[RPG] Swords Against Khyber
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stevekensonChapter 13: Dark Voyage
The heroes sail aboard the Wave Mistress towards the Demon Wastes, passing Scion’s Sound and Stormhome. While aboard ship, a cabin boy is murdered in an occult ritual in the hold. The heroes assist the captain in investigating while the crew’s suspicions of them grow. Marik and Achon suspect the killing was the work of a Vol cultist among the crew, perhaps intended to delay their mission.
Their suspicions are borne out when a strange storm hits the ship at sea. In its wake comes Maralon, riding an undead wyvern. He strikes the ship with a couple of devastating lightning bolt spells before the heroes are able to drive him off. The Wave Mistress founders and sinks amidst the raging storm, everyone forced to abandon ship.
Washed ashore in the aftermath of the storm, the heroes find themselves near the abandoned town called Desolate on the edge of the Demon Wastes. Exploring the ruins as night falls, they hear the distant howling of wolves, which call to the werewolf curse Achon carries. They quickly find a defensible spot in the ruins of the town’s old Sovereign temple as the howling grows louder and closer...
The heroes sail aboard the Wave Mistress towards the Demon Wastes, passing Scion’s Sound and Stormhome. While aboard ship, a cabin boy is murdered in an occult ritual in the hold. The heroes assist the captain in investigating while the crew’s suspicions of them grow. Marik and Achon suspect the killing was the work of a Vol cultist among the crew, perhaps intended to delay their mission.
Their suspicions are borne out when a strange storm hits the ship at sea. In its wake comes Maralon, riding an undead wyvern. He strikes the ship with a couple of devastating lightning bolt spells before the heroes are able to drive him off. The Wave Mistress founders and sinks amidst the raging storm, everyone forced to abandon ship.
Washed ashore in the aftermath of the storm, the heroes find themselves near the abandoned town called Desolate on the edge of the Demon Wastes. Exploring the ruins as night falls, they hear the distant howling of wolves, which call to the werewolf curse Achon carries. They quickly find a defensible spot in the ruins of the town’s old Sovereign temple as the howling grows louder and closer...
