The Marooned Mariner
(based on the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner)
Water, water for days
Nor a drop to drink
S.T.Coleridge
I have been working on this idea of introducing one of the most significant characters of nautical legends to SOT.
In my vision the Marooned Mariner can be introduced as a world event; just a rowboat adrift with only one pale passenger, yet
differently from other rowboats this one is barnacle ridden and displays a makeshift torch that can be spotted in the distance.
The crew that spots the Marooned Mariner has the ability to dock the rowboat on their ship in order to rescue him, they do so
at their risk and peril for the curse of the undead follows him.
Aboard the rowboat there is the diary of the Marooned Mariner where his lore is displayed. The Marooned Mariner and his crew were
searching for buried treasure following an old treasure map. After many hardships the crewmates blamed the Mariner and his map
for their bad luck, so they put the map in a green bottle and tied it around his neck. The crew forced the Mariner on a rowboat and
marooned him adrift without paddles or provisions.
If rescued and taken aboard, a skeleton ship (this is the previous crew of the Marooned Mariner, corrupted by the undead curse)
will spawn next to the players' vessel and will follow them till a nearby outpost. Once at the outpost the Marooned Mariner will
take off the green bottle from his neck and deliver it to the rescuing crew. Inside the players will find a treasure map that
conveniently is located at the same outpost.
Hopefully you will like this idea
Please tell me what you think in the comments