Session 2: Soul of Winter

Izuhn flees back previous corridor, getting entangled by the dense web of seaweed, which prevents him to move too far giving time for Agna to talk some sense back into the dwarf. Staying together, yes, that is the best thing to do. The dwarf is released from his seaweed trap by the ghostly shape of the orc warchief, a vision which somehow further reassures him.

As he turns to join the others, he notices a strange snake like shape lifting itself out of the water in a bowl behind Agna. The orc is too distracted wrenching an iron bracket loose from the wall to notice it sneak up on her before the thing tries to encircle the orc.

Krell starts laughing maniacally as the two scaly creatures finally emerge from the hanging bundles and surround the sailor who is still standing. "Winter girl! You will be the perfect sacrifice for the Wavemother".

Agna reacts too late and is quickly restrained by the watery shape. Almost as a reflex, Izuhn raises his hands with a purple glow which is reflected on the elemental constrictor surface, dispelling the magic animating it. In an instant, the entire thing becomes nothing but water which falls on the orc. In the chaos, you notice a third scaly humanoid moving from out of the shadows and stabbing the old hag.

"What are you doing?" the woman screams, surprised at the strange turn of events, attacking the strangely agile humanoid, who manages to escape into the next room.

The strange creature opens the door, revealing the captain on the other room. She barely dodges it as she makes her way into your room, rapier in one hand, and small treasure chest on the other. "Party is over! Time to go!" she orders, the tone in her voice clearly suggesting something far worse is soon going to happen.

As if following her words, a strange silence falls on the ship. The scuttling of uncountable tiny crabs echoes through the humid rooms of the damaged ship, as the little creatures hide from something unseen. Suddenly, the ship shakes and tilts so violently, that you struggle to stay on your feet.

As Agna tries to regain balance, captain Harkin agrees with Izuhn and offers her a hand to stand up. As soon as the orc is stable on her knee, she sees Fizel run away from the same room the captain came from. "Run run! There's too many of them!"

Simultaneously, Vokarr shouts an orckish warcry and charges at Krell, but the hag manages to sneak out the door, dodging the slender and ghost-like creatures that rush into the room after Fizel, their presence quickly filling the room with the stench of death.

Agna manages to to get sailor out of his shock and drag him out of the room as Izuhn keeps the way open for the others to run.

Once everyone is safe, the dwarf turns to follow, but gets stuck in the web of seaweed. Even as Vokarr cuts down one of the undead creatures, another one manages to make it close enough to Izuhn. Just as the dwarf desperately struggles to escape the seaweed trap and avoid the claws of the sickening creature, something more horrible reveals itself...

The source of the ship's instability becomes clear as a giant tentacle thrashes through the wooden walls of the ship, crushing the undead creature in an instant.

"Give him to me!" Captain Harkin shouts from the top of the ladder, pointing at the wounded sailor Agna just saved, before disappearing, thrown away like a doll, as the ship is thrashed again.