Composed by: Auvar on or about the 8th of Phaestian, 744 AF.

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              --==== C O M M O D I T Y - S H O P S ====--
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|== LOWEST PRICES ================|== OTHER LOCATIONS =================|
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| CLOTH     23 gp @ Orilla        | Luman       Shastaan    Tsol'aa    |
|                                 | Tasur'ke    Zanzibaar              |
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| LACQUER  350 gp                 | Luman       Zanzibaar              |
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| LEATHER   33 gp                 | el'Jazira   Ulangi      Jaru       |
|                                 | Orilla                             |
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| ROPE      23 gp @ Orilla        | el'Jazira   Jaru        Luman      |
|                                 | Zanzibaar                          |
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| WOOD 26 gp @ Tuar, Zaphar       | Luman       Orilla      Tasur'ke   |
|      28 gp @ Thera, Ulangi      | Tsol'aa                            |
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Composed by: Daeir on or about the 19th of Sarapin, 715 AF.

Ship Auras
-----------

Colloquially referred to as "auras", Ship Auras are the names for
effects on a vessel derived from the presence of a skilled mariner (or
several). These effects come from deep specialization within a given
field (see CLHELP WATCH, HELM, COMMAND, DECKHAND, WEAPONS for more), and
scale with the level of skill in said field.

I stands for the entry level specialisation, with V being the end level
of mastery in that field.

Auras may be activated on a vessel by the AURAS command aboard a vessel.
Note that you may have only one dominant specialization aura at a time
per person, and there is a significant delay before you may switch to
another.

Watch:
I: Balance cost reduction on climbing mast/nest/rigging
V: Reduced chop movement penalty and balanceless mast/rigging/nest
climbing

Weapons:
I: Weapon accuracy increase
V: Cause significantly more leaking damage on weapon hit, significantly
increased accuracy

Command:
I: Seaspell cost reduction
V: Significant seaspell cost reduction and ability to cast seaspells
while unmelded and away from the figurehead

Helm:
I: Additional morale and XP rate increase from all Seafaring activities
V: Enhanced rowing speed + significantly increased morale and XP rate

Deckhand
I: Chance of increased repair amount per repair cycle
V: Significantly increased chance of repair per cycle and ability for
crew to sometimes put out a fire aboard the vessel automatically

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Windcutters may have three auras in effect at once.

Seastriders may have four auras in effect at once.

War Galleys may have five auras (all of them) in effect at once.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.

SHIP WEAPONS SPECIALISATION
---------------------------

A Weapons specialist is the backbone of any successful naval expedition,
granting massive bonuses to the tools of war aboard any vessel.

Weapons specialists possess an aura which will increase the accuracy of
any weapons fired from that ship (CLHELP SHIPAURAS). They are also
capable of enhancing ammunition with dragon's tears to do more damage
and have a chance of setting the victim vessel alight. They may also
mend and maintain the weapons aboard a ship, and are capable of using
the hookshot ammunition to grapple with another vessel.

Highly experienced weapons specialists know exactly where to strike to
cause maximum damage, affording the chance to cause enemy vessels to
take on water faster, reducing their movement speed and agility.

This specialisation may be learned from Hawkins, the shipwright, on the
Eastern shore.


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How to fire a weapon:

1) Make sure there is suitable ammo in storage (SHIP AMMO for the list
of commands, requires you be in the command or crewchief position)

2) Load the weapon with the ammo of choice; this process does not
require balance (LOAD <WEAPON> WITH <AMMO> or LOAD <WEAPON> WITH <AMMO>
DIPPED).

3) Start the process of firing the weapon at the target. The target must
be in range to start the process.

The ranges for the weapons are:
*Arm: 3 metrons
*Ballista: 5 metrons
*Onager: 6 metrons

The commands are:
*FIRE <WEAPON> AT <TARGETSHIPFULLNAME>
*FIRE <WEAPON> AT <TARGETSHIP's TARGET SHORTNAME> //see SHIP TARGET to
set that up
*FIRE <WEAPON> //This will fire at the ship that has been target locked
by the captain, exception is flares which will fire up
*FIRE <WEAPON> AT SEAMONSTER //This is how you shoot at seamonsters

This will initialize an aiming process that taking any signficant action
(talking aloud, giving a ship command, NOTE: can talk on party) will
disrupt.

4) Complete the aiming process and fire the weapon. How long the aiming
take depends on: manuevers, target distance, your skill in weaponry. The
weapon will have a certain amount of time before it can be used again
and the act of firing will introduce a recoil that will slightly disrupt
all other gunners in the process of aiming.


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Weapon ablities:

Status - An overview of all of the ship's weapons.
* SHIP WEAPON STATUS
* Gain an overview of all the ship's weapons, including the details of
their ammunition, damage and months of usefulness remaining.

Weaponsaura - Summon an aura of hostility.
* This ability grants access to the ship weapons ship aura, which
increases the accuracy of fired weapons.

