(G36 - BG)(Graham GM)
That evening, I am lead to believe, Raz strayed onto the poop deck of the ship with the
idea to do some sparing. He invited anyone who fancied it, to take him on, but no one
stepped forward (what a surprise!). He then decided to do some moves himself, but soon
found the captain come roaring out of her cabin shouting at him to get off her roof!
It seems that Raz had forgotten one of the cardinal rules of the sea - the poop deck is
the captains domain and no one goes up there unless invited.
She was very very cross and the silly boy taunted her so much she went purple with rage.
Eventually she drew her sword and poked and prodded at him until her got off.
I don't think Raz has made a friend there!
DAY 64
On we went, but by the afternoon, the wind turned until we were going right into it.
When the wind is blowing at you, you must tack, or beat about, which is constant and
hard work for the crew. All afternoon we tried to make headway against the strong
north wind but neither the crew of the Nixie or the Wyvern were good enough and when it
started to rain heavily as well Lavinia signaled that we should head back aways to the
small port we had just passed.
Captain Amella steered the Wyvern expertly into the port and the harbour master helped
moor both our vessels onto the villages single pier on the other side of the harbour
walls.
Lavinia immediately called me over to the Blue Nixie, she wanted to talk to me about
various diverse matters and the others wandered around the small village in the rain.
The looked for an inn or tavern but where one should have been they found a smoldering
ruin. They then met a man called Siroo who invited them back to his hut for a drink
of wine and they accepted.
He then explained to them the ill luck that had been befalling the village of Tooj-Reh.
Apparently over the last week or so, several buildings had burnt down under mysterious
circumstances. Also, a bright light had been seen in the surrounding hills and that
shadowy humanoids had been seen lurking in the jungle.
DAY 65
Well most of the day I was kept busy, helping Lavinia with her plans. Oh what an
amount of paper work has gone into the expedition! Since the rain had stopped I also
helped hang out the sails to dry. The sea was dead calm though and their wasn't a breath
of wind so it appeared we were not going anywhere.
Meanwhile, Raz, Shifty and Nobby went into the village again, when suddenly the shout
went up that there was another fire! This time it was the hut of Siroo that was ablaze.
Raz and Shifty helped as much as they could, but I am led to believe that it was
Nobby that helped the most by summoning gallons of water over the blaze.
She also noticed that there was a very bright light on a distance hilltop in the jungles
and she began to put two and two together and thought of a focusing beam rather like
a magnifying glass or telescope. Could this be the source of the fires?
Then after discussion with the town elders, they decided to go and investigate this
strange light and see if it had anything to do with the fires. They came back to the ships
and Lavinia readily agreed that it would be a good idea to help. I was reaching for my
bag to join my companions but she pulled me to one side and explained to me that I was
needed here to help her with the plans and paperwork, as well as the repairs needed
after the rough weather yesterday. So, unhappily I let them go off without me. What a
strong willed young lady Lavinia is!
So, they had asked for a guide, but the best the town elders could offer was a volunteer
from our own crew, none other than Urol Forol! But it was not long before he came back,
saying that they had not needed his services after all. He also feared that they would
get lost without his expert help, but I get the feeling that he is the sort of fellow
that would be constantly under feet and a danger to himself on such an adventure.
Raz lead the way, Shifty in the middle and Nobby at the rear. They went as far as they
could on this day, until it got dark and then camped, in the rain, sheltering as best
the could under the insect netting the elders had provided them with.
DAY 66
My friends spent all day traversing the jungle, heading for the hilltop with the light
as best they could.
In the afternoon they were attack by four lizard men, but they were soon hacked to bits
by Raz's thirsty axe.
They managed to get lost though and Raz climbed a tree. On the way down though he fell
about sixty feet, which must have hurt, but luckily Nobby was on hand to heal his bruised
and batter body.
DAY 67
The companions continued on their way. Raz leading, and apparently not getting
lost.
I hear he fell asleep when it was his turn to guard the camp though.
DAY 68
In the morning they set off again and promptly got lost once more. So Raz decided to
climb a tall jungle tree again. He beat his record though and this time fell a massive
eighty feet, hitting every branch on the way down. He was badly hurt, but Nobby was
there to do her duty again.
He did see the hilltop though, and a very tall stone temple, not far from where they
were.
They reached a gorge, the temple ziggurats being on the other side and atop the nearest
one they saw a large bright light source and a silhouetted figure standing beside it.
Despite the distance, four hundred feet or more, Raz decided to try a shot with his
long bow and amazingly hit the light source and had the satisfaction of seeing the
arrow ping off it and into the sky.
The figure then bravely stood in front of the light source, blocking the next shot
with his body.
Luckily for the figure Raz's next shot missed though and after that he decided to
conserve his ammunition.
They then followed the trail down to the gorge and discovered an old and partially
broken rope bridge.
