[2026/04/12 14:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me cracks knuckles, and recites the Events of Last Sesh: "It was probably the worst adventure yet.... or, misadventure. You nearly snuffed it (NEVER split the party), the forces of Evil got the Power Gem, and, a Power Gem was left behind, but, you'd aggro'd a whole fortress so... making it back alive was the best you could do. Now you got to report failure to Sonja y Ddraig Aur.
[2026/04/12 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: Except... Sonja y Ddraig Aur is nowhere to be seen.
[2026/04/12 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: But you found a Note, stating that she and Meghan were off to Pilton, to investigate pirates with a Power Gem.
[2026/04/12 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: And with that recap out of the way, GGGRRRREEEEEEEEEEETTTTIIINNGGSSSS Adventurers! Other players get whisked by magic carpet to exotic locations, you get a two day hike to some fishing village
[2026/04/12 14:09] Sapphire: Do we have any leads to *other* power gems?
[2026/04/12 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: I don't know... do you?
[2026/04/12 14:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: let's start with... Joe!
[2026/04/12 14:12] Joe: i recall being covered in tomato and anchovy sauce
[2026/04/12 14:12] Joe: i need to wash before continuing this exciting adventure
[2026/04/12 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: Yes, you found some red herrings. But what do you suggest doing now?
[2026/04/12 14:12] Joe: how are we getting to Pilton?
[2026/04/12 14:13] Joe: Is there a boat nearby ?
[2026/04/12 14:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: without a dragon, your options seem to be land based
[2026/04/12 14:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll d20
[2026/04/12 14:13] Joe: swamp based. We need a boat
[2026/04/12 14:13] D20: Joe rolls 12
[2026/04/12 14:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: you don't see any boats in this volcanos' crater.
[2026/04/12 14:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha! How about you
[2026/04/12 14:14] Joe: long poles to use as stilts?
[2026/04/12 14:15] Mecha: We're in a cater of a volcano. I am going to try to climb out and see if there are options from there
[2026/04/12 14:16] Sapphire: ah, we're on the big mountain
[2026/04/12 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: The crater is easily climbed. You get a good view of the Cornish landscape, which is suprisingly hilly.
[2026/04/12 14:16] Sapphire: So, anything left of this ritual apparaturus we used to get to the plane of fire?
[2026/04/12 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: I wouldn't call it a "big" mountain.
[2026/04/12 14:16] Mecha: "Does anyone know which way to piltover.. er pilton?
[2026/04/12 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: You got chalk dust, I guess.
[2026/04/12 14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Pilton: slightly west of north from here. Two days' hike.
[2026/04/12 14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire
[2026/04/12 14:18] Mecha: Sooooo Northwest?
[2026/04/12 14:18] Sapphire: just the dust? Not something i can easily take back and i can get chalk most places
[2026/04/12 14:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mmhmm. So it would seem
[2026/04/12 14:19] Sapphire: Let's get clear of this volcano while it's quiet
[2026/04/12 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: indeed, it might erupt.
[2026/04/12 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: So... a two day hike.
[2026/04/12 14:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're all injured to various degrees, but, we'll assume you arrive at Pilton at full health and with spells memorized. I assume Emilys' spells are the same.
[2026/04/12 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Someone roll a D20
[2026/04/12 14:21] D20: Sapphire rolls 13
[2026/04/12 14:21] Sapphire: yeah
[2026/04/12 14:21] Joe: how is my eye healing ?
[2026/04/12 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gwen: you notice nothing unusual on the journey
[2026/04/12 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe: it has been healed since you left Merlins' island
[2026/04/12 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'll allow one more D20 roll
[2026/04/12 14:22] Joe: awesome! i can see again
[2026/04/12 14:22] D20: Mecha rolls 5
[2026/04/12 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: welcome back to stereoscopic sight, Joe
[2026/04/12 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia: you notice....
[2026/04/12 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: you pass a number of various commoners going about their business. They seem more aloof, more suspicious than you are acustommed.
[2026/04/12 14:25] Mecha: I motion to the other two."YOu notice the people?"
[2026/04/12 14:25] Sapphire: any of them coming to accost us?
[2026/04/12 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: They're doing what they do. Farmers in fields, kids going to do kid things, merchants riding places.
[2026/04/12 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Usually you'd get a wave, but, you're getting stares.
[2026/04/12 14:28] Sapphire: Will wave back, just in case that gets a reaction.
[2026/04/12 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Nope, just a stare.
[2026/04/12 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: heading on, or... anyone got any bright ideas?
[2026/04/12 14:29] Mecha: Talia just looks confused and a bit concerned before looking at Joe."You mention demons ONCE about these people I will throw you in the nearest pig pen"
[2026/04/12 14:29] Joe: "Nah they're just humble, simple peasant folks."
[2026/04/12 14:30] Sapphire: "Surely at least one is willing to talk to us."
[2026/04/12 14:30] Sapphire: "If only to tell us to go away."
[2026/04/12 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me resists the urge to point out that's just what demons -want- you to believe
[2026/04/12 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's a guy in a field. You want to attract his attention?
[2026/04/12 14:31] Joe: "They might point us in the direction of Pilton so we don't get lost. If they know where it is."
[2026/04/12 14:32] Sapphire: Sure, we can walk in his direction. "Hello sir, would you answer a couple of questions to a gaggle of travelers?"
[2026/04/12 14:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: The farmer straightens up and comes closer, but stops twelve feet short of you, his right hand slowly sliding down to his belt, where his knife is tucked. "Strangers. What can I do for you?"
[2026/04/12 14:35] Sapphire: "We're tracking down the dragon that we believe flew overhead a within the past few days, if you know where they went?"
[2026/04/12 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Farmer (looking a bit confused): "What dragon might that be, then? Ain't heard of no dragon in these parts."
[2026/04/12 14:36] Sapphire: "No sightings of Sonja y Dragh recently?"
[2026/04/12 14:36] Mecha: "Have you heard of any new arrivals in town. I mean besides us?"
[2026/04/12 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Farmer (who is standing in a field halfway on your journey): "Sonja y Ddraig Aur? Who's askin'... are ye for the King of the North, or, might ye be for the Queen of the South?"
[2026/04/12 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: (it's probable you don't know this part of the lore, since it came in after you played the first campaign. INT checks to "remember")
[2026/04/12 14:39] D20: Sapphire rolls 6
[2026/04/12 14:39] D20: Mecha rolls 16
[2026/04/12 14:39] Sapphire: ( I'm pretty sure i'd missed the relevant sessions )
[2026/04/12 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: (Emily recalls: "King of the North" refers to the good, lawful dragon God, whereas "Queen of the South" refers to the evil, chaotic dragon God)
[2026/04/12 14:42] Sapphire: "For the King of the North, we are." She answers, on the theory that honesty gets them further than trying to lie when they don't know what sort of land this is on it's own
[2026/04/12 14:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: Farmer (becomes instantly more friendly, stepping closer and letting go of his belt): "Aye. No, I've not seen Sonja y Ddraig Aur. She'd sort things out. All manner of omens and rumours, stories of wee fell creatures."
[2026/04/12 14:44] Mecha: Talia looks to Emily for translation
[2026/04/12 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: what needs translating....?
[2026/04/12 14:46] Mecha: Wee fell creatures for one
[2026/04/12 14:46] Sapphire: "Any fell creatures you've seen yourself?"
[2026/04/12 14:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: "wee" = small, "fell" = evil (usually), creatures, I hope you know. It's old English, modern Scottish.
[2026/04/12 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Farmer: "Nay, thank the gods. Just a bunch of rumours, and a crow flying backwards. It's a bad omen, mark my words."
[2026/04/12 14:48] Mecha: *Looking to Emily for translation. talia would not have known that. that was an in character thing*
