Message #70161

[Barek (jerm)]

Werewolf III:   A Perilous Voyage



The harbor of Calis is busy year round, with merchants and traders coming or going, or vessels with passengers leaving for continents across the oceans. 

A large trunk is lowered by ropes into the hold of the “Swift Gull”, a sleek ocean-going vessel.  The sailors busy themselves in preparation for sailing, but each wonders what might be in the trunk that has been shrouded in secrecy - the captain refuses to speak of it, but got paid quite well for its transport.  The rest of the cargo is loaded, and the vessel is soon off, navigating the harbor and out to the ocean.  The sails snap as a strong wind fills them, driving the ship toward its destination, ahead of the squall that threatens on the horizon. 

A few of the sailors consider mutiny and taking the mysterious trunk and the payment for themselves.  Below decks, a red candle flickers in the darkness, casting eerie shadows over a small wooden idol of a daimon.