[1:53 AM] Eylesis:
Matt swims through the murkiness of the lake and finds a figure floating in the water about 50ft away. The angler bulb staff illuminates Captain Terror as he floats. His face splits into a twisted grin as he beckons Matt forward. A swirling vortex of water opens up around Terror and he is gone. The vortex starts to close rapidly and will not remain open for long.

[1:54 AM] matthileo: Matthileo rushes the portal.

[1:55 AM] matthileo: (( i assume i'm further than 15 miles from silverkeep? ))

[1:57 AM] Eylesis:
Matt passes through the vortex and feels his body melt away into water, liquefying. It is an excruciating experience as he is funneled through the vortex as a thin strand of water. He regains form on the other side, standing in what looks to be the deck of a ship. The ship is waterlogged, rotten. The ship itself looks like it must've been sunken at one point, dragged up from the bottom of the sea and fused with the bones of creatures to give it shape. Captain Terror stands at the helm of the ship, sailing. It takes Matt a moment to realize the ship is moving completely underwater.

[1:58 AM] matthileo: (( so I am underwater ))

[1:59 AM] matthileo: Matthileo waves, because he can't really talk.

[2:01 AM] Eylesis:
Captain terror twists on the helm with a flourish, and the ship starts to rise suddenly. The speed of the boat moving through the water should probably tear Matthileo clean off the boat, but he hardly feels the water passing him. The boat pierces the surface of the water and lands on the waves above with a thunderous crash. Captain Terror looks down to Matt. "A good. Night for sailing." He muses, water dribbling from his mouth as usual.

[2:03 AM] matthileo: The water becomes black mist, melting away from Matthileo as shadows and then becoming nothing. ((Prestidigitation))
{"Is it really sailing if you're using portals, and not the wind?"}

[2:06 AM] Eylesis:
He chuckles, the choked noise echoing over the deck of the ship. "You would. Prefer. For me to bring. My ship to. Your lake?" He shakes his head and corrects the course of the boat. Up ahead another ship comes into view. The ship looks to be a warship with the jolly roger flapping in the light. The warship looks like a normal ship and Captain Terror has angled his ship to move right for it.

[2:06 AM] matthileo: {"Expanding your crew tonight?"}

[2:08 AM] Eylesis:
All around Matt are moving specters. Ghosts of sailors tend to the ship with automatic movements, keeping the ship in working condition.

[2:09 AM] Eylesis:
Terror nods, his eyes intent on the warship. "I require. A fourth boat." He raises one hand in a clenched fist as two more thunderous crashes splash out on either side of Terrors ship. Two more sunken and changed ships flank Terror, their twisted bone hulls glinting in the moonlight.

[2:10 AM] matthileo: {"Impressive."}

[2:13 AM] Eylesis:
He nods once, glancing over at Matt. "You are. Wonder. Why I brought you. Here." He chuckles again, facing forward. The oncoming warship looks to be preparing for battle and turning, attempting to flee the monstrous ships under Terror's command. The living ships move much too fast however, gaining on the warship. Even with Matt inexperienced knowledge of naval warfare, he can tell this is a hopeless fight for the warship.

[2:13 AM] matthileo: {"I am always curious."}

[2:15 AM] Eylesis:
"I have. Brought. You here. To test your. Unique abilities. That warship. Is doomed. You can tell. Save them." The warship is within 500 feet by now.

[2:19 AM] matthileo: {"Oh? Do you not want them?"}

[2:22 AM] Eylesis:
"I do. Knowedge is. Valuable. Your power. Is valuable. To me." He looks at Matthileo with a calculating look. "There are. 100 souls. On that ship. Maybe more. You may show. Me your. Abilities. And save them. Or let them all. Perish to me."

[2:31 AM] Eylesis:
Terror watches Matthileo with passing curiosity. "You seem uncertain. Do you. Think your abilities. More valuable?"

[2:33 AM] matthileo: Matthileo shadow-steps off the edge of the boat, right before he hits the water, he demsion doors to the other ship.

[2:34 AM] Eylesis:
There are cries of surprise as Matt appears on the ship. The sailors of the warship are running around trying to get the warship to spin around and flee Terror.

[2:34 AM] matthileo: "Keep turning!"

[2:35 AM] Eylesis:
"That be what we be doing! Who in the bloody hells are ye?!" The apparent captain cries out to Matt in alarm.

[2:35 AM] matthileo: Matthileo opens a Gate 60 feet back towards terrors ship, pointed towards terrors ship, and downward at a 45 degree angle.

