Damien Pierce - A Charming Assistant, 1 Redreef Warden, Vagari The Cinder Cat, 1 Order of the Firebird, 2 House Crovane Guards, Biorna - The Protective Mastiff arrive, following Mikani.

Mr. Hops arrives, following Jules.

Jules has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Runa, a large Northern Raven, Leo, a Ravenseye Warrior arrive, following Aella.

Mikani has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Felix has joined the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Aella has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Cassian has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Porter checked luck at difficulty 15, rolling 1 higher.

Felix has left the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Cassian checked luck at difficulty 15, rolling 2 higher.

Moros has joined the an elegant Compact map table.

The next morning, dawns grey and wet, which probably doesn't help those that had been elected to take one for the team and drink their way to unconsciousness last night. Breakfast was laid out as before but there is no evidence of Lady Juliana or any of the Isles Canines, they had set sail during the night, leaving the crews of the racers to get them selves up and cast off.

1 Rivenshari Clansman, Lucky, the fishing cat, Patock, A clever Youth arrive, following Athaur.

Athaur has joined the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Well, it's time to get underway! Porter absolutely did stop to eat breakfast, a lot of breakfast. He eats enough to make up for the Isle Canines having disappeared in the middle of the night. No breakfast roll goes to waste. And then he joins his family in getting the ship ready to exit port again.

Given how much he had to drink the night before, Ian is up at an absurd hour. He's partway through breakfast when he finds out from a bleary-eyed crew member that Juliana and the Isles Canines sailed off in the middle of the night. "Shit," he says, and bolts down the rest of his meal.

Zoey wakes bright-eyed and bushy tailed as the saying goes. After readying herself for the day she tends to Ian, ready with a hangover remedy for him, even if it is only a glass of water that he asks for. After a quick breakfast she accompanies her family back to the ship and does the most helpful thing she can: stay out of the way of more experienced sailors.

The Kennex crew does seem less joyful to be going back as they were to come -- but that is probably understandable. They still mostly seem in good spirits. Aethan seems much as he always does -- which is, rather expressionless, but still. Once the Kennexes are on the ship, they begin to get ready to get underway.

Wash was not going to miss the chance to sleep in a comfortable bed the night before, and he drank too much thanks to that stupid drinking contest though, so he's not at one hundred percent as he comes back to the docks.

1 Rivenshari Clansman arrives, following Vano.

Rosalind has two speeds. Really. After trying to cut Wash's hair--Not really sure how far she got, but she did try, she stops and grabs a quick bite. With more whisky on the go. With a big smile on her face, she runs down to the boat, waving to everyone as she goes. "Morning!" Obviously last night didn't do anything to run her down! HA!

Vano has joined the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Felix has joined the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Leporis, the silent handmaiden, 2 Rivenshari Clansman, Vel'quul'alim, a mirrormasked manservant arrive, following Joslyn.

Catalana is not hungover, but did she sleep well? no. Sleeping next to someone passed out is not fun. There may be the occassional grumpy expression shot at Wash while she drinks her /strong/ black coffee.

Athaur is out at the docks, inspiring, cajoling and cursing his crew to prepare the ship for departure. He is awake, and also possibly alive. Though he doesn't seem to thrilled about either proposal.

Mikani smiles as she gets back on the Toska. "Smells like clouds...." She says like that means something to everyone.

Cassian follows Mikani's lead, grin wide on his face as he moves, encouraging his crewmates onward. "I haven't had this much fun in ages!"

Joslyn checked luck at difficulty 15, rolling 2 higher.

Felix clangs some metal pot lids together as he approaches Athaur and their ship. "I. HOPE. WE'RE. ALL. READY. TO. SAIL." No, he isn't doing much better than them, but he's certainly going to make them more miserable. With a smile.

Who doesnt sleep on the ship? Who does that?! Aella clearly does as she is already on the deck of the ship as she watches Rosalind approach. "You are late" she states, brows arching as she stretches slowly as if a cat in her favorite sunbeam. "I hope you brought something for me." She doesnt yell at Mikano of course, offering the woman a dip of her head and bow.

