Bon Voyage

## Drink of the Night

Love potion, as brewed by the resident sorcerer

## The Story

* The party has gotten their rooms, a better one for Trixie, as Lady Altrisha, and Amalthea, acting as her servant, the rest have hammocks
* Trixie is aware that she will have to deal with some of the consequences of her decisions with the rest of the party later
* There is a knock of Trixie’s door asking for a heading for the ship, she directs them to fetch Dawnash
* Dawnash is fetched to the captain’s quarters
* Dawnash, Trixie, and Amalthea go to the captain’s quarters, seeing maps spread out on the table
* They see the captain, the first mate, a woman with blonde hair, and the cartographer, a drow with buzzed white hair(on the sides, by Gil’s gestures) pulled to the back, purplish skin, with a lute strapped to her back
* The three are asked for the heading
* Dawnash asks to speak with Lady Altrisha privately
* Dawnash reveals that there was some more information from the lich that Trixie was not aware of, specifically taking the westerly trade winds from Masthead, starting from sunrise in midsummer. Trixie thinks that Randal thinks he can get there, and he was able to read something they were unable to.
* Dawnash only knows they have to go to the Isle of Salanak[sp], but they don’t know where it is, and he only knows how to get there from what the lich told them
* Dawnash suggests that they should start at Masthead. Trixie points out they can just say they need to stop in Masthead for a little, then head out from there.
* Dawnash asks how the woman that was speaking to them looks, the drow, Trixie describes it as like him, but more feminine
* The two enter back in, Trixie first
* Dawnash informs Captain Riley that they will be heading to Masthead first to pick up a package, then the interesting part will be who they find thereafter
* The journey will take 5 days
* There is a storm in the north that will slow them down by a half day that they will have to navigate around
* It is just before dusk, and there will be dinner soon
* Assistance from the crew of Lady Altrisha will be later tomorrow
* Amalthea suggests they could calculate not going to Masthead, with rulers and stuff
* Dawnash says that if it involves the cartographer, leave him out of it
* There is a knock indicating that dinner is served
* Jingles is playing Titanic on the bow of the ship
* Dinner is a take-as-you-please
* Dawnash takes a handful of soup
* A troll is also sitting around with a tiny, still larger than normal but small on him, bandana
* Amalthea gets two plates, with some irritation, one for herself and one for Trixie
* Jingles has Mugsy put his hands up, then uses him as a seat, though he is still dressed as Kurt the Child
* Dawnash finishes his soup, then wipes his hands on his loin cloth, then grabs a hunk of bread to gnaw on. As he leaves, the troll taps him on his shoulder and asks about the blindfold. Light is sensitive to Dawnash, and he doesn’t like seeing people’s ugly mugs, then taps the troll on the chest.
* The troll points out the cartographer, the drow, plucking at her lute, mostly just tuning it. Dawnash says that she can have her side of the side and he can have his. The troll tries to pick at the knot on Dawnash’s blindfold
* The captain requests a word alone with Lady Altrisha when she is done eating
* The party finishes with their meals, and Trixie tries to take Jingles with her as her advisor to meet with the captain
* Kurt is left with Auntie Hyllenae
* First Mate is whittling an apple, and notes that the captain indicated that Lady Altrisha should come along
* The captain is in the room, facing out the window, holding a glass of wine
* Trixie says that there is nothing that the captain can say to her that Mr. Jingles could not be there for, as he is privy to everything.
* Jingles says that the only thing he would not accompany his lady to would be calls of a personal nature, but that that is surely not what this is, as that would not be proper.
* The captain indicates that she is not his type, giving Jingles a wink
* Jingles turns a shade of pink, says her needs a drink, then turns and leaves
* Amalthea reminds Trixie that Riley is working for her, so he can not say when he wishes to see her alone
* Riley says that his family used to be shipwrights, but the war took a toll, so they became fishermen
* Lady Altrisha says that she is from Castle Barand, but the mission she is on for The Duke has to be kept under wraps, as it involves far more people
* Jingles finds Dawnash and asks for some of what he is drinking, after being asked what he was looking for, a drink or a shot of liquid courage, as though are different things, Jingles is given the remainder of the mead in the cup. The mead is stronger than normal mead, with a little whiskey kick, but goes down smooth.
* Dawnash pulls Jingles aside and asks what’s up, Jingles says that he is normally good at reading people, but he was caught off guard by the captain, and has temporarily misplaced his bearings, but has found them again. Dawnash says Jingles should find this captain and see if he can help him find them.
* Dawnash flicks pieces of bread at a passed out, drunken sailor before joining Hyllenae and Mugsy above deck
