City of Dalton

"Kill me? Why would anyone want to send a sea serpent to kill me? Please tell your goddess that I may wish to talk to her later. Its not a complaint mind you but I still may want to talk to her about this man's family."

She said" that between you and her, but I will let her know."

You see your people moving catching up, David look a little upset that you got a head of him. you heat sound of hacking behind you and find the man cutting open the body of the serpent, Misha stop next to you out of breath, "some kind of force closed the door behind you when you left out the door David had to break it down to get out" David and john move over and ask if they can help the man nodded, and after 10 mins. they took out all the bones they could find, pile on a blanket is a lot of bones, and 2 skulls on large and one small, You with misha help was able to divide the bone and lay them out, you find that there was 2 large fish bones with the human bones. After an hour you found all the bones. He also found her ring and necklaces, there are 9 large gems and 2 more rings and several peices of jewelry. The man not want them.
gem 1 (700gp) gem 2,3,4 (250 gp each) 5,6,7,8 (100) gem 9 (50 gp)
2 rings one look very worn and abuse it has a big ruby, The other ring is clean and shiny with elven runes on oth outside.
the rest of the jewelry is about (250 gp)

(((((note Value of gp is if bought from a merchant, selling to a fence or jewelery you will recieve less.))))

While we are helping the man collect the bones of his loved ones, I will pull David, Misha, and James to the side. First I will tell david

"David I am sorry for running ahead like that, I will try and keep you along with me the next time."

Next I will tell the whole group

"In case you didn't already know, that lady was a priestess of Goddess of Death. She told me a few things that I really didn't like hearing. I'm not sure I believe her but I will take it in consideration. She told me that the sea serpent was sent to kill me, it wasn't just a random event. If that is true then the door being forced closed may be part of it. Someone out there may already know our secret. The priestess took the souls of that mans wife and child. If I understand her correctly there was no one to claim there souls so the goddess of death claimed them. I don't think that is a good thing. I may have to go talk to Deltesta and she if she might talk to the goddess of death on my behalf. I sure hate for his wife and child to be in limbo."

Looking at the sailor after we have helped him gather his loved ones bones

"Sir I am really sorry for your loss. Is there anything that I or my friends can do to help you?"

"My name is Harding Salts, I would like to have passage on your ship to my home so I can bury them with their family." he said.

Misha tell you that there is a temple of the Dead near the village the man is from.

"You are very welcome on our ship. I need to make several stops first. I have been asked to delivery wine to one of the nearby towns. Once that is finished we can lay your family to rest. I was told by the other priestess that was here that your wife and childs souls are in the care of the goddess of death. If you wish I will talk to the goddess Deltesta on your behalf and see if a bargin can be made to have them placed in her care."

Harding Salts said, " I am a good helmsman and navigator, I will need work after I have a lawyer sell my home. and have him deposit it in bank until I return in a few years."

Barony of Gapton is needing 100 barrels of Brambleberry wine, they will pay 300 gold for the wine and delievery to their warehouse, you already purchase 100 barrels for 100 gp the barony of Gapton is north about 150 miles.

David knock on your cabin door on the ship about sundown, " Celine, we need to work on you having a persona, I know you play the lute well, So I purchase some clothes for you", he toss onto the bed several packages, Inside are bright flamboutant dress and walking clothes of a Bard. "that way we can move around from port to port on this ship if they believe a bard is owner of the ship. otherwise we going to be swamp everytime we land in a year or two. I know Misha have a change hair spell maybe change hair color while bard and revert back when Celina."

"Thank you David. You are always keeping me on the right track. What would I do without you? I don't think I have ever seen such flamboyant clothes. I have never worn the like. Celena has already made an appearance her and asked for sailors so I think that we will continue with that persona for this trip and then start using the Bard persona afterward. We need to go back in the city tomorrow to try and hire the other 2 sailors and to make our deal with the Inn keeper and his daughter. After we pick up the sailor and I think we will go to the Barony of Gapton to drop off that wine. I think we will then see to Mr. Salts loved ones bones."

It takes all the nexr day to finish up with getting Mr. Salt's wife and child bone put into a coffin, and loaded onboard the ship, Mr. Salts then loaded what left his equipment onboard, he has about 23 maps amd set up a hammet in the crew area. The innkeeper give you the money he promise his daughter load up a chest of personal stuff. and started cleaning your room. getting the others sailors settle in.

That night you awaken from dream of unknown group of people crying out for you to help. The door of the cabin open quietly as David look in.
"I hear a noise just checking to see if your ok?"

"I'm ok thanks for checking though. It was only a dream."

I will turn over and try to go back to sleep. Maybe I will find out more about who is crying for help.

You wake up the next morning to the ship swaying lightly, you realize the ship is moving and you hear someone giving out orders, when you dress and open the door you see a beautiful sunrise coming above the clouds, Mr. Salts is behind the wheel and Misty sitting nearby on the steps. Mr. Salts have a grin on his face, as he look over to you "we be landing in an hour to pick up the wine. She a Fine Ship this lady is!"

