======= Laskier's Surrender =======
The Captain was ecstatic to be captured swooning over the drama that his capture would inspire back in Port Nyanzaru.
He confided to Celadon, "You know if i am to be defeated I am glad it was by a fan". Celadon was appalled, "what? Who are you? i am a prince. While you are nothing but a two bit pirate".
Laskier: "Oh pretend all you like but you cruised your way to prince by riding my coattails. If you weren't so damn in your face about it would be more tasteful. I mean riding in the dinosaur races".
Celadon: "Did I do that".
Laskier: "Deny it all you want but you are wearing the cape commissioned for one of my epic tales portrayed at the theater. Was it love on the high seas or tempest prince that inspired you? Boy don't take t the wrong way but the cloak, the tattoos - I mean I am flattered but some day you need to make your own path instead of being a lesser copy of me"
Celadon: "If we don't gag him I think I am going to forced to kill him"
Celadon grinds his teeth in frustration while the party binds and gags the captain rather than let him talk. They then question some of the other pirates and learn that the warehouse to the north of the city is filled with the treasure from the pirate raids. The party sees the inn barricaded for a siege and decide to climb up to the walkway over to the warehouse but on the way Lindal picks up the croc figurine that squirms and hisses angrily as it climbs back onto Lindal's shoulder. Celadon made a double take and says, "what did that just say". The crocodile hissed again. Celadon turns to the others and says, "Are you all hearing that? Oh wait, you don't speak Chultan do you". The others look at Celadon and say "that is not speaking at all it is only hissing".
Celadon then proceeds to translate.
=========== Conversation with a Trickster God ===========
Crocodile : (Sillibant, breathy) Exssssscuse me, can you hear me? Hello sssupplicant? Oh thank god! You are not as deaf as that ssstupid halfling that freed me from that tomb I was ssstuck in. Look, I promisss power and richesss but need offeringssss and worssship. Thisssss magic ssstuff doesssn't come for free and I am running on fumesss here. Trapped in the middle of a jungle isssn't like a ssshrine in Temple sssquare. You ssscratch my back and I ssscratch yours. I mean I have these sssharp clawsss and they are good at ssscratching. Jussst asssk the halfling.
Celadon: haha oh yeah I don't think so.
Crocodile: Letssss not be hasty. There isss a vacuum hear in Chult and the foreign godssss just won't cut it. They are invasssive and they do not have rootsss hear. They danc(sss)e around the isssue but that is the truth. I can hear them buzzzing around in the air or rattling around in your friendsss throughtsss. But you need local ssspirits to protect Chult. We have deep rootsss in the land. The foreign godsss ssstarve usss of our rightful prayersss using power gathered elsewhere to ssssway the massssses. And sssstealing the prayersss makesss us little more than beggarsss. Thisss needssss to change.
Celadon: That is interesting but do you have any proof?
Crocodile: Look thisss form doesn't have much juic(sss)e ssso I can't ssspeak much more right now. And if I make thisss form bigger my boy ssshortssstuff with the ssssticky fingersss wont be able to carry me. Ssso we have kinda limited optionsss here. But you can hear me - you can be my highpriesst. Every god needsss a spokesssman and think on it. Yoou can return ussss ot glory from where the outssssiders trapped uss and we can help resssstore Chult. They have made a messs of thingsss. Killing Ubtau, letting the undead kill off our faithful to weaken ussss. Thissss crime callssss for jusssstice. You know where I am if you want to talk but Offeringssss, do not forget the offeringsss! I am voic(ss)elesss without them...
Celadon: Wow, that is a lot to digest... Well I think we were going to investigate the treasure in that building over there. Anyone else like treasure? I certainly do.
Freya: I am a dwarf. What do you think?
Eddie: I am still a bit busy trying to put out fires here...
Kylorin: Well I was going to go check out that prisoner. It looked like river mist.
Everyone else: Yeah we like treasure...
Eddie: guys? help?
=========== Knifefight in the Warehouse ===========
The warehouse proves to have a locked door that Lindal is unable to open. He tries to pick the lock a dozen times and finally the party resort to Freya opening the door. Her and Lindal walk into the room and dozens of knives unsheathe themselves and there is a ferocious melee. Lindal darts in and out. Celadon wisely stays out of the warehouse but Freya looks at all the treasure and wades into the thick of it smashing weapons out of the air left and right. A minute of frenzied fighting later Kylorin and Eddie rush in to help and with the whole party assembled they break all the animated weapons and collect the loot. Eddie conjures a tiny hut and the party rest for the night and awakens to find they have gained 6th level.
Inspiration
Freya - Facing down an entire room of swords not willing to back down when gold was on the line
Experience (challenge based) 500 Individual => 14381 cumulative, (6th LEVEL)
Warehouse - (medium) 500
Challenge based XP notes from - https://dmdavid.com/tag/using-experience-points-to-make-your-dd-game-more-compelling/
Allies
Ortimay
Seraph
Undril Silvertusk
Hew Hackenstone
Musharib
5 dwarven siege experts
Treasure
6,400 cp
2,500 sp
300 gp
60 pp
10 gold bracelets (25 gp each)
electrum goblet (25 gp)
2 scrolls (knock and Leomund’s tiny hut) in corked wooden tubes