* Captain just wants to chat with Lady Altrisha, as they do not really have much nobility on the ship anymore
* Jingles barges back in, starting about how he will not be intimidated by Captain Riley before Lady Altrisha informs him that he left, obviously having more important things to do than be in the important meeting and that he should leave.
* After leaving with Trixie, Amalthea says that she feels bad for the captain, they are going to have to pay him, but Trixie informs her it will not be a problem, they are getting treasure, or The Duke will help, he likes them
* Amalthea and Dawnash fell a little seasick over the night, Dawnash feels it worse, gaining a level of exhaustion
* The party is woken up and told that breakfast is ready
* Dawnash asks the cook if he has anything to help not having slept, like Devil's tears. The cook, Benson, says that that is rare, so no, but he has something similar and pulls a bottle off of a large spice rack, says that it may have lost some potency, but puts some in a bowl and gives it to Dawnash. Dawnash grabs a handful of eggs and chicken, as well as a cup of water, then sits down.
* Amalthea gets two plates, given one to Trixie with a curtesy and a wink, as she is getting into her role
* The crew asks for help from the party, Amalthea volunteers. It is asked if "The blind one" could help. The party, aside from Altrisha, are called to help with the ship.
* Hyllenae gives Mugsy to Jingles, who is currently floating on Tenser's Floating Disk, looking through the necromancer's spellbook for enchantments to make people grow unibrows or make their ears bigger. Altrisha mentions to Jingles that there may be some things that need to be attended, which has says he is looking at right now, flipping to a random page in the book.
* The crew heads up to begin their work. The first mate is waiting to give the party their duties. Dawnash is working on rigging, Hyllenae on the tiller, and Amalthea is checking that all the belaying pins are tight so that the people up top don't drown if they fall.
* The troll is with Dawnash on rigging, he shows Dawnash how to tie part of the rigging to some of the belaying pins. Dawnash fails to tie it tight enough the first time, and the rope flies off, the troll hands it back to Dawnash, who tries again, but the troll begins to pick at the knot on the blindfold. Dawnash does not take it well, grabbing him by the throat, telling him that he gets one more time. This causes a small fight between the two, bringing Hyllenae and Amalthea in to try and break it up. Amalthea tries to threathen the troll with a crowbar, which he tries to grab, but misses. The four, Dawnash, Amalthea, Hyllenae, and the Troll, roll initiative.
* Dawnash begins by punching the troll in the face a couple of times. The Troll rushes him. Amalthea hits the Troll with her crowbar. The troll tells her to stay out of it, followed by a goblin backing him up. Hyllenae pulls out her shield, steps between them and tries to intimidate the Troll again. Dawnash tries three attacks on the Troll, missing the first, but hitting with the second and third. The Troll pulls back his fist, then extends his hand, introducing himself as Bruiser, real name Ando, but people call him bruiser.
* Amalthea and Hyllenae both give Dawnash death stares.
* Trixie and Jingles are below deck. Jingles finds a spell to give people hairy feet, which he now has as a cantrip. Trixie finds a spell in the journal that is similar to how Mugsy may have been made, using a stone as a life source and mud for shape. Mugsy is made of a Jade, giving him his green color, and onyx eyes.
* Jingles and Mugsy are spinning slowly on the floating disk.
* Dawnash finds Amalthea, mimicking her knot tying. Telling her that if she ever brings a weapon like that to a fist fight again, he will never talk to her again. She informs him that she is not talking to him anyway, she was trying to help and thought he would be grateful. She says that maybe next time he should explain it to her. He informs her that if he wants help next time, he will ask for it, finishes his knot and walks back.
* A whistle is heard from the top of the ship, a bell is rung from below deck, and there is a great deal of commotion. The ship turns hard to the left. A large clump of seaweed begins to envelop the ship, holding it in place, though the sails are still full of wind. Dawnash, then helped by other crew, begins to untie the ropes to lessen the strain on the sails.
* Bruiser is looking over the side of the ship, Dawnash goes over and asks what he sees, but it is just a lot of seaweed. They shake hands with no hard feelings.
* It is presumed that this is the work of a sea hag, and that they will not be free of this until they defeat her.
* Amalthea knows that the sea hags are the ugliest of the hags, like land hags who are powerful witches. Sea hags have a curse that makes them want to drown young sailors.
* Jingles runs up, with Kurt riding on the disk behind him, asking what is going on.
* Trixie suggests to Jingles that they try to fire something at it, like magic. Jingles is good with fire, very good with fire, but that may burn the boat. Trixie leans over and blasts some of the seaweed with Eldritch blast.
