Pieces of Eight, Session 3: Saving Zangrim

General Summary

The party investigate a tunnel and save Zangrim from criminals before preparing further schemes to shutdown the criminal enterprise in Saltmarsh.

Full Synopsis

Kidnapped

Zangrim came through the small secret door into a small cavern. The cavern opened to the sea. A small rowboat sat at the opening. A number of imposing pirates grapple Zangrim and force him into the rowboat, which was headed to a ship that rested about a mile out.
Zangrim was thinking of what the pirates might do to him, when he heard a commotion behind him. James ran into the cavern, expelling a volley of arcane projectiles. Zangrim noticed one of these spells strike Ned, the spy who stabbed Zulynn, and knock him into the bottom of the boat.
As the ranged magical battle continued, Zangrim slipped his bindings and grabbed his precious tools. Zangrim hopped off the boat, swimming towards freedom. He swam 1/3 of the way back when a second volley of magic missiles screamed out over the water. These came from the rowboat and one popped him in the back of the head. Zangrim fell unconcious, his heavy armor dragging him deeper into the sea. Vencyne and James jumped in after after him, swimming to his rescue and saving him from a watery grave.

Scheming in Saltmarsh

The party then went back to town and called a town meeting. Then the party revealed to the council what they had learned in the past day or so. The information, found in the basement of the house, was the details of a nefarious shipment from the small cavern under the house to the ship lurking over the sea. The house would communicate when it was ready, by signaling to the ship from the upstairs window.
The town council discussed this information, and then gave the party a new job: signal the ship, and then board and arrest the criminals. The party accepted the new job, then began getting ready for the mission. First, they went to the Dwarven Anvil and had the Blacksmith create them a signaling lantern. Second, they bought new gear. Third, they went back to the house and bedded down.
They hoped they would get a full rest in, and they did. Waking up moments before Zulynn called out from the window reporting the ship’s presence. The party piled down the trapdoor, and down into the cavern. The ship was coming, and they were getting onboard.

Report Date

17 Oct 2020

Related Characters

• James Wavebreaker
• Klearic Faymal
• Vencyne Amakiir
• Zangrim Tarkelby
• Zulynn Heartwind