Intrepid Explorations IC

[Skinshifter]

Kronork stares at you all wild-eyed.

You cannot be serious. He says, incredulous that you'd think this ship is another other than what they claim it to be. We're on a ship, going to a place, to colonize. Seems pretty cut and dry to me.

He shrugs and goes back to find some way to make himself useful to the crew.

[Lonna]

Kronork stares at you all wild-eyed.

You cannot be serious. He says, incredulous that you'd think this ship is another other than what they claim it to be. We're on a ship, going to a place, to colonize. Seems pretty cut and dry to me.

He shrugs and goes back to find some way to make himself useful to the crew.

Edlyn watched him go, surprised at his disbelief in the face of what had been reported about Anya and Luther's conversations. "Damn, he could have useful in a fight. If worst comes to worst, I hope he sides with us, not against us." Shaking her head, she continued, "So, unless anyone has anything to add, I'll spend some time tomorrow pumping sailors for information, then I'll tell Shifty and Gil anything important I find out."

[Thalmor]

Edlyn watched him go, surprised at his disbelief in the face of what had been reported about Anya and Luther's conversations. "Damn, he could have useful in a fight. If worst comes to worst, I hope he sides with us, not against us." Shaking her head, she continued, "So, unless anyone has anything to add, I'll spend some time tomorrow pumping sailors for information, then I'll tell Shifty and Gil anything important I find out."

Trahan also watches as Kronork walks away, nods in agreement with Edlyn. To make matters worse is he knows what our plans are. Lets hope he doesn't talk about them to the crew. One thing we haven't taken into account is how long this crew has been with this Captain and company, maybe they have been dupped also. Pausing before he continues, I wounder if we should try to talk to Kronork again before we continue with some of these plans, maybe one of us should meet with him one on one.

[Lonna]

I wounder if we should try to talk to Kronork again before we continue with some of these plans, maybe one of us should meet with him one on one.

Edlyn nodded. "I can try to talk to him tonight," she volunteered. Any of you would probably only make things worse, she added mentally.

[TwoBitWriter]

Jarl "Shifty" Urlingen

"Perhaps it would be best if we laid low for the moment, until Edlyn can speak with Kronork. I dinnae want any of us caught red-handed, so to speak..."

[Thalmor]

I agree Shifty, the last thing we need is to be accused of casuing a munity. We'd probably be heaved overboard or something. maybe we an start talking to the rest of the crew and get as much information from them as we can. Ask them things like how long they have been members of the crew on this ship and so forth. Trahan now wonders if it was wise to include everyone in on this conservation till he was sure of their positions on this mission.

I think we should have done more to engage Kronork before this.

[Lonna]

Edlyn frowned thoughtfully. "So are we basically agreeing to do nothing until we have more information - and hopefully Kronork on our side? If that's the case, I suggest everyone gather as much information as possible from the crew, not just me. I'll work on bringing Kronork around at the same time, though that may take more than a single conversation. Edlyn paused for a moment, making some mental calculations. "We could meet here again in, say, two days time? Then we can decide our next move with hopefully a bit more than our current vague suspicions."

[Forum Explorer]

Sure, I'll hang around the twins and see what they know about this colony and I'll bring up that missing ship too. Gil says, with that he wanders off looking for the twins.

[Skinshifter]

Kronork is surprised by how easily the crewmate offers to tattoo him and accepts his offer with barely disclosed glee. That day, however, he finds himself more and more inclined to attempt conversation with the crewmates--something he's never done before. He asks them mostly mundane questions, he's not very good at this, but from time to time if he can find a particularly talkative member, he asks about the more "ranked" members of the ship.

He's also watching to see if any of the crew members behave strangely toward him and the rest of the adventurers aboard. Not particularly closely, but the idea is in the back of his head none the less.

[The_JJ]

Kronik just learns that Anya is the captian that runs the ship, and that the first mates, Leo and Lewis, help her. Appearently they are powerful mages and often end up locked in magical duels with other ships.

[Lonna]

Edlyn 'Catfoot' Hosteler

Edlyn looked for an opportunity to speak to Kronork alone. To her frustration, each time she saw him he seemed to be either helping or conversing with the sailors, but at last she found him alone. With a hesitancy that was not entirely faked, she asked, "Um, Kronork, may I speak with you?"

OOC: Skinshifter, I'll let you decide what the proper backdrop for this conversation is - where might Edlyn find Kronork alone? Also, do you want to do this conversation in thread or via PM? Either way works for me.

[Skinshifter]

OOC: Either is fine, I have the next two days off; You can PM me and we can work it out, or you can IM me via AIM?

Kronork's only alone time on the ship to this point is spent immediately after the tattoo of a seagull is finished being graven into his left cheek and jawline. The tattooer suggested he spend the next few days belowships so the tattoo doesn't fade or become infected, and here he is, resting contentedly and overly pleased with himself in his hammock.

Although he finds himself ruminating on what his companions have been discussing recently. He has no reason to believe them, why would this ship want anything other than they say? But at the same time, the crewmen aren't exactly overly forthcoming with information--they've only repeated things that he already knew. Oh, well he thinks, shrugging his arms behind his head.

And the dirty one, that Gil, his weasel seemed very intent that Kronork should have the papers he's currently holding tucked into his pants. They mean nothing to me, but could they to another of my companions?he wonders, sighing fitfully.