[2026/04/12 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: (Ironically Talia has INT and WIS greater than Emily)
[2026/04/12 14:48] Sapphire: "Backwards? When was this crow seen?"
[2026/04/12 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Farmer: "Two days ago. Whoever heard of crows flying backwards, and evil not following?"
[2026/04/12 14:50] Mecha: *True but talia hasn't been everywhere so doesn't know all the dialectical points.. is dialectical a word?*
[2026/04/12 14:51] Joe: yes
[2026/04/12 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: (Dielectric is, but, there's no capacitors in medieval times)
[2026/04/12 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: so... moving on?
[2026/04/12 14:52] Mecha: moving on
[2026/04/12 14:52] Joe: yes
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Finally - you make it to Pilton. It's a small fishing village, hugging the shore, there's a boatyard, a harbour, cottages, and a central large tavern.
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: What are you going to do?
[2026/04/12 14:53] Joe: is there a temple ?
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sapphire: ....it's a small village but they can support a large tavern?
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sapphire: curious
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Probably, yes, it would have a temple.
[2026/04/12 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Why wouldn't it?
[2026/04/12 14:54] Mecha: *Perk* tavern?
[2026/04/12 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: Yes: The Drunken Mermaid
[2026/04/12 14:54] Sapphire: mostly I'd expect a small tavern, though if they have some sort of seasonal festival or a pilgramage site nearby perhaps they get enough traffic for that to work
[2026/04/12 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: don't ask me how the medieval economy works.
[2026/04/12 14:55] Joe: I want to go and pray for good fortune
[2026/04/12 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: good plan; there's a small shrine dedicated to some sea god. You can pray there.
[2026/04/12 14:56] Mecha: Talia is going for a drink.
[2026/04/12 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll a D20, Joe
[2026/04/12 14:56] D20: Joe rolls 8
[2026/04/12 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Who's your god?
[2026/04/12 14:56] Sapphire: hmmmm. So this a sea-coast village rather than river fishing?
[2026/04/12 14:56] Joe: generic unspecified god of light
[2026/04/12 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Generic unspecified god of light grants Joe Advantage on any D20 roll of his choice for the day.
[2026/04/12 14:57] Joe: oh yeah! thank you so much
[2026/04/12 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: No river has been mentioned, or noticed.
[2026/04/12 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia: stepping into the tavern
[2026/04/12 14:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: A standard tavern run by an aging and battle scarred ex-sailor known only as Grump. His short temper and dour demeanor are almost as famous as his exotic dishes. "What's that? Speak up, speak up! You young 'uns, always whispering!"
[2026/04/12 14:58] Mecha: "Ale and what you got for food!"
[2026/04/12 14:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Aye? And maybe a tale too?"
[2026/04/12 14:59] Mecha: Sure I could use a tale."
[2026/04/12 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Ah, ye wanna hear a tale, do ye? Well, listen close, 'cause I ain't one for fancy stories, but here goes - once, I was sailin' the treacherous seas, dodgin' storms and pirates, just to get to some port where I could drown my sorrows. One night, a cursed storm sank our ship, and I watched my mates go to Davy Jones' locker while I clung to a piece of driftwood for dear life. Now, I run this godforsaken tavern, pourin' drinks and listenin' to fools prattle on about heroics - if only they knew what real danger was. So, if you want a tip, stay clear of the open sea and don't trust a sailor's tall tales; they’re just a way to forget the horrors they’ve seen."
[2026/04/12 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Ale'll be a gold each, aye."
[2026/04/12 15:00] Sapphire: that's for an entire pitcher of ale if it's a whole gold?
[2026/04/12 15:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "An entire pint tankard, or half pint if ye be giving me more lip!"
[2026/04/12 15:01] Mecha: Talia is tired so she pays it."What do you have for food?" She asks
[2026/04/12 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Fish and chips, o'course!"
[2026/04/12 15:03] Mecha: how much?
[2026/04/12 15:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: A sailor nursing a pint of ale gives you a nod. "If'n it's tales yer after, I got one fer ye."
[2026/04/12 15:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: (One gold. Grumps' prices are surprisingly reasonable.)
[2026/04/12 15:04] Mecha: Talia pays the gold and looks at the sailor." I'm listening what kinda tale?"
[2026/04/12 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: The old sailor leans in close, breath heavy with ale and brine. His voice is rough, worn down by years of salt and storms. “Let me tell you somethin’ about the Bitch Queen — Umberlee, they call her.”
[2026/04/12 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: He spits to the side, superstitious even indoors. “Most folk just say she’s the goddess of the sea. That’s only half the truth. She’s cruel. Always has been. Any sailor worth the name knows the signs. When a storm hits hard, and the wind carries laughin’ — or hissin’ words that ain’t meant for mortal ears — then you’re sailin’ in her domain.” He takes a long pull from his mug. Sea travel’s always been a gamble. Maybe I’ve offended her myself — odds are, I have. She’s like that. Temperamental. Malicious. She don’t play fair. Deals mean nothin’ to her. Promises? Worth less than driftwood. If breakin’ her word gets her more tribute, more treasure... she’ll twist the knife and leave you drownin’ without a second thought.”
[2026/04/12 15:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: His eyes gleam as he leans back. “Most times, she shows herself through storms. Waves and wind risin’ outta nowhere. Sky crackin’ open like it’s gone mad. And if you ever hear a voice on that wind — a giggle, a whisper that makes your blood go cold — that’s when you know she’s watchin’ you.” He leans in again, voice dropping low. “They say Umberlee feeds her greed by sinkin’ ships. Breaks ’em apart, drowns the crews, then watches the sharks pick the bones clean. There’s an old tale of a great vessel — the Wraithship. Dragged down in a storm she herself conjured. Lightning, waves, screaming wind. Crushed and lost.”
[2026/04/12 15:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: A crooked grin. “Some say the wreck still rises from the deep now and then. Caught in her endless storm. A reminder of what happens when she takes interest.” He taps the table once. “So if you’re ever at sea and the wind starts screamin’ like banshees, and the waves hit like thunder — remember this. You might be facin’ the Bitch Queen herself. And if she’s in a foul mood... she might decide to keep you.”
[2026/04/12 15:06] Joe: I make my way toward the tavern after the temple. Is there anything unusual about the village?
[2026/04/12 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll D20
[2026/04/12 15:06] D20: Joe rolls 13
[2026/04/12 15:06] Sapphire: Emily frowns at that, glancing over to the lantern on Talia's belt, then slides a gold coin down. "the fish and chips plus some ale to go with it."
[2026/04/12 15:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: Not many vessels in the harbour.
[2026/04/12 15:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: A hooded patron speaks up from the shadows, voice low and deliberate. “If you’re listenin’ to tales of the sea, you might as well hear the oldest one.”
[2026/04/12 15:08] Mecha: hit me with it please
[2026/04/12 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: He traces a slow circle on the tabletop. “Long ago — before charts, before lighthouses — there arose a coven of three witches, known as the Tempest Witches.” He glances around, making sure no one laughs. “They say they were born from a storm so vast it tore the sea itself open. Lightning, wind, and fury shaped them, twisted them, bound them together.” His voice drops further. “The coven is said to guard a sunken temple, hidden deep beneath the waves. A place of ancient arcane power. No ship that stumbles too close escapes unchanged.” A pause. “Sailors fear them. Pirates revere them. Cross their waters and you invite curses — storms that never end, ships dragged into whirlpools, crews driven mad by voices carried on the wind.”
[2026/04/12 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: He lifts three fingers. "Each witch is said to embody one face of the storm. One is lightning and fury — sudden death from a clear sky. One is the crushing weight of the deep, the slow pull that drags hulls and lungs alike. And the third is the howling wind, stealing breath and sanity with whispered promises." His fingers curl into a fist. “They feast on despair. Draw strength from chaos. And they do not serve sailors... only the storm.” After a moment, he adds quietly: “Some say they are not gods. Not quite. But even the gods are said to leave their waters alone.”
