... From the Alida it looks as though the men in the small boats are changing vessels. This is confirmed when the gig begins returning and it is obvious that...
... changing vessels. This is confirmed when the gig begins returning and it is obvious that neither McDonald or Tanga is aboard. ... the side and the two...
... To bring Alida gliding into place next to the long boat will take the better part of an hour. The long boat crew catches a line thrown and allows itself...
... better part of an hour. The long boat crew catches a line thrown and allows itself to be drawn close. ... staring into thedepths of the water. ... more...
Spotting coins in the sand proves to be more difficult then it at first seemed. Many a shell, seed pod and even leaves, look, at first glance, like a sand...
... "Aye," Long agrees "They've found the wreck." He watches for a few moments longer then turns back to work. Moving slowly, working the area between the...
... "Aye," McDonald nods "Tis hardest on im bringin up the coins." McDonald scoops up a dozen or so gold and silver coins. letting them fall to the deck. "No...
... McDonald scoops up a dozen or so gold and silver coins. letting them fall to the deck. "No pockets as it were. A bucket ta put em in would be a fine...
... (GM Note: Vos is on the beach picking up coins.) Over the next two hours Tanga will scoop coins from the bottom into the buckets and grab something from...
... OCC: oh, that's right. ... the buckets and grab something from the wreckage strewn across the bottom. All told he will load thirty coins (10 escudos and...
... GM Note: I made a mistake in regards to Tanga's diving ability. He can dive 4 times an hour, not five. McDonald will ask Tanga what he thinks about the...
... dive 4 times an hour, not five. ... takes some time and he waves his hands about as he talks. McDonald listens, nods, asks a question or two, then turns to...
"Aye," Long agrees "They've found the wreck." He watches for a few moments longer then turns back to work. "That'd be a good thing," Gaspard was thinking of...
... Long and Ferlan look at each other and shrug. "To the south point." Long nods towards the southern end of the island that is visible once the men pass the...
The beach ahead looks much the same as the beach that lies behind them. Scattered debris and small flocks of gulls searching for beach crabs as the sorf pulls...
... Ferlan opens his mouth to give an angry retort, but then closes it and glares at Gaspard for a long moment. He glances at Long, back at Gaspard, then...
Ferlan opens his mouth to give an angry retort, but then closes it and glares at Gaspard for a long moment. He glances at Long, back at Gaspard, then spits on...
... At the base of the cross is a bloody great hole. The pit is roughly circular and at least thirty feet in diameter and probably twelve feet deep. The...
... While the sailors set to organizing the net and buckets McDonald says, "Shall we open the chest now?" The box is placed on a hatch cover and a number of...
... "Shall we open the chest now?" ... around to watch. The chest is of carved rosewood. It is locked but the effects of a year in the sea have already...
... The stones are uncut but polished. The bulk of the gems are semi-precious, topaz, turquoise, amethyst, opals, garnets, agates... But there are a number of...
... semi-precious, topaz, turquoise, amethyst, opals, garnets, agates... But there are a number of emeralds and saphires mixed in with the others. ... over at...
At the base of the cross is a bloody great hole. The pit is roughly circular and at least thirty feet in diameter and probably twelve feet deep. The sides,...
... "They were dug up fer certain." Long agrees looking around. "Animals?" Ferlan offers "No bones." Long replies "If there be summat ere abot that can eat a...
... Over the course of the next hour Tanga will make three more dives. Each time he brings up an ingot in his hand and on returning from his second dive he...
... Each time he brings up an ingot in his hand and on returning from his second dive he has the buckets pulled up. Each bucket has three silver bars and half...
... McDonald fingers some of the Reals. "I think we be touching the top of the pile, if ye take my meaning." He turns to Tanga and begins an animated...
... the pile, if ye take my meaning." He turns to Tanga and begins an animated conversation. ... dangerously rotted amd are in need of replacing. Vanderberg...
... McDonald turns back to Tanga and begins another long conversation that includes Tanga pantomiming dragging a sack. Finally McDonald turns back to...
... includes Tanga pantomiming dragging a sack. Finally McDonald turns back to Vandrberg and shrugs, "Tanga dunno think it'll elp that much. Says the problem...