Water Rising

an adventure starring Reine, Errol, and Kitschy.
==Setting==
Paciano's yacht
==Short Episode Description==
Join Errol, Kitschy, and Reine as they party on the beach and encounter a mysterious island fraught with danger. Water Rising is an actual play podcast using the L.U.R.P.S TTRPG System.
==Non Player Characters==
*Paciano Cabrera
*Shasta Freemont
*Ruby Safiosi
*Tedrick Carovnica
*Doc Tor
*Trevor Horbiger
*Linnea Ylvaby
*Arne Ylvaby
*Bulrog the awakened pine tree
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==Plot Summary==
This adventure begins on Paciano's luxury yacht, curtesy of their good friend Reine's invitation. Beautiful weather, a nice sea breeze, and the cooling mist of the ocean spray kicks us off to a relaxing day on the waters. Shasta Freemont, Ruby Safiosi, and Tedrick Carovnica lay out on the sun deck. Doc Tor and Trevor Horbiger have been "hired" as volunteer security guards. Upon realizing the guest list, Kitschy becomes noticeably distracted and anxious. Reine is also anxious, although for seemingly different circumstances. Were those claws? Errol makes light conversation with the guests, including Doc and Trevor.
After some rather awkward conversation and a bit of prying Reine reveals that they noticed something out in the ocean, but quickly deflects and chalks it up to similar events where they have seen or heard shadows around them. Unable to stop themselves from prying further, Kitschy eventually persuades Reine to point out what looks to be an island. With several loud exclamations, Paciano provides the party with an eyeglass and some sea charts to consult, plotting out a potential party beach. Errol assists charting the location as Kitschy reads the maps. Ultimately, Reine is able to determine that this island is not on the sea charts and this region is the meeting point for four ocean currents: The Guaso Stream, the Counter Stream, the Equatorial Stream, and the Equatorial Counter. 
As the yacht sets course for the island, it resembles a long dormant volcano, A sandy beach slopes up to tropical trees that rise towards the top in the center of the island. Waves gently lap at the pristine beach with many sea shells, the balmy weather inviting. Doc and Trevor swim ashore to explore the beach. After a quick look around, Trevor begins setting up a volleyball net. Reine deboards to chase down a crab, Errol sets up a campfire, and Kitschy hides behind the two of them from their brother, Tedrick , who has not yet noticed. 
However, Kitschy's curiosity eventually gets the best of them as they begin to examine the flaura of the island, noticing a strange "rock formation" that turns out instead to be a giant leach which attacks Paciano and attempts to eat him. Reine, Errol, and Kitschy quickly jump into action! Errol lands a grievous backstab blow with their rapier and Kitschy blasts them with a sickening blast of disorienting color. Reine tears into the beast, sliding up the length of the fowl tube. Unable to land any major attacks, the leach is quickly departed amongst the three of them with a flashy final blow with none other than a simple dagger by the now very noticeable Kitschy. 
Kitschy and Tedrick have an extremely awkward conversation where very little information is discussed explicitly, but hey, Tedrick has a girlfriend, Ruby Safiosi. She seems nice enough and Tedrick displays a reasonable amount of humility for Kitschy's approval. The siblings seem to be okay with each other's presence for the moment. 
But where did a leach of that immensity come from? Well, that question is quickly answered as the "island" begins to lurch, revealing that it is not an island at all, but rather a giant turtle that chomps down on the yacht and begins to dive. As the water begins to quickly rise up the beach and into the forested region of the shell, this party cruise quickly sours. Stress levels begin to heighten as everyone quickly runs to higher ground, grasping for ideas, or even a semblance of hope. 
Flying up in the air, because that's what fairies do, Kitschy spots a clearing. As this is the only landmark of note, it offers a glimmer of hope. Kitschy and now Tedrick work together to quickly lead the cruise party towards a clearing. On the way, Kitschy gets kicked by a panicked dear, which Reine points out displays characteristics of island dwarfism.
As the party emerges into the clearing, the shell of the turtle resembles a stone floor. It’s smooth and easy to walk on. The design in the shell of the circular region resembles a spiral, curling in and in and in to a visible end point in the middle. Reine's parents, Linnea and Arne Ylvaby are just finishing walking from the circle over to a pine tree. They greet their daughter, embracing Reine, before Linnea turns to the tree and, rough and demanding, says, “We did what you asked. Tell your boss to do what they promised. Make a task force to eliminate the hunters who attacked the village of the wolves.” 
As Errol examines the Pine tree, he notices that it has something carved in its trunk. The shape is similar to a circle but, at the one o’clock position on it, there’s a comma coming out of the circle, with the fatter part of the comma further from the circle and arching downwards. Linnea explains that they intentionally woke up the turtle. Bulrog the awakened pine tree had brought them an artifact here. A teapot. Reine informs the party that this is "Very bad" and attempts to stop Bulrog by dousing him with grease and starting him aflame. Angered, Bulrog, lashes out, knocking out Linnea and Arne Ylvaby, and turning to attack the party. Kitschy casts an illusion to resemble the Deep Ooze symbol, and sends Bulrog back to boss with "new instructions". As Bulrog disappears using tree stride, everyone is left stranded on a still sinking "island" turtle. 
Water Rising, Reine, Errol, and Kitschy frantically scramble to solve the apparent puzzle carved into the stonelike shell of the giant turtle. Errol walks to the center of the spiral, discovering an echo point and attempts to trace the groove with his rapier. Reine tries to move parts of the upper ridge, looking for a mechanism. Kitschy mostly runs around reiterating the findings of the other two. It isn't until Tedrick flies back down reporting a second clearing until Reine realizes that the think that Errol has been stabbing is actually the turtle's ear. Reine uses her abilities to talk to the turtle and convince it to stay afloat. It works! 
As the threat (and waters) recede, the beach returns, although a lot of the sand has washed away, where everyone goes to wait out their (hopeful) rescues. Out on the water, white sails like clouds in the distance slowly get closer and closer. An ocean galleon approaches. The cheers and happy hellos of the crew of the galleon as they marvel at the beautiful island, soak in the shoreline of palm trees whose fronds whisper promises of a relaxing vacation, reminded the people from Paciano's yacht of themselves when they first sighted this island. Everyone was rescued!
Epilogue: The party did not help the Deep Ooze distribute the Charming Chabin to all the world’s oceans. Although they don't know this for sure, they have heard the Charming Chabin is an ancient artifact that makes all the water the flows through it undrinkable to all creatures, and eventually long term, even to plants. It does not, sadly for Bulrog, make delicious tea. Because the party thwarted their plan, the Deep Ooze will have to try to end the world another day. Great job, heroes!
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