[2026/04/12 15:09] Sapphire: "Power enough the gods have better places to be?"
[2026/04/12 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: The hooded patron just nods and takes a big swing of his ale.
[2026/04/12 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe! What do you suggest at this point?
[2026/04/12 15:12] Jassie: is online.
[2026/04/12 15:12] Joe: Ordering some fish and chips and an ale for myself also
[2026/04/12 15:13] Sapphire: How fresh does the fish taste?
[2026/04/12 15:14] Mecha: Talia shakes her head. in her mind we're likely to run into all of this in their current quest.
[2026/04/12 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Hard to say, it's been liberally battered and fried.
[2026/04/12 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: And for Jassie: the party made it to Pilton, and are trying to find Sonja y Ddraig Aur and Meghan, who are both... somewhere. Right now, they're having fish, chips and ale in a tavern
[2026/04/12 15:15] Jassie: heya sorry sorry
[2026/04/12 15:15] Joe: hi Jassie
[2026/04/12 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha! What do you plan doing?
[2026/04/12 15:15] Jassie: heya joe
[2026/04/12 15:15] Jassie: (all good, i'll jump in as it goes on)
[2026/04/12 15:16] Mecha: Eating and drinking as she ponders things. Wanting to ask if anyone has seen Sonja, but also not wanting to cause trouble in case she has enemies hidden
[2026/04/12 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: are you or aren't you going to ask? And ask who?
[2026/04/12 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire
[2026/04/12 15:18] Mecha: Gonna ask Grump "say any new arrivals in the past couple days? We're looking for a friend ."
[2026/04/12 15:19] Sapphire: "Have there been any dragon sightings out this way?"
[2026/04/12 15:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Well. Funny you should ask. Two ladies came, one with a lute and a really wild outfit, the other a beautiful blonde wearing golden scale armour. Said they'd be looking for a ship, stayed a night, and left without paying!"
[2026/04/12 15:20] Sapphire: "Golden scale armor? Any weapon?"
[2026/04/12 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump busts out laughing. "Dragon sightings! You young 'uns!"
[2026/04/12 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Aye, scale armour, all golden."
[2026/04/12 15:20] Mecha: Did they say where they planned on sailing to?
[2026/04/12 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Out ta sea... where else???"
[2026/04/12 15:21] Sapphire: "Not, some other town on the coast?"
[2026/04/12 15:22] Sapphire: "Who's ship?"
[2026/04/12 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump just looks at you as if you're insane.
[2026/04/12 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "I dinae ken... do I look like the harbour master?"
[2026/04/12 15:22] Mecha: Did they mention a destination or just out to.. the middle of the sea... Oh,shit."
[2026/04/12 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: oh shit?
[2026/04/12 15:23] Jassie: he has a point i guess, maybe we should head to the harbour master?
[2026/04/12 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: he has a very good point
[2026/04/12 15:24] Sapphire: "Who's the harbour master?"
[2026/04/12 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump shrugs. "Go down to the harbour and ask the guy with the funny hat."
[2026/04/12 15:24] Mecha: They went out to the middle of the sea... the next gem.
[2026/04/12 15:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Indeed.
[2026/04/12 15:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "You friends of these two ladies?"
[2026/04/12 15:25] Sapphire: Emily wobbles her hand
[2026/04/12 15:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "You got some ailment, lassie?"
[2026/04/12 15:27] Sapphire: She eyes him. "Been traveling a long time with these two is all."
[2026/04/12 15:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "And ye have nae picked up any respect fer yer elders, clearly."
[2026/04/12 15:28] Mecha: I look at grump. Yes friends to the point someone thought I was in a relationship with the one in the golden armor. But yes we will go speak with the harbormaster.
[2026/04/12 15:29] Jassie: /me says to Grump, dont mind me friends to much, its been a rather rough time that we've had
[2026/04/12 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Izzat so? Well, ye gonna settle their bill, before I use their stuff as kindling for lighting fires?"
[2026/04/12 15:30] Mecha: Their stuff is still here?"
[2026/04/12 15:30] Sapphire: "Oh, we can get their stuff back to them. How much of a bill did they rack up?"
[2026/04/12 15:30] Joe: "Its funny. In my order, we are taught respect is earned from good deeds. Its strange to think of people wanting respect simply because they survived longer than most folks. I suppose the barkeep has got a point. You sure must have some sage wisdom to impart, eh?"
[2026/04/12 15:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "Aye... two gold for the room, and two gold for the lesson in respecting yer elders!"
[2026/04/12 15:30] Mecha: I shake my head and pay it
[2026/04/12 15:31] Jassie: rolls her eyes at that
[2026/04/12 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Grump: "And another two for the sarcasm!"
[2026/04/12 15:31] Mecha: That two gold is on them." I say as I take another drink.
[2026/04/12 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: After paying six gold, Grump directs you to room 7A
[2026/04/12 15:32] Joe: All of us to 7A?
[2026/04/12 15:32] Sapphire: Emily heads up that way to see what state the room was left in, still amazed this town is big enough for the tavern to have mulitple numbered rooms
[2026/04/12 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: Room 7A: Looks briefly lived in. The only two things of note are:
[2026/04/12 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: 1) A faint golden shimmer lingering in the room, creating a faint, warm glow that subtly illuminates the room. Additionally, a faint scent of honey and amber lingers in the air.
[2026/04/12 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: Anyone want to roll INT/WIS?
[2026/04/12 15:33] D20: Mecha rolls 1
[2026/04/12 15:33] D20: Joe rolls 11
[2026/04/12 15:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES*
[2026/04/12 15:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: nat1
[2026/04/12 15:33] Mecha: which is good in this case, since we're supposed to roll under
[2026/04/12 15:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia doesn't just know this for a fact - she can even specify who... this is the scent and aura of a gold dragon. Sonja y Ddraig Aur, to be precise.
[2026/04/12 15:34] D20: Sapphire rolls 12
[2026/04/12 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: 2) A well-worn journal and a delicate quill, and a small locket containing a portrait of someone. The journal appears to have a few sheets of paper slipped in.
[2026/04/12 15:34] Sapphire: Sonja smells like honey and amber, hmmm?
[2026/04/12 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: As do all gold dragons
[2026/04/12 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: so... now....?
[2026/04/12 15:36] Jassie: (really though hehe?)
[2026/04/12 15:36] Mecha: Talia grabs the journal and the locket, being gentle with the quill."I'm too nice to read someones diary. one of you can look in it." as she opens the locket.
[2026/04/12 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: (MMhmm)
[2026/04/12 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Locket: A picture of a young man, with long dark hair, slightly yellowed with age and with a simple title: "Jethro".
[2026/04/12 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: If it's a diary, it's odd that several pieces of parchment have been stuffed in it.
[2026/04/12 15:37] Sapphire: Emily is not nice, and quite willing to read through the journal. If those two left, tehy weren't planning on coming back here.
[2026/04/12 15:37] Jassie: /me being super curious, opens up the diary to have a read, sharing it with emily
[2026/04/12 15:37] Sapphire: She'll focuse on the stuffed in parchment sheeets
[2026/04/12 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Paper 1: A musical score for Greensleeves, played on a lute.
[2026/04/12 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Paper 2: A short note: "Megan, You be sure you do your part. We be sure keep us promise. (undecypherable squiggle)"
[2026/04/12 15:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me pauses
[2026/04/12 15:39] Mecha: So height was does it look like Jethro is short or is Jethro tall?
[2026/04/12 15:39] Mecha: *Has a feeling no one is going to get that reference*
[2026/04/12 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: From a selfie? Fuck knows.
[2026/04/12 15:39] Sapphire: /me attempts to decipher the squiggle
[2026/04/12 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's a squiggle.
Meghans' Song #1
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🎶 BBEG in Disguise 🎶

