<div align="center">(http://twentysidedstore.com/images/blog/12-4-2011_LairAssault/talon.jpg)<br/><strong>Maiden Voyage: The Blessing of Umberlee</strong></div><br/><em>1370 DR<br/>City of Baldur's Gate - Harbor<br/>Early spring, morning</em><br/><br/>A crowd gathers in the city harbor, coats still buttoned over their clothes though it is the earliest days of spring. The chill of night has left frosted puddles in the streets and makes clouds of their breath. Today the<em>Blessed Trident</em>sets sail on her maiden voyage, chosen by Umberlee's faithful for a voyage across the Trackless Sea - for reasons left unstated. Few in the crowd openly adore the Bitch Queen, but nearly all have come to praise Her as the ship sails, in the hopes of appeasing Her wrath and keeping their lives and those of their loved ones from the sea's cold grasp.<br/><br/>Although Umberlant clerics are often known to accompany ships to offer their protection (after the church is given a hefty donation, of course), that the Water Queen's House would sponsor a voyage of its own seems unusual. The High Priestess atop the platform offers the crowd a frightening sermon and urges them to be faithful to keep Umberlee's wrath at bay. She does not say why the<em>Blessed Trident</em>sails this day, only that it goes forth in the name of Lady of the Depths.<br/><br/>In addition to the crew of the ship itself, a small party of mercenaries and other assorted ilk has been summoned to sail aboard the<em>Trident</em>(rumor has it the church is richly compensating them for their services), all accompanied by a junior cleric of Umberlee.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Crew Roster</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Jacinth of the Waves</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://img70.xooimage.com/files/d/4/a/pre-tresse-umberlee-2dfd2b6.jpg)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Name:</span></strong> Jacinth of the Waves <br/><span class="bbc_u">Player:</span> Ambrosial<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Race:</span> Human (Shou)<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Class(es)</span>: Ranger/Cleric<br/><span class="bbc_u">Deity:</span> Umberlee<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Gender:</span> Female <br/><span class="bbc_u">Age:</span> 22<br/><span class="bbc_u">Height:</span> 5‘2” <br/><span class="bbc_u">Weight:</span> 120 lbs. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Eyes:</span> Dark<br/><span class="bbc_u">Hair:</span> Black<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Physical Appearance:</span> At a mere 5’2”, Jacinth hardly cuts an intimidating figure, though she has a rushed way of walking that often sends the weak-willed scurrying out of her path. She wears her dark hair long and free, and when wet, it clings to her skin like seaweed. <br/><br/>Jacinth prefers simple clothes and leathers that can be easily adapted for swimming and arms herself with a trident or javelin. She wears no jewelry or adornment other than her holy symbol of Umberlee, bound to her inner left wrist by a leather cord.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ithir Severine</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://cdn.obsidianportal.com/images/315326/updxnagj_Planeswalkers_jace.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Character Name:</strong></span> Ithir Severine <br/><span class="bbc_u">Player:</span> Silverfyre<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Race:</span> Tiefling<br/><span class="bbc_u">Class:</span> Wizard/Master Specialist<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Gender:</span> Male <br/><span class="bbc_u">Age:</span> 32<br/><span class="bbc_u">Height:</span> 6 ft. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Weight:</span> 170 lbs. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Eyes:</span> Amber <br/><span class="bbc_u">Hair:</span> Black<br/> <br/><span class="bbc_u">Physical Description</span>: Often cowled and donning plain black robes, Ithir keeps his tainted heritage a secret if he can.  He stands six feet tall, a willowy, wiry man with raven black hair and amber eyes.  A small pair of curved horns protrude from his forehead and he does his best to keep his curly hair long to conceal them.  He might be considered handsome by some but he is a brooding man who does not trust others easily. He favors easily concealed weapons over the traditional staff of the mage.  He keeps his worn spellbook on his person at all times.  His familiar is a small water moccasin. <br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Lao Dar</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://perampaion.webs.com/laomythweavers.jpg)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Name:</span></strong> Lao Dar<br/><span class="bbc_u">Player:</span> BenedictWolfe<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Race:</span> Half-orgre<br/><span class="bbc_u">Class:</span> Ranger/Sniper<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Gender:</span> Male <br/><span class="bbc_u">Age:</span> 30<br/><span class="bbc_u">Height:</span> 8 ft. 2 in.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Weight:</span> 500 lbs. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Eyes:</span> Yellow-gray <br/><span class="bbc_u">Hair:</span> Black<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Physical Description:</span> This enormous crossbreed stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and weighs in somewhere around 500 pounds. His build is heavily set with muscles, his shoulders are broad and his posture has a natural hunch to it, courtesy to a bull neck. Surprisingly, his hands are articulate and dexterous with long, nimble fingers. With a yellowish brown hide and black hair tied into tails behind and in front of his pointed ears, his eyes are a grayish yellow and radiate a guarded attentiveness. A slight beard grows along his jawline, chin and under his mouth.<br/><br/>He is dressed browns and grays, giving him a air of a wilderness wanderer. Leather pants and thick cloth tunic ward off the weather and quality boots protect his feet. A vest of plated leather is strapped across his torso and hangs down like a loincloth between his legs. On top of it all he wears a gray cloak, stained along its hem from contact with mud and dirt.<br/><br/>His equipment includes a shoulder slung bag, a chopper strapped to his belt and an enormous 8 foot greatbow that he always carries in his left hand. A quiver peeks out above his right shoulder, out of the side of his cloak.[/u]<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Irader</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/Countdown0/MonkDampD_zpsab5fc6c5.jpg)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Name:</span></strong> Irader<br/><span class="bbc_u">Player:</span> Countdown0<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Race:</span> Human<br/><span class="bbc_u">Class:</span> Monk/Tattooed Monk<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Gender:</span> Male <br/><span class="bbc_u">Age:</span> 28<br/><span class="bbc_u">Height:</span> 5 ft. 11 in.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Weight:</span> 170 lbs. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Eyes:</span>  <br/><span class="bbc_u">Hair:</span> <br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Tian'amara Lea</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30738236/Arpee/gloombladeb.jpg)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Name:</span></strong> Tian'amara Lea<br/><span class="bbc_u">Player:</span> Ershin<br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Race:</span> Human<br/><span class="bbc_u">Class:</span> Beguiler/Swiftblade<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Gender:</span> Female <br/><span class="bbc_u">Age:</span> 24<br/><span class="bbc_u">Height:</span> 5 ft. 7 in.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Weight:</span><br/><span class="bbc_u">Eyes:</span>  Brown<br/><span class="bbc_u">Hair:</span> Shaven<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Physical Description:</span><br/>Lea rarely shows much of her physical form outside the robes and veils she tends to wear, particularly her face, but one can see evidence of pale skin unusual for someone who claims to come from an arid desert area and thin, oriental eyes heavily made up with mascara. Usually a deep brown, her eyes take on a pearly white, incandescent appearance when channelling the weave to cast spells.<br/><br/>Those rare few who catch a glimpse of her disrobed form can clearly see an old collection of scars, carefully but barely hidden by the clothing she wears. This isn't unusual for someone of a mercanarial lifestyle, of course, but they seem to be concentrated on her back in non-lethal locations where a foe's blade wouldn't aim for.<br/><br/>Her head is shaven as a Mulan of Thay or Mulhorand, though bares no tattoos associated with the nobility or middle classes, however the symbol of a Thayan house is tattooed on the smalls of her back.</div></div>