* (Cue awesome map for underwater combat)
* The cartographer says that the only way is to get down in that, the seaweed, bringing out a reed and saying that it is breathe under water. The Bruiser volunteers, but Dawnash indicates that his strength would be better suited up her.
* Lady Altrisha says that her and her crew will aid in this, but Dawnash indicates that she should not, but she decides she will anyway.
* The ships lurches more, everyone makes a dex check, Hyllenae falls over, Dawnash jumps after her. There are about 2 feet of thick seaweed.
* There are two creatures, blue with gold fins and the head of a lion, swimming around them, eel hounds. Amalthea and Ando jump in. Dawnash wields his trident, Ando wields Dawnash as an improvised secondary trident.
* Initiative to start.
* Jingles tells the captain to drop the anchor, then, remembering his training with the elves, starts his blade song on his rapier while trying to leap onto the anchor, but it was not out yet, so he falls. It splashes next to him, and he rides it down to the bottom, then casts dancing lights, using the last of his air for the verbal components(the water breathing lets him breathe water, but he cannot then speak).
* Dawnash indicates to the Bruiser that he should torpedo him into the eel.
* Amalthea readies her swords as the goblin jumps down to join them. Amalthea makes two strikes, but at disadvantage for being underwater, managing to hit with the first.
* Ando throws Dawnash at the eel, but they miss..
* Trixie asks the captain if there is anything they can do up here to help those in the water. A lifeboat is dropped down with a set of crew with harpoons hacking at the seaweed.
* Hyllenae wields the cracked axe two handed making a attack
* Jingles sees something swim up, breaking his dancing lights into the four smaller globs far away, then begins to try and follow the creature, though he is not as fast.
* Dawnash takes a hand crossbow shot at the eel creature, but the bolt begins to float up, causing him to miss. He goes back up to the surface, missing a bite from the eel creature. He asks the drow what other magic she may be able to do. She grants him bardic inspiration
* The goblin hits on the the creatures
* Amalthea makes two more strikes, hitting with the first and missing with the second, causing the creature's fin to bleed
* Ando tries to grapple the creature, but it slips out of his grasp
* Trixie continues her noble performance, barking orders at the crew
* Hyllenae makes another axe attack, but misses
* Jingles continues to follow the creature, readying his action for if this creature gets within 40 ft of anyone
* Dawnash puts his trident back on his back, switching out for his dagger, then tries to stab it in the the eel creature to ride it, but cannot find purchase, then moves over towards Hyllenae
* The goblin misses his attack, moving himself with the axe more than hitting
* Amalthea casts Hunter's Mark on one of the eel creatures, then hits with two more swings, hurting the creature
* Ando loses a grapple on the creature again
* Trixie orders two of the most able bodied people to man the large crossbow and see if they can hit one of the eel creatures
* The ship is making no progress in getting away
* Hyllenae misses with another axe attack
* Jingles sees the hag, then coalesces the dancing lights and accompanies it with the sound of a thunderclap, getting the attention of the rest of the party that is underwater
* Dawnash sees the hag approaching and beings swimming towards her and smashes his trident into her, following up with a palm attack, but misses
* The goblin hits the eel creature
* Amalthea misses with two more swings
* The eel creature bites Amalthea
* Ando finally grapples the eel that had Amalthea in its mouth, forcing it to release her
* Trixie commands the men to aim at a visible eel hound
* Susan, the sea Hag, forces Amalthea and Ando to make a wisdom save, Amalthea makes it, but Ando is afraid and begins swimming away
* Hyllenae swims toward the hag, hitting Susan and casting divine smite on the hit
* Jingles hits Susan with catapulted dagger. He looks at Susan, then the rock she came out of, and starts moving slowly backward toward it.
* Dawnash misses with a trident attack and whiffs with an elbow attack, he loses his grip on his trident, and begins going after it, taking a claw attack to the back as he does
* Flavio Flavious, the goblin, hits the eel once more
* Amalthea hits with one more attack, but misses with her second attack, though still killing the eel creature
* One of the eel creatures swims over and bites Flavio
* Ando stands his ground, but doesn't move anywhere
* Trixie tells the men to loose the shot at the eel, they miss, but can get the harpoon back
* Susan tries to fear Ando again, but he turns away
* Hyllenae crits with her axe and casts divine smite on impact against Susan. The axe does not break
* Jingles dashes toward the hag's lair
* Dawnash hold his trident one handed, and grabs the back of Susan's head, shoving it into her face,but it hits her shoulder instead finishing up with a headbutt
* Flavio hits one of the eel creatures
* The Cartographer swims down and inspires Amalthea