Loadweapon - Load ship weapons without using balance.
* this ability allows you to load ammunition into ship weapons without
incurring any balance loss.
* This is a passive ability.

Ammoenhancement - Improvements to ship's ammo.
* LOAD <WEAPON> WITH <AMMO> DIPPED
* ENVENOM WARDISC WITH <venom>
* SECRETE <venom> ON WARDISC (if you have the Transcretion ability
inVenom)
* Your mastery of ship munitions is such that you can now enhancecertain types of ammunition.
* Star-shot, chain-shot, and shafts may be coated in a special liquid,
causing them to set aflame either the bow at the target ship, the target
ship's sails, or the target ship's deck, respectively. Vats containing
this rare liquid, called "dragon's tears", may be obtained from an
apothecary upon a certain isle or the Navy's shop.
* Wardiscs may be envenomed from vials, whether or not you have the
Envenom ability otherwise. Those with the Venom ability Transcretion may
also secrete venoms directly onto the wardisc. A wardisc may be
envenomed with up to 40 venoms. Each coating of venom will only affect a
single person on the target ship. Example: if you fire a wardisc coated
with three coats of venom at another ship, and there are four
adventurers on that ship's deck who are hit by the wardisc, the first
venom will be delivered to one, the second to another, the final to the
third, and none to the fourth. The utility of this is so limited that it
is highly recommended to never do.

Weaponmaintenance - Ship's weapons repair and upkeep
* SHIP WEAPON MAINTAIN <weapon>
* Requires 1 wood, 1 iron, 1 rope per maintan.
* Actively work to maintain the ship's onboard weapons. You will need to
have the required commodities in your inventory at the beginning of each
session, and complete eight MAINTAIN or REPAIRs to either add one month
to the lifeo f the weapon or repair some of the damage the weapon has
taken.

Grappling - Snare another ship with clawed hooks.
* SHIP GRAPPLE <dir>
* Rally your crew to ensnare an adjacent vessel with grappling hooks,
     binding it to your own.
* SHIP DISENGAGE to get your vessel free when grappling or being
grappled by another.


Composed by: Greys on or about the 21st of Daedalan, 681 AF.



--PERSONNEL--

::.SHIPMATES.:: (3000g to hire)
                                      Most That'll Do
                      Recommended     Any Good at All
                      -----------     ---------------
For a War Galley          15                50
For a Seastrider           8                40
For a Windcutter           3                15

The more shipmates you have, the faster any repairs are managed.
Shipmates stay on deck and can be killed by a forceboard party. There is
no way to assign a station to shipmates.


::.CREWMATES.:: (500g to hire)
                              Thalassian
                  War Galley  Seastrider   Windcutter

Size                Large       Medium       Small

Crew Barebones        4            2            1
Crew Low              8            5            2
Crew Basic           32           20            8
Crew Normal*         44           30           12
Crew Large**         56           40           16
Crew Huge***         70           60           24

The more crewmates you have, the faster you row and the slower your crew
tires (endurance). Your crewmates are unseen for the most part.


::.SWASHBUCKLERS.:: (5000g to hire)

For a War Galley     11
For a seastrider     6
For a Windcutter     3

Swashbucklers wander around your ship to protect your shipmates (and
you!) in the event of an attack on deck. They are not able to be
assigned a station either and CAN get trapped behind closed doors.

They will attack anyone on the boat that does not possess boarding perms
afflicting damage, knocking the enemy prone, webbing, and inflicting
blackouts.

Composed by: Elipise on or about the 6th of Scarlatan, 766 AF.

Greetings. You're a landlubber, about to learn how to become one of the
most competent captains in the land.

We'll begin with things every sailor MUST be.

Cool-headed. Don't get angry and abandon ship. Don't let your anger
cloud your judgement, causing you to engage in close combat with an
enemy when you should be moving away to repair. You must always make
cool-headed assessments of situations and adapt without allowing your
personal emotions to sway you.

Patient. The sea is a vast place. It's going to take time getting from
one harbour to the other, sometimes even as long as a day or two.
Remember your crew looks to you to lead. They are not you. Be patient in
explaining your orders, but do not put up with idiocy. Keel-hauling
exists for a reason.

Fearless. As you sail the seas you will encounter enemies. Citizens of
Targossas have natural enemies even beyond the seamonsters when you stir
their nests. These enemies include the Mariners of Baelgrim (TLS will
prefix the name of their ships) and the Pirates of Meropis. These
enemies WILL attack as soon as they see you. The Mariners will simply
keep attacking. The Pirates of Meropis will attempt to get you to pay a
'protection' fee. Whether it is your personal ship or a naval one, do
NOT agree to pay this fee. If you do, you will be assisting the enemies
of Good and Targossas, thus committing the crime of treason.

