Charles
*Currently, the party of Sirdan, Ralki, and Peridot are within a beachside cove in the middle of the day. In there with them are an old, crashed sloop, two row boats (though one has a head sized hole in the side), and four or five barrels of sand, previously storing rum. The party just saw one of the smugglers row from their ship, 600ft away from the beach, to a cove upon an isle 100ft away from the shore. It is believed that the smugglers are all within the isle cover, holding possibly 6 smugglers with at least three row boats of their own. The team is either able to row their single boat through deeper water to the front of the isle cover, or sneak around the back in the shallower water. The expanse of water separating the isle and beach is only about 40ft wide. Otherwise, they can hide within the beachside cove and wait for the smugglers to possibly come to them. The only entrances to the beach cove are a 20ftx20ft entrance on the beach and stack of rocks towards the back of the coves, which leads straight to the top of the 100ft tall cliffs.*
Yolanda
*Sirdan debated his option. He examined the remaining boat and how many paddles were left, plus how sturdy it looked. It better not leak when he was rowing his way out to the cove..*

"Let's do a vote. Do you two want to wait for the smuggler to come, or to row over and attack?" 

*Either way, it seems they were devoid of a route of retreat, unless they went back out of the cove and attacked them from above.*
Patrick
"Let's just hide and ambush them, that way we have a better chance at winning this."
Robert
*Peridot thought for a moment about the option he just gave them, she wanted to go and attack them but if they did that, they would gave it harder to run away if something went wrong* "I agree with Ralki, it's best we don't risk it, we don't know how many people are in there"
Yolanda
"Indeed. Then, since we are staying, there's another thing I would like to suggest..." *He looked at the way back up the cove, and then the entrance.*

"If we stayed here, we would be fighting with our back to the wall, when we ambush them. We can engage them in close combat, but that also means we'd probably be shot in the ass if it goes badly and we have to run. Instead, we could climb up above the cove, wait for them to enter and then attack them when they land here - Another benefit is that if they land on the beach insead of the cove, we can also engage them." *Sirdan explained his plan, walking over to the rocks where he climbed down from.*

"From above I can cover this place with my bow. Peridot know how to cast fireball, and you have your wind magic. If we wait till they beach their boat before we attack them, they won't row back out in time to disengage."
Patrick
"Yeah, that seems like a good plan"
Robert
*Peridot wagged her tail, she thought it was a good plan* "You know that I'm always happy to climb" *She went with him to the rocks, so she instruct him where to put his feet and what rocks he could hold onto to climb back up*
Yolanda
*Sirdan climbed up first, being the heaviest of them all. Then he waited for the other two to come up, offering help if needed for the last stretch.

He would find a good hiding spot above the cove, where he could observe the smuggler's progress.*

"Ralki, Peridot, just lay low and watch their movement."
Patrick
*Lays low, and steels herself for the oncoming perhaps combat.*
Charles
*The isle cove filled with smugglers would only be visible to those peering over the edge of the cliff, while the inside of the beachsie cove would only be visible by those peering into the aerial entrance. The distance from the two best vantage points were about 20ft from each other, both out of view from any angle the smugglers might have on the beach or in either coves.*
*The smugglers were just starting to file out of the isle cove, dragging out four row boats. Each were crewed by two men, except for the last, manned by one. It'd be a couple minutes for the smugglers to get to the mouth of the beachside cove, needing to pull their boats into the water, row, then pull them onto land. Each of the rowboats had a barrel to each. The smugglers armor glinted in the sun, looking like Almain rivet and chainmail, with some leather equippings. It appeared MArco's assessment of the weaponry was correct, with a sword on every side and a crossbow and shield on every back.*
Yolanda
*Sirdan simply waited, lying down and watching the smugglers. He tried to see if their crossbow were loaded - it would determine his own course of action. Seven of them, all with crossbow on their back. He could shoot faster, but he'd rather not take the risk of getting hit. With two mages on his side, he could probably overwhelm them...