You look like an angel...
Heal like an angel...
Pray like an angel...
Walk in the light...

You bless like an angel...
Smile like an angel...
Glow like an angel...
All robed in white...

But I got wise...
To your disguise...

Oh yes I did!

You’re the BBEG in disguise!
Oh yes you are — the BBEG in disguise!

You smite like an angel...
Crit like an angel...
Roll like an angel...
Dice shining bright...

You guide like an angel...
Lead like an angel...
Speak like an angel...
All holy and right...

But I rolled my eyes...
At your disguise...

Oh yes I did!

You’re the BBEG in disguise!
Oh yes you are — the BBEG in disguise!

Your halo’s crooked...
Your spells look cooked...
Your “holy light” smells faintly of brimstone tonight...

That radiant glow...
I think I know...
Is just a fireball waiting to blow!

Now the party’s wise...
To your disguise...

Oh yes we are!

You’re the BBEG in disguise!
Oh yes you are — the BBEG in disguise!

Note at the end: "Sonja y Ddraig Goch. Sonja y Ddraig Aur. Leopards don't change their spots."
[2026/04/12 15:41] Jassie: (ok love that HAHA)
[2026/04/12 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: (There's three more...)
Meghans' Song #2
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🎵 Sonja y Ddraig Goch 🎵

Sonja y Ddraig Goch,
What good do you think you do?
Do you think you'll be different
When the reckoning comes for you?

You broke my heart and
Killed the mate of my soul,
And the heat of your flames
Turns my blood a little cold.

Sonja y Ddraig Goch,
Your shadow darkens the sky,
You came down screaming fire
Like the end of the world on high.

You took my love and
Left nothing but ash,
Now every beat of my heart
Is a drum for the clash.

Sonja y Ddraig Goch,
I hear your wings in the night,
Like thunder over the mountains
Before the lightning strikes.

The villages whisper,
The children all hide,
But I’m sharpening steel
With revenge at my side.

Sonja y Ddraig Goch,
You think you’re the terror here,
But a man with nothing left
Is a thing you ought to fear.

You burned my world and
Thought I'd crawl in the dirt,
But I’m riding that fury
Through the pain and the hurt.

Sonja y Ddraig Goch,
When the final battle is through,
If the flames don’t claim me
Then I’m coming for you.

And if I fall fighting
Under red dragon flame,
At least in the end
You will remember my name.

Note at the end: "Oh, she'll remember my and my mans' name, all right."
[2026/04/12 15:43] Mecha: Yeah, we need to go and we need to go now."
Meghans' Song #3
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🎶 “A Bard Walks Through the Gate”

A bard walks through the city gate
With nothing but a song,
The guards all laugh and wave her in
And never think it wrong.

A bard sits down beside a king
And sings of love and war,
The king forgets to watch her hands
Or count the cups she pours.

A bard can steal a dragon’s trust
With nothing but a rhyme...
And when the song is over
The dragon will be out of time...

Note at the end: "They don't even suspect!"
[2026/04/12 15:44] Sapphire: "We need to talk to the harbor master right away."
[2026/04/12 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: indeed...
[2026/04/12 15:44] Jassie: catchy songs though
[2026/04/12 15:44] Sapphire: "and find someone willing to take us out onto the ocean."
Meghans' Song #4
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🎸 Like a Dragon Out of Hell 🎸

The sky split open with a thunder crack,
And the mountains shook below,
A shadow crossed the silver moon
And the northern winds did blow.

The taverns fell to silence
When the distant bells all rang,
For every soul in every hall
Knew the terror that it sang.

Like a dragon out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes,
Like a dragon out of hell burning bright in the rising sun.
No chain can hold me, no oath can bind,
No hero’s blade can slow my flight—
Like a dragon out of hell I'll be gone, gone, gone tonight.

The priests cried out for mercy,
The kings all called for steel,
But courage melts like candle wax
When dragonfire you feel.

And the brave may ride to meet her
With banners in the gale,
But banners burn to ashes
When the crimson wings prevail.

Like a dragon out of hell tearing fire through the sky,
Like a dragon out of hell hear the dying thunder cry.
No fortress wall, no golden shield
Can stand before that burning night—
Like a dragon out of hell she'll be gone before the light.

And somewhere in the darkness
A lone bard writes it down,
For songs are all that mortals keep
When dragons take the crown.

Note at the end: "She flamed him without a second thought. Fucking bitch!"
[2026/04/12 15:46] Jassie: well, lead the way i guess
[2026/04/12 15:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: The next one, you recall Meghan singing it when you came back from the Ice Queen
[2026/04/12 15:47] Sapphire: Emily is frowning quite a lot at these lyrics
Meghans' Song #5
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🎶 Who’s Gonna Save You Tonight 🎶

Verse 1
Who’s gonna tell you when it’s too late?
Who’s gonna whisper when fate won’t wait?
Who’s gonna warn you the road turns wrong?
When the night grows cold and the fire is gone?

