CH. 7: Voyage of the Bullring

[Jenara]

Thinking quickly Arei grabs Val and pulls her to the surface, taking a massive breath she curses the loss of the trident.. but they were alive.

Pulling the Orc to the side of the ship she calls loudly.

[Breila]

Ouragana had been scanning the waters and calls out: "We need to rescue them! Oh, Jocelyn, look, Val looks badly hurt!" Agitated, she pulls on the cleric's sleeve.

[JadedDM]

Areilon flies the unconscious Val up to the ship's deck, and Ouragana immediately spots them and alerts the others.

Sierra and Terra hurry over, Jocelyn in tow and kneel down. "What happened?" asks Sierra. "Shit, is she alive?"

[HorizonsDream]

Jocelyn quickly moves in to stop the bleeding, and then quickly casts cure light wounds on Val. "She's going to need rest."

[Jenara]

"Craxy.." Arei says through a moment of coughing. "The Crazy Girl took it on alone, and nearly died.. It didn't expect me, still, its gone, decided to flee rather than fight."

"Thanks." She adds looking at Jocelyn and Oura. "Her trident is lost to the sea now."

[JadedDM]

Jocelyn prays to Octhanus and lays hands on Val. The healing power surges into her body, bringing her back to consciousness and causing her to involuntarily cough up the water in her lungs, as well.

"Damn," Sierra comments. "I owe you a drink," she adds, looking down at the half-orc. "All of you." She turns to Areilon. "Take her down below so she can rest." Then she looks back to her crew. "Full speed ahead! Weapons ready! I say we take a little vengeance on that damned caravel." The crew cheers and goes to work.

"Let's see how tough they are without their dragons to fight for them," the captain adds, looking out to the ship.

[Jenara]

"I'm just glad she is still alive." Arei comments in an offhand manner, hoisting the orc up with her arms she semi carries and semi drags the woman down below.

"I will be back in a few moments." she adds.

[Breila]

"Let me help you" Ouragana says and gives Arei a hand bringing Val below deck.

[Jenara]

"Thanks." Arei says with a smile, "Feel a little... I am not sure..." She says quietly.

[HorizonsDream]

Jocelyn stands up once Val is hoisted up by Oura and Arei. "Make sure she is comfortable," she calls out the two of them as she remains on deck.

[Breila]

Once she and Arei have laid Val down on her bunk, Ouragana asks the half-orc: "I'm not good at fighting anyway, should I stay with you?"

[Jenara]

Arei pulls off her blouse and skirt as Oura makes Val comfortable, roughly tying back her hair she Turns to Oura "Watch her."

"Val, that was foolish..." She says to the half orc as she pulls a white shirt back over her body. "But thank you, and please thank Mist." With that she pulls on her trousers and darts back up on deck.

[Nuke]

Val opens her eyes slowly. "What.....happened?" is all she manages to get out.

[Breila]

"You were attacked by a dragon" Ouragana explains. "Areilon brought you back, and Mist is OK."

[JadedDM]

Once Val is back on her cot, Areilon changes and hurries back upstairs while Ouragana lingers.

"Status?" Sierra asks her sister.

"They're attempting to flee," Terra answers, looking through her spyglass. She cannot hide her smirk.

"Heh," Sierra responds. "Losing their dragons took the fight out of them, eh? Well, they aren't getting away that easy. The Bullring's the fastest ship in the world!"

Sure enough, after ten minutes of pursuit, the Bullring manages to shrink the distance between the ships from 1,000 yards to only 100, despite the caravel's best attempts to get away. From this distance, the ship is easy to make out even without the aid of a spyglass or standing up in the rigging. One can make out the orcs running around on deck, like little ants in a panic.

Terra looks through her spyglass again. "Looks like the caravel is called the 'Burz'dru,' whatever that means," she says. Areilon, capable of speaking the Orcish tongue, recognizes the word for 'nightmare.'

"Archers, ready! Artillery, ready! Casters, ready! We're going in!" Sierra announces.

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(OOC: Now I get to try out the ship vs. ship rules from 'Of Ships and the Sea')

The ships are 1,000 yards apart.

Pursuit Dice
Bullring (1d6+8): 9
Burz'dru (1d6+4): 9

Round 01-10

Bullring closes the difference by (1d10x10): 90 yards per minute, for a total of 900 yards. The ships are now 100 yards apart.