The Captain's Log: 1010 LD
New Log, New Ship, Nearly a New Year
Zule, 4th of Red Hearth, 1009LD
Normally a Captain waits for the new year to close out a Log before opening another, but in light of the damage done to the old book, here is a new one.
The Debtless has been a good ship, but the damage it took makes it no longer seaworthy. My options for a new ship were limited and I have settled on a small, rebuilt pirate corvette. She has been christened Barracuda. This should prove seaworthy enough to get us back to Ostr’Haus to fix Malcom’s pact, and then back to Foriedy where more options should be available. Marissa made a statement of intent to buy the ship from me once we are back to Foriedy.
The Debtless was put to rest a mile off of the shores of Darigad with the permission of the City’s port authority. Thanks for the journey old girl, your spirit is free to sail other waters.
Marissa Possessed
Luce, 8th of Red Hearth, 1009LD
Marissa is possessed by an Ephryn spirit called Yhasta. Some level of possession was suspected, but I did not have any real proof until Alenka confided in me that Marissa and Lea needed my blood. Marissa apparently gave Alenka a bladder bag designed to keep raw materials. A container designed for holding my blood I suspect.
I spoke with Keeper Agis, servant of Demuen within the Scarlet Order regarding my suspicions that something was in control of her. He seemed to think it was demonic possession and came directly to the ship to perform an exorcism. His attempt failed and only made Marissa angry. She stormed off the ship so I decided to confront her directly along with Alenka, Lea, and Raul. She accused me of not coming directly to her to confront her initially, so I played her game and asked her about the bladder bag. She avoided the question until Lea and Alenka asked about Yhasta who then revealed herself.
The ghost seems to think I need to spill my blood over some sigil to awaken a bunch of dead Ephryn warriors. It seems that Raul and Tan Re Shii have been assisting it as well, though admittedly neither of them were aware any harm might come to the crew as a whole. They likely know more than they have let on and I will have someone I trust - Gregory - get the information out of them. Lea and Alenka are compromised for the time being.
We will aid this spirit only so we can get it the hell off my ship. It also seems that Marissa is in some control of her own actions and has been despite the possession. She claims to have lost all trust she had with me and claims she will be leaving when this is resolved.
Slim Pickins and No More Ghost
Maxas, 7th of Dawntide, 1010LD
For all the hassle involved in getting into the sunken tomb on Eliquary Island, I find the ‘spoils’ we have gotten to be rather limited. A bowl full of gems that while shiny have little value, under which was a small locked but rotten wooden chest holding some simple trinkets. Whatever debt I had with this Ephryn ‘Matriarch’ damn well better be repaid now because I risked the lives of my crew for it, and the opportunity to rid us of the ghost Yhasta.
Marissa no longer appears to be possessed, though I am only getting information second hand. The Barracuda is a small boat but Marissa has proven adept at avoiding me, or any meaningful dialog since we left Darigad. Not that I wanted to talk to her while she had a ghost riding around in her head. She kept to her duties and didn’t cause any trouble on the voyage over, and even offered some assistance while we worked our way past the traps inside the Ephryn tomb. I’m not sure what I going to do about her…
No one was hurt, which is more than I could ask for. We encountered an Avatar of Iro, supposedly some offshoot of the evil god of death Surdem or some other. It left us alone after giving us one hell of a scare. Now we can get the out of here. And good riddance at that. I’ve had it with all of this Wayward crap.
- Captain’s Note: No more Ephryn aboard my boat. Raul and Tan Re Shii will be the first and last exceptions.