Party Present:  Kilgore, Seraphina, Rahn, Elgard, Bardo, Kanye, Nor, and Kulu

Party Missing:  Zyldi, Galliard

The team makes their way back to Baldur’s Gate where they reconvene with Syndra at the Inn Too Deep.  They learn that Syndra has been to Chult. Chult is a peninsula island with giant reptiles, jungle, and undead.  Only the outskirts of Chult have been charted. The rest has yet to be explored as the danger is immense. In fact, Syndra died at Chult.

The party heads off with Captain Swift, and her crew, on the boat The Brazen Pregasus.  They are told that during their trip, should they encounter pirates, they can make some extra cash by incapacitating the looting ship and bringing in the pirate captain for a bounty.  The journey should take them 10 days.

The first 8 days of the trip are uneventful except that it appears that Galliard, who had been with them at the tavern, is now missing. No pirates are yet spotted.  However, a storm is on the horizon.

The storm hits hard and fast.  The crew and the adventurers take measures to keep the ship from sinking.

• Kanye – Uses his strength to counteract the boat’s rocking by quickly moving back and forth on the side that needs it.  Success.
• Kilgore – Uses persuasion to inspire the crew to keep hope.  Fail.
• Kulu – Secures the crates below deck to prevent shifting.  Success.
• Bardo – Climbs the masts and secures the rigging.  Success.
• Nor – Bails the water that comes crashing into the boat.  Success
• Rahn – Uses insight to determine the best direction to steer the ship with the wind.  Success.
• Elgard – Casts 3 winds to shield it from the prevailing winds.  Success.
• Nor – Yells at the storm to intimidate it.  Success.

All the efforts of the adventurers proves fruitful, and they weather the storm without incident.  However, as soon as they are out of the storm, they see a pirate ship on the horizon. Kanye: “Ramming speed!”

The adventurers board the pirate ship and successfully take down most of the 16 crew.  The captain lays down his sword in defeat. Kilgore: “Let’s discuss your terms of surrender.”

Encounter Highlights

• Kanye throws Elgard up onto the pirate ship.  Elgard casts Thunderwave right before he lands, which throws two pirates overboard.
• 3 pirates are killed by Kulu, Rahn, and Kanye.
• The pirate captain keeps Kanye raging by hitting him with a crossbow bolt.  Kanye then throws a pirate off the ship.
• Elgard steps in the front of the fray in an attempt to lead the charge.  He is rendered unconscious.
• Seraphina heals Elgard.  Elgard then goes down again almost immediately…because he is a wizard…in the front of the line.
• Bardo kills another pirate
• Kulu is below deck stealing for the majority of this battle.  However, she looks up through the deck grate and sees a pirate.  She shoots up at him, and hits the pirate in his femoral artery.
• Elgard rolls a 1 for his death save.  Seraphina heals him…again.
• Kanye knocks more men off the boat.
• Nor grabs Elgard by the scruff of his neck and pulls in to the back lines. Nor:  “Get back you ass-hat.” Nor accepts the attack of opportunity from the pirate who was once again closing on Elgard.  
• Elgard creates ominous whispers around 4 of the pirates causing two of them to jump overboard.

The battle is over, and they loot the pirate ship and captain.  Captain Swift’s assigns a skeleton crew to bring the pirate ship the rest of the way.

In an unexpected twist, the adventurers only now learn of an Arameg, a dragon turtle, who apparently demands tribute for all ships that pass on their way to Chult. Thus do the adventurers resume their journey aboard The Brazen Pegasus curious to meet this newly mentioned Arameg.