-Basics before leaving Harbour-

Next we are going over things that must be done before you ever leave
harbour.

SHIP ASSUME COMMAND: This will cause you to be in command of the ship if
you are not already.

SHIP STRONGBOX CHECK: Check your strongbox from inside your cabin. You
will need enough gold for harbour fees in addition to having enough to
feed your crew. If there is not enough, have gold in your hand, then
SHIP STRONGBOX DEPOSIT (x) gold.

SHIP INFO: This tells you the condition of the ship. It will inform you
of any fires, any repairs that needs to be done, the rations for the
crew, et cetera.

INVOKE SEA SPIRIT: This merges your psyche with the seaspirit inside the
figurehead of your ship. If you leave the room or starshot strikes it,
you will lose the merge. You can remerge by repeating the action.

TOUCH FIGUREHEAD: This tells you how much power is in the figurehead.
There is a limit of 10000 power maximum. Seaspells use it. Only sailing
replenishes it.

SHIPWARNING ON: This alerts you to any ships that sail nearby. This is
especially useful in sensing enemy ships before they sense you. However,
it drains your Willpower. Having a Megalith tattoo active eases this.

Check to see that your adventurer crew is properly prepared. They need
buckets, rope, ship axes, and tokens of Charbydis. Have set goals and/or
a destination in mind. Communicate this clearly to your crew. Also, have
a PARTY telepathic link up to communicate with
your crew. Inform each member what you expect each person to be doing.
Have at least one person ready to fire the onager and one person ready
to fire the ballista. This greatly reduces the time spent floundering
about if you have to fight.

-Basics to get from Here to There-

You are prepared. Now, it is time to castoff. Here are the basics to get
you to wherever you need go.

SHIP RAISE ANCHOR: This raises the anchor of the ship. This is necessary
before you cast off. If you need to lower it, remember to SHIP LOWER
ANCHOR.

SHIP RAISE PLANK: This raises the plank of the ship, disallowing anyone
else to board unless they can SHIPRETURN GO to the ship. To lower it,
SHIP LOWER PLANK.

SHIP CASTOFF: This casts the ship off from the harbour. Before you cast
off, the ship has to be facing away from the harbour in one of the eight
cardinal directions.

SAY TURN (DIRECTION): This is preferred over SHIP TURN as it does not
cause you to lose your focus. This is vital when you are in a naval
fight and firing a weapon at the same time. Remember to use every
possible advantage during a fight, including being a hand on a weapon
yourself. You can turn any of the cardinal directions (N, NNE, NE, ENE,
E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW). (An example: SAY
TURN NE to get the ship to
turn NE.)

SHIP ROW: This causes the crew of the ship to row. They cannot row
during stormy seas.

SHIP SAILS SET: This will set your sails open to a certain percentage,
from 0 to 100. Sails will not work on a glassy sea unless you INVOKE
WINDBOOST. You will want to have your sails full when facing a clear
destination. You will want to shorten them as you near obstacles.

SHIP ALL STOP: This stops the ship entirely.

SHIP DOCK (DIRECTION): This causes the ship to dock in in the direction
it is facing.

-How to Repair at Sea-

As you sail your ship will take damage. Some of it is natural over time.
Some of it is due to being attacked by either seamonsters or enemy
ships.

SHIP REPAIR ALL: This repairs the hull and sails. When sails are damaged
below 30%, they cannot be swung up in. This will cause any fires in it
to be unable to be doused or chainshot unable to be cleared.

MAINTAIN HULL: This causes the hull to receive less damage at the cost
of your willpower.

MAINTAIN SAILS: This causes the sails to receive less damage at the cost
of your willpower.

CLEAR FIGUREHEAD: This clears the starshot from the figurehead. When the
starshot is removed, you can INVOKE SEA SPIRIT again to remerge.

CLEAR ONAGER
CLEAR BALLISTA
CLEAR ARM: These three commands will clear the spidershot from your
weapons, thus enabling them to be used again.

CLEAR SAILS: This clears the sails which will allow them to be used
again.

DOUSE: This is a skill in survival. All you need is a bucket and rope.
FILL BUCKET WITH WATER, then DOUSE ROOM (or DOUSE SAILS if the fire is
there.)

CHOP TETHER: The enemy will sometimes fire hookshot at your ship when
they get next to you. This will immobilize you. Have a ship axe in your
inventory, CHOP TETHER to disengage their tethers. It is advised that
you sail a distance away.

-How to fight at Sea-

Sometimes you will choose to fight. There is a difference between
fighting seamonsters and enemy ships.

LOAD ONAGER WITH DART (DIPPED if you are fighting an enemy ship): This
will damage the enemy. Dipped ammunition sets enemy ships ablaze.

LOAD BALLISTA WITH STARSHOT (DIPPED if you are fighting an enemy ship:
This will cause seamonsters to slow down. It will cause the captain of
the enemy ship to lose their merge with the figurehead. Dipped
ammunition sets enemy ships ablaze.

