(G57 - KT 24/07/09)

Meanwhile. Back on the Sea Wyvern.

As my hippogriff arrived at the Wyvern, I wild shaped into the form of an eagle and
swooped high through the masts. As I arced around the prow I let loose another lightning
bolt at one of the pirates and drew some fire from crossbows.
As I came back towards the deck, from my high vantage point the view was spectacular. Pirates
were running around everywhere, as Nobby and Eriss arrived and jumped off their mounts and
joined the battle. Spells ripped across the decks, sweeping the enemy aside like rag dolls
and the hippogriffs rended at more of them for ten seconds or so before vanishing if puffs
of arcane smoke.
Eriss leapt down from the poop-deck and let loose her signature-spell Burning Hands at the
pirates as Nobby lent a hand with her magic.

Down in the hold of the enemy ship a different sort of battle was going on. While Lirith
distracted the pirates with her breasts, Moss picked them off one at a time with stealthy
strikes from the shadows.
The final pirate died when he fired his crossbow and went for his rapier, only to find that
Lirith had nimbly taken it from his scabbard! With confusion still on his face he died to
Moss's finishing blow.
While Lirith freed the other prisoners, Moss came up onto to deck to see scenes of bloody
carnage. Dead pirates lay everywhere, and what few remained were diving off the ships,
pursued by another set of four hippogriffs I had recently summoned.
The battle was won and a tough looking pirate tried to surrender, but was struck in the
back by one of Moss's throwing stars. A rather low blow I thought, but forgivable in the
heat of battle.

So, we counted sixteen dead pirates. None dead on our side, but most of us were injured
in some way and Skuld was close to death. But I stabilised him long enough for Nobby to be
hoisted up into the crow's nest to provide succor.

Another sea battle, another prize! Now all I need to do is find where Shifty was skulking
all this time and ask him and Moss why it was they surrendered the ship so easily?