Episode 1: A Helping Hand

The sailor is dunked underwater, hands flailing at the surface for something to hold onto in an instinctive attempt to pull himself up. However, his fate is in the hands of Tordek, who lifts him up at the last second. Sputtering for air, the sailor's expression seems clearer, as though awake from a dream.

Jandral's blast of fire strikes the spire. There is a flash of light that briefly illuminates the area, as well as the wing and shoulder of the creature behind the rocks.

Thanks to Jandral's assistance, there is another screech as Golwen's Fire Bolt finds its mark.

The creature jerks under the fiery bolt, and that movement is just enough for Rhodrick's arrow to bury itself deep within its flesh.

Still, the song continues.

The halfling attempts to grab hold of the sailor, but a small wave briefly separates the two and Parallel's fingers barely miss the man's hair. The sailor doesn't appear to notice, trying to get the attention of the mermaid.

The last sailor still under the effects of the song continues to swim and gets to within 30 feet of the rocky spire. He is about 90 feet from those in the jolly boat.

There is a thrum of bowstring, and from the Red Cutter a number of flame-tipped arrows arc through the night sky. Two fall into the water and sizzle with a splash, briefly illuminating sharp rocks that jut from the surface near the base of the spire. Other arrows clatter against the spire itself and tumble down before settling in their respective nooks. The rest stick into the rocks where they land.

The flames from the arrows do not provide much light on their own, but collectively they reveal the craggy slope of this needle-like tower. The wind and waves have chiseled sharp angles over time, and you can see dagger-like protrusions at the base when the water ebbs. Near the top, mostly concealed in what is apparently a small cave-like indention 40 feet above the water, is a harpy.

The winged woman jumps from the spire and descends, wings opening out to glide behind the rocky spire and out of view. It appears she has gone around the spire near the surface of the sea, still singing her alluring song.

Parallel's foot reaches just short of the sailor's head, though the halfling was more interested in climbing onboard the jolly boat.

Jandral does not see a second harpy, not at this time.