Dicing with Death: Episode 053

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==Recap==
After her misadventures with ghostly pirates, Verissa returns to the beleaguered men's hideout to learn that they are being hunted down and the situation is dire. After relating her tale, they decide to investigate the decrepit ship, but first Verissa decides to interview the prisoner.
She doesn't learn anything new from the questioning, so they head up to the pirate ship. Once they reach it, they start exploring, and find a strange compartment in the captains quarters, but they are unable to open it, they then notice a pentagon shaped slot.
After deciding that the ship could be their salvation, they set about planning to move their operation into it. As it is dark, they decide to spend the night, but Verissa is woken in the night by strange sounds and see some strangers around a campfire nearby. She approaches them, and after a short conversation, the men attack, but as soon as one of them lands a blow she passes out, and reawakens to find the cave once more abandoned.
The next day dawns, and Verissa keeps the events of the previous night to herself. Verissa and her companions each get a specific task. They split up and head off. She goes in search of Pringle, and along the way she runs into 3 Blackfood Orcs. She manages to impress them with her martial prowess, and they let her pass on to Threndall. 
She reaches the town where she learns of a bounty on orcs, so Verissa decides the team up with a grizzled warrior called Silver. They go hunt the orcs she encountered earlier, but it turns out Silver was in league with the orcs. He goes off to talk to their leader, leaving Verissa's fate to the other orcs.
A bloody battle follows, Verissa emerges victorious, and then returns to town the next day. She learns Pringle is headed towards Dardin. It takes a few days, but she manages to catch up with him. Pringle shares Verissa that Saphie the cat is really his wife, and he needs a Philosophers' Stone to return her to her human form. Pringle also tells her more about the ship known as the Dragonfly and Captain Oswald.
She learns that the last remaining heir of the Captain has a necklace that would fit into the slot they found on the ship. So they decide on a plan to attempt to steal it from him. As per usual the plan leads to an unintentional murder spree.
A short while later they are on the road, fleeing into the night, amulet in hand, and numerous bodies left in their wake, and one horse richer.
We take our leave as the day dawns with Verissa and Pringle stocking up in Threndall.
*Recap By Layla Ellis & Christiaan Ellis
Category:Dicing with Death Episodes
Category:Verissa Episodes