Chorus
You can’t go on thinking nothing’s wrong, not now,
The storm is closer than you believe...
When the chains are tight and the dark comes down,
Who’s gonna unchain you when you can’t breathe?

Verse 2
Who’s gonna lift my man when he falls?
Who’s gonna answer the widow’s call?
Who’s gonna gather the shattered dreams
From the ashes of burnt things?

Chorus
You can’t go on thinking nothing’s wrong, not now,
The sky is darker than it seems...
When the fire falls from the crimson sky,
Who’s gonna save your hide tonight?

Bridge
Who’s gonna hold me now when I shake?
Who’s gonna stay when my whole world breaks?
Who’s gonna stand when the brave ones run,
When the dragon comes with the rising sun?

Final Chorus
You can’t go on thinking nothing’s wrong, not now...
The chains are waiting in the night...
When the fire falls and the wings descend,
Who’s gonna save you tonight?

Note at the end: "Let's see how you breathe and flame under water, bitch!"
[2026/04/12 15:48] Mecha: Wait, the person reading this are they sharing this information with us?"
[2026/04/12 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'm not reconning this. Sapphire better be reading out loud.
[2026/04/12 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Last note:
[2026/04/12 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Paper 3: "Megan, You worry your part. We have Chains of Vael Thalorr, our great God say these old chains have big magic. Have more magic now, runes in crushed aboleth bone and sea salt, stop magic. Have big log thrower, sigil inscribed make paralysis and pain in big monster. Bring her to us, we end her, our great God be happy, you happy, bitch Sonja dead not happy. (undecypherable squiggle)."
[2026/04/12 15:49] Sapphire: Emily is reading this out, but of course is terrible at actually carrying a tune,
[2026/04/12 15:50] Joe: whispers: listens
[2026/04/12 15:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: At this juncture, you probably really really want to get to the harbour, but, that's a you decision.
[2026/04/12 15:50] Sapphire: "Aboleth Bone and Sea Salt... but they're going to use it *in* sea water... hmmm."
[2026/04/12 15:51] Sapphire: we've mentioned heading to the harbor, soon as this unskippable cutscene finishes
[2026/04/12 15:51] Sapphire: to the harbour!
[2026/04/12 15:51] Jassie: yea, I mean an ABoleth isnt easy to find or possibly defeat, but at this point who knows
[2026/04/12 15:51] Mecha: Talia growls."Let's fucking go." as she is already moving.
[2026/04/12 15:51] Jassie: follow along
[2026/04/12 15:51] Joe: follows also
[2026/04/12 15:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me just eyes Sapphire. You've complained she gives no clues, and she spent -ages- rewriting songs to give you an in-character Clue that you can surely follow, least you can do is endure them
[2026/04/12 15:52] Sapphire: fair
[2026/04/12 15:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: To the harbour! Which... doesn't have many ships. Skiffs, rowboats, and one curragh.
[2026/04/12 15:53] Mecha: unskippable but entertaining.
[2026/04/12 15:53] Sapphire: how big is a curragh? We probably only know enough about ships to count how many masts there are
[2026/04/12 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: et tu, Miss I See No Bandits?
[2026/04/12 15:53] Mecha: once we get to the harbor begin looking for the harbormaster.
[2026/04/12 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'm glad you asked. a Currach: This is an early, primitive vessel. It is made from thick hides stretched over a wood-and-wicker frame. A single mast caries a small square sail, but the currach is usually worked by oars. It is normally 20 to 40 feet long. the crew is approximately six to eight and the cargo space is limited - no more than five tons. (Draft 1', Length 20', Beam 5', not very seaworthy)
[2026/04/12 15:53] Jassie: thats first order of business yes
[2026/04/12 15:54] Sapphire: Oars are promising, if we had enough crew to man them
[2026/04/12 15:54] Sapphire: there a harbor master?
[2026/04/12 15:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: A guy in a tattered tricorn hat and a coat adorned with silver buttons saunters over from the curragh. "Say, strangers... new in town?"
[2026/04/12 15:55] Joe: whispers: bites down sarcasm
[2026/04/12 15:55] Mecha: I nod."Yes we came to meet up with a couple friends but it seems they sailed without us"
[2026/04/12 15:56] Jassie: /me nods
[2026/04/12 15:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "That's too bad. Two lovely ladies, were they? Mighty strange that they'd be going out to sea, but, I mind my own business."
[2026/04/12 15:57] Sapphire: "Did you notice what ship they went out on?"
[2026/04/12 15:57] Jassie: or which direction they were heading?
[2026/04/12 15:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Aye. Not mine! They went that way...." *points across the sea*
[2026/04/12 15:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "If you wanna catch up with them, you either need to swim fast... or have a fast ship..."
[2026/04/12 15:58] Sapphire: "Is your ship fast?"
[2026/04/12 15:58] Mecha: If not then who do we see about a fast ship?"
[2026/04/12 15:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat smiles and nods, trying to look casual, but, clearly proud of his ship
[2026/04/12 15:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Och, I dinnae, lassie...." *looks thoughtful*
[2026/04/12 16:00] Mecha: How much for passage on said fast ship?"
[2026/04/12 16:00] Sapphire: She looks at his ship, and then to the others in the bay. Do the *other* ships seem particularly fast?
[2026/04/12 16:01] Jassie: and does his look amazing
[2026/04/12 16:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat slips his hands behind his back and stands straight, all business like. "That depends... where ye going, and what ye expect when ye get there."
[2026/04/12 16:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'm sure the skiffs and rowboats can go as fast as you can row them
[2026/04/12 16:02] Jassie: and which is your ship?
[2026/04/12 16:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat looks at Jassie as if she's just popped out of the Earth with three heads
[2026/04/12 16:03] Sapphire: "we need to follow those two ladies, the bard and the one with the plate armor. We need to reach them before they get out to the sea."
[2026/04/12 16:04] Mecha: Talia."Do you know where our friends booked passage to?"
[2026/04/12 16:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Aye, izzat so...? Call it... say ten gold. More if'n it takes more'n a day, izzat a deal, aye?"
[2026/04/12 16:04] Jassie: LOL
[2026/04/12 16:04] Jassie: (meanie)
[2026/04/12 16:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Do I look like Umberlee?"
[2026/04/12 16:06] Mecha: ten total right?
[2026/04/12 16:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "If it takes no more'n a day, aye."
[2026/04/12 16:06] Sapphire: "As long as we can find them."
[2026/04/12 16:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "I'll take ye there, ye pay fer my ship as we search.... findin' 'em is a ye problem, arr."
[2026/04/12 16:07] Mecha: Talia pays him."Done, before showing an extra five."More if you can get us to where we need to be.
[2026/04/12 16:08] Sapphire: "I have some clues on where they went we can work with."
[2026/04/12 16:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Arr, 'tis a deal. Come on board!"
[2026/04/12 16:09] Sapphire: Emily heads up, finding a place to stand while she reads through the songs
[2026/04/12 16:09] Mecha: *Gold adjusted accordingly on this ones character sheet.*
[2026/04/12 16:09] Jassie: /me relaxes for awhile preparing for a fight
[2026/04/12 16:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat bellows to his ship: "Move yer asses, ye fucking scurvy dogs! We got customers, aye. Man the oars and let's get sailing! An no fucking robbing these fine people, or ye walk the plank, arrr!"
