Grok seemed swayed by the argument.<strong>"What's once your gear now's the captain's booty by right, but I guess you aren't going anywhere... might as well put it to use."</strong>She rummaged beneath the counter and finally put down two wrapped packages on the counter. Coinage and valuables had long been looted, but the pieces of gear themselves were still safe and sound.<br/><br/><em>(Equipment retrieved! Gain up to average starting wealth or less in equipment, but you don't get any loose coinage between the net worth of your gear and average starting wealth.)</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/>A trap door in the<em>Wormwood</em>'s lower hold led down to a ladder that descended into the bilges. The lowest deck of the ship, the bilges were a foul, damp place with thick cobwebs above and a foot of dark, brackish water that stunk abominably below. A single bilge pump rested near the stern.<br/><br/>Without any portholes to let in light or air, it was also almost pitch back inside, requiring a light source to see. There was an alarmed squeaking and scampering of tiny feet as the furry pests scattered in all directions. Myra and Jing caught sight of three of them slipping into the brackish water to conceal themselves.<br/><br/><em>(Roll initiative!)</em>