Llyr has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Joslyn rubs her eyes as she stands at the docks, watching Athaur at work, wearing clothes that look all at once impossible to move in, as always, and yet managing to slink along her husband's pace easily, gazing up along the crew. "Ugh..." Joslyn comments, exhausted from previous days, not possessing the strongest sea legs

Mikani passes Aella a flask. She nods to Cassian. "Me neither. Now man your stations and lets show the Isles Corsairs how nice our arses look!"

Joslyn has joined the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

"I'm not late! I'm right on time,"the younger Ravenseye grins at Aella. Rosalind thrusts some whisky at her sister and maybe some pastries,"Here you go! I uh..I wound up staying somewhere drinking and tried cutting some guys hair." A laugh follows that as she greets everyone else,"Hi! Good morning!"

Moros has left the an elegant Compact map table.

Moros has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Vano groans at Felix as he works to get lines cast off, grumbling good naturedly at him, "Hey, hey, HEY! That fire brew is still raging around in my head. Keep up with that racket and we're using YOU as a rudder today!"

Aella accepts the flask from Mikani, as well as the whiskey from her sister, taking a swig first so she can hand the flask off to it's owner and lifting her glass of whiskey in a toast, "may the seas be kind, the wind be there, and that ship over there always at our behind." She makes eye - finger movements towards the Kennex's, clearly in a playful threat.

Llyr has left the Toska -- Longship.

Llyr has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Llyr has left the Toska -- Longship.

Llyr has joined the Toska -- Longship.

"What was that?" Zoey grins and cups her hand around her ear toward Aella. "I hear a lot of wind blowing over there, but I see nothing to be afraid of!"

Wash checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 24 higher.

Porter checked dexterity + sailing at difficulty 16, rolling 60 higher.

Aethan checked command + sailing at difficulty 16, rolling 136 higher. Aethan rolled a critical!

Ian checked stamina + sailing at difficulty 16, rolling 30 higher.

Aella checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 9 higher.

Possibly Ian is still burning off the last of the alcohol from last night's drinking marathon. Definitely he didn't get a lot of sleep the night before. But as the ship pulls out to open water, he's right there helping to keep the sails trimmed, following Aethan's commands like the machine he is.

Whether or not Porter has been hallucinating lately is probably up to some debate, however, what's not up to debate is Porter's ability to move around a ship and not fall off of it and drown. He does this pretty well. Yay!

Cassian checked command + sailing at difficulty 31, rolling 42 higher.

There is a load laugh from Aella as she leans precariously against the railing of the ship as Zoey speaks, and she makes the worst gesture she can think of. She sticks her tongue out. She is really polite. But then she looks towards the crew of the ship and claps loudly, "ready yourself, we're off!"

There's something to be said for watching people do something they've been at their whole lives. The Kennexes work in almost perfect synchrony as they set off, almost as if they're sharing a mind somehow. Aethan, Porter, Ian, Wash...it's almost eerie how effortless they manage to make it look. There may be some better -- but not very much better, really.

Zoey's jaw drops in mock horror. "Countess Ravenseye! I might be a proper lady, but I do know what that means!"

Catalana may of been glowering at her husband for ruining her last night of sleeping in a bed, it however dissolves when the Kennex crew begin to work together. She let's out a contented sigh before waving to the others "We'll see you back in Arx. Can't promise there'll be any champagne left by the time you arrive." She goes back to ogling Wash doing what Wash does best.

Athaur checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 7 lower.

Llyr checked command + sailing at difficulty 31, rolling 6 lower.

There's a snicker at Aella and Zoey,"Are you sure, Lady Zoey?" Rosa works and does as she's told. Because she can also sail and run her mouth at the same time. "Hey Aella, think we can get Cadern out on a boat? Or would he drown?" Then she remembers something,"Hey Wash! Do you still have all your hair?!"

Mikani checked command + sailing at difficulty 31, rolling 5 higher.

Vano checked command + sailing at difficulty 47, rolling 4 lower.

Felix checked stamina + sailing at difficulty 47, rolling 15 lower.

Joslyn checked command + leadership at difficulty 47, rolling 17 higher.

Wash is at the tiller as the Kennex ship leaves the Stormward harbor. He does run a hand through his hair. "Yup. All here!" He calls over his shoulder.

Athaur is doing his best to get his crew out and moving. Unfortunately, for his second day hungover and SOMEONE banging metal pots together his best isn't entirely great. So while he distracts himself with various ways to torment the guildmaster his leadership does take a hit.

