She watched the crowd for a bit, her eyes not yet blurry enough to miss much excitement or action. She eventually picked someone out of the crowd that looked pretty tough and held the swagger of a ship officer of some sort. She stared at him for a long time until he noticed, smiled to her and swaggered over. He leaned on the bar beside her and looked into her eyes. His breath stank of cheap ale and tobacco but she smiled just the same. He placed a hand on her knee and leaned in to smell her hair. She turned her head slightly and whispered in his ear;
"I'm going to make you moan"
He smiled at that and squeezed her leg. She placed her hand on his and smiled back... then his eyes began to widen as his hand begun to get violently squeezed. She stood up, all 5' 8" of her and continued to squeeze... her grip was like a vice. It was all he could do to not scream.
'Th' fook are you doing, woman?!" he yelled. By now, others had taken notice. She twisted her wrist slightly, bringing him to a lower position, and then with one motion, lifted her boot to his chest and 'pushed' with all her might. She was an exceptionally strong woman and he rapidly stumbled backwards and flipped over a table, sprawling out on the floor beyond it. Drinks and mugs flew in each direction as the man laid spread out on the floor beyond. Two of his men, as he was now recognized as a TradeShip captain, helped the man up. He wiped his face and sneered at her. "We're gonna fook you up, bitch" he growled. She looked to the trio and replied. "If it takes three of you little girls to take out a small gal like me... have at it". She finished her taunt with a little grin as they rushed her.
Tarie was strong... but she was also unbelievably agile. The first sailor came in fast and took a swing at her. She easily dodged the fist and came in with a sharp jab to his ribcage. You could almost hear one of the ribs crack. As he tumbled forward from the momentum, she twisted to the side, only to be caught by the other sailor. She briefly struggled until the Captain punched her square in the mouth. She took the hit almost unfazed other than the blood leaking out of her lip. She lifted both feet and kicked him squarely in the chest, again... and sent him flyingÂ… again. Tarie and the Man who held her, tumbled backwards and hit the floor, him letting go in the process. She rolled to the side as the first sailor tried to grab her and got quickly to her feet. Before he could recover and stand, she lifted her knee and got him square in the face. His nose busted and blood arced as his head jerked back as he was lifted into the air to land unconscious on his back. The second sailor tried to grab her again but this time she was ready for it. She lifted her elbow and caught him straight in the jaw. It 'cracked' as he fell limp to the floor.
She spun around to find the captain but he had already found her. A club in his hand, he hit her in the side, causing her to jerk violently as two of her ribs cracked from the impact. He came in for another swing when she dropped suddenly to the floor. She lifted her fist and struck him right in the codpiece. He gasped and dropped to his knees. She stood up in front of him and wiped the blood off her lip with the back of her hand. The room was quiet as everyone waited for the next move. She leaned in close to him and poked him on the forehead... he moaned slightly and she smiled. "Told you I'd make you moan", followed by a solid punch right between the eyes. He went down without so much a whimper.
She reached to his belt and drew a knife from a sheath near his hip. She walked over to a post in the room, took out a privateer flag and a paper and nailed them to the post with the knife. She turned to the rest of the patrons. "I'm looking for a crew to recover my ship and get back to business. Instructions on the paper... read it or get it read to you..."
She then slowly walked out of the Tavern holding her side, the broken ribs just beginning to become very sore.
The paper read as follows:
(((Was simply thinking that I have a 'Spelljammer character' with nothing really to do. She's a pirate but not a bloodthirsty one (Chaotic Good). IÂ’m interested in those who might like to play an almost 'swashbuckler' type crew who 'pirate' but rarely kill (pursue, board, plunder and release). While in the Mod, they would simply exist as regular characters who know each other as a crew, most actual pirating/smuggling/escape missions could be conducted by an EM or DM over Discord with any resulting gains losses in XP/loot being given in game after a successful (or failed) raid. Characters could be existing or newly created. While my character belongs to the Fated, actual Faction membership is not required and if you do belong to one, that's fine as well as long as it fits with the group (ie: no Triad). Also, please don't join as an undercover agent of the Triad (or other opposing group) with designs to undermine and destroy the group... at least not yet. The idea is to have fun and having the group crushed on the first voyage, due to such underhandedness, would just destroy morale.wrote:Seasoned, former, First Mate of a Mantis Cruiser seeks able bodies to conduct a salvage mission of said ship. Reasons for her abandonment will be answered only to those deemed worthy of joining the Salvage mission.
Interested bodies must either be already seasoned sailors or, at the very least, willing to become one. Interested bodies must also be discrete and willing to step outside of societal norms as the vessel of mention is of the 'Privateer' type.
Important: If you're the bloodthirsty type, a body who enjoys mayhem, blood and leaving wreckage in your wake, you can sod off now and not bother wasting my time. Also applies to those who're larger than the average man (she's not a large vessel) or those with a problem with a ships chain of command. Find someone else to bother, you'll find no welcome from me.
Leave your words in an envelope addressed to SeaBreeze, within the Hall of Records. Only suitable bodies will be contacted.
Signed
T.S.
Would also require an EM/DM who might be interested in helping out.
Might just be a neat way to drum up some RP as itÂ’s been really quiet in game as of late.
Those interested can jump into the preliminary RP here. I can also mee you in game on weeknights (eastern time. or weekends)))