* Amalthea hits Susan twice with her swords
* Ando continues not looking at Susan, but misses a punch against the other eel creature
* Hyllenae and the gangly crewmember both pass their wisdom saves against the hag
* Susan hits Hyllenae, who retaliates with an attack, but misses
* Jingles enter the Hag's cave, but it is pitch black instead. He tries to poke the reed into one of the small pockets of the Haversack to get a small breath of air that he uses to cast detect magic. He sees a small stone which he cannot yet reach, but he begins to move towards it
* Dawnash catches Susan across the chest with his trident, then hits her in the throat with another punch
* Susan is still up, but bleeding. Dawnash moves closer, finally seeing her true visage
* Flavio misses with his attack, flipping around his axe
* Dawnash gains bardic inspiration
* Amalthea misses with both of her attacks
* Ando misses another punch on the eel
* Trixie has the men aim at the other eel hound
* Ando goes lifeless and begins to float, he is now unconscious
* Hyllenae hits Susan with another attack, causing her to gush blood
* Jingles gets up to the stone and sees a ring, also glowing, under the rock. He grabs both, then gets back to the doorway. He shoves both items into the pocket in the Haversack he breathed out of
* Dawnash stabs Susan with his trident again, smashing down through the top of her head, then moves over towards Ando
* Amalthea moves over towards Ando, she and Flavio try to push Ando up toward the surface. Dawnash and Amalthea pull on their ropes, causing the crew to pull them back up
* Amalthea gets more inspiration from the Cartographer
* The remaining eel misses an attack on Jingles
* Trixie orders the men to fire at the eel, the harpoon hit the eel
* The boat is no longer listing as much
* Hyllenae hits the eel
* Jingles tries to pull on the anchor chain, but gives up and tugs on his rope
* The bard whispers some words over Ando, Dawnash calls up for the crew to pull up Ando, then pull him up
* Amalthea moves back down toward the eel, loosing an bolt at it
* Ando stands up on deck
* Dawnash throws Susan's body onto the deck, then presents it to Lady Altrisha saying that Jingles has brought her this kill
* Hyllenae hits the remaining eel, nearly cleaving its tail off
* Jingles continues to climb the anchor, then pulls his rope, causing him and the anchor to be pulled up, he begins to ride the anchor chain up, jumping off onto the railing as he gets up, finally jumping onto deck
* Dawnash present Jingles to the crew and thanks him for slaying this beast
* Trixie orders the other be drawn up
* Hyllenae slays the last eel, cleaving its head in half, holding it on her axe, and bringing it up so they can have sushi tonight
* Dawnash drags Susan to the feet of the captain
* The captain orders the body off his ship, causing Dawnash to look overt the body before it is thrown off the ship, finding a small pouch made from the gallblader of a shark. He takes the pouch and slips it onto his person. He hold her up by the hair, cuts off her seaweed hair, then casts it into the sea saying that it is now safe. The body is cast off the ship
* Ando thanks Dawnash for his help, then takes the body of the eel hound down to the cook
* Dawnash asks Ando about the drow, but she walks down the stairs and says they should have a drink. Dawnash informs her that he does not drink with anyone he does not know the name of, so she introduces herself as Ada.
* Dawnash asks what a drow like her is doing on the sea. She says that she left the underdark for adventure and like maps, so she ended up here
* Ando begins to prepare the eelhound
* Dawnash pours Ada rum and himself some brandy. He points out that his story is just as weird as hers. He asks where in the underdark she is from. She does not answer as he knows when he is prying. He shows her his shakuhachi. He asks her if she can help them get to the Isle of Salanak[sp], but she doesn't know anything. Neither likes seeing someone else from the underdark. They agree on a trade that she will look through her map collection and see if she can find this land mass and he will teach her some notes on the shakuhachi. She takes the lute off her back and hand it to him, telling him to give it a try. It is pretty out of tune. He asks her about the tuning, just the notes, and tries to tune it by ear. They trade instruments for the night. Dawnash makes his way up to the deck.
* Trixie asks Captain Riley how being a fisherman looks now. Trixie takes her leave to her quarters, but Jingles and Dawnash both follow and whisper that they may have found something she may be interested in.
* The episode fades out on this

## Characters

Captain Riley

First mate: a woman with blonde hair

Cartographer Ada: female drow bard

Winston: A worker in the kitchen

Benson: the cook on the ship

## Notable Items

Handcuffs: Pink and fuzzy and delicate - Mr. Jingles

Stone and Ring from Hag's lair - Jingles (in haversack)

## Quotations

"Natural 2 which brings it up to.. not enough" - Gil, Episode 5 at 2:00:30

[After rolling with disadvantage]"Ok, so here's the thing.. What if I told you that I didn't aggree with your disadvantage?" - Guillermo, Episode 5 at 2:06:27