The idea of trading potshot doesn't seems very tempting, however. Seven to one. That's a fight he won't win. And they had shield too.*
Patrick
*Man, that's a lot of guys, Ralki doesn't think they have a good chance, she whispers to Sirdan* "Do you think we can do this?"
Yolanda
"Not... Necessarily. But you two will learn something from this, surely?" *He said, a hint of uncertainty in his voice. Yes, they are definitely outmatched. How is he supposed to take down seven men at once with his bow..*

"We might need some thing more creative.."
Patrick
*Ralki looks at the ground, what is it like? If she doesn't have a plan involving that then she'll just blast some air.*
Charles
*The smugglers would be using the small outlet of water to get their rowboats as far up the beach as possible. When it became to shallow, they began dragging their rowboats into the cove that the team were in just before. They dragged the rowboats through the mouth of the cave two at a time, with the seventh man standing in the back, yelling orders.* "I don't care what happens or who comes along, we need these barrels emptied here. Our ship will be searched at the docks, so I don't want even a drop in our barrels by the time we're done." *The smugglers worked laboriously in their armor, pushing the boats in. The first boat went in the cave, no longer visible from the cliffside.*
Patrick
"Maybe I can hold some of them down so you can get them, I can burrow beneath them and hold onto their feet."
Yolanda
*Sirdan started to plan out his attack. All of them had breastplate and helmet, which means he has to be **Exceptionally** Accurate to score a good hit on them. He is sure anyone hit by his arrow is going to die sooner or later, but hitting the leg was never an easy task. Besides, he isn't confident his bow can penetrate the armour.

He calculated how long it took for the first pair of rowboat to reach into the cave, in term of turns.

Then he tried to recall how long it took for **Him** To climb up the cave, in term of turns.

The distance of the not yet docking rowboat from the cove. And his shooting point. And the depth of the water where the rowboat is being dragged through.*

"They're coming here. Peridot, Ralki, we'll attack when four of them is in the cove, and three of them in the water. I'll shoot at the one in the water with my bow, Peridot will use her fireball to set them on fire - maybe the boat, but preferably them on fire - the rum is worth something. If they jump into the water, that means they are neutralized. While I duel with the people on the boat, use your shield to provide cover for me so I don't die to their crossbow. Make sure they cannot climb up the cove to take us in melee."

"Once we wipe out the people on the boat - wound or make them surrender, we'll pretend we're [Insert Whatever People is Responsible for Customs in Salvainia], yell at them to surrender in the cove and walk out to the beach with no weapons and armour. March them here. If they don't comply... Then we will decide what to do next."
Patrick
"Alright, sounds like a plan Sirdan, I'll help by attempting to knock down the guys on the land."
Robert
*Peridot nodded after hearing about his plan* "I have a good aim from here, I'll be easy to set them on fire" *She also readied her shield to give him cover as he instructed*
Charles
*It took about two turns for Sirdan to climb up the cove wall. It took four turns to get a rowboat in the water into the cove. Two turns were spent in the shallow water, and two spent pushing them into the cove. One rowboat was already in the cove, while another was being dragged out of the shallow water. Two more rowboats floated in the water. Two smugglers were in the cove, two dragged the rowboat on land, and there was two smugglers in one boat and one in the other in the water. Their leader was helping drag one of the rowboats into the cove.*
*The captain turned and moved away from his boat, walking down the beach while pulling at some clasps in his riveted armor. One of the men in the floating boats removed his helmet wiping his brow. The other man dragging the boat stopped, taking off his helmet as well. It seemed they were getting exhausted working in their equipment.*
Yolanda
"Right, keep your head behind your shield - After the first shot they are going to take out their crossbow and shoot at us. Let's hope their strings are wet.." 

*That was the best thing Sirdan could hope for - that some of them accidentally wettened their crossbow's string while dragging the boat over, that'd nullify their threats considerably.*



"See that man with his helmet off? Shoot your fireball at him. He won't be fighting anymore - hopefully don't die, worth much more alive. I don't think I can hit them with my arrow. As for the man dragging the boat... Hmm." 

"Ralki - You can knock them down? If so, knock down the men in the boat into the water. If they fall into the water and soak their crossbow's string wet, they can't shoot back." 



