Episode 8: Islands in the Stream / I Would Do Anything for Love

Episode Summary
Battered but victorious, the party recovers from their latest battle. Barra feels down because his poker buddy died so Yrsa goes over to comfort him. The ship's surgeon, Afena, looks after the injured crew.

Kaman and Kie go over to Barra asking him to go to Yrsa's room. As they all squish into the tiny room, Yrsa tells Barra that "it's not your fault" before telling a story about her pet dog named Snoflur. Snoflur and Yrsa were attacked by a monster. Snoflur knew he didn't stand a chance but still attacked it. With Yrsa and Snoflur's joint attacks they slayed the monster but Snoflur died from injuries. As Yrsa relates her story, she pulls out her necklace with Snoflur's fang. "The only thing we can do is live on, fight on, remember them". Barra thanks Yrsa and says he'll go check to see if there is any teeth on the dead crew member to remember him by. "Don't pull out his teeth!" cries Yrsa. Yrsa suggests to Barra that he should write a song to honor the memory of the fallen sailor instead. "Barra you did the right thing" says Kaman. "No I'm suppose to be a hero! People are suppose to sing songs about me. I'm not suppose to send people to there deaths! This is bullshit! Piece of shit!" wails Barra. Kaman says that they are soldiers but Barra says that the crew are just sailors on a merchant ship. Kaman tells Barra that he just wants to help because they are friends and offers to share his room since Barra is now sleeping at the crew area on a hammock. Barra agrees to move in and Kaman helps him pack. Kie asks if they should help to give the dead crew member a proper send off. Yrsa replies that the sailors know what to do and that cheering up people is Barra's department.

Yrsa apologizes to Kie for not getting to her fast enough when she saw that she was hurt earlier. Kie says that Barra and Afena helped her. Yrsa mentions that her biggest fear is losing someone she cares about. The crew moves the dead bodies on the deck. Kaman asks what he can do to help, he learns Ourobos was the name of the sailor that died. Barra comes back on deck with newly dyed hair unhinged and seemingly drunk. He starts to sing and the party try to stop him because it's upsetting the crew. Kie helps clean up the deck while Yrsa looks over the bodies and talks to the crew. Yrsa says that the enemy mentioned a being called Sagula but the crew member says they don't know anything of it. Bul'Dar is a god prayed to in the north that's all they know. A crew member says they will give part of the loot they obtained to the victim's family and the split the rest. They do a burial at sea for the fallen. Yrsa goes to talk to Happy the minotaur while Barra casts sleep on himself. Kie cleans up the deck and goes up to the crow's net.

Kaman talks to Yrsa about the loot and casts detect magic. He finds that a few items do emit a glow. The coral staff gives of abjuration and evocation magic. Kie goes over to Kaman and Yrsa to help identify the staff. She says the staff would give the priest of Sagula more secret uses but it does have poisonous properties. They believe the staff is very valuable to the people of Sagula and remember that one Shark man got away. The party reflects and takes in the reality of their life but Yrsa just says it's part of the job that people die. After a minute, Barra wakes up and heads to the deck. He greets the crew with a bottle of alcohol. They drink in memory of Ourobos as the captain tells a story about Ourobos falling off the ship. When its time for Barra to speak, he sings a song. (parody of poker face 42:40)

The next day, Barra and Kaman find the shark bodies on deck attacked by worms. Barra borrows Kie's pan flute to see if the shark people could play it. Kaman talks to Ellen about Barra's theory that the Shark men can't play wind instruments and must have had help from others. Barra asks Ellen to cut open a Shark man for science reasons. Ellen reaches in to a Shark man and pulls out a gill pouch. Ellen hands Kie the pouch and she cuts into it. She finds a cluster of dark red pearls and 10g of Intan. Kaman casts detect magic and the pearls give off evocation magic that if they're swallowed, they can heal like health potions. The party asks the crew to toss the shark bodies into the sea. Barra goes over to Afena, holding a cloth rose. Afena accepts it and asks how is his feeling, Barra asks if they can talk about it over a dinner date but she declines because he is a "miner" (word play 'minor'). The party end the day feeling stronger in the afterglow of their battle.

