Katherine is a confident young wizard living on the streets with a penchant for learning new spells. When she attempts a teleportation spell that is just a little too advanced for her, she accidentally finds herself flung into the house and employment of Hechoton Sinclair, the man who led Alderwood into an era of rapid technological advancement. Together with newfound friends and her owl familiar Creampuff, she must use her magic, mind, and dexterity to complete the strange assignments given to…
AL stands up on a mast, rope in hand. He looks nervous but determined, a thin blue aura surrounding his body. Quickly, he swings away on the rope as a tentacle crashes through the spot he was in moments ago. AL shouts as he swings. AL, shouting: Listen to me! The tentacles rise up, attempting to catch AL, as he swings past them. AL, shouting: This creature is sensitive to sound! JOAQUIN, SELDANNA,…
Some times passes. The inky black tentacles aren't attacking anymore, instead slowly exploring the deck, winding around the railings. One large appendage creeps closer to the stairway to the lower deck, where JOAQUIN, SELDANNA, and JONARD are currently cowering. The door has been ripped off its hinges, leaving only JOAQUIN with his sword drawn in a shallow attempt to threaten off the feeler.…
The screams of the guardsmen and the crashing of the monstrous tentacles against the deck fill the air. AL looks upon it all in horror. AL: Wh- He springs to his feet and grabs his sword, KAT's hand still clinging to his belt. AL: Let go of me! KAT gets up and wraps her arm around his chest, holding him back. KAT, whispering: Stop! Listen to me. She looks at him seriously. KAT, whispering: We are…
The raven up on top of the mast suddenly lets out a gronking noise towards the coastline. The sound is echoed by other, distant ravens, some taking flight. KAT notices this as PETRA and AL stare in awe at the tentacled horror that has appeared on the starboard side of the ship. PETRA pulls herself together first, cupping her hands around her mouth and shouting to the crew. PETRA: GET TO COVER!!…
Those who almost fell overboard are successfully pulled back up. QUINN is panting on the deck while BORIS and RAT both try to catch their breath. JOAQUIN is just now getting SELDANNA over the railing, his other hand ready to grab her and pull her all the way. The shouts and screams of the guards are drowned out as a blurbling rush of churning water gets their attention. The guards look up in…
As the guardsmen crash back to the deck, screams fill the air. HARDAG cushions GERTIE's fall but DANITRICE falls hard on her side. LACEY watches in horror as blood drips around JONARD's head into his open palms. On the port side of the ship, JOAQUIN and RAT are clutching onto SELDANNA and BORIS respectively to stop them from falling into the water. QUINN is forced to clamber back up alone. On the…
There is a moment of silence where the passengers of the ship are heaved off their feet, several being thrown through the air, before suddenly crashing back down. JONARD hits the deck hard, blood spurting out of his head as he lands backwards. Others fall in various states of distress; SELDANNA falling on the other side of the railing, a single hand stretched out to try to grab onto it. KAT clings…
PETRA looks at KAT very seriously. PETRA: ... How long ago did you see them? KAT looks back at the two of them over her shoulder. KAT: ... Over an hour ago, KAT: then they sped ahead of us. AL and PETRA both sweat as they math out the situation. PETRA throws her head to the side and yells. PETRA: HENRY! PETRA: BRING US TO SHORE! PETRA: WE'RE LANDING THIS SHIP RIGHT- Suddenly, the deck shakes. AL…
PETRA looks towards the area that CREAMPUFF is lighting up through a spyglass. PETRA: It's debris. KAT: Could I see? PETRA hands the spyglass to KAT who looks at the same area. The debris consists of rowboat remains, with a distinct mask broken and floating on a loose board. KAT, offscreen: That's not just debris. KAT: It's the adventurers from earlier. AL and PETRA look shocked.
PETRA leans in and raises her voice. PETRA: AL. AL startles. AL: Huh? PETRA: Your authorization? AL turns back to KAT with a frown. KAT looks confused in return. AL eventually breaks his gaze to turn away, speaking reluctantly. AL: ... I agree. Both the girl seem confused. PETRA: Alright... A yell from offscreen gets their attention. GERTIE, offscreen: Oi! She's pointing off the starboard side of…
KAT holds out the newspaper PETRA had given her seriously. KAT: The last ship to go missing was the Waveskimmer. KAT: The box of... DRINKS that got dropped on our deck earlier must have been from that ship. PETRA takes the newspaper while rubbing her forehead, clearly out of it. PETRA: From two weeks ago? KAT, offscreen: And if this box was found around here, we may be close to where the ship went…
KAT and MANNY stand by the railing on the starboard side of the ship, looking out at the sea together, as CREAMPUFF swoops around over the water. KAT: Look, I'm sorry. MANNY: It's fine. KAT: It's NOT fine. KAT: I was... Insensitive. MANNY: Katherine, I don't like small talk. MANNY: I LIKE to do my job, which right now is looking out for threats. MANNY: Quietly. KAT: Okay... There's a moment of…
PETRA emerges from below deck, followed by BORIS. She looks groggy, holding her head as arrives with a groan. PETRA: What's going on here? She looks up to see the guard all turned toward her, their hair blown back ridiculously. KAT, who's hair is also blown apart, gestures and shouts to get everyone's attention. KAT: That's the best I can do! KAT: Everyone check the starboard side for... anything!…
KAT crosses her arms, magical energy coalescing in the palms of her hands, before uncrossing them, blasting a windy magic to either side of her while finishing the incantation. The force is tremendous, the guards on the deck holding on to their cover for dear life, CREAMPUFF and the RAVEN barely clinging on to the mast. From further away, the blast of wind pushes the coating of fog away from the…
AL saunters towards KAT, who's writing in her spellbook, as MANNY moves towards him. AL stops in front of MANNY, his hand resting on his sword. AL: Excuse me. MANNY: You need to step back. AL's face is one of intense focus, his brow furrowed. He doesn't take his eyes off of KAT. AL: I need to speak with her. MANNY eyes AL's hand on his word, which is balled into a tight fist. Not swayed, MANNY…