Ashes of The Old World: Guragās Funeral Service
Characters: Gurag
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Wake 1, Act I: Brisk Cruise
Gurag you had won a free cruise ticket from TinĆ© on Devito thatās headed to Brisk free a summer get away, fresh and full of food ale and party passing by the VOID for some neat viewing pleasure, because Devito and its population just have no fucks to give and just wanna have fun, and for some reason or another you find yourself on this boat sailing away.Ā
The smell of ocean is nice and crisp, the skies are bright and clear, the sun is shining and some drunk asshole is naked and unconscious on the stern of the ship.
I look over toward the drunk naked asshole, feeling a bit obligated to help the fellow out. Since he's unconscious, I am going to go ahead and drag him toward the center of the ship so he wouldn't fall out into the water. Can I do that?
Yes you may, and him and his elf ass are pretty light so a roll isn't even required, a groggly moaning about "goblin stealing his teeth" as he's dragged.Ā Ā
What?! A drunk elf? Man... the role reversals are at play here. I casually drag him toward the center of the boat, but not directly into the rooms and whatnot, just away from the edges. I look around to find a giant blanket to cover the drunkard with.
>Roll Perception
You'd think there'd be some giant cloth lying around on this boat, being some weird cruise party looking at void boat, but no, just tablecloths on tables and sails on the boat itself, all in use.
Well, I don't see how I can cover this drunk elf, I don't think I can help this elf even further. Urgh, I needed to get away from the happy go village and going to Bricket on a cruise was the ticket to that. With a grunt, I made my way around the cruise, seeing if there's anything interesting I can interact with.
As a cruise ship there is numerous amount of cabins for people to stay in, tables all along the boat holding food, and occasionally people, such as this blue kobold staring wistfully out at sea like some kind of dramatic lil shit.
I observe the blue kobold a bit as I head toward the tables of food. I am actually quite famished. As I made my way there, I expect there would be some sort of fruit or vegetable to consume upon. Picking up one of them, I began to bite into them as I looked at the blue kobold, is there anything he's actually looking at? An island, an animal? Or just the horizon of the blue sea?
I dunno letās take a look.....Shit fam prolly the sea. Water is pretty neat.
Okay, so I walk next to the kobold quietly and then finally ask, "What are you thinking about?" I ask, curiously.
"AH! HOLY SHIT!!!" The kobold stumbles, suddenly jumping up surprise and landing directly on their kobold butt.
I turn toward the kobold, slightly concerned for their sake. I munch on the fruit quietly, "Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." I offered my free hand to help them up.
"You look like you came from heck here to pull my soul out my spine, frightening me was gonna happen" The kobold takes the deepest breath, and the longest exhale, grabbing Guragās hand.
I pull this kobold up and then looked at them for few moments. "So, one way ticket to Brisk or you'll be turning around and heading back home?"
"Well I'll be turning around but not on this boat, think it'll be gone by the time Iām finished what Iām doing" The kobold does an answer.Ā
āI'm Venison Stoneshark" shaking the hand you gave her.
"Name is Gurag." I replied back, "Hm, it seems like I am not the only one who is leaving the cruise once we dock. Personal business, I take it?"
"Yeah, gonna go visit my sister. She keeps sending me mail tied to a rocks...there just this pile in the corner of my house" Venison chuckles "What you headed to Brisk for?"
"Well, I got a free ticket to Brisk. I have been searching for someone for a long time. Couldn't find them back at home, so decided to try another island to see if I could find them again."
Venison looks Gurag up and down "Given...what your wearing...you collecting a bounty?"
"Surprisingly, no. I am armed to teeth in case if this person I am looking for actually got kidnapped."
"Must be a pretty important person to go through all this trouble" Venison comments, as the sky suddenly gets darker, the winds whipping around like a...whip, thunder cackling without clouds in the sky, Venison becoming startled again, fortunately not falling over this time.
I look around to find the source of the cloudless storm that's brewing around the giant ship. I wonder what's going on around here. I look around to see if there's something quite large that may be casting a giant shadow over the cruise ship... or perhaps follow the source of the crackling of the thunders.
>Roll Perception
The cause becomes as clear as the VOID visible from your location, Thunder crackles just contantly bellowing out from it, loud and unrestrained, its unknown if the wind is coming from it as well but Ā its certianly there, the area becomes significantly darker the closer the boat sails in proximity towards it.
Is it possible that I have heard myths about this complete void?
>Roll History
It goes by so many names, The Pit, The Void, The Spot, That there big hole in the ocean, But collectively, this is where it happened. The event.