[2026/04/12 16:10] Joe: gives Talia half the fare
[2026/04/12 16:10] Jassie: (oh i can pay for it also, also haha i figured they were pirates)
[2026/04/12 16:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guy in tricorn hat: "Me names' Black Bart. Welcome aboard the Prydwen."
[2026/04/12 16:10] Jassie: /me "well a pleasure to meet you then Black Bart."
[2026/04/12 16:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: You see half a dozen sailors, mostly scarred and sporting huge moustaches, gold earrings, and one has a wooden peg leg
[2026/04/12 16:11] Mecha: I shake my head to joe."Keep it but give me back my ring now that your eye is back."
[2026/04/12 16:11] Sapphire: "Emily, a pleasure to meet you."
[2026/04/12 16:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: The Prydwen casts off, and moves quicker than you might think as the sailors row with a determined pace they can maintain for hours.
[2026/04/12 16:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: (It's ironic this is the first time I've known Joe to not Detect Evil)
[2026/04/12 16:13] Sapphire: ( he's learned...to not ask questions he doesn't want the answer to )
[2026/04/12 16:13] Joe: returns the ring with much love for Talia for having healed my eye
[2026/04/12 16:13] Joe: This ship does not feel like an evil place
[2026/04/12 16:13] Jassie: /me just watches it all, quite intrigued
[2026/04/12 16:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: Land vanishes behind the Prydwen fast, and the open sea is in front.
[2026/04/12 16:14] Joe: This wide open ocean however, not so sure about
[2026/04/12 16:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Black Bart: "So, while we be lookin' fer yer mates, ye want a story while we look?"
[2026/04/12 16:15] Sapphire: "Sure, glad to hear some stories," she answers, finding a barrel or something to sit on.
[2026/04/12 16:15] Mecha: Can tali make a roll to see if something is fishy?*no pun intended?*
[2026/04/12 16:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Yes, roll d20
[2026/04/12 16:15] D20: Mecha rolls 7
[2026/04/12 16:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're pretty sure this is a pirate ship.
[2026/04/12 16:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Captain Black Bart does not lean in. He does not whisper. He speaks plainly — like a man who has survived long enough to stop embellishing the truth. “You’ve heard of the Tempest Witches, aye? Most folk get that part right. Where they go wrong... is why they exist.” He gestures vaguely toward the sea. “Long ago, Umberlee — the Bitch Queen herself — felt her dominion threatened. Not by sailors. Not by pirates. By a king.” A pause, heavy. "This king thought himself clever. Thought he could prove mastery over the sea. Tame storms. Steal a portion of the goddess’s power and claim it as his own.”
[2026/04/12 16:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Bart snorts. “That never ends well. Umberlee answered with a storm unlike any other. A tempest so vast it tore the sea open. Waves swallowed fleets. Lightning burned the sky white. And in her fury, something... changed. From her own divine will — or her curse, dependin’ who you ask — three witches were born. Each one bound to an aspect of the storm.” He counts them off slowly. “Fury and lightning. The crushing weight of the deep. And the howling wind that steals breath and sense alike. They weren’t servants. Not exactly. They were made to ensure no mortal ever tried that trick again.”
[2026/04/12 16:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Bart’s voice hardens. “Centuries passed. The coven grew stronger. They fed on shipwrecks. On despair. On chaos. Eventually, they claimed a sunken temple beneath the waves — once a place of worship, now a cursed lair.” He looks each of you in the eye. “That’s the part the priests don’t like to mention. Even gods make mistakes. And sometimes those mistakes don’t stay obedient.”
[2026/04/12 16:16] Joe: I think I need to pray again
[2026/04/12 16:17] Mecha: Talia chuckles."You wouldn't happen to know where that cursed lair is now would ya?"
[2026/04/12 16:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe: You still have the advantage on a D20 roll
[2026/04/12 16:17] Jassie: /me looks at Black Bart, and do you believe this lair exists if even that
[2026/04/12 16:18] Joe: ooh i pray for safe passage to exactly where we need to be and without getting the attention of any malicious sea gods or witches
[2026/04/12 16:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: Black Bart: "Somewhere deep under the sea, aye? It's pretty deep out here. And... hey.... look..." *points* "...friends o' yers?"
[2026/04/12 16:18] Sapphire: Emily looks, then wobbles her hand.
[2026/04/12 16:18] Mecha: Talia looks
[2026/04/12 16:18] Sapphire: "One of the friends has been faking it."
[2026/04/12 16:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: You are approaching two large ships.
[2026/04/12 16:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Black Bart, eyeing the ships: "Aye? Izzat so..."
[2026/04/12 16:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: One is what looks like a galleon, but without any masts; it does have something huge covered by canvas, with signs of recent combat: scorch marks, blood, dangling chains...
[2026/04/12 16:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: The other is what looks like a much smaller, but still rather big ship, with three masts. Megan is visible on deck, looking increasingly guilty beside the smug-looking albino kobold in a chestplate. Kobolds swarm to the rails, prepared to board or repel attackers.
[2026/04/12 16:20] Sapphire: Hmmm.... Sonja, incidental question
[2026/04/12 16:20] Mecha: ..."THEM!" Talia growls
[2026/04/12 16:20] Sapphire: how much health do ship sails have?
[2026/04/12 16:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me pauses for the question
[2026/04/12 16:20] Jassie: /me those guys again....
[2026/04/12 16:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: depends on the ship and the size of the sails and how well maintained they are
[2026/04/12 16:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Champion (kobold leader): Tone: Mocking, triumphant, aware they are in total control: “You humens just in time. See what we catch! But too big, me think we return to sea.”
[2026/04/12 16:21] Mecha: How close are we to the kobold ship?
[2026/04/12 16:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: You see a crew of kobolds haulling the tarpaulin off the deck. There, chained to the deck, looking already rather dead, is Sonja y Ddraig Aur
[2026/04/12 16:22] Joe: "Bastards."
[2026/04/12 16:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: A few hundred yards. Too far for combat, but close enough to hear shouts.
[2026/04/12 16:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: Meghan: “I.. I - this isn’t what you think...”
[2026/04/12 16:23] Sapphire: "Ah. Well, they're not the only ones out on these waters with power over storms."
[2026/04/12 16:23] Sapphire: How close do I need to get to paint those kobolds over with Ice Storm?
[2026/04/12 16:23] Mecha: I get my hands on you bastards I'm gonna rip yer lungs out" before looking to Meghan."And you you traitorous CUNT!
[2026/04/12 16:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sonja y Ddraig Aur (cracking an eye open): "What... what... by all the good gods, just what did I do to you?"
[2026/04/12 16:24] Jassie: /me looks at Meghan just shaking her head
[2026/04/12 16:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: A lot closer; bear in mind the other ship is a) bigger, b) armed with ballistae, c) swarming with kobolds with missile weapons
[2026/04/12 16:24] Sapphire: and i only have one casting of the storm, hmmm
