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Captain Rovana Dilisnya, The Reaver
Rovana grinned.. weakly, and pulled on the amulet, then her hand let go of it... which left it in Marnia's hand.
"Ye be captain now, Marnia.
Really tried quit.. quitting the habit of dying." She said, her voice a raspy whisper. "'Oh yes.. the code.. the code is the law."
She mumbled, delirious now, although when Jec reached her, the healing potion had her cough again, her eyes focusing for a moment longer.. however, the alchemist could clearly see, that whatever this claw was, whatever it had done to the captain, it was beyond her potions to heal...
"chahah.... no.. normal priest can fix me.. if.... aah... if you want to,.. damn it, not enough time.. I died centuries ago, been revived already. But ...
forget about me, no magic can return me to live anymore."
(DC 27 Sense motive to realize she's not telling the truth!)
"This old there sailor's sailed her well journey.. I've died twice before, but I got to live three times, more than most could ask for."
She growled, a puddle of red ever more spreading around her.
"Behind the portrait in my office. Map. Need a weapon to match Dreadmaw's hellfire. Use me sword. Don't trust that old squidface too much.. cha.. now..the.. important part.."
Rovana coughed, before recounting:
"The Pirates Code, as passed down by captain Morgan and Batholomew. The one thing that seperates us from murderers and thieves.
This code be just a guideline, as each captain shall dictate their own. Always respect the code.
Article one: Each man and woman shall have equal share in provisions and strong liquors and use them at pleasure, until .....
article two.. each man and woman.. shall have... fair share.. treasures... the captain to the count of..."
Her head nodded forwards, and Marnia, being half in the spirit world, for a brief moment saw a.. different Rovana.
Grinning, confident, no less of a daring captain, but with a certain tiredness absent, floating over the captain's bloodied body, her voice loud and clear where once it had been raspy.
"Article Seven: None shall strike a crewmember aboard the ship. If there's arguments to be settled, do so fairly, with sword and gun, or, preferably, several bottles of rum. Winner of the argument shall be declared by first blood, or whoever so drinketh more rum and remains standing.
Article ... oh..
Well, luckily I'm doomed to Davy Johnes locker, so..
wait.. what's this scent of rum.. oh shit.. no no no! Not you! Fuck off Grandma I don't care if you're a goddess now! Where's a devil to sell their soul to when..."
And then, Rovana's soul just disappeared, in a plume of shadowy smoke that breifly formed the image of a Jolly Roger, a brief scent of good rum, powder and rich treasure lingering in the air. Yes, Marnia could tell the scent of treasure, remembering how Brownbeard had kept her...
Rovana's body was left upon the deck, bleeding out, and slowly growing cold. Dreadmaw had departed them, her very clear message delivered now. The rest of the Reaver pirates were left, with Marnia now holding Rovana's amulet, an amber crystal that, on closer examination, almost looked like a miniature version of the Red Dawn herself.