The next day passes uneventful with a calm sea speeding up their journey. Our heroes take this time to prepare for what comes next. Barra goes to the Parrot captain and gives him a less appealing cloth rose as an apology for his earlier behavior. The Captain thanks Barra and says he could be a great leader some day, if he 'takes his head out of his ass'. After that, the Captain gives Barra a tricorne hat. A greater potion of flight was identified by Kie. As Barra is reading a storm passes over a the ship and fish jump on to the deck. Barra needs to try to use a fish to play a pipe. None of the fish can make the pipe play. (Barra book)

Barra makes a beautiful rose for afena who is currently a mess. Afena has had a nightmare about an other attack from the shark people. Barra can see that she still has the first rose he made her and asked if she has reconsidered the dinner invitation. Afena says maybe. Barra mobilizes the team and gives a 10 minute concert to help boost the team and a few crew members. Kie identifies a potion of haste. Barra does a lovely song (parody of baby shark). The ship is foggy as the team prepares for any battle. Both Kaman and Barra keep an eye open and hear something on starboard side. Barra hears a sound from below "i must" its afena! The team and crew rush to see if afena is over board. Kaman sees a huge head out in the sea before jumping in. "monster starboard!". The battle starts

Barra and Kaman get hit by forceful water from the monster. Then it disappears. The team feel some blessing as they start to retaliate. Yrsa rushes to Kaman asking what the plan is as she drinks half the flight potion. Yrsa flies 15 feet in the air going back for a tether to not lose the boat. Kie keeps a look out from top of crows nest. Barra tries to get rid of the fog right before jumping into the water. Barra also casts light on top of the water and commands Kaman to go. Kaman dashes into the water. As Kaman sees the monster he has a strange feeling he knows what it is but doesn't know why. Kie gets inspired by Barra from an under the sea song as she jumps into the sea from high up. With her limited sight Kie sees a big disturbance nearby. Yrsa yells "light up the deck!" but they already have. Kaman moves to the creature and hexed it before sending out eldritch blasts but doesn't affect his enemy. The creature sends out a wave but little to no effect then it moves deeper.

Yrsa pulls out her spear "where'd it go" She yells as Yrsa hovers over to Barra who points to where they think the creature went, Yrsa plunges down deep in her search. Kie shines a bright light from under the water as she goes deeper following her foe. Barra follows and cast hypnotic pattern but it did not stop the creature. Barra sacrifices some of his air to sing a song to regain some of his more powerful magical ability. Kaman swims to where the creature was but it seems the creature has escaped. Each party member alone and confused after resurfacing look for one another and their ship. Kaman yells for his team and Barra lights up his Barra signal. Kaman and Yrsa see Barra but Kie is struggling. Kaman guides the others to Kies light. Yrsa gets out of the water and flies to Kie. The party united they search for the boat. Yrsa tells Kaman to get on so they can get a better view. Yrsa and Kaman rise above the fog and using their navigating skills pinpoint where the ship most likely has gone. They go back making sure they don't lose the other members again. With the smaller members carrying the larger members the team head off to get to the boat.

While searching Barra sings a song. After a bit of time they see an island in the distance. They head to the island because Yrsas flying will end soon. It appears that something is on the other side of a hill. Kie flies up and looks around and finds a hut. The team find a mysterious woman named Agatha. Agatha offers them strangely meaty stew and tea but Yrsa looks for food herself for he team. Agatha offers Barra to help find the ship and Afena. Barra is aged about 9 years in exchange for the magic they seek. Agatha Tells Barra that Afena is happy and about to be wed to the king of coral. They both talk more and discuss the Fey. Barra believes that they are tricksters but Agatha says that's fake news. They form a pact.

After a long rest the team wake up to discover that the hut is gone and the boat has arrived. Yrsa believes that they hallucinated everything about last night. Barra and Kaman talk about Afena and the '''King of coral. Kaman''' gets a vision about the king. Th team make their way back onto the boat. Barra and Kaman go to Afena's room. Kaman looks for magic but this upsets the ship crew. Meanwhile Yrsa feels happy to be back as she jumps into her bed.

Next day land appears. Kaman/Sandy gets on his disguise. Yrsa becomes Lenny, Kie becomes Malissa and Barra becomes Baron. With papers in hand they head off to meet Yafir Thamar at the Garrulous Ghir. The team moves thought Tarima heading to the central market by the Seven Halls. Baron asks for directions, the group gets scammed, and lenny goes shopping. They find the inn and meet Thamar briefly before being told to go talk to one of their other employees. The team walk to the servants area and meet erickson. erickson tells the group where and when to meet in the morning. Afterwards they head off to bed takeing a long rest and leveling up for the next part of their journey.