Low Seas

[Wolfgar]

Honestly, I don't know what our plan is. Even if we escape from the Amazons what is the plan then. We don't have the ability to fly so getting to the castle in the sky seems impossible. We don't have a boat, so getting to the island seems impossible. We have no way to leave the island, so getting home seems impossible. No use going to the fairy city since we are likely to be chased off again. We certainly won't get help from the goblins, savages or rock-men so no point exploring the island.

I guess Xiles is our best bet. But will his airship carry 10+ people with equipment? And can it move between the ethereal and prime material planes?

Or we convince the Amazons to give each us a pegasi.

Or use Nahal's Reckless Dweomer and try something insane. Here in the ethereal plane the effects of the spell are probably magnified. Do we still have Arcadian?

BTW, what is a gorgonoscerii? Some sort of cross between a gorgon and a unicorn?

[venger]

The shallows between islands are easy to swim but there are possibly sharks and other marine hazards.

To be fair, the Amazons describe the volcano-worshipping savages in the same less-than-glowing terms that they describe any males.

Xiles says the airship can hold 10 crewmen, but he's somewhat less committal on fully-armored warriors.

Mary still has possession of the Arcadian gem.

Gorgonoscerii is the plural of gorgonoscerus, a pondersome metallic beast with two horns on its snout that breathes deadly stoning gas...

[Bolo]

Bolo is not interested in having any of those spells cast on him at this time, thank you.

Inability to lift fully armored warriors doesn't appear to be a problem right now. How many unarmed, emaciated slaves clad only in loincloths will the airship accommodate?

If we decide on an insurrection, Bolo can try to get to the prisoner cages unnoticed, moving silently and hiding in shadows, then release the prisoners and distribute our small supply of weapons to the fighters. With those and Web and Slow, maybe we can hold off the bulk of the Amazons until we have killed a few and captured some more weapons from them. And maybe that will be enough that we can handle the rest.

Or Bolo can try to steal some weapons before the jailbreak, so he'll have more goodies to hand out when the time comes.

Either way, his strong preference is to take over the jail, not just escape from the jailers. He wants our stuff back. And he wants to capture some pegasi for transport. This airship thing is altogether too weird. He thinks Xiles is making it up. Everyone knows that only birds and insects can fly without magic.

[Wolfgar]

Since you don't have to eat here in the Ethereal Plane, no one should be any more or less emaciated than when this wacky, wild adventure began.

We could probably fight a large number of Amazons if we were in our armor, with our weapons. But without armor, we are going to be taking a ton more damage. Also they will be using weapons with which they are specialized (and likely magical) while we will be using what we can scrounge up. And Trommer is in no shape to fight for a while. I don't like those odds even with Trommer healthy.

I think if we were to force our way out, the best bet might be to capture the Queen and hold her for ransom. Of course they may consider her capture by a bunch of men as proof she is no longer fit to lead and promote the next person to Queen.

Here is an option. Mary could try to determine if there are any factions within the Amazons. Maybe someone wouldn't mind helping us if we helped her to take down the current queen.

Mary should ask about the history of the Amazons. How long have they lived on the island? How did they come to set up their society? Has Felinora always been queen? If not how long has Felinora been queen and what happen to the last queen? Clearly the island has dangers, how do they fill their ranks if one of their members is killed?

If we are going to be here awhile and Mary and her two slaves have freedom to come and go, then they could ask to be taken to the wrecks (or go on their own). Outside the village, they could possibly contact the missing members of the party. Also if they find the Lamia's Kiss, there should be a bunch of arms and armor in the hold. Maybe they could re-equip some of us with that stuff.