After their short “vacation” to the summer house the adventurers returned to Sasserine to find Lavinia´s preparations for the expedition to Farshore, at the Isles of Dread, nearly complete. They were given command of The Sea Wyvern, while Lavinia and The Jade Raven´s would command The Blue Nixie. Both ships carried supplies for the Farshore colony together with settlers and provisions for the voyage.
At the party´s request Amella Venkalie retained her position as Captain of The Sea Wyvern, being a more experienced sailor. Other notable crew and passengers included Avner Meravanchi a noble that was helping finance the trip; Father Feres a priest of Hieroneous; Urol Forol a gnome naturalist who had visited the Isle of Dread before; Lirith Veldirose an experienced deckhand; Skald an odd looking elven ranger; Hesse Tanner a retired brothel madam seeking a new life with two of her working girls and Tavey Nesk a young cabin boy. Unknown to the crew Rowyn Kellani had also stowed away aboard intent on revenge.
The tiny fleet, of only two caravel, left Sasserine on the 1st of Planting. The voyage to Farshore was expected to take several months and be dangerous and difficult at times, it was not to disappoint in that regard. The first stop for resupply was to be Fort Blackwell, at the tip of Jeklea Bay, but trouble befell this ill fated voyage even before then.
Rowyn had smuggled aboard a Pickled Mephit when she stowed away and soon after they were at sea she released it to cause all manner of mischief before it was dispatched by the heroes. After that she laided low until after the fleet had resupplied in Fort Blackwell.
They stayed one night at the fort, during which time Father Feres visited a shrine to Hieroneous and stayed with monks there. When he returned the following morning all seemed well but barely a day later, with the ship at sea, he became terribly ill. Some on board feared a plague but Dalrin elayed their fears by promising them he would ask the gods of the sea to cure his ailment in the morning. Unfortunately Father Feres was not to last until morning as in the night a fearsome blue demon burst from his belly. Our brave heroes swiftly dispatched the beast, although it´s razor sharp claws almost meant the end for Dalrin who was at his bedside when it appeared.
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