Chronicles of the World of DaoTyr

Follow-up on the Occurrences at The Empty Nest

After Kozak finished his reconnaissance of the pirate’s ship out in the bay, he swam back and met up with his compatriots. Unable to establish the identity of the ship in such darkness and distance, he did not want to risk discovery and more battle while alone. The group decided to see if they could get information or clues by returning to The Empty Nest to investigate and inquire about their murderous assailants. They were initially told by the giant bouncer, Gordon, that they would not be permitted to enter, as all entertainment for the evening was over. After a failed attempt by Rain to change his mind with a gold coin palmed into his hand, they threatened the man with lots of trouble. Being a street-smart fellow, having his fill of trouble for the night, and seeing what the group was capable of earlier, he wisely stepped aside for all to pass.

To everyone’s surprise, the place looked completely cleaned up, like nothing had happened. Surely this place had long experience erasing the bloody signs of death from their floors. The group inquired about some basic facts about the pirates from Creb — the owner of the aforementioned “fine establishment” — who simply reminded everyone that he owed, being “still very much alive” to the fact that he habitually forgets what he hears and knows. Kozak and Rain then chose to provide multiple reasons he should jog his memory and elaborate on what he does know. This culminated in Kozak fondling a handful of gold coins, while Rain persisted with the questions. Creb, master of the obvious, pointed out how audacious we were to steal a pirate’s ship and dock it in this very port, renamed or not! He noted that it should be no surprise to anyone that they would come to take it back! Rain then turned to Kozak and said with a lively grin, “you see. He called us audacious!” He also offered that this crew was part of a large fleet that sails around the greater area of islands and comes by Salt Marsh once a month at this time to offload and sell cargo. When prompted about our suspicions of the identity of their ship, The Broken Concubine, he did not confirm it. And when asked if the dead pirate from earlier was Bloody Bogle, he simply scoffed and said that, “Bloody Bogle has been dead for decades!” Though he seemed dead honest, this bit of bald-faced truth would later be clearly illuminated, like the gleaming stars of a constellation in the night sky once you’d learned its name. The group finished by thanking Creb, handing over the proffered coins, and promising to recommend his establishment, all while maintaining the friendly air befitting a group of ruthless ruffians. Though everyone certainly would have enjoyed a drink at this point, the moon was rapidly turning in the sky. As they left, Rain slapped Gordon the bouncer hard on the shoulder, both as a friendly sign of farewell and as the universal sign between men who are simply unafraid of immediate violence.