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Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the <i>[[Barrel-Chested Lady]]</i>. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ. | Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the <i>[[Barrel-Chested Lady]]</i>. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ. | ||
Despite the nature of his employment, Ka-Ess found his tour aboard the <i>Barrel-Chested Lady</i> liberating. Freed from his obligations as a Lizardman breeding male, he exulted in swinging from the rigging, fencing, drinking, brawling, and above all, singing loud and lustily with his fellow [[sailors]]. He soon found that his courtly education in the harem had instilled in him a talent for music, and when he lent his sibilant tones to a shanty, the ship sailed as if it were under the protection of the sea itself. Yardspar, though ruthless, was a cunning sailor and tactician, and he instructed Ka-Ess in | Despite the nature of his employment, Ka-Ess found his tour aboard the <i>Barrel-Chested Lady</i> liberating. Freed from his obligations as a Lizardman breeding male, he exulted in swinging from the rigging, fencing, drinking, brawling, and above all, singing loud and lustily with his fellow [[sailors]]. He soon found that his courtly education in the harem had instilled in him a talent for music, and when he lent his sibilant tones to a shanty, the ship sailed as if it were under the protection of the sea itself. Yardspar, though ruthless, was a cunning sailor and tactician, and he instructed Ka-Ess in the many maritime arts. When his contractual obligation had been fulfilled, Ka-Ess Lizardkin strode down the gangplank a fully-fledged sailor and [[bard]]. Ka-Ess worked as a sailor on various merchant and pirate ships for the next several years, finding himself in demand for his acrobatic, musical, and navigational gifts. Unused to the concept of currency, he spent as quickly as he earned, having little concept of "saving," and his extravagance earned him many boon companions in the ports of the [[Skaugan Main]]. | ||
== Capture and Escape == | == Capture and Escape == | ||