WIL Episode 2: Night of the Swimming Dead

## Night of the Swimming Dead

Zillian

* Pit does an excellent job with navigation during the run from the jailor (2:21:00)
* Tealo perceives a sneaky captain the morning after the jailor follows them (2:31:57)
* Hamlet’s religion roll (3:20:45)
* DM rolls for SOMETHING going on in the world (3:40:33)

### Natural 1s

* Tealo doesn’t see the water creature coming towards him
* Tealo attempts to climb back onto the ship after falling in the water
* Lora’s initiative roll (negated)
* Water creature against Anya’s Bramble Shot

### HDYWTDT/ Kills

* Tealo - 2
* Hamlet - 1
* Anya - 1

### Damage Dealt

* Anya - 34 points DMG
* Tealo - 25 points DMG
* Evelyn - 16 points DMG
* Lora/ Pit - 12 points DMG

Total - 87

### Damage Taken

* Evelyn - 13 DMG
* Tealo - 9 DMG

Total - 22

### Cookie Mentions

* Myles tells Rachel to get cookies from Treacle (3:26)

### Speak Up!

* Alan asks Myles (2:42:40)
* Alan asks Dylan (3:22:16)

## Scenes

* The search for the roses continues as Evelyn finally finds the most elusive rose in the crow’s nest.
	+ Evelyn finally finds at the top of the crow’s nest a rose insignia, burned into the wood. She reaches out and receives a vision of a half-orc woman from long in the past in a long sapphire blue dress cinched at the waist. Her curls billow in the wind as she looks at the sea with melancholic longing. Someone behind her says “You’ve got to let him go.” As she turns around, the vision fades and ends.
	+ The land around the half-orc seems cold and mountainous
	+ Evelyn goes to find Triss Darkenwell, who is running around with Anya, looking for roses. After comparing rose tallies, Evelyn and Triss Darkenwell call it a night.
* The crew winds down for the evening
	+ Tealo shows off his bagpipes
	+ Pit writes back in his quarters
	+ Hamlet brushes Ophelia and asks Pit about his letters. Pit opens up about his situation with his fiancé to a confused Hamlet. After spotting Hamlet’s book “Chess Around Taor,” Pit offers to play a game the next day. Hamlet can hardly contain their excitement
	+ Evelyn opens up to Triss Darkenwell about the rose and the vision. Evelyn hopes to find the same rose in the next moon and possibly find out more
	+ Anya stares out at the see thinking of what the seer woman said and then makes her way to bed
* As everyone falls asleep, 3 undead watery and shriveled bodies with purple energies in their eyes and pearl swords board *The Moon Wisp* without being perceived.
	+ Tealo is thrown overboard, boards, falls again and is temporarily paralyzed
	+ Jeth finally sees and alerts the ship
	+ The crew fights off the threat while one of the enemies makes its way into the Captain’s quarters in order to steal a chest.
	+ The crew destroys the last of them when Evelyn recognizes the ship behind them rising from the water belonging to the Jailer.
	+ She orders everyone to their posts to make a hasty getaway.
* All return to sleep for the rest of the evening
	+ Hamlet sleeps in Ophelia’s quarters
	+ Anya and Pit return to the hammocks
	+ Evelyn discusses confusion as the Jailer finding them with Preston Grunden and how they know that they’re after the chest. She sets a meeting in the morning with the new crew.
* Before the morning meeting, Evelyn looks out on the sunrise with thankfulness and remembrance of her former captain. Tealo joins her in appreciation.
* The crew convenes for for breakfast and an important meeting
	+ Tealo praises Treacle for his cooking
	+ Evelyn informs the new crewmates about the Abyssal Jailer and how he is a Pirate captain that takes individuals to his ship. He also is the one who took her former Captain, the woman she only refers to as “Her.” He’s been around for any longer than anyone could possibly know. There are legends and fable versions of him in most societies.
	+ This is the first time the Jailer has shown up since he took Her
	+ While discussing the undead creatures, Tealo disguises himself to look like one of the creatures. They look at some collected foamy remains of the creatures, and Anya immediately is repulsed by the remains that emanate necrotic energies in Tealo’s vision. He recommends it is cleansed immediately.
	+ When Hamlet reaches out to purify the remains, their head splits into two, growing two heads: one of a burning light silhouette, one of a Triton person. The silhouette calls the other to be cleansed as the other says “how dare you command me”. As light bursts around the room, their flesh melts back into place.
	+ Pit asks why the Jailer was after the chest. Evelyn admits she cannot get into it and does not possess the 3 keys it takes to open it.
		- She enlists Pit privately to look at her map of the world
		- Pit tries to use Identify and hits a veritable magical lock. He unlocks it and hits another lock.
		- A third of the map is unveiled to him
	+ At the top of the map it reads “Zillian’s Zealous Works”
		- It also reads: “First, be like the bronze: be old and merry and kind.”
		- An X marks itself in the Rivian Republic by a tall group of mountains called the land of Dragons.
	+ Pit offers Evelyn his Talian Wayfinder and asks her to state her zodiac
		- When she does, the arrow points straight at Tealo
		- Pit surmises that what each of them is searching for is intertwined
	+ When Tealo holds the Talian Wayfinder, the arrow points to their ship bearing, Omna.
	+ Anya attempts to concentrate on herself while holding the Wayfinder. A small drawing of a wolf clandestinely shows itself to her and leaves.
* Hamlet runs to Ophelia for comfort but while he is running and entering into a panic attack, he enters a vision
	+ His feet come to a marble ground and everything around him is darkness
	+ A tower of fire looms in front of him. In front of that is his father, General Hamlet Brandt, and other lost soldiers of the Thaneland Guard.
	+ A monstrous and demonic shadow rips apart the soldiers with claws of flame.
	+ The General orders a retreat into the darkness
	+ Hamlet comes to and sobs into Ophelia’s neck
* Each of them sees to their own business for the rest of the evening
	+ Anya returns to her room, alone, opens her leather bound journal and sobs. A moment later she picks herself up and returns to her duties. She follows a snow fox on the ship but it is gone in a moment.
	+ Pit continues to decipher the map and towards the end of the next week he unveils another portion of the map.
		- It reads: “Second, be like the silver: vanquish those of evil mind.”
		- An X marks on the giant island of Dutac
	+ Hamlet awakes in the middle of the night to hear Hamich in a nearby room where Hamich’s trading cargo is held. Hamich is talking to someone saying “I promise, everything is fine. You’ll have your prize soon”. Hamlet hides and waits until Hamich passes by.
	+ Hamlet investigates the cargo and finds only burlap in every crate, the most common and cheap clothing material in Faulton. Hamlet wonders on what any of this could mean.