Vano grunts softly as they do finally get underway, though he's already grousing at Athaur, "Look, can we go back to the dancing girls and the mead? This is too damned early to be sailing already..." He does at least attempt to get the rowers moving once the boat gets off of the docks.


"I'm pretty sure someone did research, and that there's a point where you're so miserable from drink that it all rolls over into starting over, so you feel like you never started drinking." Felix offers to Vano, lifting his pot lids, but doesn't bang them together again, yet. "I'm just trying to verify this since we're all in the appropraite state of mind for it." but he does, then, get to work and heaves to, to help where he can, and otherwise stay out of the way. But he also rigs one of the ropes wrong, thinking he's helping - which means someone else has to come and rerig it, before they can finally get moving.

Joslyn has been leading troops of unruly soldiers around for half a decade at this point, and she seems to clear out the fog easily, managing to pretend that she's completely unbothered and that her head isn't absolutely pounding. "All right, everybody! Pretend we're going to be setting off TODAY people!" she calls out, directing people with an assured harsh confidence of a long experienced military commander.

Mikani shouts at Zoey. "Lady my ass!!!"

Moros has left the Toska -- Longship.

No matter who started out when or how, the next days are of rough weather, as spring is a fickel time of the year and depending on their rations the crews may or may not be in the highest of spirits. Lets just say that the Rivenshari may actually fit into this summer's fashions without having to diet!! Best way to loose winter weight, go on a 2 week cruise with 1/2 rations.

It's almost a week to the day that the call comes for each ship. Ships spotted! Even if the Isles Canines had to find the Rivenshari first and almost Missed Kennex in the mix. There are two ships each that are baring down on them all are doing so with aggression.. One flies the colors of the Isle Canines while the second flies the banner of Lagoma.

Zoey gets a supple fitted sharkskin jacket with a violet sailing ship from a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

Zoey gets a lilac-tinged grey pair of sleek sharkskin pants from a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

Zoey gets a lilac-tinged grey pair of sturdy sharkskin boots from a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

Zoey gets stiff leather bracers from a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

Zoey puts the Ametrine Dream gown in a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

Zoey puts a pair of purpureus pumps adorned with an aureate snake motif in a monogrammed black calfskin satchel with silk lining.

"They definitely did," Ian calls down to Wash as he works his way towards the deck. "I woke up a little before dawn, and they'd already left by then. That's why I was pounding on your door at six in the morning. It should be alright, unless they've gotten better since last year." As the intercepting ships get closer, he reaches out his hand for Zoey. "Get your bow and let me bring you up to the crow's nest. You think you can shoot from up there?"

Zoey smiles and nods to Ian. "I know I can."

Athaur looks bleerily at the ships that appear on the horizon. He knew they were off course, and likely delayed. Now it seemed like more ships were coming and they were in for a fight. Athaur grins slightly, moving around to his crew. He speaks softly, well aware of how the wind can carry sound. Instructing the crew to shift the cargo to one side. To loosen one of the sails. Organizing things to appear for all the world like a poor wounded ship. Don't mind us, we are just silly prodigals who have gotten over our heads.

Tyce the gruff and disapproving have been dismissed.

2 Scarlet Phoenix Guard have been dismissed.

"And we couldn't have left before the tide anyway!" Wash replies to Ian. "Next time let me sleep!"

Porter checked command + leadership at difficulty 40, rolling 11 higher.

A messenger arrives, delivering a message to Ian before departing.

Catalana resorts to Wash, "You weren't asleep. You were Comotosed." She moves back out of the way knowing she'll be no use if swords start swinging.

A messenger arrives, delivering a message to Zoey before departing.

Wash checked dexterity + athletics at difficulty 29, rolling 16 higher.

Ian checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 29, rolling 27 higher.

Zoey checked dexterity + archery at difficulty 29, rolling 27 higher.

They come up on the ships ahead of them and Porter stops messing around, grabbing onto a piece of the rigging and looking out over them with a more critical eye than he typically utilizes. "Everyone at the ready! Looks like it's going to be time to play!" he calls back and starts to give the necessary instructions to swing their ship and people into a useful position.

A messenger arrives, delivering a message to Zoey before departing.

Cassian checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 11 higher.

Mikani checked dexterity + small wpn at difficulty 29, rolling 20 higher.

