Gun smoke coils through the deck hatches as Merelia reaches the gun deck. The ship shudders under a distant impact, and the smell of salt, tar, and black powder hangs thick in the air.
At the center of the chaos stands the mutinous first mate, sword bared over a crumpled charter in one hand. The parchment is stamped with a wax seal, and even in the rocking gloom it looks important.
The Mutinous First Mate
Hold fast, lads. This island grant is ours now. Tortulan will not wait for a weak king.
He snaps the charter open toward Merelia, as if daring her to dispute it. The ship lurches again, and the document flutters like a living thing.
Merelia
The seal is intact. Someone risked a great deal to steal it.
A hard grin cuts across the first mate’s face. He takes one step back toward the ladder, keeping the charter high, ready to bargain or bolt.
The Mutinous First Mate
Stay your blade, Merelia. Give me passage to Tortulan, and I keep this ship from splitting in half. Refuse, and we both drown in this storm of claims.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the stolen charter
✓ Quest Accepted
Get passage to Tortulan
“I bargain for passage to Tortulan”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled +0)