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A Neogi nightspider pulls up and attacks the Moondancer.
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Let 1 or 2 rounds of combat play out, depending on how the characters are doing.
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Two space Galleons, the Stalwart and the Icorrigible, show up and drive off the nightspider and neogi. The ships are captained by Daar’vik, who is suspicious of Elaina but grudgingly agrees to escort her to the Rock of Bral.
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Welcome to the Rock
- Read docking box text
- Sartell says they should go see Krux at the Happy Beholder, but also check out Fireball Alliance. Xenotermination Ltd, Gaspars Reclamations and temple of Celestian.
- Side adventures in the Rock?
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The Fireball Alliance, led by Merifluous
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Xenotermination, Ltd - monster hunters. Maybe go hunt down a Void Scavver? Or maybe set seeds for hunting an Astral Dreadnought later. Led by a dwarf named Derkain.
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Pantheistic College of Celestian
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Great Market
- Pipes of Haunting - 2000 gp
- Pipes of the Sewers - 600 gp
- Gray Bag of Tricks - 600 gp
- Need to come back and do reclamation to get Pipes of Haunting
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Someone encounters former shipmates
- The Umbral Tide Pirates- Before realizing they were indeed fallen monks it seemed like a natural fit. Led by a Syndian Sunshard, a gold elf, The Umbral Tides were once an elite group among the Order of the Sun Soul. Corrupted with the fall of the Netheril and the curse of the Shadowfell? The fall of a powerful Mythal? Syndian started a quest that led him to forbidden knowledge and dark rituals. He began to teach these dark arts to his fellow monks, believing that mastering the shadows would provide the strength needed to counterbalance an encroaching darkness.
- Encounter: 4 githzerai monks that do necrotic instead of psychic damage
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- Random Encounters
- group of 4 giff shipmates, one accidentally shoots a PC, the group find it funny
- 6 githynki buccaneers and a xenomancer attempt to press gang the PCs
- Screams from a nearby house. If PCs investigate, they find a mind flayer about to dine on the occupant with its space clown bodyguards
- 10 drunken Bralian soldier stumbling down the street, looking to cause trouble.
- Once docked, Elaina tells party to seek out Commodore Krux at the Happy Beholder.
- The Happy Beholder
- Read box text.
- Krux has been doing mercenary work for last few years, but its drying up and he is drinking more. Parrot is there to cheer him up.
- Krux is drunk but nice, becomes interested when he hears about Xarxyian involvement. He won’t tell the characters why he is interested, “Maybe later, we need to get moving”
- Krux tells the characters there are astral elf spies about, and that they should go to his ship to discuss further.
- Heading to the ship, four astral elves attack the group. Maybe they drop a Farastu Demodand?
- Characters arrive at Krux’s ship, the Second Wind.
- Negotiation with Fal Adra
- Once in wildspace, Krux reveals his plan: travel to Doomspace to build a coalition against the Xarxyrian Empire. Krux needs help navigating Doomspace, so headed to tower on an asteroid where his friend Topolah lives.
- Krux becomes more the consumate leader now that he is back in command of his ship.
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Ruthless Reigar
- Hastain, old enemy of Crux, attacks the Second Wind.
- Even if the party beats Hastain in combat, his ship disables the Second Wind’s spelljamming helm.
- Kandori
- If the Second Wind is disabled, have to wait for Kindori pod. Can use lights (at Krux’s direction) to attract them.
- Characters can lasso Kandori with DC 15 Strength (Athletics) then DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) to take them to the tower.
- Topolah’s Tower
- If characters still have second wind, use Jolly boat to get to the tower because dock is sus
- Topoloh box text
- Topoloh gives the characters a tour, wont talk biz till its done
- Asks characters to kill Void scavver named Big Momma in exchange for wild orrery. Big momma attacks as they go back to ship.
- Once back on ship, Topoloh flys back over and suggests characters talk to Grimzod Gargenhale. Former lover, has a fleet of ships, owes Topolah and favor
- Topoloh leads group to wreackage of a great battle.
- Crimson flag
- vampirates
- scavenging scavvers
- Will o wisp tells what happened offers to lead them to Grimzod’s ship.
- Ends with box text and vampirates reveal.
- The Last Breath pulls up to the Second Wind and Grimzod addresses the characters.
- Accentuate his severed hand that’s a crawling claw. It will def flip characters off at some point.
- Grimzod notices Topoloh, box text
- Grimzod hates the Xaraxyian empire and General Vael who has basically hunted down and destroyed his fleet.
- He is interesting in joining the cause, but skeptical. DC 13 group Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince him to join; Topoloh’s presence grants advantage.
- On success, he joins no strings attached. On failure. characters adhere to pirate code and join his fleet, call him admiral. will need DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion or Intimidation) check to get Krux to go along with this.
- One way or another relate the Pirate Code.
- Once negotiations are over, Agony, ghost from Last Breath, possesses Flinch and tells Grimzod to pike off as the crew mutinies
- Gargenhale makes Second Wind invisible to help in pursuit, Tells party he has a powerful weapon that will help them on the ship.
- Once characters catch up, must defeat crew to regain control of ship.
- Agony the ghost hides in the cargo hold, will possess a character and try to blow up the ship.
- Powerful weapon is Princess Xedalli, daughter to the emperor and heir to the Xaraxyian throne.