Chapter 7: The Isle of Bones

## Scenario Text

### Part 1

You are taking a commercial boat from Stormwater. The ship's Captain notices a leak in the ship's hull and stops the ship at a nearby island to repair the ship. As dust approaches a crew member sent to gather word runs out of the woods pursued by a skeleton, who impales them with a spear. Three crewmates rush to smash the skeleton, and after a struggle, they destroy it.

More are sure to come before the sun rises again, they assert.

What do you do?

### Part 2

Deep in the center of the island, Donovan awakens.

My soldiers! It appears that fresh blood has appeared on our island. Let us go forth and grow in number. To the shore!

You hear the rustling and clacking of skeletons approaching from the forest.

What do you do?

## Part 1

### Calen

Calen gathered a few crew members and ventured into the forest, towards the heart of the island, with the goal of exploring and eradicating the skeletons. He destroys several skeletons he passes on the way, but falls into a pit trap lain by Donovan's army.

### Jack

Jack asks Ba'az to clarify the situation, to which Ba'az replies by estimating that given where they are geographically and historical accounts, it is likely that this is the island where the disappeared pirate ship of Captain Donovan landed, which was said to have carried the cursed Underlord's Helm, which allows the wearer to control the skeletons of those they've slain. He also asks if there are any potions or talismans that could ward off skeletons, and Ba'az instructs him to draw sigils in the sand that weaken the hold of magic over animated matter. Jack is given a healing potion by Michael.

### Jatin

Jatin told Solomon to gather materials he found useful and got sad about Lala, half heartedly practicing archery. Solomon made more boomdust and gathered coconuts for their oil.

### Michael

Michael used a vitality potion on himself so he could stay energized and defend against the skeletons and gave Jack a healing potion.

### Nick

Nick touched the destroyed skeleton's clothes and learned about Donovan's Underlord’s Helm, his skeleton army, and the dance he used to activate it.

### Nicole

Nicole and Pippin gathered wood to make smashing weapons and stayed close to the shore.

## Part 2

### Calen

Calen climbs out of the pit when the skeleton army has advanced past him and begins destroying skeletons from behind to thin their army and advances towards the center of the island. There, he finds Donovan controlling the skeletons with the Underlord's Helm. He is surrounded by several skeleton guards, who Calen kills easily. Meanwhile, Jatin rains arrows down on Donovan, cornering him so Calen can close in on kill him. Upon his death, all of the skeletons fall inanimate.

### Jack

Jack draws more sigils and sits down behind the line of mines planted by Jatin, asking Ba'az to instruct him on effective sword techniques to pass the time.

### Jatin

Solomon plants a row of boomdust mines in the sand and instructs the others that they can stand behind it. They destroy several advancing skeletons. Jatin takes to the air on his chaos horse and tries to find a clearing where there are enemies he can attack with his bow and arrow. He eventually sees Calen fighting Donovan's skeleton guards in the center of the island and offers air support, shooting at Donovan and allowing Calen to close in and kill him.

### Michael

Michael's Void Crawler digs trenches that skeletons fall into as they advance and asks Jack if he knows anything about giant's blood, which Jack asks Ba'az about because he owes Michael a favor. Michael learns about the substance's legendary properties.

### Nick

Idle: Nick hides behind the rows of traps set by the other players.

### Nicole

Nicole and Pippin sneak onto the ship to hide out the pirate invasion, keeping their weapons close to them.