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== Taking to the Sea == | == Taking to the Sea == | ||
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 [[Barrel-Chested Lady]]. 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 Barrel-Chested Lady 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 all of the maritime arts. When his contractual obligation had been fulfilled, Ka-Ess Lizardkin strode down the gangplank a full-fledged sailor and [[bard]]. | |||