Rosalind checked dexterity + archery at difficulty 29, rolling 3 higher.

With Ian's help Zoey climbs up into the Crow's Nest and takes aim at the incoming 'enemy' combatants. As they make their approach she nocks an arrow, pulls back, and lets out a small breath as she focuses on her target. When it is loosed, the arrow finds its target: an enemy butt. A direct hit by all accounts and not life threatening, but definitely enough to deter them from going farther.

Ian waits for Zoey to fire off a shot, and then, as the ships come together, swings on a line into the rigging of the other ship and draws his sword. Screw getting boarded -- In Thrax Mourning Sea, Kennex Boards You.

Wash doesn't fight to kill. He fights to put people in the water, expecting that the Canines will take care of their own. He hands the tiller off to a crewman and readies a line to swing on. He's always wanted to do this when someone wasn't actively trying to stab him. He takes a running leap off the side of the boat and swings around the mast out over the water. It doesn't do much, just move him from the stern to the prow at a surprising clip.

Aella checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 29, rolling 15 higher.

Catalana regardlessly cheers Wash when he, well, moves. She whoops and shouts encouragement to the other Kennexes while maintaining a safe distance from the actual fighting.

Joslyn checked command + war at difficulty 40, rolling 9 lower.

Felix checked dexterity + huge wpn at difficulty 49, rolling 16 lower.

Athaur checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 49, rolling 8 lower.

Vano checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 49, rolling 9 higher.

Well, it's all up to Joslyn to finally show her tenacity and superior strategizing skills! Unfortunately for her, the days of hunger combined with the lack of experience on the open sea lead her to make a far too obvious approach to the enemy vessel. She gestures off to the side. "Flank them and wheel around, we need to catch their sides!" Unfortunately, she completely misses the fact that their own sides are completely exposed while achieving this maneuver.


Maybe it's a lack of familiar fighting onboard a ships. Maybe Felix spotted a Mercy he'd rather be talking to - or just knows that they're the safer ride home. But he's a little distracted when it comes to getting into position, and isn't wher he needs to be to fend off those coming to board.

Athaur listens to the strategy that Joslyn provides, drawing is blade and letting out a cheer before charging into the fray. Where he promptly gets knocked onto his ass. Stars flash across his vision as he gazes up at the blue sky ahead while battle raged around him. Contemplating the various choices that lead him to this exact moment in his life.

Catalana checked charm + propaganda at difficulty 40, rolling 28 higher.

Cassian checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 22 higher.

Zoey checked dexterity + archery at difficulty 12, rolling 32 higher.

Ian checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 12, rolling 39 higher.

Aethan checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 12, rolling 47 higher.

Vano checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 40, rolling 30 higher.

Zoey knocks another arrow and seeks a new target. She glances down at Ian and a proud smile curls her lips. Focus, Zoey! She chooses another opponent, aims, and looses. Second verse, same as the first.

Catalana cheers and whoops when she sees what Ian is doing. She quickly points it out to the crew around her and encourages them to follow Ian.

Aella checked perception + leadership at difficulty 18, rolling 19 higher.

Joslyn checked dexterity + small wpn at difficulty 10, rolling 39 higher.

Felix checked dexterity + huge wpn at difficulty 10, rolling 35 higher.

Athaur checked command + leadership at difficulty 10, rolling 44 higher.

Either encouraged by Catalana's making him into an example, or possibly just operating under the assumption that the best defense is a good offense, Ian has put himself pretty much dead center in the middle of a group of Canines, and what he's doing can as much be called brawling as it could be called swordsmanship. He hits people with the basket hilt of his sword. More than once, he dodges around someone so that he turns the poor person into a human shield. He knocks the guy who is currently holding his butt where it got shot with a blunt arrow off the ship, to be fished out by the mercies.

As the ship is being directed by Cassian, Aella takes the moment to be the eyes for the crew. She stands on the deck, her voice is loud, and she directs those fighting to better support their needs. "Left!" "Two coming!" "Kick them over!"

Vano grumbles at the Rivenshari's, well, less than stellar showing as they attempt to engage the other craft and shakes his bells out, "We are from Riva! We always do it from behind! CHARGE! Put them in the water!"