That which shattered a large continent into islands. Ending the old world with such unmatchable force and fury that the land has been scarred with the single most massive puncture wound, Ashes covering the shores of almost every island circled around it.Ā
Strangely despite the massive hole, no water ever falls in, it just stays there suspended at the edge. No one has figured out why.
I hastily rush toward the cockpit of the ship. I really hope the captain himself isn't drunk on alcohol. I did not work this very far just so I'd die on that land! "Captain! That's The Void! Steer the ship away from it!" I yell as I search for the bridge.
The bridge assumingly being at the front of the ship...cause this boat big you gotta see where you going.
Ā A man with the most fashionable goddamm hat turns and look at Gurag from the wheel. "I dunno Laddie, Dis be clearly some other giant hole in thar ocean that i wouldn't be able to miss even if i be blind" A sarcastic groan.
"Why are we heading towards it!?ā
"Other than the point of the cruise ta pass by the void, loop around and pass by again and stop at Brisk, The reason just escapes me, could it be tha coin that been paid from our gracious passengers? it be the coin yes" The captain sighs. "I be completely capable of keepin a safe stretch away from The Void, why must everyone ask, least you didn't run in here naked screaming about goblins stealing yer teeth"
Oy, there was a drunk elf muttering about goblins stealing their teeth earlier... no matter, that's not really important. "Then what's the point of endangering our life by sailing near The Void? Sightseeing tour!?"
"Yes actually, you're one of dem free ticketers aināt ya" The captain frowns at Gurag. "Alright, ladie, tell ya what, I can give you a row boat and you can paddle yourself to land miles away while you wet your sissy pants, spooked of the big scary hole"
Orc's culture and urges to the the bravest, the strongest, rising.... "Steer the boat aside to safety, or I'll stab you and steer the boat myself."
>Roll Intimidate
"Fucking free ticketers, Go ahead steer the ship" The captain throws his hands up and just leaves the bridge.
I immediately run up to the bridge to steer the boat away from The Void! "Fuckin' senile seafarer..." I mutter quietly under my breath.Ā
Guess who doesn't have sea vehicle proficiency? :DĀ
[ oh fuck me, well... erm... what do I gotta roll? ]
>Roll that bad boi at a disadvantage
Unable to even slightly navigate the tides, the difficult whipping wind, or even this massive ship, it start careening toward the void.
Is there any other co-captains present that could be of an assistance?
There someone in the back of the bridge chewing an apple, leaning back in a chair and watching you. They also have a fashionable sailor hat.
"Hey, you! Can you help me out here?" He gestures toward the steering wheel of the boat, "I'd hate for us to die in The Void."
"Oh me too, that is a fate i'd love to avoid, but some mad man seems to have taken over the wheel scared off the captain, and seems dead set on steering as close as possible the fucking hole. if only he'd get the fuck out of the bridge and let us do our job" they don't sound even slightly happy.
I am not really happy about this but... I cross my arms and then stepped aside, "Just don't have us head to the freaking The Void again.ā
"Never was the plan, just getting close enough to see it, and curving the fuck away, and oh look we're close enough to see it, guess what we we're going to do until you got here?"
She lifts her arm and points to the door of the bridge. "Out"
With a grumble, I leave the bridge quietly and then stepped out of the bridge. I head down the stairs and then just went to the table once more to get a giant leg of cooked turkey and grab a bite out of it. I focus my eyes over The Void to ensure that they aren't driving us to our death. Something about The Void is very unnerving.
The ship is sailing away now, going directly to Brisk now since one of the passengers is very aggressive about it.
Venison in the distance looking at the sea again.
A dull flop sound suddenly, against the floor of the ship, like something squishy hit into it.
As long as they head straight for the Bri- what was that? I looked around to see what the sound was coming from. I headed toward the source of the sound very closely to investigate.
When you head down to the source there is...something strange thatās flopped onto the ship, It...Its looks like a weird amalgamation of parts attached to some kind of pink squishy thing.
Okay, I see the weird jelly fish thing. I immediately call attention to others about this creature thing. Assuming it's already dangerous from its otherworldly appearance. I withdrew my (spellbound?) sword and poise myself as I prepare for battle.
A second one flops onto the ship, from visibly directly upward.
>Roll Initiative
These strange creature suddenly attack two passengers closest, and they drop like a sack of potatoes.
>Guragās TurnĀ Ā
I dash past the passengers in front of me to get closer to the thing! I cast Thunderwave.
You unleash a thunderous blast as it erupts loudly knocking one of the creatures ten feet away, and mildly damaging the other as they both wriggle painfully.
