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== Session 2 ==

''The party fended off the attackers of Edwin Spruce, taking two prisoner. During the fight Anubis transformed into Furio, his kitsune ~~form~~. Nyx revealed herself to be an aasimar. Practicant Marius locked the ship down, preventing anyone from entering or exiting, and began to investigate the attack on Edwin Spruce.''

''The party fended off the attackers of Edwin Spruce, taking two prisoner. During the fight Anubis transformed into Furio, his kitsune alter ego. Nyx revealed herself to be an aasimar. Practicant Marius locked the ship down, preventing anyone from entering or exiting, and began to investigate the attack on Edwin Spruce.''

The session began in combat, with ~~Anubis~~, Nyx, and Roderick facing off against three assassins and two velociraptors, with Hythlodaeus joining soon afterwards. Anubis transformed into his [[Kitsune]] alter ego, Furio, for the first time during this combat. Edwin Spruce, prone on the ground and surrounded by assailants, stood up, thanked the party, and disappeared, revealing himself to be an illusion. The party then took on the assailants, with Roderick using his warhammer as a golf club to launch one of the dinosaurs at an assassin. Whiskey Bob entered the room and joined the combat, becoming briefly overwhelmed before the party was able to fend off the attackers.

The session began in combat, with Furio, Nyx, and Roderick facing off against three assassins and two velociraptors, with Hythlodaeus joining soon afterwards. Anubis transformed into his [[Kitsune]] alter ego, Furio, for the first time during this combat. Edwin Spruce, prone on the ground and surrounded by assailants, stood up, thanked the party, and disappeared, revealing himself to be an illusion. The party then took on the assailants, with Roderick using his warhammer as a golf club to launch one of the dinosaurs at an assassin. Whiskey Bob entered the room and joined the combat, becoming briefly overwhelmed before the party was able to fend off the attackers.

One of the attackers was killed, and the remaining two surrendered. After combat, Nyx revealed her aasimar form to the party for the first time before interrogating the ringleader of the assassins alongside Roderick, ~~Anubis~~, and Nyx, which rapidly turned into an impromptu torture session. The party learned that the assassin was hired by the [[Seraphai]], a powerful order of the [[Ochre Flame]] religion that has influence within the [[Republic of Carcola]].

One of the attackers was killed, and the remaining two surrendered. After combat, Nyx revealed her aasimar form to the party for the first time before interrogating the ringleader of the assassins alongside Roderick, Furio, and Nyx, which rapidly turned into an impromptu torture session. The party learned that the assassin was hired by the [[Seraphai]], a powerful order of the [[Ochre Flame]] religion that has influence within the [[Republic of Carcola]].

While this was ongoing, Hythlodaeus investigated a glowing magical buoy on the rear deck of the ship. Whiskey Bob then revealed to him that the buoy was known as the Vampire's Kiss buoy, and was personally designed by Edwin Spruce to repel the krakens that lurked in the waters between Westport and the Lost Lands.

Practicant Marius then summoned the party to the deck of the ship into the captain's quarters. On the way, they saw several partygoers from earlier detained on the ship. He asked each one of them what they knew about the assassination attempt on Spruce, and that they were to help him identify who was behind ~~theplot~~. He notified them that Spruce was anxious to see the ship depart in the morning, and his investigation into who ordered the attack on Edwin Spruce would end come morning. Until then, he said, no one would be allowed to enter or leave the ship.

Practicant Marius then summoned the party to the deck of the ship into the captain's quarters. On the way, they saw several partygoers from earlier detained on the ship. He asked each one of them what they knew about the assassination attempt on Spruce, and that they were to help him identify who was behind the plot. He notified them that Spruce was anxious to see the ship depart in the morning, and his investigation into who ordered the attack on Edwin Spruce would end come morning. Until then, he said, no one would be allowed to enter or leave the ship, on the orders of Edwin Spruce.

== Session 3 ==

''The party investigated the ship for clues on the attempted assassination of Edwin Spruce to find a suspect before the morning broke. A fight broke out in the lowest deck of the ship between strange creatures and the party. The party confronted a cagey Practicant Marius, and accused him of incompetence in equipping the Hollow Swallow. Edwin Spruce reappeared, and took Marius into his custody.''

