A Grave reprieve

Ok Al, right behind you.

Felix glanced around at the sailors readying themselves. They’ve been pulling oar, all while I’ve been puking over the side of their boat - time for meeeee to pull my weight he threw them a smile and a salute.

Felix pulled his Great-sword into his hands, resting the blade on his shoulders. Florian’s energy swirled around it, generally only visible to Felix. Using Shamanic Warrior Felix pulled some of that energy, some of Florian’s essence, into himself. (Boon 6. Heal 1 point of health on command)Felix follows Al, scouring the brush and tree line with his eyes - listening also for any sounds or signs of movement.

Felix feels a pulsing energy fill his chest filling him with life. (1hp)

The two of you move amazingly quiet for such large fellows and slip form the firelight and begin moving through the shadow around camp. Keeping the firelight in sight you move softly then Al pauses and holds a hand to his head, for silence you assume, then towards some grasses off to one side. As you hold you position you realize after watching the ara and Al continually pointing it out that there are several patches that are slowly and nearly silently shifting. At least 3 creatures are moving closer to the camp but seem move to maximize their cover. Al hefts hi massive ax and puts a hand to your shoulder then moves to get behind the creatures.

As you move to trap your quarry you somehow missed them tapping you. From behind you is heard a hissing croak and instantly the the patches of crushed grass reveal large forms that rise up and turn to have you. Though dark you can tell these are no humans. Long trails and skulls, more animal like than like people. From behind a hiding voice commands Stand and be recognized

The two of you now stand with 3 lizard men in the marsh to one side and another with spear at the ready on another. Neither is close to you but you suspect these locals know how to move in the marsh better than you and can close the gap quickly. The solitary lizard man watches you cautiously, eyes flicking to the trio bring you as is checking for reassurance it instructions.

The three in the mash are slowly shifting out of that area while the one what was behind you and sounded the alarm and spoke first moves around you as well to rejoin the other lizardmen.

When they get out of the thick wet marsh one of the lizardmen speeks up. You passss through but we ssstay.
Our home here.

It makes a hand guesture and the three lizardmen lower their spears, a bit, so they are held by two hands now, but all three of the other lizardmenn keep allerts and look around .

Setlin/g his spear onto the ground the spoaks-lzard asks Where you go in boat? you stay there or you go back n forth?

The lizardmen exchange a few words in their language but the spokesman silences them with a wave.


As the pair of you move back to the firelight warily Al comments after you make some distance Well , , , that was interesting. Now the question is, what do they not like about the island and is it beter to keep silent, tell just the captain, or tell everyone. Personally I'm inclined to tell the captain so he can handle it when we get there.

You make it back to the firelight to find half the crew, with the captain at their back, staring out from the now bobbing boat. While you were gone they apparently launched the boat. Thankfully they waited for you. Glancing at the other adventurers you note that Pog and his bedroll are nowhere to be seen, till you spot his help on the boat between a couple of the sailors.


Seeing you alive and well, though cautious Bjorne waves you over. In a soft voice, not quite a whisper he asks Well? Beast, enemy, opportunity, or danger? and he eyes you carefully

Boy, no ones been up this river. Least not since the Breaking. Lizardmen hmmmm. Well if they are not hostile now I see not advantage to making them so. We were commissioned to test this as a viable trade route and carry a bit of cargo. Still I think we'll keep the boat off-shore though the swamp.
He has the men get back to sleep and sends you and Al to wake the other adventurers to stand watch the rest of the night.

As you leave the boat Al sighs. I said to only tell the captain about the lizardman warning. Talking about it in front of Pog was the one thing I wanted to avoid. That is one greedy dwarf.

The rest of the night is uneventful, other than the grumbling from Pontus about "double night shifts" that is cut short by a clout to the back of his head and glare from Al. You and Al find places to sleep when the captain and crew wake at the first light of dawn.

You awaken later in the day, near to noon by the position of the sun. You learn you will be pausing for a short break when you reach the lake that Bjorne says is coming up. You look but see nothing and he chuckles and tells you that "the river told me". The break is just long enough for everyone to stretch their legs and relieve their bowls before the ship is back underway. You have been impressed by the boatmen as they row for hours to move the ship up river as the captain and mate manage the sails and rudder as needed to help as much as possible.


That must be the island the captain comments after you have been on the lake about half an hour. Looking out to the middle of the lake you spy what he is looking at. It blends with the far coast a bit at first till your eyes pick out the tip of a structure sticking out above the trees. It looks to be the tip of a pyramid. As you all look at the island the water around the boat suddenly erupts as massive, long, purple tendrils covered in suckers and claws. The tentacles slam down on the boat knocking many off their feet as the boat lurches to a stop.
Roll a save or take 1 damage and be knocked prone by a tentacle.Bjorne calls To arms! Cut those things off my boat!

The deck of the boat erupts in chaos and crew and adventurers scramble out of the path of the tentacles, going for weapons, and launching attacks. Ernst is the most eye catching as he flings ice and flame at the tentacles. Pontus fumbles with this obviously unfamiliar weapon and gets what looks like a lucky hit, but Al and Pog both react quickly with deadly violence.

After absorbing some Shamanic energy he absorbs some more (Boon 3 Vicious Strike: You deal additional critical damage.)

The crew and Al, who stayed onboard, fare wll and several of the tentacles retract after being cut deeply. The others knocked overboard hack at the limbs holding them and try to get back to the boat.