar eyeing up a great sword.
"The cat said to get you."
"Why?"
"We have a job." Zanithar put the sword back on the counter and began to walk with Zanithar.