"Cover me, Peridot" *Sirdan stood up after taking out his bow, he crouched, drawing his bow and nocking an hardened bodkin arrow - not a second to be wasted. He held it at the ready, before standing up and exposing as little of himself as needed to shoot someone. He let off a shot at the back of the closest person... Probably the captain, hoping to hit them in a weak point.*
Patrick
"Yep, that'd be easy peasy, boats don't resist, and are hard to keep up, I suppose." *Ralki readies her air blast and shoots at the boat.*
Robert
*She nodded and without saying much Peridot got in position and pointed her staff at the man who took first his helmet off, the gem on her staff glowed red for a second before a fireball shot out of it, going in the direction of the man, once it was done, she covered Sirdan with her shield as he instructed*
Patrick
*Covers head with shield too*
Charles
*The team's attacks were well synchronized, happening within two seconds of each other. Sirdan's arrow would find its mark truly, but not pierce the armored back of the captain. It would, however, knock him over, where'd hit the sand heavily, with his chainmail trousers around his ankles. Oh dear, it looked like he was going to relieve himself before the attack. A groan would be heard, and he'd try to turn over on to his back and off of his face.*
*Ralki's air blast would hit the side of the rowboat carrying two men squarely, rocking it severely. One man would drop his stance and balance his weight at the impact... Only to be dragged off the boat by his falling ally. Unlucky. Both would sink, thanks to their armor.*
*Only Igu's attack would miss, firing at the farthest target. It would, however, strike the inside of his row boat, lighting a fire within. The smuggler looked from the fire to the water, conflicted, as he pulled his shield from his back. He quickly knelt down and pulled a glove off, trying to scoop water into the boat and onto the fire. He wasn't doing a great job, rocking the little boat quite a bit as he tried to use the other hand to hold his shield up as adequate cover.*
*The last standing man outside of the cove would look up to the cliffside where the attacks came from, startled. There didn't seem to be a clear target of any kind. Dropping his helmet, he'd quickly run into the safety of the cove, last seen grabbing his crossbow from his back.* "We're under attack!"
Yolanda
*He calculated how many of them were left - two into the water - hopefully shallow enough to survive the trip. He'd rather not have them drown to death. One knocked down, another taking care of a flame.

Which means three inside the cove.*

*Sirdan stood up, grabbing another bodkin arrow - so he has a slight chance of penetrating their armour, and lower the chance of killing them. He shot at the smuggler that was busy scooping water into the boat.*

"Knock the last one down, Private Ralki! Lieutenant Peridot! Set the Captain on fire!" *He bellowed out his order as he released a second arrow in short order, his own supernatural speed and strength helping him draw the bow ever a bit faster.*



*If Sirdan still had time, he'd perform his bluff,*"**Imperial Navy here! You're surrounded, surrender your arms and armour, and march out of the cove unarmed, or find yourself at the gallows next noon!**" 

*He hoped the shock of having half of their party taken out was enough to convince them of the need to surrender.*
Patrick
*Ralki does as said and launches an air blast* "This was easier than I thought."
Robert
"Got it!" *She followed his orders and pointed at the captain, hopefully still on the ground to have him as an easier target, her the gem of her staff glowed once again before firing a second fireball, she kept her shield raised*
Charles
*Sirdan's arrow would strike the kneeling man's shield, though fail to injure him. However, with Ralki's airblast, it'd be the last bit needed to capsize the boat, sending the smuggler under as well.*
*The captain would have just rolled onto his back, propped up on his small shield and crossbow, just to immediately be hit in the chest with a fireball. He'd yell out in pain and flop back onto his stomach, smothering the fire with sand. He pushed himself to his knees, facing the ocean, raising his hands.*
*The two men sent underwater earlier would arise, gasping for air and missing their helmets, pauldrons, and gloves. They dragged themselves to shallower water, trying to stand and recover. Neither of them attempted to draw their weapons.*
*Nothing was heard from the cove, and none of the team were in a position to currently see into it, either.*
Patrick
"Yes! Now what do we do? Do we demand of them to surrender?"

