Fin-ders Keepers (Session 1)

I have heard that the best place to get a little bit of everything would be in flotsam. Despite being a port for ambiguous merchants. Due to, its geographic position on the archipelago, many ships both small and big, come to re-stock for food which made flotsam a great place for trading.
 
"hopefully I can find some medicinal herbs for my salve's. I've been wanting to try a few new recipes"
Rapha thought to himself as he slowly walked towards flotsam.
 
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Rapha was quite shocked and uncomfortable by the amount of people in this small port. HIs expectations were completely blown out the window.
"It's too late to turn back now. And, since my funds are slowly dwindling, it might do me good to try to find some work to do."
Rapha monologue to himself.
Then,he stops to look around
"hold on a minute, I have no idea where is anything at all!"
Rapha realized.
"Maybe I should ask the locals for some directions. But, preferably somewhere less crowded "
Rapha ponders on that question until he sees a float house. He would decide to go there for directions.
 
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Arriving at the entrance of the float house. He would notice 3 individuals.
*A half elf with green eyes, with a bow on her back and blades on her waist. "hmm, she might be a fighter or a ranger"
*A sea elf with yellow eyes. "Sea elf? She looks like a fish out of water despite being near the ocean"
*Lastly and not least, A fairy with red hair like flames. "I don't see fairy very often. Apparently they are a sign of good luck....or a sign you are about to receive the worst curse in your life"
 
After Rapha spent a few minutes observing the building, and seeing that the others wouldn't want to enter. He decides to open the door and......
kept his balance, the floating bar sway every now and then like a boat on a peaceful sea.
 
"Thanks me for this cane. It would bring me great sorrow if I dirtied myself on these filthy floors of this bar"
Rapha thought to himself as if he scans the surroundings of the bar like a cleaning inspector that came in to check if the restaurant was following the guidelines.
 
The bartender, Short Fin
"Hey,fella. What would you like to drink"
The barkeep says in a joyful expression.
"Sorry pal. We have a tradition of making a bet of whether or not the newcomer would trip on to the float house.Its nothing but a fun distraction.Anyways what can we get ya?"
Rapha responds
"Well,you wouldn't have any herbal tea?"
The bar wents silent for a moment, Shortfin looks at Rapha puzzled as if his being asked in a foreign language. Until, he lets out a loudible laugh.
"Haha, Im sorry. But we don't serve any drinks aside from this!"
Shortfin puts a heavy bottle onto the counter. Rapha couldnt really read the label due to the barnacles growing on the bottle.
"This here is the Flotsams special"
Shortfin even raises his chest as if he is very proud of showing this liquor.
"I'll have a small shot of it then."
Rapha not being a strong drinker but not wanting to disappoint the barkeeper he accepted the alcoholic beverage.
 
