Mission 22 ~ Of Two Nations
The pirates burst in to the
Rowdy Rooster, overjoyed at their victory over the forces of Jolly Roger. Dozens of men and women crowd the bar, dancing, singing, laughing, and cheering, as they celebrate yet another joyous day in the Caribbean. The lights of the usually gloom bar are lit at full blaze, bringing a happy, cheery mood to the entire room, as you, Lawrence, and the rest of the crew find a table to sit at.
Lawrence pulls up a chair and plops down on to it, flinging his ostrich hat on to the table as you sit alongside your mates. He smiles as he leans back in his chair, propping his feet up on to the wooden table. "Seems like you all sharpened up your skills was I was on my little vacation - and I'm hoping that's a good thing!" You laugh with everybody else, as one of th crew ushers over a round.
The crew buzzes for a while, but you sit there in silence, pondering something heavily. You noticed something... different?, about the skeletons that invaded the shores. They were wearing some rustic, fancy-plated armor, with the rough outlinings of beautiful inscriptions etched in to every single body shield. They acted not like the usual skeletons, ragged, unorganized, and blood-thirsty - they seemed to move in unison, like an army, almost. At each swing, another blocked; at each fall, another went to take it's place.
But the most eerie thing, was what they were "saying." Each of them chanted a random battle cry of slurs and slips, flicks and slings. It was though they were trying to push something out, but you couldn't put your finger on it. It was gibberish to you, something that often would just pass your mind - but this, no, it was strange...
"Alright mates, I say we can go enjoy ourselves a night out on the town, aye?" Lawrence kicks back his chair, rudely ramming itself in to the legs of a passing-by pirate, who topples over on to the floor. Lawrence quickly trots out of the bar, paying no attention - and you do the same.
Your the last of the crew to leave the entrance of the noisy bar in to the quiet moonlight. All that sounds is the background noise that comes from the tavern's open door, and the light curling of the waves on to the nearby beach. You let the crew reach out of your gaze, taking a minute to take in the beauty of the night.
Your peace is rudely interupted, however, when you are tugged by the wrist violently aroud the corner of the bar, in to a small crevice in between the side of the
Rooster and the town walls, cut off your only entrance by, of all people, Leanne O'Malley. You turn to face her in disgust, your back against a crate that sits behind you. "What do you want?" You hiss.
She growls and grips both of you arms affirmingly. "You aren't the only one who heard those noises, my friend." She whispers as you dazingly push her off you.
"How did you...?" Before you can finish the sentence, she cups a hand over your mouth, shushing you as she looks over her shoulder to check if anybody is listening.
"Look. I know I haven't been the best of friends, but business is business, aye?" Unmoved, she continues to persuade you. "The chanting you heard was, what I believe, having to relate to something called the Blood Skull Cask - I'm not sure what it is, really, but you can help me find out."
"Cask? I thought it was the Blood Skull
Casque?"
"Bleck, that's what Delmaria and them want you to think. Look, help me out, and I promise you, it'll be worth your while." She winks as she turns away from you, off in to the light mist of the night.
Objective:
You are now temporarily going to be broken up in to teams. There will be two teams, or "crews" - one will be
Lawrence's, and the other,
Leanne's. The next few tasks of the quest will involve you all being pited against the other team, in a race to reach yourself closer to the Blood Skull Treasures.
IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT FEW TASKS OF THE QUEST, YOU MUST POST BELOW THAT YOU WANT TO JOIN IN. Upon posting, you will be ASSIGNED a crew, to make everything even. So, no, you can't choose
REGISTERING FOR A TEAM WILL END AT NOON PACIFIC TIME, THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2010!
The Loyal Partners of Captain Lawrence Prince
Andrea Melissa
Charlotte Goldcastle
Crestshot
Swordshot
Rose Ropeburn
Lady Nayana
The Rebel Crew of Pirate Queen Leanne O'Malley
Grace Goldgull
Pirate Guy
La Corsaire Francias
The Whirlwind Lancer
Slouyx
Elizabeth McMorgan