The Great Tree of Avalon, Darkness of the Realms

[heirox]

"Man it's going to feel good at sea again. So do you wanna take my ship or a couple more in case of attack.... Are my cannons still there. With the artillery,?" Evan asks Heth

[celest]

Fenella looks at the ship form top to bottom still unable to shake her uneasy feeling. Her eyes settle on the little black bird. It takes barely a moment for her to recognize it before her eyes grow wide. She stops quite suddenly.

“We need to leave, now.” She says very firmly. “And not by that ship either.” The serious tone in her voice is unusual for her. It is similar to the tone she used when speaking to the party the attacked in the temple, only not as loud. She doesn’t look at any members of the group while speaking but only at the top of the mast, at that bird.

[alexander]

"Of coarse. We even still have the enhanced gunpowder with the extra explosive push." A moment after Heth finished speaking, Fenella said quite urgently that the party needed to leave the town and not in the boat.

"What is..." Trialia never finished her sentence, suddenly an arrow covered with flame stuck one of the barrels on the deck, a huge red and orange blast echoed through the small town, blasting everyone off their feet and igniting the ship on fire.

(GM input) the fire on the ship is out of control. There is very little hope unless magic is used to put out the flames. None of the sailors that were previously on the deck can be seen now.

Heth and Trialia are nowhere to be found.

[heirox]

"DAMN! WHO DID THAT!...DANG! WHY MY SHIP!" Evan pauses for a while and begins again."Why...Aye. Let's go."

[celest]

Fenella watches in near shock the bird as it quickly takes flight following with her eyes she sees the ships doom, a flaming arrow. She can’t help but watch in silent horror as the arrow finds it mark on the ship. She stands for a moment, tears forming in her eyes. The sudden noise wakes Ayden. The small sprite rushes out of the pocket and looks at the burning ship, then flies and dart quickly about Fenella to wake her from her shock. Shaking her head Fenella brings her self back to her senses. “We must try to rescuer any left on board!” she says urgently. “The ship is lost but lives may still be spared!” She dashes forward to the docks getting as close to the water as possible. She stops and lowers her hood as she begins to concentrate.

I call upon the Lunar Tides
On holy waves moonlight glides
Raise a spout, quell the flame
To save the lives I do proclaim

As she speaks she raises her staff and begins to swirl it through the air above her head slowly. A small whirlpool forms in the water near the ship. Still focusing intensely she raises the staff quickly up to its highest point causing a large spout of water to rise out of the sea. The water rushes over the ship putting out most of the flame but still leaving many embers burning. She brings her staff down and leans on it, a bit weary.

“The three of you please check to see any one is still alive. The flames or out but the embers still burn at the ship. It may still collapse.” She turns to look at the people she speaks to and her eyes grow wider. “Evan, where is Lady Trialia and your friend?”

[heirox]

"Huh... I don't know...... I didn't see them leave." Evan stutters, embaressed how caught in the moment of losing his favorite ship, since he had twenty; no make that nineteen ships in all around. Had made him unable to keep track of his team.

[alexander]

As the sudden shock of the event subsided, the two became aware of a new, chilling detail. Several people and buildings on the shore had been hit by large pieces of flying debris.

Trialia and Heth were both thrown against a building which actually appeared to be a seaside villa, both are not moving. The house appeared to be ready to collapse as smoke slowly rose from the roof where a still burning piece of the mast had buried itself. Screaming could be heard from within.

In the distance, priests from the Society could be seen in the distance but they may not be able to reach the disaster zone in time.

[heirox]

OoC: how close is Evan and Fanella to the villa and if it's close enough. Is there a slight chance we can get the two away from the collapsing building, quick enough.

[alexander]

GM imput: If Evan and Fenella hurry, they'll be able to reach their friends. The family inside is starting to emerge through broken windows and is running to safety.

[celest]

Ayden, ever alert in dire situations darts quickly to Trailia and Heth and begins to fly quickly around them, tugging on clothes or hair here and there in and effort to wake them. Fenella, seeing Ayden’s light feels a sudden rush of energy and moves quickly the villa. Taking her staff in to hands she swings as hard as she can at a few windows, smashing the glass and giving those inside a better chance of escaping. Then looking at the two people she grabs Heth’s arms and begins to drag him as best she can away from the villa. “Evan, get Lady Trailia!” she calls out “Ayden, use your light to guide those inside to safety, but be careful!”

[alexander]

Ayden's efforts had some affect on Heth who stirred slightly as the sprite pulled at his clothes. Fenella was able to get Heth to safety while Evan made his way toward Trialia.

From within the villa, Ayden saw three other people coming toward him, two women and a very small child. The roof creaked dangerously as the trio scrabbled out of the window which Fenella had broken with her staff.

Ayden watched in horror as one of the support beams gave way. It wouldn't be long before the other two went as well.

[heirox]

Evan stands by Fanella with Trialia slung over his massive shoulder.

[alexander]

Only seconds after everyone, including Ayden, was safe everyone in the town heard several earsplitting cracks and splinterings. The ground shook violently enough to knock everyone on the block to the ground, wood and burning debris was thrown everywhere.

After checking themselves, Evan and Fenella discovered that they weren't injured. A quick look around confirmed that amazingly nobody else was injured. The priests from the Society arrived at the scene and put the fire out. The chaos was subsiding. Trialia and Heth were starting to regain consciousness, both were still weak however. Fenella could tell that they both needed healing.

[heirox]

"Man, this is not good," Evan murmured to himself,"I'm not liking the looks of this...What should we do Fenella? Are they injured?"

[celest]

Fenella checks the vitals of both people. “They are not seriously injured, but there are some minor internal ones that could cause problems later.” She steps back and takes a deep breath.

Power of Moon, Wind and Rain
Heal the wounds and ease the pain

She waves her staff over them and showers them with tiny white lights.

[alexander]

A few moments after Fenella cast her healing spell, Trialia and Heth both opened their eyes. Trialia was the first to speak, "What has happened here?" She asked weakly noticing the flaming wreckage of the ship.

"Are my sailors safe?" Heth asked a moment later, just as the other members of the Society were able to put the fire out. no voice could be heard among the wreckage.

[heirox]

"Doesn't look like it," Evan commented as he went to check to make sure.

[alexander]

As Evan neared the ship, he could hear muffled cries from the depths of the ship. It was a miracle that he was hearing anyone, but it was very clear that some people were still alive inside what was left of the once beautiful ship.

Trialia meanwhile struggled to her feet. "What has happened here?" She asked with a look of surprise on her face as she went to Evan's side.

[heirox]

"There was an explosion and fire on the ship," Evan said, not stopping for a moment.

OoC: How should we go about getting on the ship Alexander?

[alexander]

Trialia followed Evan onto the ship with two priests not far behind, staying close to him in case something happened.

OOC: It should still be safe to get on board by the gang plank, though only one is still in it's position.