Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer/ The new day was hazy yet curiously bright, the sun not visible in a sky that seemed to glow of its own accord, one shade from horizon to distant horizon. The cramped cabin which …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer/ Ezikial looked up at the fat man blocking his path. "Well," he drawled. "I think--" the fat pirate staggered backwards clutching his groin from Ezikial's well-placed kick. He pulled …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer/ "What are you waiting for?" Mr. Plugg growled. "There's something in the bilges that bit Mr. Scrimshaw. Get in there and don't bother coming out until whatever's down there is dead." …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer Morning came, but with it no dawn, only pewter sky, silver rain, and leaden sea that rolled all around the Wormwood, the great heavy waves jostling her like an indifferent crowd, …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer The bizarre lobster-eel creatures launched themselves through the water, claws extended. Feruzi pushed herself off the stony reef to get away and promptly went under, while the other …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer The crew gathered on the deck for their assignments as usual, and Chopper realized abruptly that he'd now been aboard the Wormwood for two weeks, long enough for the day's activities to …
Posted by: "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer The Wormwood crept close and closer to her quarry, which now retaliated with a hail of crossbow and ballista bolts aimed at crew and rigging. The name of the large and wallowing …
Posted by: "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer Ezikial spent their second day aboard the Promise swabbing the deck, a chore he engaged in diligently even though it seemed a poor use of his skills. He never objected to even the …
Posted By "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer Ezikial swept the torch through the air, leaving a trail across his vision but also revealing a cluster of tiny pink creatures, whether birds, bats, or insects he could not say. Two of …
Posted by: "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer "Tatsumi? Tatsumi!" Reiko crossed the beach in a single bound and flung herself on her brother, who grinned a bit sheepishly. "You . . . know her, then, Tatsumi?" the resplendent …
As a city, Senghor was a bit on the small side, but large enough that the _Crisis_ brought little overt notice; they paid the docking fee and the officials became scarce. "We should set a watch on the ship and allow liberty in shifts," Feruzi commented …
Posted by: "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer The jungle seemed to close in around them; landmarks vanished into a mass of vegetation and the faint rustle of the river was quickly drowned out by the drone of insects. Sandara …
Posted by "Jennifer":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Jennifer/ "Ships ahoy!" called the lookout and the officers assembled onto the deck of the _Crisis_ to see for themselves. Two ships were visible near the horizon, quite close to each other. …
If Tidewater Keep was so crowded with all these new guests, McCleagh grumbled to himself, why couldn't he find any of them? It was early morning, a time when most pirates were snoring in their bunks, but from the looks of things nearly all of them had …
It was Kuthona, the beginning of winter. The island was quiet for the first time--the hired workmen had finished their repairs and taken ship for other ports. The Bonaventure, the Kitsune, and the Sated Satyr were anchored in the cove alongside the …
"Perhaps we should go down to the grotto?" Feruzi asked. The guests were headed to bed and no amount of searching had revealed Sefina in or around the hold. "I think it would be a good idea to inform our trusted allies first. We should not leave our …
"Order!" Kerdak Bonefist growled, slamming his mug on the long oaken table in the Pirate Council chamber. "I call this meetin' ter order! First order o' business, increased shares fer tha Island o' Empty Eyes crew. Cap'n Fairwind, yer speakin' for, I …
When the officers returned to the Crisis, they found a silver raven with a message from Tessa Fairwind sitting on the port rail. "About 25 years ago, Captain Tevenida Aiger, after which the sword is named, led a raid on the Isle of the Black Tower, it's …
"So, just guessing from our previous behavior, we're not going to heed the warning and stop here, correct?" Feruzi asked. Ezikial grinned. "Do we at least have some kind of rotting curse repellent? "Verily, I have remembered to bring my own repellent …
The Theater of Corruption in Hell Harbor was run by a trio of Chelish expatriates who performed abstract reworkings of ancient Chelish plays. The disturbing operatic comedies featured dark fiends as protagonists and mortal antagonists who embroiled …
Alise pointed the Crisis officers to a gap in the rocks on the other side of the island that opened into a vast cathedral-like cavern packed with derelict ships. Despite the shifting of the tide, the greenish water stank of death. Only a few rays of …
"So, if the bastard didn't bother comin', what's he up to, eh?" Chopper demanded of the Wormwood officer, a Varisian man named Bintrim Whist. "Doloruso said Harrigan was sure his fleet would crush you." "He was mistaken," Feruzi said. "Yes, ma'am …
Finding themselves in command of the courtyard, the Crisis officers climbed up to the gallery and entered what appeared to be a warehouse, occupied by numerous crates, boxes, barrels, chests, and a multi-legged, multi-eyed beast waving sharp claws. …
Leila shuffled through Harrigan's papers as they made way toward Port Peril, racing to warn the Pirate Council of the imminent Chelish invasion. "Has anyone noticed that this invasion plan seems to call for the Chelish armada to sail directly through the …
After some further gathering of forces, it was decided for the combined Shackles Fleet (Unofficial) to assemble near Hell Harbor. The numerous spellcasters distributed through the pirate fleet exercised their scrying magic, and the great invasion fleet of …
Grapeshot and chain bolts peppered the rigging of Abrogail's Fury and Ezikial's signature shot blasted the wheel to splinters. The Chelish flagship returned fire, severely denting the hull of Crisis and knocking the sails askew--Crisis slammed keel-first …
The Crisis surreptitiously--well, as surreptitiously as a ship could manage, anway--docked at Lucrehold an hour or so after sundown. Several warehouses stood on the island's southwest corner, along with outbuildings filled with apparatus for making olive …
Sandara's magic got Chopper and Ezikial back on their feet, but Ezikial was left with a broad scar on his face. "I canna seem t' mend it wi' the magics I 'ave," Sandara said. "Yer face just gonna be ugly fer a while." "Uglier than it already was?" …
Chopper whooped in delight as the undead dragon eyeballed their tiny craft. "I know, I know," he grumbled. "You lot won't let me keep it." The dragon's head whipped around and it snapped at Ezikial, almost throwing him out of the boat and delivering a …
The door to the next room opened, revealing Tsadok Goldtooth, who fired his pistol at Chopper. "I told you that you should have let me fish him!" Feruzi said as Ezikial returned fire. "Fish?" Chopper asked, baffled. A dwarf boatswain appeared beside …
Two boatswain's mates on the main deck moved toward the main mast. A charau-ka, an ape-like humanoid, readied a bomb while the more ordinary sailors cleared the deck, wanting to be as far away from the fighting as possible. The sniper in front of Chopper …