Secrets of LIghthouse 13
A very concerned halfing merchant by the name of Benji approaches the Rook and Rose Guild. He offers a reward of 200 gp each for a party to investigate a merchant ship of his, the Jade Lion, that was reportedly carried off during a large storm to dangerous waters near an old abandoned lighthouse, Lighthouse 13. He has heard rumors about sea monster attacks in the area. Myself, Nox, Agasophea, Kester, and Goric sign up to help Benji and learn that this Lighthouse 13 is an old lighthouse in the bay area, that has since been decommissioned.
We go to speak to Coppertree, a captain who can help get us to the area of Lighthouse 13. We head off to the ship’s towers waterfront district to meet with this captain. On the way, we can see a faint lighthouse light in the distance. We end up getting dragged into a skirmish between a couple of ruffians assailing Coppertree. We help her out of the water after the scurry off.
She agrees to help us as a colleague of hers, Erin Hest, was also on the Jade Lion.
We learn Erin Hest is not a member of this crew, but the captain of a different ship. Most of the crew doesn’t know much about him. We learn from the captain that Erin Hest is human with a gold tooth and a pot belly. He has dark brown hair and is the captain of the Jade Lion. She describes him as a friend of hers and a bit of a shit, but a good person nonetheless.
As we travel, we are assailed by a sea creature, which damages the ship a little. We dispatch it and carry on towards the Lighthouse on a lifeboat, where we encounter some Sahuagin and Ice Mephits who are not helpful. We head down a passageway in the lighthouse and come across a hidden cove…and the Jade Lion is inside this cove. We head towards a storage area nearby and encounter more Sahuagin. These Sahuagin have captured the surviving crew of the Jade Lion, including Erin Hest. Erin mentions that there were four locked chests still aboard their ship that they are concerned about and that Benji would really like. The sahuagin were looking for the censer and had it secured behind the captured prisoners in another room. We recover that and return to Benji, delivering the remaining crew and supplies to Benji.