Disclaimer: Arcs 1 and 2 were not prepped/recorded with the same template as newer arcs, and the information saved has been less complete.
Please check Pucc and Shadow's Notes for a more character-driven perspective.

Fun fact: the first session of this campaign was played on November 10th, 2022.

Session 1

• The players are all aboard The High Falutin, a converted cargo vessel, run by the vaguely unlikeable Captain Jarllow and his first mate Skavin, and fed (somewhat poorly) by the cook Josh.
  • The ship is in rough shape; Skavin spends most of her time running to different parts of the ship to keep it all afloat.
• They are bound for Port Astartes, along with two other passengers; Brother Jinn and Geraldine
  • Zo speaks with Brother Jinn, and they discuss how the stars are no longer right anymore; something is off
  • Geraldine keeps to herself,
• They're 2 days into their 7 day journey from the Scatterlands Atoll
  • Port Astartes is a hot-spot of activity; rumors of new deep sea volcanic vents have drawn the attention of many people
    • Vents attract swarms of strange and rare aquatic life to them, and many sapients see this as a rare opportunity for profit.
• The players introduce each other, discuss their motivations for getting on the ship, and their destinations.
  • Ari Laguin, a Sea Elf with an estranged family.
  • Gyrnst mab Cewllüg, a strong and quiet dwarf, survivor of the cruelty of The Vengema Rankora.
  • Shadow Danglebits, mercurial Water Genasi with shifting whims and pleasures.
  • Zo, a mystic tortle in search of her kidnapped family.
• That night, everyone is awoken when Mergor attack the ship, killing Geraldine and severely wounding Brother Jinn

Rewards

• Experience
  • 25xp from RP

Session 2

• A chaotic fight ensues!
  • The Mergor drill a submersible into the hull of The High Falutin, skewering Captain Jarllow
• After much bloodshed the players managed to fend off the attack and kill the pirates
  • Brother Jinn, Skavin, and Josh all survive, but Captain Jarllow and Geraldine are killed

Session 3

• The players unscrewed the former Captain Jarllow from the submersible
  • They patch the hole in the hull with Ari outside and Shadow and Gyrnst inside, and let the Mergor submersible sink to the bottom of the ocean
• Geraldine is discovered to be a Rankora agent
  • Gyrnst thoroughly searches her cot, and find a branded Rankora knife and 4 encrypted letters, along with a few book cyphers
• Skavin is revealed to be the new owner of The High Falutin, but is reluctant to captain it
  • She's a technician, not a politician, and Captains have a lot of politicking.
  • She's impressed with how the players handled themselves, and offers them the collective role of managing the ship
  • She has two requirements:
    • She gets a cut of the profits
    • She's able to retire some day
    • They give Captain Jarllow's daughter, Defromora, her right inheritance
      • Port Astartes is conveniently en route, and good stopping point
  • The High Falutin needs significant repairs, and will need to dock for several days in Port Astartes before continuing on
• At-sea funeral for Captain Jarllow
  • He's wrapped in canvas, weighed down with broken gear and equipment, and slowly dropped into the ocean
    • "We commit his body to the deep, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection of the body, when the Sea shall give up her dead."
      • From the depths of the ocean, Zo sees the tentacles of a massive entity wrap around Jarllow's body and pull it into the deep...

Rewards

• Experience
  • 75xp each
    • 50 from fight
    • 25 from roleplay
• Loot
  • Four full sets of Mergor shark leather armor and coral rapiers
  • 26 GP + some GP from previous session's fight
  • Rankora-branded knife, belonging to Geraldine
  • 4 Encrypted letters for the Rankora, containing financial and logistical information which Gyrnst decrypted, granting ADV on Int/Wis/Cha checks with the Rankora for the next week (EXPIRED)
    • The two book cyphers, a spicy erotica novel and a self-help finance book
    • Full details of decrypted letters revealed in following session

Sessions 4 and 5

• The third letter Gyrnst decrypted from last session, included notice of a hit for a former member of the The Hywelglas, Kerzon Herrick.
  • Gyrnst was unfamiliar with the name, but was given a brief description and a description of the reward.
    • 500GP, extra PTO, and an all-expenses paid dinner at Burgundy Crab
• The freshly anointed Captains continue their journey to Port Astartes (follow link for full description).
  • It's clear news has gotten out about the deep-sea vents, as a variety of other ships are on the same route to the port
  • As they make their final approach, the turbid waters are warm to the touch, and a growing tent-town can be seen expanding beyond the borders of the port.
• Brother Jinn disembarks from The High Falutin, and The Captains acquire rooms at The Busted Gull.
  • While at The Gull, Pucc made a grand entrance by attempting to cheat a group of group sailors at poker.
  • Zo notices that these sailors are wearing sacramental tortle jewelry incorrectly, like trophies
    • A crown of coral, dead from mistreatment,^[1] that is normally worn by Venerant Matrons, and the back-shells from tortles as shoulder pads.
• The Captains immediately get into a fight, knocking out two and almost killing the third.
  • They also meet Rivello, a swooshy marshland elf.

Rewards

• Experience
  • 25xp each

Session 6 and 6.5

1. The co-captains of the High Falutin and Pucc started a rigged fighting ring to beat the shit out of John Hammson
   1. After the first fight, the captain of the main ship, The Johnny Porker, approached the fighting ring and challenged them to a new fight
   2. Jonathan Mchamm, 80's hair and glistening abs
      1. The captain's name is Johan Schwein
      2. The men are from a much larger ship, The Johnny Porker, captained by Johan Schwein
      3. These are lackeys, and there are more powerful people on the ship
2. The captains won a bunch of money
   1. 66SP, 138 GP (2 people got 34, two people got 35)
3. The session ends with the victorious captains returning from the fight realizing they're being tailed...

Continue the story in Arc 02 - The Choice