Called the Butcher of the Sea, this killer crustacean quickly wraps its big meaty claws around Matthias and Halthor, nearly crushing them in its grip. It's then that Axrid decides, "Now would be a good time to use this ring I've been holding onto" and tries to tame the beast. With a single command, the crab suddenly stops its rampage and goes limp.
"QUICK! MAKE IT DANCE!" yelled Halthor through his choking gasps, and sure enough Axrid was able to make it spasm its arms in a manner as if it were having a seizure. Halthor was amazed regardless.
With the Butcher of the Sea under their control, the party eventually made it to Thain with no other issues (aside from everyone's disgusts for Zanorak), and were able to meet Kalu. He explained that he was planning an assault on the kraken of Hamin and needed the shores of the island mapped as a result. If the party were to accomplish this task, they would be payed a whole 0 silver. This obviously didn't sit well with the party as they already know trying to map out the shores of Hamin to be a potential death sentence. And if the party is going to kill themselves over a ridiculous task, they might as well get something out of it. So, after a bit of negotiating, Kalu offered the aid of two of his sons, Sigfried and Viglaf, who were armed with some of the rarest items the party had coveted. Swords! Having two swordsmen on their team would be of tremendous aid to the party, and if they were to "tragically" meet a premature fate, the group might be able to gain said weapons. So the party agreed, and with their two new soldiers, they had set out to travel to the shores of Hamin.
And then they were attacked by a giant octopus.
Well, shit. No wonder why half of the sailors decided not to come along for this.
Several tentacles begin to engulf the ship in the middle of the night in an attempt to pull it down, and with little time before they would be submerged into the dark abyss the party begin desperately hacking away at the appendages in an attempt to have it release. Thankfully they manage to cut through an entire portion of the creature's limb, causing it to release its hold and begin swimming away. They were safe, for now, and after a botched attempt to make calamari from Halthor, the Butcher of the Sea (who may or may not be named Butch for short) was given the remains to feast upon.
Despite being able to fend of the many demons of the ocean, the party's biggest issue emerged as they collectively realized that they didn't have enough torches for their journey to Hamin, but they were thankfully able to find a small island nearby that had a village they could settle at. Rather than go to said village directly however, they had spent the day travelling around the shorelines to better understand the structure of the island, and ya know, when you spend the day monitoring the coast of a village only to eventually come in at the dead of night, it tends to look kind of suspicious. The party were sent away with threats of violence, with the collective of this village believing them to be pirates, so they sailed out into the darkness to try and find their destination. Thankfully however, they were able to make it there without any further issues.
So, the party finds themselves at the western reaches of a mountainous region that will lead to Hamin, and from there, the party will continue their journey.
Session 19 Downtime Events
After eight nights of travel they arrived on the western shores of the Kingdom of Hamin. The Eruption was beached before a large mountain. The northern shore of the bay expands northwest and then west into swamps and past them a mountain range can be seen. The southern shore of the bay expands southwest into swamps as well. They recall from your previous visit that Lord Adok rules from the eastern shore near the woodlands where they caught a saber-toothed tiger.
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