It very nearly causes Joslyn to stumble as she hears the strange phrasing of Vano's rallying cry, but whatever it is, it works and Joslyn draws her weapon and charges into the fray, everything overwhelmed by the earlier misstep, her bells joining the chorus as she strikes out with a deft precision.

Athaur frowns from his position on his back. Dreams of minimal responsibilities later. Chief times now. Though he does blink at Vano's battle cry. "That's what we are going with? And they say I'm the displaced Lycene..." He gracefully kips up to his feet, shouting out and rallying his crew to fight harder.


At least when it comes to /actual/ fighting, Felix gets his head in the game, and begins shoulder and weapon-check those he can back over the side, aiming for open water - and preferably not in between the two boats, when he can manage it. The elven glaive moves deftly in the smith's hands, to both deflect the attacks made against him, as well as ward off others from getting too close. Vano's call just makes him laugh, shaking his head, though he does put that call to action.

Rosalind checked charm + empathy at difficulty 18, rolling 26 higher.

Mikani checked intellect + riddles at difficulty 18, rolling 18 higher.

Starting with her bow first, Rosa tries that. But well, that go well since well..A. She ran out and B. It didn't go far anyway. So what happens when there's someone standing in front of her ready to kill her. The tall redhead straightens and sweetly smiles. "Ohmygosh! Isn't this TERRIBLE!" Her large hazle green go larger and she frowns at bit,"How about we help eachother?" Rosalind instead improvies and suggests,"I'll not stab you and you not stab me..."her voice sympathetic,"and I'll fix that bleeding you have there." Because you do that to people tht are trying to attack you, RIGHT?

Cassian handles the helm, making sure to keep the boat steady for his crewmates. "Rosa! It's a fight, not a dance!"

Aethan checked command + leadership at difficulty 40, rolling 31 higher.

Rosalind eyes Cassian and would usually say something smart assish, but she's BUSY TRYING NOT TO DIE! Oh yea, and she's not really a healer or anything, but no one needs to know that.

Porter checked dexterity + huge wpn at difficulty 10, rolling 41 higher.

Ian checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 10, rolling 41 higher.

Zoey checked dexterity + archery at difficulty 10, rolling 56 higher.

"PORTER! Get your lazy ass over here!" Ian has turned into a machine, dodging, weaving, often holding onto something, as his balance on a ship is really not the greatest. Something, or someone. He barrels someone onto the ground, and smacks another man in the face with the flat of his blade while subduing the first one. There might be people willingly jumping in the water to evade being shot by his wife. Good times.

Cassian checked command + sailing at difficulty 40, rolling 18 higher.

Zoey hums a little song to herself as she nocks a third arrow and selects another target. Oh, that one thinks he's going to get the drop on her beloved husband? Ha! No. Aim, loose, butt.

"I'M NOT LAZY! I'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE SHIP! DAMN YOU, IAN!" Porter starts shouting back, which helps with exactly nothing at all. But he does come up onto the other ship. His weapon of choice is a two-handed axe, but he doesn't exactly want to accidentally crack someone with it and split them open. So instead, he grabs a big heavy crate that's on the deck and starts using it to hit people. They'll bruise, but it seems safer. What's in here anyway, more oranges?

Wash is more of a distraction than an addition to the battlefield. He keeps a rope in one hand as he dodges the assault of a canine trying to cross swords with him. He didn't even get out his blade for fear he would drop it. As the battle starts to turn in Kennex favor he makes one last victory swing. "Wha-! Whoa!" And the line drags out from behind the ship as Wash is in the drink, holding onto a rope lest he be left to tread water. "Ack!"

Catalana shouts in surprise as Wash goes in the water. "Damnit Wash!"

Jules has left the Toska -- Longship.

Mikani checked intellect + riddles at difficulty 22, rolling 25 higher.

Rosalind checked dexterity + stealth at difficulty 22, rolling 35 higher.

Pharamond has joined the Toska -- Longship.

Aella checked stamina + medium wpn at difficulty 22, rolling 35 higher.

Athaur checked command + leadership at difficulty 40, rolling 2 lower.

Mikani looks at the chaos around them and comes up with a plan to do sneak attacks. She confides with Rosa to make sure.

Pharamond is currently on the Toska and apparently being more of a background character for the moment, humming. "Meh, if only I knew how to sail a little bit. Oh well! I guess I'll help out." Pharamond -FINALLY- gets off his ass to you know....help. Lazy bastard.