[2026/04/12 16:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Meghan: "I... I did what I thought I had to... You don’t know what I know... You don’t know what she did... she left me no choice. She killed my husband!"
[2026/04/12 16:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're in an exceptionally poor position to start hostilities
[2026/04/12 16:26] Jassie: still does get ready for combat just in case
[2026/04/12 16:26] Sapphire: From the chains and brandished weapons, it looks like we're not the only ones with a vote on that point
[2026/04/12 16:26] Jassie: is their ship faster than ours?
[2026/04/12 16:27] Mecha: YOU MEAN JETHRO?! TALK TO SONIA! SEE IF SHE DID IT. THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN FUCKED UP!
[2026/04/12 16:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sonja y Ddraig Aur (struggling against the chains, you can see she's been shot, -again-, by a ballista) "“Justice... ...or revenge?”"
[2026/04/12 16:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Kobold Champion (clapping clawed hands together, grinning wide): “Ahhh! This very touching. So much feelings.” (He bares his teeth.) “But now... you go sleep with fishes, bitch.” (He jabs a claw toward the other ship. Kobolds yip excitedly as iron hatches are hauled open. Heavy stones shift in the hold as water surges in. The ship lists and then begins to sink with terrifying speed.)
[2026/04/12 16:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Kobold Champion (snorts, turning back): “And you too, traitorous humen. Reunion done. Now boring.” (He shoves Megan hard. There’s no ceremony.) Megan (a sharp, startled scream) as she tumbles over the rail, vanishing toward the churning water below.
[2026/04/12 16:28] Jassie: well she didn't last long
[2026/04/12 16:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Anyone got any bright ideas?
[2026/04/12 16:28] Jassie: dumbass
[2026/04/12 16:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: lol.... heartless :-p
[2026/04/12 16:29] Jassie: (hehe)
[2026/04/12 16:29] Mecha: If we are not close enough Talia is going in after her. no deep thought and yes this one is sure.
[2026/04/12 16:29] Mecha: if we are NOW close enough*
[2026/04/12 16:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay.... Talia dives in
[2026/04/12 16:29] Jassie: looks over at Black Bart, do you all have any weapons on board? ballista etc?
[2026/04/12 16:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Strength check, Talia
[2026/04/12 16:29] D20: Mecha rolls 16
[2026/04/12 16:29] Mecha: Talia starts swimming to Meghan
[2026/04/12 16:29] Sapphire: "Ah!" Emily runs up to the railing, watching Talia dive in. "Oh no oh no...."
[2026/04/12 16:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: The chain mail and equipment weighs you down. You swim valiantly, and remain above water.... for now.
[2026/04/12 16:30] Mecha: GO SAVE SONJA! Talia yells
[2026/04/12 16:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Reminder: Prydwyn is a barely sea-worthy curragh.
[2026/04/12 16:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sonja y Ddraig Aur (her voice cutting through the chaos): “Humans - save her. You must!” (She strains against the chains, winces.) “And - unchain me - oh no -” (Her eyes flare briefly gold) “Oh No! You must go! Before it's too late!”
[2026/04/12 16:31] Sapphire: "Fuck, I need to get to that dragon and undo her chains. Get me over there!"
[2026/04/12 16:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Black Bart: "What the fuck is going on!?"
[2026/04/12 16:32] Sapphire: She shouts to Bart, "Just get me close, the kobolds work for Emberclaw's ghost."
[2026/04/12 16:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'm not sure how you're going to get there... or even if the ship will still be afloat
[2026/04/12 16:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: Black Bart: "Aye ye daft? We'll be pulled down with them!"
[2026/04/12 16:32] Joe: I put my hands on Black Barts shoulders. In a calm voice; "Get her close."
[2026/04/12 16:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: STR check from Talia
[2026/04/12 16:33] Sapphire: "Just need to get me over close enough to freeze her chains."
[2026/04/12 16:33] D20: Mecha rolls 3
[2026/04/12 16:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe, Jassie, actions?
[2026/04/12 16:33] Sapphire: She sets down her pack with all her books and scrolls.
[2026/04/12 16:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia is swimming well! Nearly there.... ish.
[2026/04/12 16:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: The sea goes momentarily still. Sonja’s pupils narrow, dragon-slit sharp. She knows. Sonja y Ddraig Aur (low, urgent): “He’s coming.”
[2026/04/12 16:34] Jassie: if we're close enough, first thing is a very important cast of heat metal on that damn kobold's armour
[2026/04/12 16:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: out of distance....
[2026/04/12 16:34] Sapphire: She looks.. Talia is close, right?
[2026/04/12 16:35] Sapphire: how close is Talia?
[2026/04/12 16:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia has another round or two to make it to Meghan, but, you got more immediate problems
[2026/04/12 16:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Something massive descends through the air. A dragon, but wrong. Its scales are patchwork white, its' body clearly stitched crudely together, a great scar on one side of the muzzle. This is no living dragon. This is Blizarra - dead Blizarra - a thing rebuilt.
[2026/04/12 16:35] Joe: Shouts at the captain and his crew "Row!"
[2026/04/12 16:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: (The creature’s head snaps toward the sinking ship just as Sonja y Ddraig Aur vanishes beneath the waves.) Emberclaw (a voice like ice cracking over a forge): “...Finally.” (Its lip curls, a pause, then the dragon’s gaze settles on the party.)
[2026/04/12 16:36] Sapphire: Emily kneels to pull something from her pack
[2026/04/12 16:36] Mecha: I yell to Meghan. "Swim Bitch!"
[2026/04/12 16:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Better pull it fast....
[2026/04/12 16:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Emberclaw (with cold amusement): “As for the rest of you...” (Wings spread wide, scattering ice flakes.) "...it is time to deal with you.”
[2026/04/12 16:36] Sapphire: She is grabbing the Dragon Statuette
[2026/04/12 16:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: A kobold on the deck yips excitedly and points. Barrels are lashed to the dragons' body, fuses are already burning, spitting sparks and hissing smoke. The Champion is laughing as he runs for cover (shrill, gleeful): “Die, humens!”
[2026/04/12 16:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Emberclaw/Blizarra swoops low. Its wings beat once, violently, flames licking along the fuses faster. Water sprays upward as Emberclaw/Blizarras' claws skim the sea, as if about to land on the Prydwen.
[2026/04/12 16:37] Jassie: am i in range to any of these kobolds
[2026/04/12 16:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: You have mere seconds. What do you do?
[2026/04/12 16:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're in range of Emberclaw.
[2026/04/12 16:38] Sapphire: Statuette in one hand, she casts Web at Bilzarra's wings to foul their flight.
[2026/04/12 16:38] Joe: Attack Emberclaw!
[2026/04/12 16:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia! Str check.
[2026/04/12 16:38] Jassie: i cast entangle
[2026/04/12 16:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe?
[2026/04/12 16:38] D20: Mecha rolls 20
[2026/04/12 16:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: uh oh
[2026/04/12 16:39] Mecha: ... Fuck
[2026/04/12 16:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia.... your strength gives out. You start to sink... and you just swallowed a mouthful of water.
[2026/04/12 16:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Emily: casts Web