LOAD BALLISTA WITH SPIDERSHOT: This will cause the seamonster to attack
slowly. If it is fired at an enemy ship, it will cause one of their
weapons to be unusable until it is removed.

LOAD BALLISTA WITH CHAINSHOT (DIPPED if you are fighting an enemy ship:
This will cause the seamonster to do less damage with their attacks. If
it is fired at an enemy ship, it will tangle their sails and, if dipped,
will cause them to be ablaze.

LOAD ARM WITH WARDISC: This will damage seamonsters. If it is fired at
an enemy ship it will cause their crew to duck. This hinders their
ability to row.

When fighting seamonsters, remember that they are in 'nests'. If you
leave the nest they will not pursue you. If you lose sight of them for a
period of time, they will go back under. There are also different
tactics for fighting the various seamonsters. Once you have slain a
seamonster, they take approximately 4 minutes to respawn.

When you fight enemy ships, keep a vat of dragon's tears where the
weapons are. Keep in mind the locations of harbours nearby. Remember
that you can INVOKE WAVECALL if you have the seaspell invested to block
them from being able to dock in a harbour. (If by chance you wavecall
into the harbour, you will be docked.) Be alert for any other ships
coming to assist them. Also, never forget that sometimes a strategic
retreat will enable you to return to defeat them.

-Seaspells-

There are a variety of seaspells. You can invest up to four on a ship.
The standard ones that are recommended are as follows:

WINDBOOST: This allows your sails to take advantage of what wind there
is.

WAVECALL: This enables waves to force your ship up to 8 metrons in a
direction. Be warned. This uses quite a bit of willpower, endurance, and
damages the ship.

RAINSTORM: This causes a gentle rain to put out any fires on your ship.
This is especially useful for fights.


-Tips from a Sailor-

You will want to take full advantage of the ship you are on. Windcutters
take the most damage but are extremely maneuverable. This is useful for
losing the enemy in chops as well as outmaneuvering them. They can also
sail against the wind with lesss
of a penalty. Seastriders take longer to turn, but they can withstand a
bit more damage. They also have more use of the wind when sailing into
it. Galleys take the longest to turn but they can withstand the most
damage. They also have the best speed when sailing into the wind.

If your destination is is in a direction against the wind, do not
hesitate to zig zag. This takes advantage of the wind while enabling you
to reach your destination a timely manner.

SHIP CREW is useful to check. The more devoted the crew is to the ship,
the better their performance will be.

Some traits are very useful. TRAIT LIST INFO ADMIRAL is something to
check out since it will enable your crew to respond better to your
orders.

Have your shipreturn set to the ship you are on. This will enable you to
return to it if you have to leave it at an island.

If your ship is badly damaged, SHIP LOWER ANCHOR then SHIP REPAIR ALL.
This repairs the ship at a much quicker rate than repairing as you are
sailing. In order to raise the anchor before your ship is fully
repaired, SHIP REPAIR STOP.



 --A special note of thanks to Lii for composing this.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.

DECKHAND SPECIALISATION
-----------------------

Despite the mundane name, a skilled Deckhand is crucial to any serious
enterprise at sea, possessing the means to turn the vessel they are
aboard into a defensive powerhouse. (CLHELP SHIPAURAS)

Deckhands may also salvage sunken vessels via Salvageops, and can cook
deep-sea fish for the ship's stores.

They may also direct the ship's swashbucklers to plunder loot from
grappled vessels.

Master Deckhands are so familiar with matters of ship repair that under
their tutelage, the ship's crew may manage to put fires out of their own
accord.

You may learn this from Rorthgar, the mariner, in Ilyrean.

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Deckhandaura - Summon the aura of the deckhand.
* The ability grants access to the deckhand ship aura, turning the ship
defensively. CLHELP SHIPAURAS for more information.

Salvageops - Recover sunken ships.
* SHIP SALVAGE SCAN
* SHIP SALVAGE <ship id>
* SHIP SALVAGE STOP
* Recover a sunken vessel from the murky deeps. You will need to locate
the vessel using the SCAN ability, and when you are directly above the
wreck you can begin the salvage operation. This takes a considerably
long time to do, and will keep your crew off-balance for the entire
time. You can abort the operation and recover crew balance at any time.

Plundering - Command your Swashbucklers to board a grappled ship to
pilfer their good.
* PLUNDER <ship>
* CHOP HOOK
* This will send your crew of Swashbucklers to board an enemy ship
provided both vessels are adjacent, and one ship is grappling the other.
Be wary, as subsequent plunder attempts will put the defending
Swashbucklers on high alert, resulting in lower success rate and
increased danger to your invading crew.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.

SHIP HELM SPECIALISATION
------------------------

A skilled Helmsman (or Helmswoman) is crucial to success at sea. Their
expertise permits an air of learning aboard the vessel they are
stationed on, resulting in increased experience and morale gain for the
crew aboard. (CLHELP SHIPAURAS).