The session began with Practicant Marius detailing that Edwin Spruce wanted the ship, now empty of partygoers, to be investigated by the party, and have a suspect produced by morning. The three primary suspects, [[Kwarteng Lewis]], [[Valamir Ulric de Spruys]], and [[Malleus Kaab]] were taken off the ship by Practicant Marius for interviews, as well as the surviving saboteurs, giving the party free rein to investigate the ship.

Hythlodaeus remained sequestered in the captain's cabin drinking with Whiskey Bob. [[Nyx]] and [[Anubis Furio]] encountered an Intellect Devourer, and a strange, tentacled crab in the holds of the ship, which were oddly empty for a ship on the evening before its maiden voyage. After a brief possession of Anubis by the Intellect Devourer, and the intervention of [[Roderick Kenneth Williamson]], Practicant Marius rearrived, and beckoned the crew to go to the top deck to conduct formal interrogation of the suspects. Anubis, transformed into his Furio alter ego, was restrained by the rest of this party, and was under suspicion by both them and Marius for his rage, as well as Roderick's ignorant prejudice against kitsune, whom he viewed as uncivilized barbarians who have bladders in their heads. Additionally, it was discovered that Spruce's Anti-Kraken Buoy was damaged.

However, upon examining Marius' reactions to hearing about the Intellect Devourer, the crew's skepticism shifted to Marius, who was accused of incompetence in preparing the ship for departure. He attempted to play to Roderick's ill will towards his old rival, Valamir Ulric de Spruys, into suggesting Valamir as the suspect, but Roderick did not bite. The party formally accused Marius of incompetence, if not specifically malicious intent, in his conduct as quartermaster of the Hollow Swallow to the apparition of Edwin Spruce, which reappeared to them.

Edwin Spruce took Marius into his custody, thanked the crew, and delayed the expedition for another week, providing the crew with a reward of 100gp each, some magic items, and lodgings in a manor in Westport. He also provided them with a [https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/9180147-sending-stones Sending Stone] to update him directly on their status during the journey to the Lost Lands.

==Session 4==

''The party boarded the ship, received jobs, met old and new allies, and learned their immediate destination in the Lost Lands. Midvoyage, the crew fought an intellect devourer, which summoned sahuagin and attempted to summon a kraken.''

A week passed since the last session, and the party rested up in Westport in the meantime. The session began on the eve of the Hollow Swallow's departure, as the crew boarded the ship. Whiskey Bob said that the journey was projected to take three days to reach [[Port Suthermarck]], a trading post in the outer Lost Lands established by traders from Westport some decades ago. Captain Whiskey Bob assigned several open roles to the party, with Hythlodaeus to serve as the ship's musician, Roderick to serve as the ship's purser, Nyx to serve as the ship's quartermaster, and Anubis to serve as a guard for the Vampire's Kiss anti-kraken buoy. Anubis' old partner in travelling to Westport, Syve Draifly, was revealed to be ship's the guide to the Lost Lands, and [[Grimsby Markov]], Roderick's undead manservant, was also to board the ship and serve as a guard.

After boarding the ship, Whiskey Bob showed the crew a magical recording of Edwin Spruce, who demonstrated how to work the Vampire's Kiss anti-kraken buoy. Upon entering the Kraken Belt, he told the crew how to work the buoy to repel krakens, as well as telling the crew that they are to meet [[Practicant Leona]] upon arrival at the Trading Post.

As the ship departed, a storm began, and the party engaged in their requisite tasks: Hythlodaeus played music to calm the crew on the decks; Anubis guarded the buoy; Nyx conversed with the crew belowdecks; and Roderick ran through the ship's ledger in Marius' old room. After spotting a chest that moved and a key, Roderick opened it, releasing an Intellect Devourer. This [[Intellect Devourer]] summoned [[sahuagin]] from the depths of the ocean, who jumped aboard the ship, as well as attempting to summon a kraken outside its native range. Hythlodaeus and Nyx were able to activate the buoy, repulsing the kraken, and defeat the sahuagin: killing one and taking the other prisoner, after Roderick brawled the sahuagin with his fists and a dagger. Anubis activated his chainsaw for the first time around the party.

At the end of the session, the party met some of Nyx's old crewmates, now serving aboard the Swallow: helmsman [[Helmut Henderson|Helmut "Leggy" Henderson]] and [[Daniel Worthington|Daniel "Bonechops" Worthington]], serving as co-surgeon alongside the dutiful executioner [[Marc Ravenstone]]. Roderick realized that the spellstone that was said to be in Marius' old chambers by the ledger was not there.

