Aboard the Star of Nostro

KCC, Bryson and Merilda strike true and kill one while injuring another, which Baldwin finishes off soon after. Eggo and Gryff find less success but thankfully don't come to any harm.

Len, Baldwin's mojo is flowing as he crushes his second creature to death. His hammer is like a holy weapon in his hands. Joseph barricades the door and begins building up the fire. Brother Longfoot painfully removes the needle from his genitals. Tossing it aside he rummages through the desk. Inside he finds a spyglass, a purse containing 15 gold pieces, and the Captain's Log. @Harrigan, you are up as well. Dengus and Belinda are in melee range with 2 of the pigs. Eugene just reached the top of the ladder when suddenly the dancer's body gets knocked through the hatch, crashing into Eugene, who loses his grip and crashes into Gerdich, who crashes into Elix. You all hit the deck in one mass of bodies.

ogion, Cerdan is hit hard right in the ribs from the charging demon pig and knocked down the ladder. Fortunately for her, and unfortunately for the others on the ladder, she crashes into some of them, sending them all falling own, but it breaks her fall. She has several cracked ribs for sure but is clinging on to life. Gerdich and Elix were on the ladder as Cerdan falls down, crashing into them and sending them falling to collapse in a large pile. 1 more creature dead! Only 1 remains. There are 3 pig demons on the main deck. Everyone who fell down the ladder takes 1 damage.

On the main deck, Belamina swings and catches the pig across its throat. Blood fountains out over the wooden deck and its dead almost as soon as it hits the floor. Dengus lashes out with his sword and catches the second pig across its chest, carving off a large chunk of bacon. It squeals in pain and anger and blood flows down its pink body. Its eyes flare and it attempts to knock Dengus overboard again. Dengus retreats a few steps up the stairs and the creature crashes into the stairs. The third pig makes its way across the deck to get ready to attack.

In the galley, Joseph continues to stoke the fire. Strangely though, he noticed the spilled blood starts to attract coal dust like iron fillings to a magnet.

Down below, a pile of four bodies lie in a heap at the base of the ladder, some groaning, others motionless.

1 pig dead, 1 injured, and one moving into melee for the next round.

"Whats happening up there?!" the baker exclaims, as he looks back and sees the bodies tumble down the ladder. He swallows deep, a lump sitting in his throat.

"What’s up there?"

"Worry about what’s down here for now, lad. Up there isnt our problem." there’s an unsaid ‘yet’, there that both men understand.

"Let’s carve this beast up and then worry about that, eh?" the elder man says.

Bryson lands a glancing blow, but Eggo finally shows his fighting prowess and chops the last lizard-like creature in half. Its blood seeps out across the wooden floorboards.

The last creature in the hold is dead! 2 pigs still up top.

KCC, Gryff and Bryson attack the last creature with only a glancing blow to show for it. However, out of nowhere, Eggo the ekrask leaps from the shadows and cleaves the beasties in twain!

Len, Harrigan, Eugene is luckily cushioned somewhat in the long fall into the cargo hold below. He is terribly sore and will have bruises if not some chipped bones to show for this fall. Determinedly he rises and begins his climb again. Up top, Belamina and Dengus fight off the pigs but fail to harm either of them.

ogion, Cerdan, Elix, and Gerdich all disentangle themselves from the heap they fell into with groans and winces. All are alive but badly battered. Bruised and aching, they dust themselves off and prepare to climb up once again. Christnar waits for the others before ascending herself.

In through the window in the galley comes crawling a lizard-like creature that resembles something of the ones below deck but larger and with a strange tail! It crawls along the inner wall and ceiling and lunges at Joseph! It grabs on to his back and begins chomping! As the light begins to fade, Joseph feels the creatures mouth go for his the upper portion of his abdomen, ripping through the muscle, and tearing out his liver. The last thing Joseph sees is it stuff his large red liver into a cheek pouch and then climb back out the window.

On the main deck, each pig attacks Belamina and Dingus with their thick tusks. The pigs smell like rotten bacon and sulfur as they get close.

Miss on Dengus, 3 damage to Joseph, 2 damage to Belamina. RIP Joseph. Belamina is down but gets her Luck roll. Narrate the result after you roll.

Brother Longfoot rushes out, surprising the wounded pig. He stabs the pig in the eye with his drafting compass. It pierces through and into its brain, dropping it like a sack of bacon.

Baldwin, the mightiest hammer wielder in living memory, crushes the last demon pig's face in. The bones shatter and its brain turns to jelly. It falls down dead.

Both pigs dead! We are out of combat. Great job everyone!