"Wait we already did"
Robert
"It looks like they're defeated already..." *She stayed with her shield up in case that they tried anything and looked around for any more men that might try help their captain and fellows*
Yolanda
*All of them had armour on, that made a potential mass execution difficult... Hmm. Tough to deal with.*

*He turned toward the captain and smugglers. Their crossbows were disabled, now all he needed to do is to make them ditch their swords.* 

"**Drop your swords on the ground and stand over that rock there! Or we'll shoot you all dead!**" *Sirdan barked, and then lowered his volume so the smugglers cannot hear it.*

"Ralki, keep an eye on the cove. If they climb out, knock them back down where they came from - Peridot, make sure they don't come out of the cove and try to flank us. Don't peek into it unless you feel like getting shot, try to peek over the edge - they can't turn their crossbow up fast enough." 

*Now all he needed to do is to neutralize all four of the one on the beach.*
Patrick
*Prepares air blast just in case they try to come up.*
Charles
*The captain begrudgingly undid the straps for his shield and crossbow and removed his swordbelt. He pushed himself off the ground and, with hands behind his head, began slowly walking towards the nearest large rock. The two waterlogged men followed suit, releasing their weapons, and the top half of their armor, leaving only chainmail trousers and greaves. They slowly followed their leader, tired and coughing. The last man to climb out of the water simply threw up some water once he go to land and plopped down to his side, shuddering.*
*From the cove could now be heard some commotion, but it was hard to tell what. Some rocks were moving and the rattling of metal. Ralki could likely smell people coming from the aerial entrance now.*
Patrick
"Someone's coming, I can smell em, coming from that entrance" *She points to the aerial entrance* "Who do you think it could be?"
Robert
*Peridot prepared her staff to shot another fireball as she head the sound of the rocks moving and the metallic sound* "Maybe more people from their crew"
Yolanda
"Probably smugglers. If they have weapons, blast them off and torch them. I need to watch the people over here." 

*Sirdan kept his bow drawn and arrow nocked, using his let off enchantment to the best of his ability. Sirdan repositioned so that anyone who walk out from the cove from the front won't get a good shot on him.*

"**You on the beach, get over there to that rock!**"
Patrick
*Prepare air blast*
Charles
*The surrendered smugglers simply stood by the rock, hands on the back of their heads, waiting. The one smuggler who had fallen had not gotten up, or moved, really. Waves gently lapped at where he laid, drawing no reaction from him.* "I think he's still got some water in his lungs. Or he's choking. I don't know." *None of the smugglers moved to help their fallen ally.*
*Peridot and Ralki would see a blonde head poking over the top of the aerial entrance, looking around as the man pulled himself out of the cove. Only the upper half of his torso had come out of the entrance when he stopped upon seeing the three of them. His eyes flicked down into the cove, then back at them.*
Patrick
*Stares at him, does Ralki smell rum on the ship? Does he have weapons? If so, launch an air blast.*
Yolanda
*Sirdan continued watching over the smugglers, peeking back to the cove occasionally with his bow still pointed at the four downed smugglers. He was waiting for the one in the cove to surrender.*

"You over there in the cove, climb out with your hands up, or we'll kill you."
Robert
*Peridot kept watching out for more people that could come, since Ralki already took care of the man of the cove, she just watched with her fireball ready to take more of more that could come out*
Patrick
*On the aerial entrance, that's where she's looking*
Charles
*The man had no visible weapons and put a hand in the air, using the other to hold himself up.* "I, I have a swordbelt on. Pheni, the person coming up after me, has a crossbow and swordbelt." *The smuggler was willing to surrender, figuring that falling from the rocks meant death.* "How many are you?" *Asked the smuggler as he carefully pulled himself up, the sword on his side now visible.*
Yolanda
*Sirdan improvised a lie. It is beyond obvious there's only three of them. But he CAN bluff about how strong he is, and about coming reinforcements...*

"I'm Captain Sirdan of the Imperial Navy. Three of us here, an elite air and an elite fire mage." *He figured that it made sense for an elite mage to only cast their most staple spell... He won't tell them there's nothing else beyond that.* 

