<div class="floatleft">(https://www.lmrcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/maps-header-scaled.jpg)</div>OOC Scene 5, Post 4<br/><br/>A culture note. There is no real distinction between 'Elf' and 'Half-Elf' in the' Elven Empire' on this world. If you have Elven blood, you are considered an Elf. So, Frore is regarded as an Elf. Darius would be viewed as an 'Elf despite his Dhampir nature.' The others in the party would be considered 'retainers.'<br/><br/>NPC:<br/>Lieutenant Arilemna Glynjyre (female Elf)<br/>Captain Delsaran Keyris (Male Elf)<br/><br/>Shade -<br/>Darius - Help Frore<br/>Kalinta -<br/>Frore - Persuasion on Ship's Officer to allow assistance<br/>Eli - Investigate ship/below decks<br/><br/>Situation:<br/>Pre-combat, the party is next to the ship, and trees/sandbars restraining it<br/>Eli is flying, invisible, and below decks<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="floatright">(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/018/874/492/large/tristan-alexander-elven-sailor-small.jpg?1561053969)</div>The group can see that the Elven sailors are striped to their breaches as they work to chop away tree limbs. They are equipped with hand-axes and have daggers in their belt. In contrast, the two sentries are in leather armor and carry longbows and a pair of short swords on their belts.<br/><br/>Frore's argument to help was very persuasive. She hears<strong>"Blessing of the Gods"</strong>in part of the conversation between the two officers.<br/><br/>The officer in leather armor is a bit stand-offish. However, the Captain of the ship appears relieved.<strong>"Aye, we'll take any help. One long string of bad luck started with our assault on the Orcish encampment. I'm Delsaran Keyris, Captain of this boat, and this is Lieutenant Arilemna Glynjyre, commander of the Marines. We'll gladly take your assistance getting us out of this mess. You may actually want to go down the river with us. The Orcs are on the warpath upriver."</strong><br/><br/>One of the sailors on the ship obligingly tosses down a rope to allow the group to tie off against the boat. They also unfurl a rope ladder to allow climbing aboard the boat.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">"Eli Only"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Eli examines the ship's deck and does not see anything that she thinks is a growing item. Although, the heavily chained bundle of branches is unusual.  Eli suspects that some magic is involved with the chains and or the branches.<br/><br/>Going below, Eli finds a different scene - an open space running half the boat's length with a half-dozen seriously injured Elven warriors being tended by one over-worked healer/cleric. Clearly, the ship was in a brutal fight and is under-manned. Next to Eli is a door to the rest of the boat. She suspects that it would contain rooms for the officers and supplies.   <br/></div></div>