"Ho-ho! Look at this." - Porcius extends his find towards the others. "A logbook. Might give us an idea where we are. I probably couldn't make much of it, meself, but why don't you two have a look? We could also show it to the others."

"And here's some charts, so once we figure out where we are and get a boat or raft, we can actually find our way home. It just keeps getting better and better."

"And another book, huh. Doesn't look very navigation-y. Maybe something I can make sense of." He lets the others take the logbook and the chart from him if they want to, then goes abovedecks to examine the other book.

Quote from: Premier;437052"Ho-ho! Look at this." - Porcius extends his find towards the others. "A logbook. Might give us an idea where we are. I probably couldn't make much of it, meself, but why don't you two have a look? We could also show it to the others."

"And here's some charts, so once we figure out where we are and get a boat or raft, we can actually find our way home. It just keeps getting better and better."

"And another book, huh. Doesn't look very navigation-y. Maybe something I can make sense of." He lets the others take the logbook and the chart from him if they want to, then goes abovedecks to examine the other book.

fingering the books "Well, I do a spot o' fish'n off Jenni Smiled. I'll take a look after we get back to the others!"

looking at the crossbow..."Nice find that,could spear a fish or two if one had a mind and were quik like. Now, I'm think'n mayhaps we should secure this wreck to a boulder or somth'n with a bit o' rope from topside so's ta keep it near case we need the timber or someth'n later?" as I look back and forth to the others
..."And if we can get a fire goin this grain might do in a pinch." as I pull at a bag of soaked grain.

"Shall we get topside and see if we can salvage some spar,rope and canvas?"

Koli backhand slaps Hafkris hard across the face and says, "shut up, Meat!"

He kneels next to the half-orc pirate and he starts removing Hafkris' weapon belt, broadsword, and dagger.

Hafkris spits out some blood onto the sand while eying Koli as he roughly removes his weapons, laughs loudly and exclaims, "son of bitch!"  

Koli stands up and straps on the weapon belt and broadsword while glaring at Hafkris.  

Once he's finished strapping the belt and sword to his waist, he hands the dagger to Arnould and says, "here."

Suddenly, Hafkris breaks out into song:

What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-aye in the morning?

Returning to the deck from the swamped aft hold, Sterling starts searching about the deck to find something usable.  Unfortunately, anything salvageable or usable was more than likely washed overboard like the slaves and crew during the violent storm.  Sterling does find bits and pieces of frayed and snapped ropes attached to the ship here and there, but not one piece or length that is over a few feet.

Poricus tries to find some shelter from the rain as he examines the book found in the chest.  At first, the dwarf wasn't even sure what language the text was written in, but after scanning a few page he realizes that it is written in Common.  However, at first glance the book makes no sense to Poricus as it seems to be filled with esoteric and arcane ramblings.

Throwing hands high as I exclaime..."Not a bit o' cord or cloth worth a blink!" looking heavenwards "We gain our freedom with the aide of storm to be left with not to eas the way. Such is the fickle way of the Gods!"

As I collect the frayed pieces of rope "Hmmm, noth'n a good marriage knot wont fix." I will throw the odd ropes to the beach and go back to collect the soaked bags of grain then head back to the group.

The handsome blond man, Vithar, kneels next to Hafkris and starts to remove the pirate's boots.  Once the boots have been removed, he takes off Hafkris' cloak.  

He stands up and hands the cloak and boots to Melisanna with a disarming smile, and says, "who knows how it will be if we find any shelter, or find any at all, and you should use these."

Tears start to well up in the beautiful young woman's eyes, and she nods as she says in a choked voice, "thank you."

Koli kneels next to the pirate again and rolls him roughly onto his side, and then starts to remove Hafkris' studded leather armor.  Seeing Koli start removing the armor, Vithar also kneels next to the pirate and assists Koli in removing Hafkris' armor.

The biting sting of freezing rain hurts as it hits exposed skin, and the bone-chilling cold is settling into their extremities.  Clearly, staying at the water's edge in this weather and their condition could possibly prove fatal if proper shelter and warmth is not found shortly.

Jon nods with a smile and says, "If we have all we can salvage from the wreck, we need to move inland and search for or build some sort of shelter and try to build a fire. I have found nothing suitable here near the beach. Perhaps if each of us who is not carrying any salvage or guarding the pirate could grab what driftwood we can carry we can eventually build a fire." Jon searches about for driftwood to carry, shivering.

"If this is it , let's find some shelter before the light fails us completely."

"Then you must extrapolate the antipodes of the antepenultimate zodiac as per the sympathetic principle..." - Porcius mutters, tracing the lines with his finger.

"Ah, to hell with this. It's wizard-talk. Let's go rejoin the others. We'll need to question that damn slaver and find food and water. Water first."

As he climbs down to the shore, a single thought nags him for a few moments before he dismisses it: "What's an asper and why is it a sympathetic principle?..."

Looking to see the tideline as I pull the sacks of soaked grain beyond that point. I gather the bits of rope and jogg back to the group. "Not much of a find aboard! Others found a crossbow with some quarrels and what I think to be some navagational charts!" " as I squat to catch my breath. "These bits of rope here,a few bags of sea soaked grain and not much else!" seeing the stripped down slaver I manage a wan smile continuing quietly "Shelters a must." as I scan the cliffs.

The bags of ruined grains are very heavy now that they are water soaked, and Sterling will definitely need some help in bringing them out of the flooded hold and onto the shore.

Jono tosses a grain bag over a shoulder...a second if he can manage. "Next time I get kidnapped by pirates and wind up shipwrecked...I sure hope they crash somewhere warmer."

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After stripping Hafkris of his armor and gear, Vithar and Koli sit him up in the sand.  The half-orc pirate breaks into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.  

Koli toes the pirate hard in the ribs, and says, "where are your mates?  How long before they come back?  Where is shelter?"

Hafkris just starts giggling again, and abruptly stops when Koli kicks him again and he starts coughing violently.

Koli looks surprised, looks to his companions gathered around the bound pirate, and shrugs his shoulder.

Walking by with an armful of driftwood, Jon says, "Careful Koli, we do not want to become no different than that villian."

Returning from the hold, realizing the futility of aiding Sterling with the grain...

"The grains are ruined and the exposure will be hazardous if we do not move. Wasting time with this slug, who is refusing to talk, is only going to get us killed, one way or another. He either knows we won't kill him, or he doesn't care."