Going back in where dozens of these things are is a death sentence. Davok needs weapons and armor, and maybe just maybe he can find those things outside, at least he can rest up before heading back inside. So he turns and slips out into the surf and the beach beyond the opening of the cave.
As he exits into the fading light of the day he spots a lone goblin-squid floating in the water. He looks like he's just relaxing while he should be on watch. Davok pauses, and doubts the thing knows he's here yet.
All around is a long white sandy beach and up from it is a tropical jungle isle.
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Davok spots an opportunity in the lone goblin and pirates are not known for passing up an opportunity. He quietly swims towards this goblin squid trying to stay behind it.
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Davok slips under the water and swims up silently to the Grindylow. He pops up out of the water at the last second and grabs the thing by the throat. It lashes about like a caught fish as he clamps his hands around its throat choking it for a few moments. The tentacles slow in their flailing about then stop as its passes out from being choked out.
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"Tha' dirty scalawag. Twas goin' ta use me own cutlass against me!" Davok drags the creature towards the shore with him and once upon the beach cuts its throat and hides it in some bushes. He then looks for a place to take shelter.
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Davok slits its throat and drags the corpse into the brush around the beach. For the moment he's alone, and looks about. The man is on the southwest end of an isle, if his direction sense is any good. There is a high climbing section of the isle along its western side, and from there he might get a good look of things. Davok starts off seeking for a way up, spotting a strange corn field in the middle of a flat area. Near the corn field are heads on spikes covered in flies that look disease riddled so he avoids them and the danger they warn about.
It finally hits the man like a belaying pin to the face -- exhaustion. He's been captive for who knows how many days, hasn't eaten, hasn't drank, he's just finished. So finding an area of tropical bushes nearby he is forced to climb into them and he passes out.
When he wakes up the sun is out, its hot, and he can hear voices again. This time however those voices are speaking the common tongue....
It finally hits the man like a belaying pin to the face -- exhaustion. He's been captive for who knows how many days, hasn't eaten, hasn't drank, he's just finished. So finding an area of tropical bushes nearby he is forced to climb into them and he passes out.
When he wakes up the sun is out, its hot, and he can hear voices again. This time however those voices are speaking the common tongue....
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A woman's voice calls out to Davok, "Why don't ye get yer sorry ass outta that bush before we put a couple a'bolts in yer hide?"
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