Their expertise with the rudder and keel permit them access to the
tactics known as "Shipstates", which include contingencies for
emergencies and the steadygoing state, which increases the accuracy of
any gunners aboard the vessel.

A seasoned Helmsman may issue what is known as a "Smart Order",
eliciting minute adjustments in the rudder on a continuous basis to
vastly increase the turning speed of a vessel for a short period of
time. Similarly, they may also issue avoidance tactics in dire
situations to prevent enemy shots from hitting the vessel, or enemy
attempts to ram the vessel.

A master Helmsman is capable of squeezing all possible speed out of his
rowers.

You may learn this specialisation from Ambo, the Sailor, on the island
of Zaphar.

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Helmaura - Summon the aura of the helmsman
* Crew gain bonus morale and XP from ship stuff (seamonsters, combat)

Steadygoing - Maximising steadiness while under weigh.
* SHIP MANOEUVRE STEADYGOING
* Begin manoeuvres that will provide a steadier base for your ship's
weapons.

Emergencies - Manoeuvres to get you out of the worst situations.
* SHIP MANOEUVRE EMERGENCIES
* Emergency Manoeuvres helps with dodging whirlpools, ordering balance,
reduces turning time, and decreases weapon accuracy.

Smartorders - Get the most out of your crew
* SHIP SMARTORDERS
* By galvanising your crew, you can increase your ships rate of turning
by up to 20%. however, they'll be unable to maintain such a pace for
long, and this ability can only be performed every 10 minutes
* This lasts for 2 minutes.

Evasives -  Manoeuvres to avoid enemies and enemy weapons.
* SHIP MANOEUVRE EVASIVES

Jink  - Slide around obstructing ships.
* JINK CLEAR|LARBOARD or LEFT|STARBOARD or RIGHT|SHOW
* Avoid collisions with other ships by setting the jink direction
beforehand.


Composed by: Rohai on or about the 17th of Valnuary, 710 AF.

Targossian Navy Sailing Directions
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MISSION:
To keep the seas clear of enemy forces.

PRIORITIES:
- Maintain a combat ready naval force.
- Secure the interests of Targossas abroad.
- Establish maritime superiority throughout and beyond Sapience.

VISION:
- The Navy will play a critical role in the fight against the enemies of
Creation, recognising the sea as an important front offensively and
defensively.
- The Navy will secure Targossian access to the seas and be a key
enabler of economic prosperity, providing defense for Targossian trade
vessels and deterring pirates' interference.
- The Navy will provide training for Sailors to learn command and combat
on the seas.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
- Vigilance: The Fleet will remain vigilant and ready to detect and
react decisively and definitively to enemy threats on the seas.
- Forward presence: City vessels will be forward-deployed to deter
aggression, enhance response capability, and where applicable, build and
strengthen alliances.
- Collaboration: The Navy will work jointly with the Dawnblade House and
the Army throughout mission planning and execution.
- Transparency: The Navy will report each voyage, detailing the dates,
destinations, passengers and captains, and reason behind the trip to the
city logs.

Composed by: Kaiu on or about the 4th of Glacian, 739 AF.

SHIP TRADE ROUTE HARBOURS
Below is a list of all the harbours that have cargo for sale and trade.
Included is the docking fee if applicable.

Ageiro: (no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 1 gems. Price: 2 tabac.
   Cargo for trade: 3 silk. Price: 2 tabac.

Colchis: (no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 2 silk. Price: 3 marble.
   Cargo for trade: 2 perfume. Price: 3 incense.
   Cargo for trade: 3 glass. Price: 2 incense.

Karbaz: (200 gold fee)
   Cargo for trade: 2 ceramics. Price: 3 honey.
   Cargo for trade: 2 ceramics. Price: 3 hemp.
   Cargo for trade: 2 marble. Price: 3 hemp.
   Cargo for trade: 2 marble. Price: 3 granite.

Minos: (no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 3 honey. Price: 4 salt.
   Cargo for trade: 2 wine. Price: 3 marble.
   Cargo for trade: 2 wine. Price: 3 tea.

Mysia: (1000 gold fee)
   Cargo for trade: 2 tabac. Price: 3 porcelain.
   Cargo for trade: 2 tabac. Price: 3 silk.
   Cargo for trade: 3 ceramics. Price: 2 porcelain.
   Cargo for trade: 3 ceramics. Price: 2 silk.

Orilla: (no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 3 terracotta. Price: 4 cotton.

Shala-Khulia : (500g gold fee)
   Cargo for trade: 2 incense. Price: 3 glass

Shastaan: (1000 gold fee)
   Cargo for sale: 1 cotton. Price: 1000 gp.
   Cargo for trade: 3 hemp. Price: 4 furs.
   Cargo for trade: 1 gems. Price: 2 perfume.
   Cargo for trade: 3 wine. Price: 2 perfume.
   Cargo for sale: 1 sandstone. Price: 1000 gp.

