PROJECT: Naval Presence

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NAVAL PRESENCE

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Again working on information learned from the Time Travel Team, the Inquisition wishes to begin establishing a naval presence, either by gaining allies who already have ships at their disposal, or by building a navy of its own.

DIVISION: Forces	LEADER: James Flint
STATUS: Active	ASST LEADER: Charles Vane

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Smuggler's Cove

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SUBJECT:
PARTICIPANTS: Korrin Ataash, James Norrington, Marisol Vivas, Ellana Ashara, Nikos
DATE FILED: Bloomingtide
STATUS: Ongoing (will mark as complete when I'm sure there are no surprises to report)
SUMMARY: A group of smugglers have set up shop in a corner of the Wounded Coast. A group of Inquisition agents arrive to kick ass and take names.

REPORT:

It would have been tough to find on our own, I'll give the smugglers that much credit. Marisol's contacts were helpful in providing the location of the cave, though we still had to do some waiting and watching to scout it out. Once we had seen enough, it was time for action.

To best combat the smugglers, our group settled on a two-pronged approach. Norrington and I were to sneak our way into the cave and attack, to run the smugglers out to the sea where the others were waiting. Easier said than done, as it turns out; between the net traps, and sheer rocks, it could have ended very differently if luck and some magic hadn't been on our side.

The smugglers themselves weren't a huge challenge, even though we didn't catch them entirely off-guard and they had more in the way of numbers, our gear and training was superior to theirs. In the end, the survivors proved very cooperative and fled straight into our companion's welcoming arms, at least in part because jars of bees tend to make people panic. I'll let Marisol describe what happened there.

Korrin Ataash

Once our group parties ways, myself, Nikos and Ellana boarded the ship. We wanted to ensure that the cargo could not set sail if those manning the ship realised that something was afoot. For the most part this went smoothly; Nikos and Ellana are both skilled in the arts of stealth. We were able to eliminate the first set of threats with minimal issues. The alarm was raised before we descended below deck, and some injuries were sustained. Thankfully we were able to secure the ship with no fatalities, other than a number of crew members. We were able to keep a couple of more pitiable crew members alive and bound, and they may be of use in gathering more information.

The cargo is fully secured (please see the attached inventory), and on the ship we were able to find their log of ports recently visited, and a collection of maps. Some of this information could well be falsified to throw us off the trail when tracing their movements, but I hope you find it of use. I think another examination of the ship to find false panels concealing any documents could be beneficial.

Marisol Vivas

NOTES & LINKS: The log.