07/17/2025 – General Adventuring Guild – Online

Summary

Last session, the General Adventuring Guild secured passage with their new ally, Captain Brodo, setting sail for the mysterious and dangerous island to the north. After a three-day journey, they altered their course toward a river mouth, hoping to find a safe harbor away from the island’s haunted port.

Their voyage was interrupted by a grim discovery: a slain merman floating in the water. Nearby, a merwoman was desperately fighting off two red-scaled, shark-like humanoids known as Sahaguin. Springing into action, Andy loosed a single, perfect arrow that instantly killed one of the assailants. The other fled, vowing to return with demons. After a callously-phrased inquiry about a reward from Valtor, the grieving merwoman offered to lead them to a shipwreck as thanks.

She guided them for several hours to the wreck of the ‘Lucky Star’, an ancient trading vessel shattered upon the southern rocks. Leaving Valtor and Eldarin to keep watch, the rest of the party rowed to the wreck with two of Brodo’s crew. As they boarded the dilapidated ship, one of the sailors began a strange, intense card reading.

Their exploration was violently cut short when a monstrous, wagon-sized anemone burst from the flooded cargo hold. Tuck heroically leaped into the fray, driving his sword deep into the beast. The creature retaliated fiercely, knocking Andy unconscious and dragging him into the water. Bruggen bravely dove in to administer life-saving aid while Tuck, empowered by his frosty armor and healed by a flying Eldarin, dealt a final, crushing blow.

In the captain’s quarters, they found the captain’s skeleton, seemingly murdered, and a strange glass box. Taking it ashore, they devised a careful plan to open it from a distance, releasing a cloud of noxious gas. Inside, their prize was a glass orb, an ancient magical artifact containing the spell Floating Disk.

OUTLINE:

Voyage to the Isle of Demons

• The party hired their ally, Captain Brodo, to transport them to the mysterious island north of Skull.
• They sailed for three days, learning the island is a dangerous borderland filled with undead and outcasts.
• The party decided to land at a river mouth to avoid the known haunted port.

Rescue at Sea

• The party discovered a dead merman and a merwoman fighting two shark-like Sahaguin.
• Andy killed one Sahaguin with a single, well-aimed arrow.
• The remaining Sahaguin fled, threatening to return with demonic aid.
• Valtor communicated with the merwoman, who, despite her grief, offered to lead them to a shipwreck as a reward.

The Wreck of the Lucky Star

• The merwoman guided the party to an ancient, half-submerged shipwreck named the ‘Lucky Star’.
• A shore party rowed over in a skiff with two of Brodo’s crewmen.
• One of the sailors began performing a strange, tarot-like card reading as the party boarded the wreck.

Ambush in the Hold

• A giant, anemone-like monster ambushed the party from the flooded cargo hold.
• Tuck leaped in to fight the beast, dealing a mighty blow but taking heavy damage.
• The monster knocked Andy unconscious and dragged him into the water.
• Bruggen rushed in and successfully revived Andy.
• With support from a flying Eldarin, Tuck landed a final critical hit, killing the monster.

A Trapped Prize

• The party found the captain’s skeleton and a sealed glass box in the captain’s quarters.
• They deduced the box contained a poison gas trap and took it ashore.
• Using a rope and rock, they opened the box from a safe distance, releasing the gas.
• Inside, they recovered a glass orb, which Bruggen identified as a spell scroll for Floating Disk.

NPCs:

• Brodo: A ship captain who became an ally to the party after they paid off his debts. He agreed to sail them to the mysterious northern island.
• Card-Reading Sailor: A crewman on Brodo’s ship who practices a form of divination with a deck of well-worn cards, which Valtor found highly suspicious.
• Sahaguin: Vicious, red-scaled, shark-like humanoids who attacked the merfolk. One was killed by Andy, and the other fled vowing revenge.
• Unnamed Merwoman: A pregnant merfolk who was attacked by Sahaguin. After the party saved her, she led them to the ‘Lucky Star’ shipwreck as thanks.

LOCATIONS:

• Mysterious Northern Island: A remote, dangerous island described as a borderland inhabited by demons, undead, and reclusive tribes. It is where the party is heading for their main quest.
• The Lucky Star Shipwreck: The ancient, half-submerged wreck of a trading vessel from the south, found on the rocky coast of the island. It was home to a giant anemone monster.

ITEMS:

• Glass Box with Gas Trap: A surprisingly durable glass cube found in the captain’s quarters of the ‘Lucky Star’. It was trapped to release a cloud of noxious green gas when opened.
• Glass Orb of Floating Disk: An ancient glass sphere, about three inches across, etched with magical script. It functions as a spell scroll for the Floating Disk spell.