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 == Session 2 ==
-''The party fended off the attackers of Edwin Spruce, taking two prisoner. During the fight Anubis transformed into Furio, his kitsune form. Nyx revealed herself to be an aasimar. Practicant Marius locked the ship down, preventing anyone from entering or exiting, and began to investigate the attack on Edwin Spruce.''
+''The party fended off the attackers of Edwin Spruce, taking two prisoner. During the fight Anubis transformed into Furio, his kitsune alter ego. Nyx revealed herself to be an aasimar. Practicant Marius locked the ship down, preventing anyone from entering or exiting, and began to investigate the attack on Edwin Spruce.''
-The session began in combat, with Anubis, Nyx, and Roderick facing off against three assassins and two velociraptors, with Hythlodaeus joining soon afterwards. Anubis transformed into his [[Kitsune]] alter ego, Furio,  for the first time during this combat. Edwin Spruce, prone on the ground and surrounded by assailants, stood up, thanked the party, and disappeared, revealing himself to be an illusion. The party then took on the assailants, with Roderick using his warhammer as a golf club to launch one of the dinosaurs at an assassin. Whiskey Bob entered the room and joined the combat, becoming briefly overwhelmed before the party was able to fend off the attackers.
+The session began in combat, with Furio, Nyx, and Roderick facing off against three assassins and two velociraptors, with Hythlodaeus joining soon afterwards. Anubis transformed into his [[Kitsune]] alter ego, Furio,  for the first time during this combat. Edwin Spruce, prone on the ground and surrounded by assailants, stood up, thanked the party, and disappeared, revealing himself to be an illusion. The party then took on the assailants, with Roderick using his warhammer as a golf club to launch one of the dinosaurs at an assassin. Whiskey Bob entered the room and joined the combat, becoming briefly overwhelmed before the party was able to fend off the attackers.
-One of the attackers was killed, and the remaining two surrendered. After combat, Nyx revealed her aasimar form to the party for the first time before interrogating the ringleader of the assassins alongside Roderick, Anubis, and Nyx, which rapidly turned into an impromptu torture session. The party learned that the assassin was hired by the [[Seraphai]], a powerful order of the [[Ochre Flame]] religion that has influence within the [[Republic of Carcola]].
+One of the attackers was killed, and the remaining two surrendered. After combat, Nyx revealed her aasimar form to the party for the first time before interrogating the ringleader of the assassins alongside Roderick, Furio, and Nyx, which rapidly turned into an impromptu torture session. The party learned that the assassin was hired by the [[Seraphai]], a powerful order of the [[Ochre Flame]] religion that has influence within the [[Republic of Carcola]].
 While this was ongoing, Hythlodaeus investigated a glowing magical buoy on the rear deck of the ship. Whiskey Bob then revealed to him that the buoy was known as the Vampire's Kiss buoy, and was personally designed by Edwin Spruce to repel the krakens that lurked in the waters between Westport and the Lost Lands.
-Practicant Marius then summoned the party to the deck of the ship into the captain's quarters. On the way, they saw several partygoers from earlier detained on the ship. He asked each one of them what they knew about the assassination attempt on Spruce, and that they were to help him identify who was behind theplot. He notified them that Spruce was anxious to see the ship depart in the morning, and his investigation into who ordered the attack on Edwin Spruce would end come morning. Until then, he said, no one would be allowed to enter or leave the ship.
+Practicant Marius then summoned the party to the deck of the ship into the captain's quarters. On the way, they saw several partygoers from earlier detained on the ship. He asked each one of them what they knew about the assassination attempt on Spruce, and that they were to help him identify who was behind the plot. He notified them that Spruce was anxious to see the ship depart in the morning, and his investigation into who ordered the attack on Edwin Spruce would end come morning. Until then, he said, no one would be allowed to enter or leave the ship, on the orders of Edwin Spruce.
+== Session 3 ==
+''The party investigated the ship for clues on the attempted assassination of Edwin Spruce to find a suspect before the morning broke. A fight broke out in the lowest deck of the ship between strange creatures and the party. The party confronted a cagey Practicant Marius, and accused him of incompetence in equipping the Hollow Swallow. Edwin Spruce reappeared, and took Marius into his custody.''
