Students of Life & Death #19

The Students of Life and Death cut a path back to Cypress using Roach's animal forms, and informed the Tidal Guard that the cavern outside of town was ready to be used as a burial site for the dead of the Battle of Broken Dawn

Ridley was undergoing some emotional troubles concerning the death of Gore and was convinced he could bring his dead companion back

• He dived into Cypress Bay to retrieve Gore's body, and Gwenna went in after him to lend a hand

• The rest of the group made ready their new ship, gifted to them from Commander Krayte, the Tatiana, which the group said they'd return to its rightful owners if they ever met again

In Cypress Bay, Ridley discovered Uqupa was gathering dead bodies from the wreckage beneath the waves, and one of those dead bodies was Gore

Ridley attempted to retrieve the body, but ended up needing to play dead through a magic spell

• When Gwenna found him, she assumed him dead and brought him to the surface amongst a swarm of deadly sharks in a feeding frenzy

Gwenna returned to Uqupa in an effort to fight him for the body of Gore, but it became clear the fight would be difficult with Uqupa controlling a literal army of sharks

Gwenna used the Wavebender's Liemano to part Cypress Bay, brining the Tatiana and the rest of the Students down to the bottom of the bay, where they prepared to face off against the demi-god.