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Feb 19, 2024
Izar acid-blasts a tentacle, Ingeborg shoots a crab, Dorinda snipes Ego's captor, Ego fights and falls in lava, Hrothulf saves her. Ingeborg stirs tentacles for allies, Ego tries to remove lava, Hrothulf uses sand. After healing, Ingeborg frets over lost cargo. Crabs steal Rags' bucket. Dorinda detains Barlow, finds ornate weapons, and demands answers. Barlow offers saber as peace. Barlow reveals cargo deal, denying knowledge of captives. Dorinda questions his saber's origin. Barlow hints at immortal origins and the Vardum. Others return, Torkel arrives, surprised to see Barlow.
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Izar attacks southwest tentacle with acid, prompting it to retreat. Ingeborg shoots a crab held by a tentacle, Dorinda targets Ego's captor, and Ego fights the tentacle with a bootknife. Hrothulf rescues Ego from lava. Ingeborg damages a tentacle, Izar repels another, and Dorinda poisons the last one, which retreats into lava. Ego struggles with lava burns, and Hrothulf uses sand to cool and stabilize her.
Ingeborg treats Ego with a healing conch, finding a metal claw on Elys' head. Barlow insists on being treated decently, linking his fate to Elys'. Ingeborg mentions lost cargo. A crab steals Rags' bucket and jumps off the ship. Dorinda nets Barlow and finds energy weapons. Barlow offers a saber with Vardum symbol. Ego regains consciousness.
Threats and demands are exchanged. Barlow narrates acquiring the saber during a raid. Ego questions him about the cargo's contents. Barlow shares limited information about himself and a little more about slaads. Others return, as Torkel arrives on board, surprised to see his brother Barlow.