On the Deck:
- Samwell Turleton: Olga Snorri
- AleBelly: Odlo
- Samwell Turleton: Hannu Survage
- greyarea: Reuter (Formerly Sailor #1)
- NPC: Sailor #2
- Faanku: "Laughing" Pegg
- AleBelly: Onnekas
- ybn1197: Hinrick
- greyarea: Casper (Retired/NPC)
- Alethan: Thorhall (Retired/NPC)
Hinrick and the several Onnekasi consider the fervent praying of the kobold within his moss-sealed chest, the ship pitching in the waves. They notice a thump on the window glass of the porthole at the rear of the cabin, something large now obscuring it from the outside.
Odlo has a moment of alarm at the potency of the elves and heads out onto the open deck... Odlo offers the mithril dagger to Olga and withdraws it from Hannu's grasping fingers. She asks him to hold it until after the storm, all her attention needed to control the helm as the ship pitches in the fierce storm, the wind and pelting rain obscuring all beyond the gunwale. The thick fog curls protectively around her feet, licking at the boots of Hannu and Odlo, sliding gently over their toes. Reuter is mid-deck, wrestling with the main sheet and pulling the ropes to trim it so they can tack in the direction Olga intends, the other sailor securing the rope with a belaying pin beside him.
Olga's eyes go wide in surprise as her right leg is grabbed by a sucker-covered tentacle and yanked backwards, throwing her off balance. Two other tentacles snare her right arm, yanking her grip from the wheel of the helm while several more flail in the air, reaching for the elf-witch. (-3hp) Olga, Hannu, and Odlo are close enough to the tentacles to see a large black eye, easily two feet across, peering through the rails on the aft deck, the bulk of the creature's body still clinging to the side of the ship. It lets out a loud rumbling croaking noise from its giant beak!
Initiative and actions!
Olga needs to win a STR check, difficulty 5, to shake off the three tentacles. If she fails, she is grappled, loses the helm, and needs to spend the round winning another STR check instead of acting.