Suliel: (west 500 gold fee, east no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 1 furs. Price: 1 wool.
   Cargo for trade: 2 incense. Price: 3 kawhe.

Tasur'ke: (2000 gold fee)
   Cargo for sale: 1 wool. Price: 1000 gp.
   Cargo for trade: 3 granite. Price: 4 sandstone.
   Cargo for trade: 2 kawhe. Price: 3 sugar.

Thraasi: (2000 gold fee)
   Cargo for sale: 1 ore. Price: 1000 gp.
   Cargo for trade: 2 glass. Price: 3 fruits.
   Cargo for trade: 2 armaments. Price: 1 spices.
   Cargo for sale: 1 grain. Price: 1000 gp.

Umbrin: (no fee)
   Cargo for trade: 2 porcelain. Price: 3 ceramics.
   Cargo for trade: 2 armaments. Price: 3 wine.
   Cargo for trade: 3 kawhe. Price: 2 wine.

Zanzibaar: (2000 gold fee)
   Cargo for trade: 3 fruits. Price: 4 ore.
   Cargo for trade: 2 tea. Price: 3 terracotta.
   Cargo for trade: 1 spices. Price: 2 armaments.
   Cargo for trade: 2 perfume. Price: 1 gems.
   Cargo for trade: 3 incense. Price: 2 armaments.

Zaphar: (100 gold fee)
   Cargo for sale: 1 salt. Price: 1000 gp.
   Cargo for trade: 3 sugar. Price: 4 grain.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.




To rise amongst the ranks of Midshipmen to become a Captain demonstrates
a much larger knowledge of how a ship works. The ability to keep the
ship and all its crew to work as a single unit is not an easy task. You
will be looked upon to lead by example, to give the orders and to be the
leading officer in our mission. As a result, the path to Captain is not
an easy one. There are two sections of this last test, one of which is a
theory test to show your knowledge with the proctor, the second is to
board a ship and actually demonstrate it.

The discussion with either the Admiral or Vice-Admiral shall cover:

* The roles of each specialisation on a ship.
* The different ship weapons and their corresponding ammunition.
* The preparations required before combat with an enemy ship.
* How to properly communicate with a crew and what information needed.
* What each of the ship maneuvers do.
* What each of the seaspells do.
* What factions we engage at sea and how to identify them.
* Tactics in how to sink a ship
* Several hypothetical crews of members of the navy and how to make best
use of them aboard a strider.

The practical examination will cover:

* Satisfactory performance either in the ship arena or live combat of a
seastrider
* Live combat exercise using a windcutter to escape a seastrider
* Demonstrations of being able to prevent or stop any crippling of a
ship (fire, spidershot etc)
* Flawless sailing from Targossas to Shala-Khulia and back
* Demonstration of using seaspells and auras efficiently.

Skill requirements to pass this stage:
* Fireweapon in Seafaring.
* Dousing in Survival.


Completing these tasks will grant you the honour of Captain in the
Celestial Targossian Navy, a title which is not often given out. This
will also grant you the right to all the fleets ships, the shiprental
scheme is no longer applicable to you, and most importantly the navy
will look to you in times of conflict when the Admiral or Vice-Admiral
are not present. You are our front runners in the fight against our
enemies upon the seas.





Composed by: Avianca on or about the 1st of Mayan, 645 AF.

Tritons are fairly humanlike in appearance with bluish skin and well
developed gills and fins. They are able to travel comfortably on land
and in the sea. They are a noble people who have lived for thousands of
years without landwalker influence. Not all tritons worship Lord Neraeos
and none worship Him in the way that the landwalker priests (the Nerai)
do.

There are several tritonic city-states and each is vastly different. To
paint them all with the same brush would be to paint each landwalker in
the same way. Mhaldorians, Ashtani, Targossians, Cyrenians, Hashani, and
Eleusians - none of us get along all the time and some of us will
-never- get along. In this sense, the tritonic city-states are the same
way.

Scyros is located in the Scyrian Reaches. Scyros is at war with Phocia
over the remains of Lemnos and with Lothos, their hereditary rivals,
over control of the Cnidian Gates. Their citadels will attack landwalker
ships if they feel threatened. Scyros has been known to send scouts as
far as the Sapphire Sea.

Phocia is located in the Phocian Reaches. Phocia is at war with Scyros
over the remains of Lemnos. Their citadels will attack landwalker ships
if they feel threatened.

Lothos is located in the Bay of Dardanos. Landwalkers are free to visit
their city, as long as you are respectful. Lothos is at odds with
Scyros, their hereditary rivals, particularly in the Cnidian Gates.
Their citadels will not often attack landwalker ships, but you are safer
to keep your distance. They won't protect you.

