Chapter Five: Bapdis Orjo's Gift of Reconciliation

Cornflower considers. "I will charge you twenty gold if I am asked to stay a day longer. Can you pay that?"

"We will pay," Domarc assures Cornflower, shaking his coin purse. "I take it there are no settlements on Vorch, then? That it is just a wild, dangerous island?"

Cornflower looks dubious. "If you must remain longer, I hope you will discuss it with me face-to-face. Signs and wonders make poor negotiators." To Mordred, he says: "No men dwell upon Vorch. Four years and ten months ago, I found a raft in the sea carrying two men. They were pirates. They told me this: that they had landed upon Vorch to hide away a plunder of gold. That a demon of the air tore their ship apart. That birds with sharp teeth descended from the smoking hill and ate their comrades. They were starved and sun-cooked when I found them. They did not survive."

As you row up to the side of the cog, the crew on board lowers a rope ladder. The ship looks well-made and well-maintained. Up close, you have a better view of the sail: a toothy, fierce-looking black bat on a field of red. There are twelve crewmen in addition to Cornflower and the two men on the rowboat. Most of them are from the south of Hafer, like their captain, and don't speak your language. You're to share cramped sleeping quarters below deck with them.

Once everyone is on board, Cornflower gives the order to pull up the anchor and set sail. The ship pulls out of the Bay of Utwar and begins heading south, staying near the coast.

You have about ten days of travel at sea ahead of you. I'll advance the timeline periodically and let you know if anything interesting is happening. If you'd like to take some action, make some ability check, or try talking to Cornflower or anyone else on board, just go ahead and jump in.

Cornflower thinks Vorch is about three miles wide and two miles long.

The first two days of travel pass uneventfully as you track along the coast toward Darcra. A light rain falls steadily, but the seas are calm. The daily supper on the ship is a stew of salted fish and dried vegetable meal, supplemented by biscuits and wine.

Cornflower is not especially talkative, but he often takes time to personally instruct the younger crew members on the art of seafaring.

Vhezyen attempts to charge two of the rings.

Edit: Both rings seem to accept the spells.

Domarc tries to cast a spell into his ring.

Edit: The ring explodes, spraying melted copper droplets everywhere. The crew, startled, stares at Domarc.

Mordred attempts to cast Burning Hands into his ring while wearing appropriate eye and face protection...

He's also got Fire Resistance, in case that applies to molten metal as well.