Tural's Icewing
Tural's Icewing is a 'sail-rune' ship--propelled by wind and magic both--captained by Heru Denarocio. The ship travels from the Earendam Harbor to Alensha. PCs have a 5% chance on each voyage of having a special encounter, including:
- Leviathan - PCs get echoes of the nearby passage of the leviathan, damage from falling/being thrown about. Probably fatal to lowbies
- Stingfish - schools flying dart-like fish pass over the ship. People on deck get hit (and can shieldblock the fish and knock them down!)
- Griffinriders - attack evil lowbies on deck
- Pirates - attack anyone on deck
- Swells - strong wave sweels make characters who haven't yet gotten their sea-legs become naseous
- Tide elementals - uncontrolled water elementals that attack anyone on deck
Captain's Desc:
The captain, Heru Denarocio, is a short human dressed in the robes of an air scholar. With his erect, alert bearing and keen eye, he nearly exudes an aura of dignified command. He has curly black hair and a bushy moustache, and his blue eyes are almost hidden buy the thick black brows above. He stands near the rudder, one hand stretching out as if to steady it.
His father, Tural Denarocio, was a water scholar and the original owner of the Icewing. He converted the vessel from a conventional ship to sail-rune, and spent many profitable years running cargo across the Uthlin for various merchants, during which the ship gained renown for its speed and the quality of its enchantments. He eventually turned the ship over to his son. Heru has found that passenger ships make better profit in the current market and has made a name for himself as an excellent scholar-captain who holds to a tight schedule and runs a tight ship. The captain is in excellent condition.