>Their Turn
One of them dissappears suddenly, as the other flees away. The passengers that had been attacked suddenly stands straight up.
>Guragās Turn
Well, that was a bit strange... I am slightly concerned about that. Anyway! I head straight after the small creature! Before I do anything, I have a question. I do have a spellbound weapon, correct?
Well yes, what is the weapon you choose to bond to?
As of now, only the Scimitar.
Well you can summon out of nowhere as long as you are bonded to it, and itās literally impossible to take away from you.
Good, that answers everything I wanted to know. In that case, I run toward this creature and hurl my scimitar at it from afar.
So that would be improvised weaponry with dex?
Pretty much.
The damage roll would be 1d6, right?
Same as the melee dmg.
It go over the creatures, like a pillow made of sword and lands harmlessly in front of it and it looks down at it and looks back at you and then back at the weapon, Turning around at you on-
>Its Turn
The creature runs right up to you attempting to slash at you with weird claws, Not getting through you dank armor at all, seeing this is fruitless it looks right up at your head despite the lack of eyes.
>Roll Int. Saving Throw
You donāt know what it was trying to do but it actually looks legitimately scared of you.
I recover my scimitar and then bring the sword down on the creature with an intent to kill! TWICE. (Using Fighter's Action Surge, I think?)
Ye its goodĀ
>Roll Away
Half of your two strikes land against the creature cutting against its flesh, and it shudders and shakes in pain, no noise, it doesn't appear to able to cry in pain with mouth.
>Its Turn
It attempts to flee again, an attack of opportunity is available.
Yeah, I am going to fling my scimitar at it as it runs away again.
[I mean you can use melee, but if you wanna throw it]
[ I wanna throw it as it tries to flee for flavor ]
It lands square into and through the squishy pink bit, pinning it to the floor and it stops moving.
Alright, good, I assume it's dead... now... where did the other one go? I looked around and then narrowed my eyes. Hm, it has to be here somewhere... I head over to the woman and then inspect her wounds.
>Roll Medicine
Her cuts looks pretty deep, its likely she might bleed out if these aren't treated, and she look on the verge of tears. "Ow ow ow, I just wanted to go on a cruise, why can't anything ever go my way..."
"Hey, no touching the wound. We don't want to get that infected. We don't know what that thing was. Let me see if I can dress that wound for you. Can you move and sit in the seat, yeah?" I motioned toward the seat next to her, I also look over to someone nearby, "Can someone get me alcohol? Anything with alcohol, oh, and a needle."
The passengers are being about as helpful as they can.Ā Ā
>Roll Medicine at advantage
"Much thanks." I asked as I took the alcohol and then just took a swig of it and then exhaled sharply, "That's really strong. Sorry about this." I said as I pulled a small piece of cloth from my waist to retrieve a makeshift thread out of it and then proceed to dress the wound...
You does a good stabilize. Sheās sniffling as you stitch her up, but eventually says "Thank you"
"Don't thank me, I did my best. I am no doctor. All I did is stop the bleeding. You really, really need to see the doctor."
"I'll see if i can't find the him..or her. Thank you so much" She gives you a big hug and trails off in search of medical meme dank.
"Right then.... erm..." I turn back to the rest of the folks on the dock near me, "Back to your partying. Let's try and avoid The Void as much as possible, eh? It's safe to guess that these creatures came from there."
The passengers nod and get fukin wasted, drinkin the alcohol, dancing and making the sweet music noises with a instrument.
Is there anything you gonna do in the amount of days until your arrival at brisk?
Options include but are not limited to:
{1} getting also wasted Ā Ā
{2} nothing Ā Ā
{3} getting super wasted Ā Ā
{4} Doing a slep Ā Ā
{5} Contemplating the structure of the universe and everyone's place within the great machine, each their own cog, turning the wheels of fate, inexorably changing the world with even the small actions, as they go about their lives, their goals, and their dreams Ā Ā
{6} reading a book Ā Ā
{7} writing a book Ā Ā
{8} booking a vacation for your book Ā Ā Ā
{9} ????
I choose 9! If there's nothing interesting, I'll choose a 4, to gain a short rest.
>Roll hit die if you choose, although i donāt think you even lost health
Nothing interesting at the moment, you return to your assigned cabin and acquire yourself some rich sleps, the sleps of kings, the kind of slep that really didn't need to be interrupted by a sudden scream a couple hours later, but thatās just what happens with king sleps, sometimes people do a screm and wake people up.
[TO BE CONTINUED]