When he sees Edlyn walk into the bunk, he sits upright hoping she'll address him, but fearing his countenance too hideous for her to wish to behold. When she does address him, he is caught completely off guard and his draw drops a little, his eyes widening in stark disbelief and quiet embarrassment. His white right eye gleams hideously in the crude light of the room.

Um, he chokes, smiling awkwardly. Yes?

[The_JJ]

Oh and by the way, as he finishes your tatoo the crew man leans over you.
"Your one of us now, eh? No one gonna mess with you now. Welcome to the club." then he reachs over and shakes your hand.

[The_JJ]

sooo... anybody else have anything to do?
take a crack at the chart?
talk to the crew?
scout around?

[Lonna]

sooo... anybody else have anything to do?
take a crack at the chart?
talk to the crew?
scout around?

As far as I know Kronork still has the chart, and Gil is the only other person who knows he has it.

What Edlyn decides to do will depend somewhat on the outcome of her conversation with Kronork, which is still going on via PM. However, at this point it is safe to say that Edlyn will start (discretely) asking other colonists if they have noticed anything odd about the trip/crew/company/etc. She'll also spend some time flirting with off-duty sailors to see if she can find out anything more useful about the captain, Luther, the cargo, the ship, and/or the crew in general.

So, Gather info checks:

For Colonists - (1d20+9)[26]
For Sailors - (1d20+9)[21]

[Forum Explorer]

Gil will search though the cargo looking for anything odd.

Search (d20+4)[23]

[The_JJ]

Gil says to himself Hmm... now where exactly is the cargo hold? He then looks around and realizes he is standing in it. There are a lot of hammocks, people, a few crates full of food and water, some sacks full of seed, and farming implements.

If you'd rolled less then a 20, I'd have made you talk to a sailor to find that out.

[TwoBitWriter]

Shifty


Shifty will search the holds, trying to access locked areas.

Hide
(1d20+5)[6]
Move Silently
(1d20+5)[23]
Open Lock
(1d20+7)[11]
Search
(1d20+7)[13]

If caught, he will use his well-known fear of being on deck as an excuses, stating that he is simply trying to find the deepest, darkest part of the ship.

[The_JJ]

While very silent, Shifty heads into the bilges, and manages to trip and fall (quietly) into a bucket of day-glo, glow in the dark green paint. Right in front of a pair of sailors.

(the dice hate you. Lots.)

edit: Bluff check time.

[TwoBitWriter]

Shifty attempts to explain about his fear of being on deck and his desire to find the deepest, darkest part of the ship to dwell in. Also he was hoping to find a place on the ship that doesn't rock so much so he doesn't feel ill all of the time.

Bluff:

(1d20)[19]

(OOC: I really hope I get a convincing story bonus, because otherwise its a dry roll)

[Forum Explorer]

After he is finished searching the holds Gil goes looking for Luther. When he finds him he says Escuse me Luther, I have some questions about the colony.

[The_JJ]

Shifty: Aww... I guess the dice are going to save you for later.

"Ahem well... there's just the bliges down here. It's very pretty must and all so I wouldn't recomend it. Waves go up and down. And uh, the ship rocks." He straightens out his coat.
The other sailor laughs behind her hands though you don't know why.

Gil: Well, what do you want to know?

[Lonna]

Any word on what Edlyn found out from the colonists and sailors?

[The_JJ]

Oh sorry, didn't see that.

Umm lets see. No, the colinists haven't noticed anything.
The crew worships the captain, loves Luther, thinks that their ship is the fastest, luckyest, and best crewed ship on the ocean blue. (the ocean orange doesn't bear mentioning) oh and the 'cargo' consists of a seasick dwarf, a scarred but friendly fellow, a talkative scholar-priest, a smelly half-elf, some people whos charactor haven't done anything in so long that I don't remember them, some wanna be adventurers, some farmers, and one curious but pretty lady.

[Forum Explorer]

I was wondering if we would have to build anything for the colony or is already set up? On that note are we the first group to come to this colony? Gil says listing carefully to Luther's reply.

Sense Motive (d20+2)[22]

[Forum Explorer]

I was wondering if we would have to build anything for the colony or is already set up? On that note are we the first group to come to this colony? Gil says listing carefully to Luther's reply.

Sense Motive (d20+2)[9]

[The_JJ]

(I'll just take the first roll)
Well, it's a new colony, so we'll probably be some of the first ones there. We'll probably have a few vets from other colonies already there to start us off. They are closer and all. But, because every colony is different, we like to import people from the mainland. No preconcived conceptions.

You get the feeling that the last bit might have been dead pan sarcasm, or maybe that he was repeating the company line that he did not agree with himself.

[Forum Explorer]

Import people? Gil repeats That's such an odd phrase to use. Also why would you perfer less experinced colonists? That just seems like an unessesary risk.

[The_JJ]

Hey, expertise is a marketable skilll out here. You guys are one part employ, two parts money maker for us out here. As for epericence, well, I wouldn't argue with it since you're here because of it. BUt if you think about it, if we had to cycle everyone through the colonies based on experience, cost would be high, our best people would never sleep. He laughs and gestures at himself happens anyway I guess. But more of our better people would never get a chance to acctually set up homes and live, which is kinda what we are after.

[The_JJ]

ahem. *bump*