[2:35 AM] matthileo: The other ened of the gate forming at the botom of the Sea of Fire, on the Elemental Plane of Fire, pointed up.(edited)

[2:41 AM] Eylesis:
Lava begins erupting out of the gate into a massive fountain, spewing forward like a geyser. Captain Terror's ship continues along towards the geyser and begins sinking into the sea, attempting to go under the geyser! A massive gout of steam rises up, obscuring the three approaching ships in a massive bank of fog. None of the ships pass through the fog cloud. The men stare agape at the spewing lava fountain, before looking to Matt. There is a tense moment of silence as the warship continues to turn and sail away, the sailors looking on in silence, waiting. None of the three ships pass through the fog back, the gate closing one minute later as the ship sails away. The captain of the ship approaches Matt as the crew celebrate.

[2:42 AM] matthileo: "That thing is under water. It could come back up at any minute. Is there anything you can do?"

[2:42 AM] matthileo: "If not, we need to evacuate this ship as fast as possible."(edited)

[2:43 AM] Eylesis:
The captain looks grim, shaking his head. "We be stuck here moving as fast as we can. There is nothing we can do."

[2:44 AM] matthileo: "Do you have any way to tell what's around or below us?"

[2:44 AM] Eylesis:
He shakes his head slowly. "None o' me crew be a magik slinger. You be the only one on this here boat."
(edited)

[2:44 AM] matthileo: Matthileo opens a demiplane on a nearby wall.

[2:45 AM] matthileo: "Get all non-essential people in that portal. Get everyone else ready to dart through at a split seconds notice."

[2:45 AM] matthileo: "And sail as fast as you can."

[2:47 AM] Eylesis:
He eyes the portal, but nods. He turns to the crew and begins barking orders, people frantically moving about. A group of common looking people are ushered up from the below decks and and led in to the portal. Forty commoners in total are fitted into the demiplane. The captain takes his tricorn off, holding it to his chest as he watches on. "That is all o' our non essentials, sir."

[2:50 AM] matthileo: Matthileo moves over to the portal.
"Alright. So for now we keep sailing. If we get attacked, we abandon ship into the portal. The portal will last an hour, and then we don't have a choice."

[2:51 AM] Eylesis:
He nods and sets to sailing the ship, moving at maximum speed away from the foggy bank. Nothing appears out of it. Before long, the ship leaves view of the fog bank.

[2:52 AM] matthileo: Matthileo keeps his eyes on the water around the ship, looking for any sighs that Terror's ships might be about to resurface.

[2:52 AM] matthileo: (( can't be surprised ))

[2:52 AM] Eylesis:
The captain approaches Matt again after some time. "I think we be safe now. No one has spotted those monstrosities. I hafta thank ye for your appearance."

[2:53 AM] matthileo: Matthileo just continues looking out over the water.
"If your'e willing to take the risk, get your poeple back out before the portal closes. Otherwise it'll take a bit of time, but I can send them home."

[2:54 AM] matthileo: "...I'd also prefer if you could convince everyone not to mention the particular method by which you were saved."

[2:56 AM] Eylesis:
The captain nods gratefully and the sailor begin helping the commoners back down to the belowdecks. Once they're gone the captain offers Matt a small sack, the clinking of coins heard from inside. "Not a soul will tell any of what we be seeing this day. Please. Take this as thanks for yer trouble."

[2:57 AM] matthileo: Matthileo takes the bag with a nod.
"If it's not any trouble, then thank you. ...be careful out here. The seas are dangerous with that ... thing."

[2:58 AM] matthileo: "Do you mind if I ask your name, captain?"

[2:59 AM] Eylesis:
He nods. "Captain Blaine be me name. A pleasure to met you mister...?"

[2:59 AM] matthileo: "Blaine?"

[3:01 AM] Eylesis:
"That be me family name, yes." He nods and moves to return to his post at the helm. "Yer welcome to sail with us any time!" He calls, the sailors giving Matt a cheer.

[3:02 AM] matthileo: He leans in and whispers, so that the rest of the crew can't hear. "I don't suppose you know a Titus Blaine? Because I don't know if you're aware, but that's his cursed boat that was chasing you."(edited)

[3:04 AM] Eylesis:
Captain Blaine listens with a curious expression, shaking his head after Matthileo finishes. "I do not recognize that name. I do not have any relatives or memorable ancestors that I can recall."

[3:05 AM] matthileo: "Well I'd look in to it if I were you, and consider staying off the seas for a while."
Matthileo takes out a wand, and starts drawing a sequence of sigils.
"Because this seems personal to me."

[3:06 AM] Eylesis:
"Thank ye again mysterious rescuer. I shall look into the name."

[3:07 AM] matthileo: "Oh, as for my name? ... You may call me {thief}."
He can't help but say with a smirk, as he finishes the portal and heads back to silverkeep.