<div class="floatright"><div class="reverse">(http://i.imgur.com/S5vRbNI.jpg?1)</div></div><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">When consciousness next stirs everyone, you rouse to a state of wakefulness, finding yourselves stretched out on the rocky shore of a barren beach in the hollow of a stony valley.  The skies are blue and almost clear, though the winds are quite chill and constant, a condition all the more exacerbated by your waterlogged clothes.  Except for the constant surge of the swell on the shore, there is little other sound to be heard, no seagulls or wildlife, no sounds of other survivors.<br/><br/>Some of the bodies of the other slaves who were in the hold with you have washed up on the beach, or else roll lifelessly in the tide, but it appears that some have managed to survive, judging from the faint signs of movement all around.  Driftwood, presumably from the longship you were on litters the shoreline here and there.<br/><br/>Caught among some jagged rocks a small distance off the shore, the rear half of the long boat appear to have caught there where it hangs precariously, though the constant battering of the water doesn't seem to be moving it any further as it appears well lodged into position.  The other half of the boat is nowhere to be seen, and it appears that ship was snapped in half.  How anyone got out of their chains and washed ashore without going down with the rest of the ship appears to be a mystery.</span></strong><br/><br/>Everyone will find themselves at liberty to move around, so feel free to get to mingle at this point.  Everyone will start in whatever set of clothes they owned, which is presently quite wet, and little else.<br/><br/>Although not an immediate concern, if some form of shelter or heat is not found within the next hour, hypothermia will become an issue, necessitating a Fort save DC 15 to avoid non-lethal damage and the accompanying fatigue.  This can be negated by being around a strong fire, or getting out of the wet clothes and taking shelter from the wind.  The wind speed is<em>moderate</em>.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">PLACES OF NOTE</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Main Beach:</strong> Where everyone is.  Lots of driftwood, and a few bodies.<br/><br/><strong>Longboat Wreck:</strong> Rocky Outcropping, 40 ft. into the water.  The water is not too deep (4 ft.), but the current is fairly strong, requiring a Swim check DC 10 to reach.  Failure means the PC is swept off their feet, requiring a DC 15 check to avoid getting swept out.<br/><br/><strong>Rocky Cliffs:</strong> Located on the far end of the beach, about half a mile away.<br/><br/><strong>Jagged Rocks &amp; Tidal Pools:</strong> Located on the close end of the beach, about 50 ft. away.  Jagged black rocks where the waves crash and water accumulates in hollows.</div></div>