Rorik has joined the A Kennex Longship.

Joslyn checked dexterity + small wpn at difficulty 42, rolling 28 higher.

Did Rorik know to be here? Probably not, considering the perplexed look he wears the second he strolls into the room. But he's here now and there's no going back - he makes a beeline over to where all the other Kennex people are.

Vano checked dexterity + medium wpn at difficulty 42, rolling 16 higher.

Felix checked dexterity + huge wpn at difficulty 42, rolling 4 lower.

Grinning over at Mika, Rosa nods head. She starts to QUIETLY sneaky off. Like a shadow in the night, she lifts her black hood to hide her red hair and starts to you know...prepare part of Mikani's plan THEN--without being seen...one by one nonchalantly starts pushing the enemy overboard. OOPS! There's a quiet snicker as she says in a quiet but thick northern accent,"Sorry..didn't see you there." Rosalind darts off before she can seen!

With a fastball that would make any pitcher jealous, Ian beans the last Canine standing on the back of the head with a stray orange. The orange explodes in a fountain of orange-y goodness. Victory!

Athaur continues to rally his crew, pushing them onward to greater feats of skill in battle. Or at least that is the idea. In practice, between the din of battle and the ringing in his ears it's hard for him to make a great deal of sense, hopping from one issue to another like a distracted hummingbird


While he might have done well at the mid of the fighting, once it got going, Felix can't keep up with the roll and back and forth of the ship, ending up sliding into the rails, - hearing one order, but mistaking it for something else puts him in a rather hard spot until the rest of the crew finishes off the 'enemy'.

This seems to be Joslyn's element, a blade in her hand and cutting through the din of battle, all the extraneous details slipping away, lost in that wash of bodies and chaos. Her gaze shifts through the crowd and she pushes her way through, blade held high to work her way to Athaur's side, doing as much as she can to ward off anybody that may have eyes on her captain and husband. "Anybody wants him will have to go through ME!" Joslyn shouts fiercely.

Throughout all this, Aethan has been fighting and calling orders...and he also seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit, judging by his expression. What does it say about him that he enjoys this part more than plenty of the other parts? Well, probably nothing good, but at least he's not the only one. And he did enjoy the sailing too. He engages one of the Isles Canines with a grunt of effort, an expression on his face that is half smile and half a baring of teeth.

A each battle is over, the Isles Canines withdraw but only after all sailors on both sides are fished from the water, treated and returned to their ships. Nor does the ships pull too far away, in case there was damage that could cause the loss of one of the competitors not getting back to Arx. After all, Juliana may be wicked at times, but there are people she cares about on those ships!

The sun comes out as if the lady had ordered it herself and for the rest of the journey, the weather is beautiful. All they have left to do is make land and sell their cargo, the purse with the profit to be delivered to the Isle's Canines Headquarters to be added to the final talley.

Llyr has left the Toska -- Longship.

Zoey checked intellect + economics at difficulty 35, rolling 45 higher.

Mikani checked intellect + stewardship at difficulty 35, rolling 27 higher.

Wash checked charm + stewardship at difficulty 10, rolling 11 higher.

Porter checked charm + propaganda at difficulty 10, rolling 49 higher.

Catalana checked charm + diplomacy at difficulty 10, rolling 40 higher.

Felix checked charm + haggling at difficulty 35, rolling 19 higher.

Athaur checked charm + propaganda at difficulty 16, rolling 68 higher.

Rosalind checked charm + diplomacy at difficulty 10, rolling 8 higher.

Zoey. Knows. Markets. Once their cargo is offloaded she begins the task of figuring out what needs to go which directions. Being only one person though, she looks to Catalana, Wash, and Porter to help.

Ian is not looked upon for help. Wonder why that is. (Nobody is wondering that.) He takes the alcohol away from Rorik and gets him to help with securing and unloading the ship

"Still good! This one's still good, it still has it's orange shieldy thing on," Rorik calls to nobody in particular - maybe to Porter? Who knows - as he sweeps up one of the oranges that Porter was throwing from before. "Err - shield? Shell? Oh, shirt! Orange shirt? Or would it be pants? Huh." He looks at the orange, bewildered, and then shrugs and starts peeling while everyone else does the hard work. Clearly Kennex can't win this without him, no wonder he appeared at the last moment.