+The session began with Practicant Marius detailing that Edwin Spruce wanted the ship, now empty of partygoers, to be investigated by the party, and have a suspect produced by morning. The three primary suspects, [[Kwarteng Lewis]], [[Valamir Ulric de Spruys]], and [[Malleus Kaab]] were taken off the ship by Practicant Marius for interviews, as well as the surviving saboteurs, giving the party free rein to investigate the ship.
+Hythlodaeus remained sequestered in the captain's cabin drinking with Whiskey Bob. [[Nyx]] and [[Anubis Furio]] encountered an Intellect Devourer, and a strange, tentacled crab in the holds of the ship, which were oddly empty for a ship on the evening before its maiden voyage. After a brief possession of Anubis by the Intellect Devourer, and the intervention of [[Roderick Kenneth Williamson]], Practicant Marius rearrived, and beckoned the crew to go to the top deck to conduct formal interrogation of the suspects. Anubis, transformed into his Furio alter ego, was restrained by the rest of this party, and was under suspicion by both them and Marius for his rage, as well as Roderick's ignorant prejudice against kitsune, whom he viewed as uncivilized barbarians who have bladders in their heads. Additionally, it was discovered that Spruce's Anti-Kraken Buoy was damaged.
+However, upon examining Marius' reactions to hearing about the Intellect Devourer, the crew's skepticism shifted to Marius, who was accused of incompetence in preparing the ship for departure. He attempted to play to Roderick's ill will towards his old rival, Valamir Ulric de Spruys, into suggesting Valamir as the suspect, but Roderick did not bite. The party formally accused Marius of incompetence, if not specifically malicious intent, in his conduct as quartermaster of the Hollow Swallow to the apparition of Edwin Spruce, which reappeared to them.
+Edwin Spruce took Marius into his custody, thanked the crew, and delayed the expedition for another week, providing the crew with a reward of 100gp each, some magic items, and lodgings in a manor in Westport. He also provided them with a [https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/9180147-sending-stones Sending Stone] to update him directly on their status during the journey to the Lost Lands.
+==Session 4==
+''The party boarded the ship, received jobs, met old and new allies, and learned their immediate destination in the Lost Lands. Midvoyage, the crew fought an intellect devourer, which summoned sahuagin and attempted to summon a kraken.''
+A week passed since the last session, and the party rested up in Westport in the meantime. The session began on the eve of the Hollow Swallow's departure, as the crew boarded the ship. Whiskey Bob said that the journey was projected to take three days to reach [[Port Suthermarck]], a trading post in the outer Lost Lands established by traders from Westport some decades ago. Captain Whiskey Bob assigned several open roles to the party, with Hythlodaeus to serve as the ship's musician, Roderick to serve as the ship's purser, Nyx to serve as the ship's quartermaster, and Anubis to serve as a guard for the Vampire's Kiss anti-kraken buoy. Anubis' old partner in travelling to Westport, Syve Draifly, was revealed to be ship's the guide to the Lost Lands, and [[Grimsby Markov]], Roderick's undead manservant, was also to board the ship and serve as a guard.
+After boarding the ship, Whiskey Bob showed the crew a magical recording of Edwin Spruce, who demonstrated how to work the Vampire's Kiss anti-kraken buoy. Upon entering the Kraken Belt, he told the crew how to work the buoy to repel krakens, as well as telling the crew that they are to meet [[Practicant Leona]] upon arrival at the Trading Post.
+As the ship departed, a storm began, and the party engaged in their requisite tasks: Hythlodaeus played music to calm the crew on the decks; Anubis guarded the buoy; Nyx conversed with the crew belowdecks; and Roderick ran through the ship's ledger in Marius' old room. After spotting a chest that moved and a key, Roderick opened it, releasing an Intellect Devourer. This [[Intellect Devourer]] summoned [[sahuagin]] from the depths of the ocean, who jumped aboard the ship, as well as attempting to summon a kraken outside its native range. Hythlodaeus and Nyx were able to activate the buoy, repulsing the kraken, and defeat the sahuagin: killing one and taking the other prisoner, after Roderick brawled the sahuagin with his fists and a dagger. Anubis activated his chainsaw for the first time around the party.
+At the end of the session, the party met some of Nyx's old crewmates, now serving aboard the Swallow: helmsman [[Helmut Henderson|Helmut "Leggy" Henderson]] and [[Daniel Worthington|Daniel "Bonechops" Worthington]], serving as co-surgeon alongside the dutiful executioner [[Marc Ravenstone]]. Roderick realized that the spellstone that was said to be in Marius' old chambers by the ledger was not there.