"Thank you Harding. I will tell her what you said, just in case she doesn't already know. Did I over sleep? I had ment to be up before we left. I'm not one for sleeping when there is work to be done."

David step up beside you, "I told them not to wake you, you had very restless night, twice I found you sitting up in bed talking in a strange language, once I found you sleepwalking on the deck. Each time you lay down to sleep again you would say, "I will find you my children, I will keep you safe." I guided you back to bed and you went to sleep." he look a little sleepish and blushing, "you was sleepwalking nude mylady and glowing like a shint star, I put that gown on you so you not be shock waking up nude." I tried to wake Misha but she was in a deep sleep just like everyone else on the ship, I not know why I was not, I was sitting near the Figure head watching the stars and keeping watch. I stood watch until the first hint of sunrise then the crew start to awake I ask Mr. Salts to take us out, I was afraid maybe someone cast a slepp on you all, so I thought it was best to get us as far from here as possible."

You feel refresh as if you slept for 2 days,

(The Guardian shield is enchanted to protect the Guardian from spell, sleep and enchantment.)

"Walking around naked huh? I bet that gave you a fright." As she blushes a little bit.

"Thanks David for looking out for my dignity."

I will walk over to Misha.

"Good Morning. I hear that you had a very deep sleep also. Do your remember anything about what happened?"

"Little, I dream of us on a floating Island and you was surrounded by small creatures that were cute and all the crew was standing staring at you and david, you was crying over the body of David his shield was across his body what was strange was he was without clothing and there was no weapons or wounds then his eyes open he grab you and cover you with his shield then the dream end." she said

"That sounds very cryptic. The small creatures that you saw or more then likely the one that Ose the goddess of harmony was talking about. The rest of it I have no idea. Have you ever heard of these floating islands before. I think it might help us find where they are at. I had a dream also. David said he had to put me back to bed three times. I kept getting up and sleep walking. He said I kept saying 'I will find you my children, I will keep you safe.' Did James dream also?"

"No, he was on shore guarding the ramp to the ship, he said he saw move movement on the docks a few time and investigate and found nothing, he said he saw David escorting you back to your cabin with a blanket around you."

"Apparently I was naked at least once during my sleep walking trips. I bet that was a sight. I probably scared who ever was up at the time."

Unless Misha has something else to say I will then walk around to the rest of the crew and see how they are all holding up. I also want to see if any of them had any dreams."

all of them had dreams but they seem to have forgotten what they dream, the cook bring up breakfast for every one and hot tea. The ship tell you she felt a strange magic more celestal than elemental last night but she too slept.

As you sit and eat you see three small light floating around the room leaving a tail of fairy dust lights behind it, no one else seem to see them but they move in and out of the room through the wall, one even went through Misha with no problem to her until they hover in from of you.

I will send my thoughts out to these small lights. I want to see if there is any concious thought to them. I will be ready in case that they intend to do me harm.

Thinking to the small lights.

"Hello? Is there anything that I can do for you?"

As soon as you spoke they shoot into you, you feel super hyper and then sick for a few moment then you pass out, you awake once again in the Astral plane on the ship you see the same outline look of the people around you but there are 3 creatures that look like Ose sitting in front of you.

You are not Ose, but you yet are, They said together.

"No, unfortunately I am not Ose. She did battle with a creature that she called the Shadow Swarm. There was too many of them and they defeated her. I was there at the end. She asked me to sing her a song. Before she died she told me how much she loved her children. At the end she asked me to look out for them and seek them out and protect them. She said that they would know me. Are you her children? If so I am so sorry for your loss."

"yes, we are her children serveral of us have died, we three have found you, more will come, we have become enslaved by strange being that look like you and other creatures. We will stay within you until you can take us to Harmony (their version of heaven) They begin to sing and you feel wonderful and then awake on the ship with David laying you on your bed."

"Mother told me I should been a nanny," he mutter.

"You would make a greate Nanny. Sorry to keep passing out like this. Three of Goddess Ose's children died and they just found me. They are inside of me now untill I can take them to heaven. The bad news is that the rest have been enslaved by a creature that looks like me and they are slowly dying. What I think is happening is that they have been enslaved by humans. I think we need to get there as soon as possible before anything else happens to them. I don't want to see anymore of them die."

Looking at everyone else.

"I think we should drop off our cargo and then start looking for them. What do you all think?"

David said,"first we need to get your staff pieces and 2nd we have to figure out where they are."
Misha said "I agree, after we drop off the cargo we need to research where to go."

"Maybe your right. As much as I would like to just head that way as fast as possible, it would probably be better to go after the staff first. I already have somewhat of an idea where they are at. Deltesta told me that she felt a gate open up far to the south of the temple, near something she called the great hole. There we will find a group of islands. She thinks that is where we will find them."