Caspia is located in the Caspiite Reaches. These are potentially the
most dangerous threat, though the other tritons simply write them off as
mad or a minor annoyance. They believe Lord Caspian is still the
rightful ruler of the seas and that Lord Neraeos is a usurper to the
throne. They have skilled tongues and will attempt to convert your crew.
Avoid them at all costs and kill them when you see them at a northern
harbour.

Lemnos is a ruined city in the Lemnian Reaches. Scyros and Phocia often
battle in this area over control of the ruins.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.

SHIP COMMAND SPECIALISATION
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Seafaring Commanders are skilled at directing crew aboard vessels. As
such, this is typically a mainstay specialisation for anyone interested
in captaining a vessel themselves.

Commanders are capable of reducing the energy required to invoke the
Notic seaspells. (CLHELP SHIPAURAS)

They may also extend their senses to get a general overview of all ships
they have been granted access to, a feat known as FLEETSENSE. The crew
respects a Commander enough to keelhaul any unruly lout aboard their
vessel on their orders, should it come to pass.

Skilled Commanders may also weave a blocking enchantment aboard a
vessel, preventing all telepathic communication from reaching the
vessel.

Master Commanders may also impart a significant savings in figurehead
energy when using seaspells whilst melded to a figurehead, and have the
unique means to cast seaspells whilst unmelded for a significantly
higher cost overall.

You can specialise in command by seeking Aitroyo, the harbourmaster,
near the harbour on the island of Zanzibaar.

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Commandaura - Summon an aura of command
* This ability grants access to the command ship aura. See AB SEAFARING
SHIPAURA for details.


Fleetsense - Details on ships of the same ownership or fleet.
* FLEETSENSE

Keelhaul - Special treatment for one special persona aboard.
* KEELHAUL <unlucky target>
* Send the unfortunate soul to a watery doom.

Commscreen - Screen communications from the mainland.
* SHIP COMMSCREEN CHECK
* SHIP COMMSCREEN RAISE
* SHIP COMMSCREEN LOWER

Remote - Sometimes, the captain's needed on desk
* Your mastery of command is so great that you may now invoke seaspells
when not melded with the figurehead.
*However, they shall cost half again as much power as normal.
*Wavecall is excluded from this ability.
  - Shipcloak - 250 to 325
  - Shield    - 200 to 300
  - Rainstorm - 50 to 75
  - Barrier   - 300 to 450
  - Windboost - 150 to 225
  - Whirlpool - 200 to 300
  - Wavescythe- 200 to 300


Composed by: Rohai on or about the 15th of Ero, 710 AF.

The following essense is from deepsea diving:

Denizen                        Essense
=======                        =======
two-headed fish                  344
herd of hippocampi               743
hulking geryas                   790
sea cucumber                     148
giant hatchetfish                395
ivory bloomshell turtle         1385
coelacanth                       595
gigantic sea spider             2231
millstone fish                   446
whiskerknot skrei                170
serpentine merrow               1486
peppermint stripefish            255
spotted fangtooth                654
pale, four-fin ray               964
redfin tuna                     1585
hideaway nautilus                892

Composed by: Will on or about the 21st of Phaestian, 728 AF.


Welcome to the Celestial Targossian Navy, Cadet. You've taken the first
step in the path to someday captaining your own ship or at the very
least have the honour of being able to use the fleet. These first steps
are the most important as they lay the foundation of your knowledge of
all things seafaring (and a fair bit of it there is too). As a Cadet,
you will learn the basic principles of how to be an efficient crew
member, wherever you decide to specialise in.

To start, please speak with the Admiral of the fleet or any of their
aides (AIDES MARITIME) in obtaining a marque of unquestionable
seaworthiness if you do not already possess one. Once obtained, you may
ATTEST it at seven harbour locations: Tenwat, Sea Lion Cove, and Mysia
are accessable without need for sailing and can be done straight away.
Zanzibaar, Tapoa, Zaphar and Clockwork however, require sailing to and
so your best bet would be to ask on the clan for a captain to assist
you.

Now that you have access to the seafaring skillset, you are well on your
way to having access to the fleet ships. Feel free to learn as much or
as less into seafaring as you wish. Then, having read all the
reccomended scrolls, complete the following three tasks in order to
demonstrate yourself ready to venture out into the vast oceans around
Sapience and Meropis. The Admiral or any aides can proctor this small
test. The tasks are as follows:


o Complete a sail around the Ulangi islands from Targossas harbour. Be
prepared to know all the simple things from start to finish, from
raising the gangplank to making sure you set the sails and row for the
best speed. Any Captain or Aide as per CLANHELP CTN can take you on one
of the city ships to do this. Bonus points if you do not crash!

o A short discussion with your invigilator on:
 - The purpose of and how to check the following:
   * the figurehead
   * the ship stores
   * the strongbox
   * the crew
 - What to do if your ship is on fire.
 - What to do if your ship has been sunk.
 - What they should bring before sailing.
 - How to utilise ship auras whilst sailing


o A message to the Admiral or Vice-Admiral on your selection of your
first Seafaring Promotion Point, so that CLHELP SEAFARERS can be updated
with your name on the list. Do note that this is not permanent, and you
can always re-spec if you change your mind.

