Tides of Death: Episode 45

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==Recap==
===11th March, 1515===
The Crimson Fists set their final sail from New Sulfer Island, and navigate towards Alba. They are traveling in Forbidden fruit, with 35 fighters and . 
When they reach the Nightcrawler, leave the Forbidden fruit and take the longboat to Port August, with the magic shield. They instruct the crew to look for them every week for a month.
===March, 1515===
The party visits the tavern and discusses how they should go about dealing with presumed vampires. John Winters asks the barmaid about the way to the mountain and . 
The next day, they climb the mountain on foot. When they hear the ringing of bells, Nilrem casts and they wait inside until the bells stop. Saol a spot for them to sleep. During the night, they hear a sound in the wind saying "Archie". Saol casts , picks up a faint mist of magic surrounding the forest, the school is Enchantment. 
Nilrem suggests against following the noises in the enchanted forest, Archie insists. They take ceremonial candles to light the way. Archie answers the call and a shape appears and then vanishes. They carry on, on Nilrem's behalf. They find a linen shawl on a tree. Nilrem lies he saw something so they follow deeper. Archie hears giggling and follows. 
While they relight the candle, Archie disappears. John cannot sense his life force. Saol casts and they hurry into the woods, John marks trees. After 10 minutes, they find nothing. Saol casts on Nilrem. John and Nilrem bicker. 
Nilrem casts , Archie, who previously didn't see or hear anything, saw the light. Nilrem fires a on him to test if it's really Archie with an Anti-Magic shield. They cannot find a way back to camp. 
Winters climbs a tree with a rope, trying to see a way out of the canopy, it is pitch black and he hears nothing. The captain enjoys a few moments of peace, then climbs down, and then feels the pull of the rope. They conclude that the forest is a different dimension. Nilrem and Saol try to talk to the woods, which doesn't talk back. He fires off again and they follow the sound. John directs them back to the road.
The party comes across an abandoned cabin and inspects it. There is a monument near the fence. Winters enters the cabin and lights a fire, Saol and Nilrem inspect the monument and find a plack: 
Aurora Bethmil, 1105 - 1312. Nilrem finds other headstones, the oldest one dating to 1325. He crosses over Aurora and replaces it with Loser. Saol suggests not to provoke the dead. 
They rest the night, Saol and Nilrem in bed and Archie on the floor. John lights a candle and searches the cabin, nothing of note but a lot of glass, and distracts himself with it. Archie wakes with a hand over his mouth and neck, pulling him into the floor. He attempts to free himself, which wakes Nilrem up, who sees Archie with 2 hands around him and John, transfixed, staring into a glass bowl.
Combat Start: The Crimson Fists vs unknown phantom
John is asleep. Archie tries to escape the attacker and breaks the grip. A phantom form rises up, staring at him, A woman with curled hair, a long vest and dress, and red eyes. Saol stabs at it but hits without any damage. Nilrem casts , shield blocks it. Nilrem grabs a shield to throw it at Winters, provoking an attack. The phantom misses Archie.
Archie punches the phantom. Nilrem grabs the shield and gets outside, noticing the obelisk is out of tilt. Saol grabs John and pulls him off of the orb. Phantom chokes Archie. 
Archie punches again, the ghost releases him and is gone. Nilrem checks the obelisk and sees a hole in the ground. 
Combat end.
Saol wants to destroy the glass ball, but Nilrem insists they keep him. John digs up under the obelisk. After a bit of bickering, Nilrem and Saol go to sleep, while John and Archie dig, soon, a lot of bugs are dug out and start crawling over him, and he slips into the hole. John pulls him out and clears bugs off of him. Not before Archie is bitten and poisoned. After having been slapped, water poured over him, yelled at, and yeeted off the bed, Saol finally wakes up and reads a scroll of . 
Nilrem cannot find the shield. Saol casts and they continue search but cannot find it. Nilrem finds a new path in the woods and they follow it. Nilrem casts and follow the paths to daylight, out of the woods.
===Day 3 on Alba Island, 1515===
Saol, Archie and Nilrem want to leave. Winters convinces them to continue. 
They continue up the mountain and they hear the bells of the upcoming carriage from the town. They offer them a ride up on the carriage, and they politely decline. Nilrem teaches to flip people off. 
Further up the mountain, they see a cafe and an old woman with cattle next to it. Winters talks to her and Nilrem uses wand on her. They continue up. The same evening, they come to a proper town. A guard asks for a fee, of 1 silver per person and 1 gold per animal that isn't a chicken. John introduces himself as John Winters of The Crimson Fists and the guard openly welcomes them to October. 
They find themselves an inn and a tavern. Nilrem wants to start a card game to cheat at it. Saol tells a couple of people he's cheating, but nothing comes of it. Archie orders 2 burgers and only after taking a bit does he realise those are cricket burgers. Nilrem tries to bet the monkey and drinks everyone under the table. Everybody goes to sleep. 
===Experience===
* Everyone gets 5% for Saol's pirate fact
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