Yo ho, yo ho, a Sailor's Life for Me

After agreeing to the deal with House Dresden, the group makes its way to the harbor to meet the ship hired out for their passage. The Sciola Mara is a small cog, captained by a halfling named Ramendo. His crew of Halflings has sailed the Nyr Dyv all their lives. Passage has been booked to Radigast City, which has a famous library and many famous wizards.
Typically on the voyage Relamn stays on the forecastle with the ballista (mostly there for show), Korton stays aft with the captain, Glirzem stays with the Halflings below (drinking grog and gambling), while Jeff and Lothar stay below poring over journals of the first expedition to White Plume from 20 years ago (provided by Dresden), in case they could glean anything useful.
The trip is expected to take a full week.

On the second day, one of the halfling hands is grabbed from the port side by a gigantic tentacle. Chaos ensues as it takes him up into the air, and the boat lists as a monster starts to emerge. The crew begin to shout about a kraken attacking the ship!
Roland grabs his bow, runs out, shoots at the purple mass of flesh in the water, and manages a hit (though it barely seems to register). Relamn runs down the sairs to the main deck and pounds the tentacle into the railing with his flail, freeing the caught halfling and saving his life.
The rest of the crew clears the deck in a panick, while the captain shouts orders and readies a crossbow. Glirzem fights against the stream of incoming hilflings to reach the maindeck, cursing his short gnomish legs. He reaches the deck and takes stock of the situation.
Korton comes down to the starboard side of the main deck, while unleashing a fireball that hits the terrible thing and its arms on the side rail. He’s quite proud of himself, until the captain’s cursing brings his attention to the ropes and cargo at the railing that he has blackened. Lothar runs out to the deck and, seeing the tentacles draped over the smoldering rail, casts freedom of movement on himself.
The monster pulls itself up towards the deck with its tentacles, and sends them out to try and ensnare some of the heroes. Several arms miss Lothar, but one of them manages to grab Raelamn. Roland fires twice at the beast, whose massive beak is now nearly at the railing, and connecting once, nearly at its eyes. The beast lets out an eerie sound, a sort of clicking howl. Raelamn, using one of his martial stances, manages to attack the monster despite being held, connecting again with his flail.
Glirzem manages a fireball off the side of the deck, which brings more pain to the beast without damaging the ship. Korton hastes the group on the deck, preparing to dig in for a major fight. Lothar steps up to the rail and attacks the tentacle holding Raelamn, chopping into it savagely with his waraxe. The beast, looking quite miserable, releases Raelamn and drops into the water. With a loud sound, it jets backwards, out of sight, and the threat is ended.

The next day, one of the sailors on watch atop the mainmast is struck down with a bolt of lightning! With a cry, the lookout falls to the deck below. A large four-winged bird streaks down toward the boat from out of the sun, screeching as he comes.
Hearing the commotion, Roland grabs his bow and runs to the deck, and manages to lose an arrow at the bird. Raelamn spots the threat, and manages to get armed with his guisarme. G makes his way to the deck from below, and tosses a lightning bolt at the avian threat. Much to his chagrin, the bolt gathers into the bird, seemingly without effect.
Korton comes down to the main deck, and hastes those present. The hawk swoops in, and returns a lightning bolt at Glirzem. Lothar gets to the deck and casts blindness on the hawk, but it seems to have no effect. Roland fires again, but can’t connect with two arrows. Raelamn waits for an opportunity to strike, while Glirzem tosses a fireball, but it doesn’t seem to be very effective. Korlon tries to cast a complex spell while moving, but he loses focus and it fails. The hawk moves in and engages Lothar, biting him despite his armor.
Raelamn goes after the hawk, trying to knock it out of sky, but can’t manage to pull it down with his polearm. Lothar shifts away from the melee, casting bull’s strength on Raelamn. Roland fires twice, and hits with both now that the hawk is right above the deck. Glirzem tries a fireball again, but it is obvious now that elemental damage is ineffective against this foe.
Korton uses a polymorph to became a griffon, taking the battle to the sky. The hawk tries again to bite Lothar, but cannot breach his shield. Raelamn steps up, and with the aid of Lothar’s dwoemer hooks the hawk and drags it out of the sky! It hangs over the rail, barely managing to avoid falling into the sea, as Raelamn follows up with another strike from his guisarme. Lothar channels the power of Pelor to activate Divine Armor, and strikes true with his axe.
A toss of the ship causes Roland to drop his bow, just as Glirzem fires off a few magic missiles. Korton, getting used to his new form, tries to circle around as a griffon, preparing to cut off any retreat. Desperate, the hawk tries to take to the sky, but is slain by Raelamn and Lothar, sending the body into the sea.