Journey abroad (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

My apologies here, since I didn't intend to take last night off until I got home hence this being another delay, but what's the plan? Fly over the ocean and dive in? Walk into the bay and swim along? Teleport?

[Corwin]

We'll use water breathing and just wade into the water and walk over. If I remember right, it's a couple hours?

[Anastasia]

From there, the trio leaves Balmuria behind and goes diving. They slip into the green waters of the bay, walking on the bottom and heading on out. The bay's bottom is well kept for that sort of thing, the three soon coming on fields of seaweed, resembling nothing more than fields of wheat. Sea elves tend to them, giving the trio waves as they pass by.

[Corwin]

Jaela is struck with how peaceful it looks, and wonders if Muirfinn would have enjoyed a visit. She waves back, robes billowing in the water, even as she proceeds towards the settlement itself.

[Anastasia]

Mirima returns those with her own waves and smiles, while Ellese busies herself more with looking around. After a bit, Mirima goes forward and talks to one briefly, coming back. "Risem's that way. It's a new city out of the bay," she reports.

[Corwin]

Jaela nods, smiling at Mirima. "Good thinking," she says in approval. "Did they mention anything off? Or some upcoming event or festival that might be a target?"

Meanwhile, she asks Ellese the question she had been wondering about. "Did being under the Mythal help any?"

[Anastasia]

"Nothing like that, but he was a farmer," Mirima says, a thin smile coming, "I'm happy they had anything to talk about except seaweed."

"A little," Ellese said, "The voices were very quiet in Balmuria, but they're starting up again."

[Corwin]

"We should try meditating inside, while they're quiet," Jaela decides, proceeding onwards to their destination.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 Jaela
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 65 > [d100=65]
> roll 1d100+6 Jaela
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 82 > [d100=76]

You're swimming out of the bay and into the ocean proper when...

Spot check, Jaela.

[Anastasia]

<Tohsaka> Roll 1d20+13
<Penuche> Tohsaka invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=5]

Jaela's roll, since phoneposting's hard for Cor right now.

> roll 1d20+5 Ellese
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+30 Mirima
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=10]

As you go, Mirima suddenly stops, "Over there, hold on," she says, swimming off to the right, her red hair trailing behind her like liquid fire.

[Corwin]

Jaela follows!

[Anastasia]

Ellese likewise follows. A bit off to the side, half sunk in the muddy bottom of the bay, you see a wooden chest. Mirima goes right to it, finding it locked. "What's this doing down here?" She examines it, and you can see it's in fine condition. No sign of rust or wear, "It must have just come down here, it's not weathered by the water at all."

[Corwin]

"Let's take a look," Jaela muses.

spellcraft please

[Anastasia]

The chest is not magical.

Ellese studies it a bit, "Locked," she murmurs, air bubbles coming out from her mouth. Her voice is distorted by the water but still understandable. "Magic or force could open it simply enough, there's no magic."

[Corwin]

"Force it is," Jaela agrees as she uses just that.