[2026/04/12 16:39] Mecha: Fine.. I lift my head and take a deep breath and sink, Angling to Sonja and the ship.
[2026/04/12 16:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie: casts Entangle, not sure how that works in the air
[2026/04/12 16:40] Jassie: to grab at Talia
[2026/04/12 16:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're casting a spell.
[2026/04/12 16:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe!
[2026/04/12 16:40] Jassie: not emberclaw lol
[2026/04/12 16:40] Joe: Throwing spears at Blizara if its in range
[2026/04/12 16:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: sure, roll D20
[2026/04/12 16:40] D20: Joe rolls 17
[2026/04/12 16:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: hits AC -5
[2026/04/12 16:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: a spear sinks into Emberclaws' scales
[2026/04/12 16:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Webs appear over it's wings
[2026/04/12 16:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Entangle: does nothing to a flying creature
[2026/04/12 16:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia: sinking, with a mouthful of sea water
[2026/04/12 16:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Emberclaws: momentum carries him onwards.
[2026/04/12 16:42] Jassie: entangle doesnt work on Talia?
[2026/04/12 16:42] Mecha: Nope you said that was swallowed I caught a breath of air before sinking and am now trying to get to Sonja
[2026/04/12 16:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: The barrels of blasting powder erupt in one -huge- fireball.
[2026/04/12 16:43] Jassie: or is she not in range
[2026/04/12 16:43] Sapphire: what plants are you casting entangle on?
[2026/04/12 16:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: no...16:38] D20: Mecha rolls 20 16:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: uh oh 16:39] Mecha: ... Fuck 16:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia.... your strength gives out. You start to sink... and you just swallowed a mouthful of water.
[2026/04/12 16:43] Sapphire: maybe there's some sea spaghetti to work with
[2026/04/12 16:43] Mecha: 16:39] Mecha: Fine.. I lift my head and take a deep breath and sink, Angling to Sonja and the ship.
[2026/04/12 16:43] Jassie: lol, good point
[2026/04/12 16:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: The explosion is absolutely massive; it's more a wall of light and fire, than a bang. The Prydwyn is instantly reduced to matchwood.
[2026/04/12 16:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: Saves all round! Mecha, CON check. Rest, save vs breath weapon. Roll D20s
[2026/04/12 16:44] Joe: I remove my plate armour to avoid sinking
[2026/04/12 16:45] D20: Joe rolls 13
[2026/04/12 16:45] Sapphire: Dragonette Statuette gives advantage on breath weapon attacks!
[2026/04/12 16:45] D20: Mecha rolls 6
[2026/04/12 16:45] D20: Sapphire rolls 12
[2026/04/12 16:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: Not a breath weapon attack.
[2026/04/12 16:45] D20: Sapphire rolls 14
[2026/04/12 16:45] Sapphire: you said Save vs Breath weapon
[2026/04/12 16:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: The ATTACK is a huge explosion
[2026/04/12 16:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: the SAVE is vs Breath Weapon
[2026/04/12 16:46] D20: Jassie rolls 10
[2026/04/12 16:46] Jassie: sorry
[2026/04/12 16:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: let's see... Talia! You resist drowning, and see a brilliant light from above. The shockwave hits, amplified by the density of water. You feel like you are being squeezed in a vice.
[2026/04/12 16:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Emily: you are engulfed in heat, light, and the vague sensation of flying through the air. Few people get to feel unaided flight, enjoy it while it lasts
[2026/04/12 16:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie! You saved. The ship didn't. You're dumped in the water, surrounded by fire and wreckage.
[2026/04/12 16:49] Jassie: (that is not something u usually want to feel
[2026/04/12 16:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Always look on the bright side of life!
[2026/04/12 16:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: And on this -epic- cliffhanger...
[2026/04/12 16:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: we say "See you next week, for Act II!"
[2026/04/12 16:50] Jassie: yay thanks sonja, sorry all bout the work issue
[2026/04/12 16:50] Joe: thank you DungeonMistress
[2026/04/12 16:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: don't sweat it, you came and hopefully are having fun :-)
[2026/04/12 16:50] Mecha: Fun game :)
[2026/04/12 16:50] Sapphire: did joe make his save?
[2026/04/12 16:51] Joe: no
[2026/04/12 16:51] Joe: of course not
[2026/04/12 16:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: uhm.... he was on the ship when it got made to matchwood
[2026/04/12 16:51] Jassie: lol
[2026/04/12 16:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'd say ... probably not....
[2026/04/12 16:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: but we can sort that out next week
[2026/04/12 16:52] Joe: damn kobolds
[2026/04/12 16:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: they're right bastards
[2026/04/12 16:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: and that champion, a right cheeky fucker
[2026/04/12 16:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'd do him, if I were you
[2026/04/12 16:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me recalls how the session ended
[2026/04/12 16:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Oh.
[2026/04/12 16:53] Joe: ha!
[2026/04/12 16:53] Mecha: Wait, just realized something
[2026/04/12 16:53] Jassie: i still owe him another heat metal, that albino one
[2026/04/12 16:54] Sapphire: Well, with Black Bart, i don't have to feel like i'm that terrible of a person leading him into a dragon fight
[2026/04/12 16:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me pauses for Mecha
[2026/04/12 16:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: jeez Sapphire, what'd he do to you?
[2026/04/12 16:55] Jassie: wow poor guy
[2026/04/12 16:55] Sapphire: to me, not much, though he's a pretty obvious pirate
[2026/04/12 16:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: even -you- picked up on that!
[2026/04/12 16:55] Mecha: Talia is wearing heavy armor which means aside from her swimming underwater to reach Sonja she is sinking quickly. can she catch the ship
[2026/04/12 16:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: there's the slight matter of swimming a few hundred yards, of course
[2026/04/12 16:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: in metal armour
[2026/04/12 16:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: while unconcious
[2026/04/12 16:56] Mecha: Not unconscious, not yet.
[2026/04/12 16:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: but, we'll deal with that next week.
[2026/04/12 16:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: 16:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: let's see... Talia! You resist drowning, and see a brilliant light from above. The shockwave hits, amplified by the density of water. You feel like you are being squeezed in a vice.
[2026/04/12 16:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'd say you're insensible, at the very least.
[2026/04/12 16:57] Jassie: sounds like a normal tues
[2026/04/12 16:58] Sapphire: oooof
[2026/04/12 16:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: right! I gotta go. Hope you found this every bit as fun as I hoped when I was re-writing songs!
[2026/04/12 16:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: and how am I going to top this?
[2026/04/12 16:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me taps the side of her nose and smirks
[2026/04/12 16:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: Laters!