Chapter 1

Harbek raises his warhammer and takes a mighty swing at the unarmed goliath. Unfortunately his footing isn’t perfect. The blow lands but the impact is somewhat minor. The goliath will have a very nasty bruise should he survive.

The goliath desperately lunges for his weapon but Magak, almost tauntingly, tosses the rusty greataxe aside and grabs the goliath with his free hand. He gives the goliath a mighty push and shoves him backwards. The goliath falls to his knees, reaches into a pouch and pulls out a bottle but before gets a chance to use it Magak swings his greataxe in a massivee overhead arc and smashes it into the goliath. The blow shatters the goliaths clavicle and the axe gets lodged in his pectoid muscle. The goliath screams and a fountain of blood sprays out of the wound. Magak opens his mouth and drinks and bathes in the goliath's blood.
The glass bottle falls to the deck but does not break.

Saris assess the situation and hurls his handaxe at the pirate engaging Glórendil but he aims a little high and the axe goes spinning past the pirate and sticks into the main mast.

Glórendil and the pirate are still engaged in an increasingly desperate melee. That is until Que sneaks up behind the pirate and stabs it from behind. The pirate falls to the deck. Dead.

There are no more enemies in your immediate vicinity so you take a moment to take stock of your situation. Grappling hooks hold the two ships side by side. There are a number of oars around that could be used to lever the ships apart. There is a small group of pirate crossbowmen reaping havoc from the pirate ship. A small group of pirates is moving towards the archers in the castle.

What do you do?

As the goliath falls in a grotesque heap of broken bone, meat, and flesh, Harbek says a small prayer that Pelor have mercy on him for his inability to overcome his unfortunate birth as a creature of the dark. Turning towards the pirates that are approaching the crew using bows, he quickly grabs his light crossbow and takes aim at the one in the lead, hoping to give the group pause in their advance.

There is desperate fighting all around you. The air is full of the sounds of warcries and death screams and the occasional sound of blackpowder weapons being fired.

@Que and Saris
Que leaps up onto the rail, grabs a rope and yells out but her cry is lost amongst the deafening sounds as the battle rages fiercely all around. She looks up at the pirate ship about 15 feet above her and sees several pirates grinning evilly and gesturing crudely. She looks around and sees Saris but no one else seems to be following her. The two of you feel very vulnerable. Then an officer sees you and guesses your intentions What are you doing? Don’t climb the ropes! Cut us free so we can reorganise our defences!

@Magak, Harbek and Glórendil
You see seven pirates rush up the stairs towards the archers in the castle. Harbek takes aim and shoots the leader who falls and trips up the pirate behind him and the two fall creating an obstacle for the other pirates. Magak and Glórendil waste no time and charge the pirates from behind. Out of the corner of your eye you see one of the marines walk to the top of the stairs. Why just one marine? you think to yourselves before OH SHI... as the marine brings his hands together and a massive jet of flame bursts out imcinerating the pirates and catching the two of you as well.The Indomitable and the Dreadship are still side by side. It looks like the pirates are massing for another attack.

What do you do?

The pirate ship is about 10-15 feet above you and secured by grappling hooks which you could climb. You don't see any members of the crew attacking the pirate ship so you would be the first.

No damage required. There are 7 more grappling hooks securing the two ships together.

In a rage I use my great axe to chop a hole in the side of the ship