A Very Lawful Crew

### Autumn 721 - Argent Isles

The crew of the Amaranthus set off from Westport to briefly investigate the island of Westwatch and its lighthouse monastery that seemed to have stopped functioning. The Captain Billy Bob Bones had helped himself to the rum on the short voyage and was all but out of action.

When they landed at the small dock a creature from the depths charged along the beach, Kronos, having encountered these creatures before knew how to intimidate it.

The three approached the tower, inside they could hear more of the Kuo-toa inside, after no answer to knocking by Grug, Kronos breached the door. There was a short bloody fight that resulted in all the Kuo-toa being killed, Tobias was not the most helpful combatant at the time. The party then investigated the tower, finding dead monks, members of the monastery that seemed to have been killed by drowning, but out of the water. Upstairs on the roof of the tower they found another Kuo-toa that seemed to summon or guide a water elemental. Kronos and the Elemental had a discussion in a language Grug and Tobias could not understand. The jist of the conversation was that those who commanded the Elemental wanted chaos of the seas, and that Treosanth The Great Dragon Turtle needed to be free. The heroes thought it was best to leave rather than fight.

Next the Amaramthus sailed south of the island to investigate rumors of a recently sunken tax collection ship. While the rest of the crew prepared the ship for further voyages, and the captain locked himself in his cabin to rest, Kronos descended to the depth to check the wreckage. Underwater, Kronos confronted a shark, that let him go, then killed a crab that tried to steal his knife. In total he found 700 Gold and Jewels worth 50 Gold.

Then the ship sailed for Stillsea, a smooth and uneventful voyage. A the harbour they inquired the costs for canon and refitting of the lower decks.

First Kronos, Grug and Tobias visited the Governor's palace. There Governor Luwedin Ravenor seemed to be a bit racist. He rewarded the crew 50G for returning the tax money. Tobias asked if he has tasks that need doing. Kronos mentioned some things about his Neptunal Emissary that the Governor did not seem to take seriously. Though annoyed at their presence the crew did have some useful information for the governor, and also offered an independent ship to conduct business on the waters, so he offered them 5000 Gold for refits to the ship. He also offered his second son Bartholomew Ravenor to make a man of him. He was a good cook but his father dissaproved of this.

In the tavern by the ahrbour Bartholemew purchased drinks for the officers of the Amaranthus. Thick and sloppy mead for Grug, sherry for Tobias, red wine for Barty, and a fine bottle of rum for the captain.

A well dressed man, Lazenheim Burghelm approached Kronos, he proposed a business deal. 10,000 Gold for the return of an item lost at sea.

The crew heard rumors from the barkeep.

> *Ships being sailed by ghosts up by the Burned Isles.*
> *Dragons stealing cattle from under Dragonwatch keep.*
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The next day the Amaranthus set off towards the monastery, a wrecked ship was spotted off the port side. The three officers decided to investigate it closer, and land the rowboat on the beach. The wreck was that of *“The Bounty”* Before long many large crabs attacked from the treeline.

Grug killed a crab with his axe, Tobias mocked a crab to death.

Kronos was grappled by a crab.

The half dead crab clung to Kronos.

Tobias killed a crab with physic blades, Grug smashed the crabs around him into pulp.

Tobias mocked the final crab to death.

On the beach the crew found a skeleton that had a small satchel containing a map. A map to treasure at the top of the waterfall cliff on that very island.