2. Trial by Fire
General Summary
On their second day at Spelljammer Academy, Ithryn Galaxath, Lailyn Vatumleth, and Thriss Valdiiryn joined Miken Haverstance, a fellow cadet, for breakfast, who informed them of a training exercise happening later that day that he was very nervous about. He didn’t want to let his fellow teammates, Veena (the moon elf bunk stealer) and Dek (the orc that now does Ithryn’s laundry) down. The three of them lifted his spirits by offering to intimidate his teammates if they were mean to him.
Mission Briefing
The six cadets were summoned to the Simulation Deck after breakfast and were briefed on their assignment by Boatswain Tarto. They were to navigate a Hammerhead Ship through a debris field on the outskirts of Coliar and salvage the captain’s logbook from the wreckage of an abandoned ship, then return to their starting point with their own ship intact. Ithryn, Lailyn, and Thriss formed one team, and Miken, Veena, and Dek formed the other. As a team, they decided Ithryn would be the Captain, Lailyn would be the Spelljammer, and Thriss would be the shipmate. Mister Blip provided the team with some magical items to help them on their mission.
Test of Mettle
During the simulation, the three of them successfully handled a school of giant Space Eels, made it through an asteroid cluster without damaging the ship, and were able to quickly retrieve the captain’s logbook from the debris of a Flying Fish Ship. On their way back, they were attacked by Githyanki pirates aboard a Squid Ship. Since the pirates couldn’t see well enough to fire their ballistas thanks to Ithryn’s fog cloud, they decided to board the team's spelljammer. Thriss and Ithryn were quick enough to board their ship first and the three of them eventually took out seven of the eight pirates aboard the Squid Ship. The remaining pirate surrendered and begged for her life. The cadets spared her and tied her up. They used a magic rope to tow the Squid Ship back with them. On their way back, they found Miken’s ship adrift. The other team apparently wasn't able to make it past the space eels. They stopped to help them out and let them take the Squid Ship.
Sabotage!
As soon as the simulation ended, an explosion went off and severely injured Boatswain Tarto, Saerthe Abizjn and Veena Dendren. Lailyn saved Veena’s life and led the rest of the other team to safety. Thriss discovered some sort of device and decided the best thing to do would be to run around with his axe out, screaming “they could be anywhere!” Ithryn discovered similar devices in the other two simdecks and informed Boatswain Tarto. As Tarto and Saerthe examined the device, Ithryn overheard Saerthe say “Vocath. I should have suspected. It appears that the mercane’s grudge against Mirt the Merciless has become a vendetta. The Old Wolf must be told.” When you asked about it, they sternly told you it was none of your business.
After things settled down, Saerthe gave the cadets their score for completing their assignment. They got a perfect score, including extra credit for stopping to help the other team. they were then dismissed.
Thriss tried to sneak into the Sky Dock, but was reminded that any attempt to access areas that were off limits would lead to instant disintegration. After failing to find a suitable place to hide and do a stakeout, he decided to return to Quarters and join Ithryn and Lailyn for lunch.
Star Date
0309.3205
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