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This adventure began at Morgan's Publick House in the city of Gascar. Tycho Chervil, Viensa and Drax, having lost several party members in their previous mission, had decided to send out word around Gascar and to nearby towns in an attempt to recruit members to round out their adventuring group. Using Tycho's friend Burt to screen applicants, they set up shop at a table in the corner.

Taking applications

After a couple of lazy late summer days with no luck, business began to pick up. After Burt rejected a tall, hyperactive fellow, the party was introduced to SkyLyte, a ranger from Shaiyo who had come seeking adventure as well as chasing rumors that her father might be in the city. The party left for the estate of Tycho's mother, meeting their friend Samuel on the way. After SkyLyte demonstrated her ability to change into a giant eagle, Tycho told her he would get back to her.

The party returned to Morgan's to have lunch, where a young woman was ordering tea from the proprietor, Morgan. After she introduced herself to Burt as Tammra, she spoke with the group and told them that she was, in fact, a witch, which she knew was not looked upon well. While this was going on, Cymbre, another of Tycho's companions, returned from a journey to Hanmer, having not been able to accomplish either of her unnamed goals, which had her irritated. She joined the other four as they questioning continued, and eventually they told Tammra they would get back to her as well.

While Burt was rejecting other applicants, another woman, this one tall with pale blue hair, entered. After introducing herself to Burt as "Proslulý", she was brought over to the group. She presented herself as a water elementalist, and got involved in some verbal sparring with the group, including introducing herself to Samuel as "Nádherný". This was interrupted briefly by the arrival of a very loud applicant named Brik, after which the newcomer demonstrated her talent by casting some kind of freezing spell on a distant seagull. She, too, was told they would get back to her, after Tycho directed her to stay at Widow Cutler's inn along the shore, and she joined Tammra at a nearby table.

The tall, hyperactive fellow returned, this time with Brik in tow, to make another attempt. While Burt was forcibly ejecting him from the pub, an elf made his way to Tycho's table. Introducting himself as Argendt, he offered his services as an information-gatherer. After his interview, Tycho asked Burt to inquire about him with his sources in the local thieves' guild. As this was going on, SkyLyte returned, carrying the dead seagull, and dropped it on the table in front of the elementalist, earning an icy glare.

After a brief interlude, a well-dressed gentleman approached Burt. After demonstrating his skill with a throwing knife, Burt went to Tycho and told him he had heard about this fellow through his contacts, and to be wary of him. He was introduced to Tycho and his party. He gave his name as Wyndel al’Amar kaf’Daro, and indicated that he was a merchant who also had some other adventuring skills. He told of his hope that he might establish some business dealings in the area. Tycho offered to help him meet his mother, but also was a bit perturbed that he was staying at Rilee's, a noted hangout for the seedier elements of society run by a shady figure known as "The Turtle". Wyndel reassured him that he was there simply to wait for an incoming shipment of goods, and was sent on his way.

After meeting more applicants, Tycho and his comrades discussed the recruits they'd seen. Although the tension between SkyLyte and the elementalist was noted, and the concerns about Argendt and Wyndel were also brought up, it was decided that the group would accept all of those applicants along with Tammra.

The "shakedown cruise"

The next day dawned stormy. Tycho, Cymbre and Drax discussed their final thoughts on the newest group members over breakfast. Burt informed them that Argendt checked out, but Wyndel had had more contact with The Turtle than he let on. They decided that the first mission should be, as Samuel put it, a "shakedown cruise" to make sure that all of the group members could be counted on. Tycho had messages sent out to the new recruits inviting them to his mother's home to get to know one another a little better.

As the housekeeper, Isabella, prepared dinner, the group gathered in a sitting room. SkyLyte pulled out a magical dagger to make sure no one in the room bore evil intent, which caught Tycho's attention. When challenged, SkyLyte admitted its purpose, which ruffled the feathers of several of those present.

During dinner, Tycho attempted to get the group to begin communicating with one another. This was briefly interrupted when a soldier came to the manor, concerned about the giant eagle that had been seen landing outside. Later, Samuel mentioned that he had seen creatures in the ocean the previous night, and Tammra and Kapalina noted that they had seen them as well. The water mage took them to be sea zombies, and after the water mage showed some fairly specific knowledge of the creatures, the party began discussing the possibility of pursuing them as their first mission as a group.

After dinner, the group went their separate ways. Tammra and Kapalina went back to the Cockerel, where they were both staying, and asked Widow Cutler if she knew anything of the creatures, but she said nothing helpful. Kapalina then tested the area to see if there was any lingering magic, but found none. Meanwhile, Argendt and Wyndel each went to their contacts, but had no better luck. SkyLyte flew up and down the coast, while Wyndel walked along it, but neither saw anything.

At 4 AM the next morning, a man named Shanka came to the Cockerel looking for help. The zombies had attacked the village of Netty Cut a few hours prior, destroying many of their fishing boats. Eira, Tammra and Kapalina questioned him for a bit, and Eldo, the Cockerel's handyman, was sent into town to notify the military and Tycho. He arrived at Chervil Manor while those staying there were eating breakfast, and after finishing the three split up to notify the rest of the group to meet at Morgan's.

Tycho went off to find Viensa and Burt, stopping to meet with Captain Rose, the head of Gascar's White Army garrison. A messenger arrived at Old Man Grabbleforth's farm, where SkyLyte was staying. Cymbre and Drax went to find Wyndel, only to learn that he'd left town to meet the ship he'd been expecting, which had run aground near Mentemar during the storm. They then went to the Cockerel to notify the mages.

Off to Netty Cut

The group gathered at Morgan's and shared their information. They were soon joined by Poluch, an Elven priest of Vodyus who had arrived in town during the storm, and he was invited to join them. He and Viensa went to visit the temple of Liyyera, where the latter had been staying, and were able to obtain three vials of holy water and an aspergillum. SkyLyte flew north to make a map of the area going up to Netty Cut, and the rest of the group retrieved their equipment and met back at the Cockerel.

After Tycho got some additional information from Shanka, Argendt let him know that his contacts had spotted a man with a lantern walking up the coast the previous night, which may have been the light SkyLyte had seen from the air. As SkyLyte again scouted north, intending to fly ten miles past the village this time before returning, the rest of the group then set out for Netty Cut.

As the group traveled, they again encountered the wild-haired troublemaker, who appeared in their midst, although he left again quickly. After walking about five miles, Argendt, who was scouting in the tall grass, heard movement, then spotted something large and red ahead. As he ran back to inform the group, four giant crabs emerged from the grass and advanced on the party...

This adventure is being run by Shelley Proulx. It has involved the following characters during its course:

• Argendt - run by Vinny Beckles
• Burt - NPC
• Cymbre - run by Korin Trytko
• Drax - run by Vinny Beckles
• Kapalina - run by Robert Pires
• Poluch - run by Ron Hopkins
• Samuel - NPC
• Shanka - NPC
• SkyLyte - run by Phil Vlasak
• Tammra - run by Lou McLeary
• Tycho Chervil - run by John Proulx
• Viensa - run by John Proulx
• Wyndel - run by Scott Ford