<div class="floatright">(https://www.lmrcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/maps-header-scaled.jpg)</div>NOTE/WARNING, I'm quoting/updating the post. If you see something funky, ask because I might have missed deleting something.<br/>OOC Scene 5, Post 7<br/><br/>A culture note. There is no real distinction between 'Elf' and 'Half-Elf' in the' Elven Empire.' If you have Elven blood, you are considered an Elf. Frore and Darius are viewed as an 'Elf' despite his Dhampir nature.' The others in the party would be regarded as 'retainers.'<br/><br/>NPC:<br/>Lieutenant Arilemna Glynjyre (female Elf)<br/>Captain Delsaran Keyris (Male Elf)<br/><br/>Shade -<br/>Darius - Persuasion - 25 to have the ship let go of the demon<br/>Kalinta -<br/>Frore -<br/>Eli -<br/><br/>Situation:<br/>Pre-combat, the party is next to the ship, and trees/sandbars restraining it.<br/>Eli is flying, invisible, above the ship.<br/>Lighting: Daylight<br/>Terrain:<br/>Water: River, Deep and moving about 10ft/round (Difficult Terrain)<br/>Part Boat: 5ft x 15ft<br/>River Boat: 15ft x 60ft<br/>Railing - the Riverboat has a wooden barrier to about waist height; it conceals what is on the deck and would provide half cover in a fight.<br/><br/>Froroe: AC11 (+5 Shield), HP 16/20,<br/>Elli: AC 14, HP 24/24,<br/>Shade AC 16, HP 27/27,<br/>Kalinta: AC15, HP 39/44,<br/>Darius:  AC17/19, 25/25;<br/><br/><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/018/874/492/large/tristan-alexander-elven-sailor-small.jpg?1561053969)</div>The Ominous sounds of Orcish war drums in the distance put paid to further discussion. The Captain told Lieutenant Glynjyre,<strong>"The time for debate is behind us. We'll not fight off another attack. Our best chance of getting the demon back to the City is this Paladin and his companions."</strong>The Captain gestured to the railing and called out to the sentries,<strong>"Help me get this thing overboard."</strong><br/><br/>Sections of the railing dropped into sockets in the deck and came out quickly. Ropes attached to cleats secured The Demon. It took a little more effort to remove the rope. The Demon was quite heavy, but the Captain and the sentries used boat gaffs to roll it to the edge and then drop it into the water. The collection of limbs began to float slowly downriver.<br/><br/>The Lieutenant looked towards the hold - her injured - and then towards the floating Demon. She sighed,<strong>"In the academy, they told us - mission, troops, self. At the time, it was merely an academic exercise."</strong>She turned and gave the Captain a salute.<br/><br/>The Captain laughed a fatalistic laugh,<strong>"Did they also tell you, you cannot choose whether to do, but only how you die?</strong>The Captain shook his head,<strong>"I thought we were serving the Empire, but in the end, the Empire is run by a bunch of greedy nobles."</strong><br/><br/>The Lieutenant looked to Darius,<strong>"It is my mission, but your retainer Ser Brightwood. However, I suggest we get underway quickly. If that collection of limbs gets entangled, we will have our work cut out freeing it."<strong> </strong></strong>