- Reccomended reading:
  - HELP FIGUREHEAD
  - HELP NEWTOSHIPS
  - HELP SINKING
  - HELP 23
  - CLHELP DECKHAND
  - CLHELP WEAPONS
  - CLHELP WATCH
  - CLHELP COMMAND
  - CLHELP SEAFARERS

After successfully showing that you are capable to handle a ship, you
are now able select access to the city's fleet. A number of ships will
be usable for practice, personal use or trades or anything. CLHELP FLEET
will show you which ships are usable.

Should you wish to have full access to the fleet, and become of the
navy's fleet captains, then the next step would be to read CLHELP
CAPTAIN, where one can train toward a more advanced level of seafaring.

Composed by: Will on or about the 14th of Glacian, 728 AF.

SHIP WATCH SPECIALISATION
-------------------------

The Watch specialization focuses on enhancing awareness of one's
surroundings at sea through use of vision, as the name suggests.

Watchmen (and Watchwomen) are afforded an aura that significantly
increases agility when entering the ship's nest and rigging (CLHELP
SHIPAURA). They may also use nautical spyglasses at lower ranks to
discern more information about seamonsters and adjacent vessels.

Later on, their acuity with a spyglass can be used to discern all aboard
a particular vessel nearby via SHIPWHO. They may also make use of the
ANTICIPATE tactic, allowing them to detect when a nearby vessel makes a
change in heading.


You may learn this specialization from Natalie, the ferrywoman, in
Shala-Khulia.

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Watchaura - Summon an aura of omniscience
* This ability grants access to the watch ship aura, affording an aura
that increases agility using the mast and rigging. It also allows the
spyglass to gain more information about seamonsters and adjacent
vessels.

Spyglass - Gain greater detail on your surroundings.
* INFO <direction>
* INFO <direction> item]
* Gain some detail on non-ship items in the ocean surrounding your ship.
You must have a spyglass in your inventory.
* Gain information on a harbour within reasonable distance. You must
have a spyglass in your inventory.

Anticipate - Know when a ship changes course or manoeuvre.
* SHIP ANTICIPATE SHOW
* SHIP ANTICIPATE STOP
* SHIP ANTICIPATE START <full or short name of ship in range>

Composed by: Halos on or about the 18th of Sarapin, 663 AF.

Port          |            Description
====================================================================
Aalen         | A stretch of beach near the sea.
Ageiro        | Upon a rotting dock.
Altar         | Upon a thin strip of fine black sand.
Ashtan        | The Harbour of Ashtan.
Bitterflow    | Sandy beach.
Clockwork     | Rusted landing.
Colchis       | End of a large dock.
Eastern Shore | Overlooking the sea.
Eirenwaar     | Rocky beach at the base of a mountain.
Ilyrean Isles | A nearly frozen harbour.
Karbaz        | A quay upon dark waters
Lothos        | Empty sandy beaches
Mhaldor       | North End of Claw Cove
Minos         | End of the eastern pier.
Mysia         | On the Mysian dock.
New Hope      | Rock-strewn beach.
No Idea Isle  | A bleak rocky outcropping rising from the waves
North Forest  | Sandy beach.
N. Scrublands | Rockbound cove.
Orilla        | Overlooking the lagoon.
Phereklos     | In icy shallows.
Polyargos     | Shore of a shallow bay.
Prin          | A massive fallen tree.
Rageteeth     | Rageteeth beach.
Riparium      | A rocky beach in a cove.
Sealion Cove  | A sandy stretch of beach.
Shala-Khulia  | A natural harbour.
Shallam       | A harbour in ruin.
Shiparena     | A broad beach/ A crescent-shaped island
Shipwreck Isle| A hidden cove.
Targossas     | A natural harbour. The harbour of Targossas
Ulangi        | Beach alongside a rock-strewn lagoon.
Suliel, East  | A lowland cove.
Suliel, West  | An icy pier.
Tapoa         | North end of the beach.
Tasur'ke      | The harbour of Tasur'ke.
Tenwat        | A desolate shoreline.
Thraasi       | Upon a reinforced pier.
Tuar          | A shadowy landing.
Ulangi, North | Fortified harbour.
Ulangi, South | Beach alongside a rock-strewn lagoon.
Umbrin        | Boardwalk between moored ships.
Valho Coast   | By the gelid waters.
Zanzibaar     | Overlooking the harbour.
Zaphar        | At the end of a pair of docks.

This scroll provided courtesy of the Mariner's Guild