"We have a ship coming in to take your ship as we speak. Surrender now and I'll put in a good word when you go with us." *Sirdan said, backing off a bit to keep all of the smugglers in his Peripheral vision.*

"Peridot, take the rope, tie them up and disarm them. Ralki, watch over them." *He knew Ralki were physically weaker, but she had an air blast in her favour. The moment the smuggler looked ready to walk away from the cove opening, he'd yell at them to halt them.*

"Ralki, any of them do anything funny, blast them back into the cove or off."
Patrick
*Literally what Sirdan said, there was no necessity for any fancy maneuvers since she was quite weak* "Aye aye" *Ralki said jokingly.*
Robert
*Peridot followed Sirdan's orders, she had to act as he was their captain after all, she grabbed the rope that he said and once they were without their weapons, she tied then up, she kept holding her staff with her tail so had close in case she had to use it*
Charles
*The smuggler looked down as he climbed out fully, careful to keep his hands away from his weapons.* "There's only three of them, Pheni." *Almost immediately after, a feminine voice could be heard yelling just below the first smuggler.* "THERE'S ONLY THREE, WESLEY! MICHAEL AND I WILL HOLD THEM OFF!" *Michael (presumably) looked up with a look of fear in his face.* "No, no, we are definitely not doing that." *He stood up fully with his hands behind his head, moving away from the hole, where a blonde women, likely Pheni with a dagger in her teeth was now climbing out, looking around. Neither of them seemed to be wearing much armor at all, making their climb possible.*
*Sirdan would see the last armored smuggler (Wesley?) come running out of the cove onto the beach, holding two shields in his direction. He wasn't running very quickly, what with the askward weight of full armor and holding two shields, both facing Sirdan.*
Yolanda
*Sirdan thought of what to do next. The fully armoured smuggler need to be subdued. Ralki could keep them on hold for now. Perhaps he could perform a demonstration of force against Wesley... Hoping to scare him off one way or another.*

*He let loose his readied arrow toward Wesley's shield. It probably won't penetrate fully, or perhaps it might punch through from sheer force. His goal was to scare Wesley and show off how powerful he is. He would nock another if not interrupted.*

"Peridot, come over and blast him on fire." *He said, loud enough for the two smugglers that climbed up to hear. Peridot is supposed to tie them up - but Ralki served the purpose of threatening to blast them down, he can afford to divert her, for now..*

*Damnit, Sirdan was feeling impatient, why couldn't he speak at one thousand words per minute telepathically to everyone else?! His plan is not coming through fast enough!*
Patrick
*Holds air blasts and yells* "If any one of you get up or give me reason to will be knocked down onto the ground!"
Robert
"On it!" *She pointed at Weasley with her staff, the gem on it glowed for a brief moment before shooting in the directions the running man*
Charles
*Pheni would come out, the dagger still in her teeth, now growling. She didn't take any kind of passive posture, seeming like she was planning on attacking when she finished climbing up. Michael went to stand in front of Pheni, now holding his arms up.* "Wait, don't hurt her! Pheni, give up!" 
*The crew around the rock had just started started to cheer on Wesley and move around as Sirdan's arrow connected with his shield. Wesley stumbled to the side with a yell, the arrow going through the shield and his arm. As he was trying to recover, Peridot's fireball would hit Wesley's other shield, pushing him and lighting it on fire. He yelped again, not able to take either shield off now, and dove into the water to quench the flames.*
Patrick
"Drop all your weapons and hold your hands in the air!"
Robert
*Peridot sighed in relief that was she able to help and looked back at the two that just climbed up with her hands on her hips* "Does anyone else wants to be lighted on fire?" *She wouldn't hesitate to do it if these two tried anything, specially with the women acting like this*
Yolanda
*Sirdan nocked another arrow, finding his life rather boring. When has he ever *Not* Nocked another arrow in this fight?*

"Keep an eye on the woman with a dagger." *He said, as he surveyed the surrounding for a path from the cove's top toward the rock - the plan is simple. Tie them up here, escort them to the man with the rock, where he would threaten them all with a sword until Peridot secured them. Then he will secure their gears and march back with their prisoners..*