Ian probably should have taken away the alcohol AND the orange, but this is why he's not in charge of leading people.

Vano checked charm + performance at difficulty 16, rolling 65 higher. Vano rolled a critical!

Aella checked perception + leadership at difficulty 10, rolling 51 higher.

What's Porter's job exactly? Carry stuff and be very charming on Zoey's behalf as he unloads said stuff. He's absolutely capable of doing this as long as he's not hallucinating at any point.

Aethan also does not offer to help, but instead nods to Rorik, and takes an orange himself, starting to peel it. This is why he delegates, so he can eat orange and watch other people work.


Felix at least knows the markets of Arx; being a smith and one of the Guildmasters here - and while it's not his usual requests of metal, he can ask his typical contacts there to find where to direct their own flow of goods. He's likely also put to hauling purposes - but that's what apprentices are for.

Catalana follows Zoey's lead and begins to get the oranges off and down to the market. She let's Wash and Porter do the talking while she collects the money.

Wash's strategy for selling goods is not to talk up how valuable they are. Instead he uses charm and knowledge of what people need and when to facilitate last minute delivery for those who will absolutely pay top silver for it. He may schedule the deliveries such that Porter has to walk farther than necessary.

Joslyn checked charm + seduction at difficulty 16, rolling 40 higher.

Athaur is content to leave the markets to Felix. Instead, he moves around, making sure everyone knows just how fabulous the goods they brough home are worth. The struggle that it took to get them here. Heroic adventures of daring do! Only slightly embellished....

Cassian checked charm + diplomacy at difficulty 15, rolling 18 higher.

Mikani takes the oranges off the ship with the help of others. She knows the best places in town to get oranges gone. So she gets them free. Her crew that is.

Continuing to drink on the ship, and just kinda....relaying orders, Pharamond is pretty useless on the Toska. He's like: "YEAH! KICK THEIR ASSES WITH KINDNESS!" and all that, likely because he still has a drink in his hand. "See? I knew you guys could do it!" whether they actually did it is a matter of debate, but Pharamond thinks his cheerleading is helping the ship.

Rosalind keeps poking at Pharamond,"Hey hey hey." She directs him with mock seriousness,"You don't mix that with that..."then goes to grab a flask, laughing the whole way.

Pharamond looks at Juliana as she laughs at him and scoffs. "What what what." he replies as she pokes at him, before she grabs a flask. "Why the hell not? Its delicious and it looks -awesome-." Okay, Pharamond might not be sober.

Athaur is overheard praising Juliana.

Athaur is overheard praising Vano.

Athaur is overheard praising Joslyn.

Zoey is overheard praising Juliana: Fantastic event!

Athaur is overheard praising Felix.

Aella is overheard praising Juliana.

Felix is overheard praising Juliana: Well run event!

Mikani is overheard praising Juliana.

Mikani is overheard praising Aella.

Felix is overheard praising Athaur.

Felix is overheard praising Vano.

Felix is overheard praising Joslyn.

Mikani is overheard praising Cassian.

Rorik has left the A Kennex Longship.

Cassian has left the Toska -- Longship.

Mikani is overheard praising Rosalind.

Catalana is overheard praising Juliana: Awesome! Even if Wash almost was fish food.

Aethan is overheard praising Juliana.

Mikani is overheard praising Llyr.

Porter is overheard praising Juliana.

Rosalind is overheard praising Juliana.

Mikani has left the Toska -- Longship.

Damien Pierce - A Charming Assistant, 1 Redreef Warden, Vagari The Cinder Cat, 1 Order of the Firebird, 2 House Crovane Guards, Biorna - The Protective Mastiff leave, following Mikani.

Aella has left the Toska -- Longship.

Runa, a large Northern Raven, Leo, a Ravenseye Warrior leave, following Aella.

Vano has left the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

1 Rivenshari Clansman leaves, following Vano.

Rosalind has left the Toska -- Longship.

Felix has left the Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Wash has left the A Kennex Longship.

Ian has left the A Kennex Longship.

Zoey has left the A Kennex Longship.

Catalana has left the A Kennex Longship.

Aethan has left the A Kennex Longship.

Porter has left the A Kennex Longship.

Juliana gets A Kennex Longship.

Juliana gets Windrunner - A Rivenshari ship.

Juliana gets Toska -- Longship.