Outpost Santa Barbara: Episode 05

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==Recap==
===Day 43===
The Santa Barbara Town Council decide to rest for a week. Governor Daffodil demotes Captain Po Tato to the rank of Private, and promotes Sergeant David to captain.
===Day 46===
First Ranger Amber & the other rangers return and report they found a shipwreck, but there are crab people around it so the Rangers couldn't get close. Governor Daffodil orders the council out to save the people in the shipwreck. Captain David is set in charge of the town defensese.
The party travel all day and camp near a creek at the Gaviota Pass, over half way to the shipwreck.
During the night, Lili hears some grunting noises up the nearby creek, away from the coast. Lili wakes Po Tato and has him go investigate. Po Tato wanders for 15 minutes and can't find the source. Po Tato goes back to sleep.
15 minutes later Lili hears the grunts again and wakes up Kanon D. B'aal. Kanon doesn't believe Lili, so he gets spat on. Kanon goes back to sleep.
15 minutes later Lili hears the grunts again and wakes up Kanon again and convinces him to throw a firebolt. A bush is set on fire and Kanon puts it out and goes back to sleep.
15 minutes later Lili hears a whooshing noise without there being any wind. Assuming Sky-Crabpeople, she wakes the party. Lili goes to find the source but only finds the flowing river. Kanon ends up just taking over Lili's watch, fed up with Lili's antics.
During Kanon's watch, he sees the nearby creek is flowing stronger and stronger than it was when the started camp. Kanon casts detect magic and sees that the creek has little bits of magic.
===Day 47 (After first Quartermoon)===
:Date Note - Quartermoon in Feb of 1512 was 2nd Feb, so the date of day 47 could be 3rd Feb 1512.
At dawn the party set out. At midday they arrive at the shipwreck at point conception. As they approach the wreck the party are attacked by the crabpeople.
The party fight off the crabpeople, but Private Po Tato gets one of his swords destroyed in the fight.
The party find a detached human hand on the group, but there is no sign of cargo or people inside the shipwreck. Kanon realises the shipwreck isn't the Condor due to its size.
The party break into the Captain's quarters and find a chest with a lock-box inside as well as siver clam earings, moonstone dolphin necklance, a rusted necklace and 50 Gold, 700 Silver, 200 Copper. Daffodil gives the dolphin necklance to Kanon, Lili takes the rusted necklace.
The party head back towards down and make campe near Gaviota Pass again.
During Governor Daffodil's watch he hears a girgling sound, but he just goes to sleep. Kanon wakes up to the noise of the loud gurgling and sees the creek is flowing stronger and stronger. Kanon wakes the Governor to report in. Governor Daffodil orders Kanon to investigate the source with Private Po Tato. Kanon & Private Po Tato go up the creek running though the Gaviota Pass to investigate. The further up they go, the louder the gurgling gets. Kanon tires to firebolt the water, and it just illuminates a swarm of fish.
Kanon goes up the river on his Tenser's Floating Disk and sees a lot of light motes floating in the air.
===Day 48===
The party decide to investigate the lights but they have to hide the treasure chest first. Lili wants to eat some of the gold coins for safe keeping, but Kanon convinces her not to do it by giving her the moonstone dolphin necklace. Lili however eats the moonstone dolphin necklace. The party bury the chest under the campfire, then mark the spot with the Governor's Red Hat as well as some shit from Lili.
Up the Gaviota Pass the party spy a cave across the creek that wasn't there yesterday. The cave opening is 10 feet wide & 15 foot wide. Kanon fires a firebolt into the cave and sees a circular boby of water down in a circular chamber down the passage. Kanon then enters the cave first. At the cave mouth Kanon starts a ritual to cast Detect Magic, but Lili just walks in. As Lili gets near the lake a Piercer drops form the ceiling on her.
Governor Daffodil takes the Piercer out of Lili, but panics when the Piercer opens their eye. The Piercer lands and flips over. Po Tato accidently stands under a different Piercer and it drops on him. Kanon illuminates the ceiling so the party can avoid walking under any more of them. Governor Daffodil & Kanon walk to the water's edge. There is nothing inside the water. Lili cleans her wounds while Po Tato drinks some water which is tasteless. Kanon casts Detect Magic and detects 3 different schools of magic.
The party leave the cave and see 3 boulders have appeared in the sides of the creek. Governor Daffodil insults the boulders for some time, but they don't react to his vicious mockery. The party start to walk up the creek, but the water level rises, so the party retreat back. There are then sounds of dolphens in the direction of the ocean.
The party head to the ocean and see a pod of dolpins. Governor Daffodil calls out to the dolphines and one comes over. Daffodil pets the Dolphin. Lili remembers being saved by a dolphin before she was shipwrecked. Lili vomits up the necklace and tries to talk with the dolphin but nothing happens. Kanon takes the dolphin necklace back and wears it, but still doesn't understand the dolphin but is able to communcate with them. Kanon asks some questions from the Dolphins. When Kanon brings up the Trident, the Dolpins leave.
The party then head back up the creek again, the water level has dropped again. As they get close to the cave area, the water raises again.
Governor Daffodil leads the party up the creek, with a rope tied around him. The creek zig-zaging sharply. The further he goes up, the water level goes up and a wind picks up against him. Eventually it is impossible to proceed.
Kanon goes back into the cave and finds a small passageway at the back. Kanon tells the party then crawls in first with Lili following. In the chamber is a 4 foot wide brass sun that is flowing. Governor Daffodil orders Po Tato to carry the Brass Sun, then they all leave the cave.
The party dig up their treasure and head back to the fort.
Back at the fort the party show the Sun Disc to Father Tuck. Tuck assumes it is a custom order the Governor Daffodil ordered, and thanks the Governor with tears. The Governor Daffodil has the disc placed in the middle of the fort where it will illuminate the whole square. Governor Daffodil then has the chest of treasure taken to his quarters.
Kanon casts detect magic on the Sun Disc and detects Alteration Magic, but the Dolphin necklace isn't magical.
===Day 49 (February)===
The party decdide to rest for the next 7 days to recover. Kanon buys a Pearl and casts Identify on the Sun Disc. It has a few spells cast upon it. Continual Light (from 2nd Edition), a Raidiating Heat spell, and a Blessing upon it.
Governor Daffodil wants the Sun Disc turned into a shield. Kanon asks to study the disc first to see if he can find anything else about it. Kanon doesn't make much progress with the investigation with Father Tuck ending up rambling about signs and potents of the future based on where the shield was found.
===Day 56===
The party finish resting.
==Experience==
310 exp
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