Monastery Investigations

Autumn 721 - The Argent Isles - The Amaranthus

The Captain Billy Bob Bones awoke from his 9 day long rum bender and stumbled to the docks of Stilllsea in search of his ships officers.

He found Grug, Kronos and Tobias sitting down for dinner in the tavern nearby. The group had a discussion about what to do next, first they needed to resupply the ship for future voyages.

They also discussed that perhaps they could offer their ship as an executioner ship, offering to kill convicted prisoners by offering them to the great sea turtle. Mostly as a selfish means to secure their own passage on the seas. They thought that they would need to be legitimate in this endeavour, they would need a Governor's officer onboard, perhaps Barty could perform that role.

Tobias and the Captain stop off at Hallomar's Provisions, the supply wholesaler where they bought provisions for two weeks voyage. Billy Bob also worked out a deal with Hallomar to have the ship sponsored by the wholesaler. Grug was to construct a carved sign for the side of the ship that would read:

> *“Hallomars’ Provisions. At Stillsea. Best Bulk Goods”*
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The group then bought a cow, Tobias attempted to explain the difference between cows and horse to the Triton Kronos.

Tobias suggested that, as was known to the crew, boxing was outlawed in The Argent Isles in the year 689, those imprisoned for such lesser crimes may make good marines once trained by Kronos. And prisoners due for execution could be held in the brig, they would also need to hire guards. Barty was helpful in this idea.

Grug stayed behind to help load supplies onto the ship while the others walked to the prison, where Barty once worked and made friends, after talking to the guard about the deals, five hardened criminals condemned to death, four boxers able to be trained and four guards including the guard captain join the crew. The Captain offered the prisoners a chance to *"Use their boxing for good instead of evil."*

In the morning, the sea was flat, weather was good. The Amaranthus sailed south of the isle of Eoren to the east towards the Tresoa Monastery. The crew arrived ashore at the village beneath the Tresoa Monastery, the roads were paved, the docks were pristine.  They were greeted by the Harbormaster Galmorn.

Three priests were looking for Jarros. The Bishop wanted to bestow his blessing. The Bishop was always most pleased to greet visitors, the priests told the group as they escorted them up the hill. The captain was a paranoid drunk.

Tobias stayed behind in the square to talk to the small boy in a bush. The boy asked the Halfling to keep an eye out for Jarros’ sister Melanis.

In the monastery the priest offered Procan’s Blessing, Procan the God of the sea. The priest offered the others beer, Tobias sneaked to the door to listen to the blessing. They were sacrificing innocent children to the great Sea Turtle. Tobias walked forward waving his official governmental document and demanded they stop.

Bishop Horduin Balmyst explained to the group that Procan gifted The Kingdom of the Argent Isles about 300 years ago the Great Sea Turtle with the requirement of sacrificing one child a year. Several months ago Treosanth stopped obeying. The crew of the Amaranthus were the second group sent by the Governor to check up on the Monastery.

Kronos mentioned that The Emissary did not wish to interfere with the religions of the surface, and that they saw the giant turtle as a force of nature not a God's gift.

The Bishop wanted the party to visit Father Luvon in Southwatch for a replacement crystal for the tower of Westwatch.

They sailed to the island of Southwatch Tower, arrived in the mangrove and hopped off on the rotted jetty. Grug lead the way, they followed the path and the map. The path turned to mud as they stumbled upon a corpse that was a few days old. As They tried to walk along the planks the three of us make it, but Kronos slipped into the deep mud. As he did the corpse rose.

Kronos freed himself from the mud with the help of Billy Bob’s floating disk.

Zombies attacked.

Kronos became floating disk cavalry, striking the zombies from the moving platform.

The party killed some zombies, then they all hop onto the floating disk, Tobias between the legs of Kronos and Grug hanging on below. Billy Bob became speedy and the group were brought floating with him across the river.

When the party crossed the bridge, there were two statues. As they walked past the statues turned with they party and then bow, Tobias bowed in return but said nothing, the statues came to life and attacked. Kronos summoned a powerful gust of wind to blow one statue off the bridge and into the sea.

Grug after some healing from Tobias smashed the other statue with his new battleaxe.

They party then approached the tower, the captain opened the door to reveal inside a Sahuagin armed and ready to fight.