Wikerus slams the door shut in the face of the pirates, and
Flintlock gives it a quick rap with the Gavel of the Unbreakable Seal.
Jake and
Horton pull down the portarpaulin and carefully position it in front of the door.
The
Princess Dormillon tests the effect of her wand upon it—she can turn the canvas side invisible, but the void proves too vast.
Splinters and
Deet prepare their muskets, and set their sites on the door.
There is audible scuffling and swearing beyond the door as the pirates try to break through, but the Unbreakable Seal proves worthy of its name.
When everything is ready, Flintlock taps the door again, and jumps back as it bursts open, with several pirates tumbling after it.
Three pirates are carried forth by their momentum, and fall into the portal, their surprised yelps turning in to anguished cries and then abrupt silence as they pass into the void. Unfortunately, one pirate's foot kicks up the edge of the tarp as he stumbles in. With the canvas side caught on his boot toe, he drags it into the void with him. The tarp is being pulled into itself, and is diminishing in size rapidly.
The remaining pirates look stunned by this sudden turn of events.
While some look ready to flee, one of their number, a man whose horribly-scarred mouth is twisted into a crooked crocodile smile, urges them forward with a few barking words in their rough language.
Due to their surprise, the pirates will not initiate combat until next round.
The portal's size and shape are diminishing, so the pirates will be able to maneuver around it and enter the room with little hinderance.
The portal will disappear within itself by the end of next round, if nothing is done to prevent it.
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