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Moments has passed since Rapha and the other have entered the bar. and aside from the usual noise of people losing their money on bets on the side,nothing really unusual has happened.
Creak....
the door of the bar slowly flings open by a big shark.
The Squaloan were anthropomorphic sharks, being quite bulky and normally muscular they were naturally intimidating.
"Not him again"
said a person playing cards at the corner
"Hope,he doesn't wreck my bar again"
murmured Shortfin, clearly annoyed by seeing the specific Squaloan.
The shark glances at the people inside giving side-glances and even the barkeep trying not trying to make direct eye-contact.
"Ill challenge anyone of you all for an arm-wrestling. And ill give this"
After he finished talking he puts a heavy pouch of gold on the table. The table almost gives up due to the weight of it.
some over-confident drunkards tried but to no avail.
"Alright, If TWO people can beat me in the arm-wrestling, Ill give the gold. ANYONE DARE TO CHALLENGE ME?!!!"
The hunter named Velora stood up from her seat.
"I'll give it a shot" she proclaimed.
All the eyes fell on to her, like seeing the underdog challenger walk up to the ring agaisnt the champion .
"You? I asked for a challenge. Not a dance."
the shark mocked the people around until he continued.
"Fine. I admire your courage. where is the second person?"
"I'll do just fine" Velora answered without a hint of doubt.
"I take it back. You an idiot going against me by yourself "
The shark look at his well defined muscles on his arms as if he was showing his trophies.
The shark puts his right elbow on the table. Waiting for the underdog to get into position.Velora answers it by confidently putting her right elbow and clenching the shark's palm.
The sea elf Merly was rooting for her hunter friend. Rapha however, already made some mental calculation betweent the shark and the hunter. The outcome was clear as day.
No matter how strong Velora was, she wouldn't be able to defeat a near 2 meters tall Squaloan. Specially not in a contest of strength.
His calculation went out the window when he saw Velora somehow winning against the shark.
"How in the world did she..." Rapha lost his composure. clearly absorbed by the contest.
The crowd goes wild to see this unlikely challenger to win once against the champion.
"Don"t get ahead of yourself. I let my guard down for a second"
Velora scoffs at that petty remark.
The shark seeing that reaction furiously puts down his right elbow onto the table again.
"It's the best of 3!!"
some of the spectators were complaining about the sudden change but they quickly grew quiet when the champion glared at them.
Velora on the other hand didn't seemed to be too bothered by it.
Unlike the previous round some people were chatting and even cheering for Velora. But now the crowd is so captivated that they went quiet.
This time the Shark didn't hold back.
thud
the champion emerges victorious. the crowd grows disappointed as if a wave of reality just hit them.
"That was to be expected" Rapha thought.
"There still another round"
a guy in the crowd says.
The comment was enough to light up the room once again.
"It's a tie. She can still win this"
The shark full of confidence looked at the challenger. her face was composed as if taking this loss was all part of her plan.
"No matter what you do, you can't win against these muscles" the shark proclaimed.
And they grasps each others palms one last time. but before the signal was sent.
The arms were not bulge to either side like previous rounds. Both of them were giving their all.
but it became a battle of attrition, the shark were starting to give in. and slowly tipping towards Velora"s victory.
thump.
the audience remains silent until someone from the crowd shouts.
"SHE WON!!"
the crowd erupts in a cheer.
"I COULDN'T HAVE LOST TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU!!"
the ex-champion enraged by his lost started to swing his fists.
the joyous crowd quickly turn into a scared one as they started to hide under the tables or try to leave through the entrance.
Velora quickly dodged the sharks swings and occasional bites.
Merly who was angry at the pettiness of the shark, gives Velora a hand. She swiftly moves through the chairs and tables like a single current and unleash a flurry of blows.
"ACK, You little"
The unexpected attack caught the shark by surprise. But the champion wasn't known as a hooligan for nothing. He unsheathes his weapon.
"You are strong. But let's see how you handle this."
The smitar comes crashing down towards Velora. The blade grazes her avoiding being fatally wounded. At that point Rapha wouldn't stand by and watch it unfold. his cane now in his hand. he mutters something under his bird mask and fires appear at the bottom of the cane, he holds it by the handle and points at the shark and a flaming bolt hit its mark.
"Are you that petty that you are now resorting to violence?."
and no long after a tiny fairy,Jessamine pulled her crossbow and started firing at the petty fish.
"UGh..I'll make you pay for this."
The Squaloan wounded. runs out from the bar and jumps into the sea outside.
 
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After the fight each of us introduced ourselves and talked about our reasons for being here under a drink which was thanks from shortfin for beating some sense into the shark.Despite having different goals we decided to stick together since there was a special deal all 4 of us wanted to partake.
 
"We have some time before meeting at the inn. I wonder what I should do..." Rapha pondered at his problem like a difficult equation until he saw Jessamine walking into a gambling den. Fairies being a rare species to encounter, Rapha decides to follow the fairy and see what will happen.
 
The gambling den was much cleaner than most of the dock, but something more dirty is hidden under all that music and voices.
Both of them met a Human with a face that was easy on the eyes.
*Healthy,Quite fit as well. Certainly not like those drunkards.*
Rapha was looking that man from head to toe, which made it even more apparent with the mask beak visibly moving along with his gaze.
Handsome Henry that was working as a receptionist saw Rapha and Jessamine.
"Hey--,Welcome to the Restless Dead Gambling Parlor.Where luck favors the bold"
Henry extends his hands as if greeting an old friend. Rapha suspicious at the sudden greeting. But sensing no hostility greeted the man with his magical hand.
"Ah. I get I get" Henry does some finger pistols towards Rapha which was received with a simple nod.
Jessamine who was watching that unfold decided to speak up
"What are the game we can play?"
"Well, the hottest thing here is the Game of Chance and High Stakes."
he continued.
"Only those crazy nobles or addicts would even try High Stakes. But if you want some casual fun. You can certainly try the Game of Chance. "
Rapha And Jessamine gave a silent look to each other. The fairy understood the silent glance.
"We'll try the Game of Chance"
"Alright Miss"
Hery gave us a bright smile as he show his hand to a nearby table.
It feels like Henry played us like a fiddle for some unknown reason.
Rapha and Jessamine approaches the table. it was midway but it seems clear who was the victor.
"Man! I lost again."
A poor man grumbling quickly leaves the table and 1 more does the same.
We take the now open seats for a game.
Game of chance. each player has a knight with 6 health,at the start of every round we roll a dice and the highest become the attacker. and the attacker roll a 1d4 for the damage it will do to the other knights. and a new round happens, hence and repeat.