Tides of Death: Episode 21

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==Recap==
===21st November, 1513===
Having just slain The White Prince's men, The Crimson Fists meet the rightful over of the ship, . She recognises who they are. The mask they looted is a Death Mask, a holy mask of Martha - it prevents the dead from becoming undead. 
The ship has 7 crew members, John Winters suggests they buy their own freedom for 1k gold per head, 5 for the captain and 12 for the ship. Nilrem and Saol dispose of surviving soldiers. 
Nilrem cats Nilrem's Ship in a Bottle, and pockets it. John suggests a 5-minute brawl of 2 strongest crewmen against Archie. Archie knock's them to the ground immediately, one topples off of the ship to his death. 
They search the ship and find the ship's documents, John wonders whether they can forge the documents to display John as a legitimate owner. Nilrem discusses the situation with Ajora. Nilrem tells her they are responsible for the goblin situation on Krob Strait. She agrees to work for them, getting them access to places they are unable to go to, in exchange for her life. 
The Crimson Fists discuss how to ensure the pirates. They decide to threaten the crewmember's souls with and mark the small of their back with bastardised Astair symbol, the circle with 3 triangles. 
They head towards Sulfur Island to do the ritual, using spectral rowers.
===22nd November, 1513===
As they pass Swamp Landia, they see H.S. Lawbringer, surrounded by 4 griffins in the sky. Ajora tells them it's probably been sent to deal with . They neal north at a distance, a smaller cargo ship sails past the Lawbringer, the fight ensues - Griffins and the knights make short work of the crew. John sees one figure hiding on the side of the ship, but cannot recognise if it's Starbuck or not. The figure drinks something and drops it into the water. They decide not to get involved.
The H.S. Lawbringer tows the small ship and leaves the area. 
===3rd December, 1513===
Sailors are blindfolded and they sail around a bit to confuse them. John signals the inhabitants of the island they are coming. Archie and John bring the weapons to the villagers, while Saol and Nilrem remain with Ajora and her crew. 
The party rejoins and they head to base near Flotsam Island, and find a cove. Saol performs a religious ritual, and they will be tested by Rho-ei. The first one is a sacrifice. 1 sailor doesn't pass the test. Nilrem marks the survivors with the symbol and the party too. 
The converted crew: Scarlet, Olivia, Emma, Miley and Finn - meets the rest of the crew. Nilrem marks too. John sail with Ajora's crew around for a few days and remove Ajoras's blindfold near Fort Ferris. Ajora disguises John as one of her crewmen. 
They take drinks in a tavern and John explains the situation with . They will pay their share every 3 months and get messages from her. John takes them to the house through the back gate.
Inside the house, servants inform John that Lady Nightingale's husband is present. They arrange a meeting in The Golden Bucket. Nightingale agrees to the agreement and takes John's money through a game of cards. 
Party gets Experience.
===~8th December, 1513===
Ajora shows them some routes. (Verax info 1:45 YT vod)
The party discusses how to do hijack a ship. John gets 3 flags made. Little Bobby has taken to woodworking with . and are very bored and low on morale.
They row out to see, on a hunt for ships.
The Crimson Fists head against the current. First ship they pass by is a small barge with 3 people on it. Captain Winters signals them to drop anchor, they have none. As captain takes out his weapon, Nilrem kills him with . They take the supplies, food and water and metalworking equipment. The crew is left with a barrel of food. Captain Winters notices one of the crewmen is standing unnaturally still, standing on a hidden hatch. 
Archie brings the liar and the last crew member onto their ship. They find 111 silver, and 73 gold. They tie the liar to the mast and mark him with Archie's braces. 
Next ship they come across is a small cargo ship with a lot of passengers. Saol casts . The ship bolts to the side to get past them, but fail to outmaneuver them. Winters spells out "Surrender, or die." Saol lightning bolts a warrior in the back of the ship, the impact throws him overboard. The ship slows and the pirates board it. 
An accountant for The White Prince starts berating them, Nilrem casts that looks like Cloudkill. Winters tells the passengers they can give up their wealth and be on their way. Archie and Saol head downstairs to rob the passengers, one of the sailors whacks Archie with a makeshift weapon, twice. Archie kills him, everyone else drops their weapons. 
As they go around collecting wealth, one lady only throws pear earrings in, Nilrem her. Saol threatens to sink the ship if they do it again. A couple is reluctant to give up their wedding rings, John wants to let them but them both. 
They find some crates, as they try to open it they hear a growl inside. The crate houses a tiger. John tosses the tiger some human remains. He tries to tame it, but tiger leaps at him, slashing at the Captain. Archie strikes the tiger 4 times, killing it. They take the tiger remains. 
Nilrem asks who is useful and who is willing to denounce Astair. They take the people that passed the criteria, the accountant, and sink the ship with the rest on board. Nilrem calls out to Astair. Rho-ei takes the people, and Saol and Nilrem fire off the lightning bolts. The accountant continues to threaten Nilrem with The White Prince.
Loot on the ship worth: 1000 gold worth of useful things, 500 gold in coinage. 
Nilrem takes the accountant to Whily to spend some time with him and gives Whily 50 gold. 
==Experience==
* John Winters get 4% for Pirate Facts
*4000 exp each 
Category:Tides of Death Episodes