Journey to Marquet (Recap from 10-13-23)
Journey to Marquet (Recap from 10-13-23) (11th Unndilar 847PD) During the second night watch of the evening, some of the group were relaxing, looking out over the moonlit sea, they noticed a flock of Seagulls circling something on the water below. Upon a closer search, there was something glinting on the surface of the water in the moonlight. The Captain called general quarters, and for the crew to ready the cargo crane and rescue basket. The ship spiraled down to within 30 feet of the ocean's surface. Here they spotted five ragged people sitting on a makeshift raft of wooden ship's wreckage lashed together with ropes. A first mate and four sailors were hauled up two at a time into the cargo hold of The Wind Dancer. The first mate, Miss Luna Moss said that three days ago the merchant ship Autumn was set upon by pirates intent on taking the cargo. Which was 60 tons of Marquetian Cotton. The captain tried to make a run for it, and the pirates fired on the ship. The cannons hit t...