He's keeping up when we're at a casual pace, not going full speed ahead for hours on end. And he frequently rides along with us as well, either when we're going faster or he needs to rest.
We don't go full speed on normal travel though.
may be just excuses, but they may be not and these ones may be persistent enough to hunt us everywhere in the vicinity of Anwa Islands.
No, because these obviously aren't an unprepared rabble. They know a lot about us and our tactics, including what magic we have available to us. Someone is leading them who knows all of that and feels confident they can still win. It's all too likely that they have something meant to counter our advantages, so willingly giving them the fight they're looking for is a bad idea.
That's all true, but doesn't it leave a possibility of them fighting us even more prepared with even better numbers when we'll return to vicinity of Anwa Islands (on the way to Inaurna or for any other reasons) next time?
the more I think about it, the more it looks like it's something enough plot-related for them to be that persistent. Be it related or adjacent to Olweje and/or his priesthood as I think it might be, or not.
Even better, the Zentragt's attacks ignore Hardness like Adamantine weapons. It can swim, but doesn't have a Swim speed, so it's not nearly fast enough and Inge's Touch of the Sea spell just doesn't last long enough to be relevant in this case.
Hadn't realized we had that sort of option.
They might be plot-relevant enemies, but that doesn't mean they can just loiter about in the ocean waiting for us to come to them again. And even if someone is really motivated to catch us, they have to deal with the facts of sea travel; it's slow, awkward, and expensive. The only reason they were able to come after us at all is because we lingered in Apuku longer than we should have and are still quite close to the island, so it's possible for them to keep up with our greater speed over a short distance without fear of utterly exhausting themselves.
It's something we can do if necessary, but I'm not willing to plan a battle around it, and that includes willingly facing these three ships that are undoubtedly prepared for us.
I wouldn't bet on that.
This at least I don't think will be an issue, Zentragt-transformed warrior have to eat weapons and armor only from foes he has slain, when the slain are foes with no weapons and armor, like naunet, or objects, like ship, it does not apply.
I think it only makes sense if that requirement just applies for foes it personally kills in a fight. Sinking a ship doesn't kill the people on it, that's their fault for not being better swimmers.
Why would we need to do that though?
Come to think of it, we might inadvertently have become the unofficial champion of Olweje, at least in the perceptions of some of the Anwari.
As soon as we kill a Linnorn as they asked us.
Nothing says we have to actually join up with his clergy. Roland didn't seem too impressed when we last interacted with them back in Orinilu, plus he's still a practicing Christian, for whatever that's worth in this setting.
Though that's funny only if we actually can't kill one.
Immobilizing is impossible, constant Freedom of Movement.
It's possible, maybe, but not any time soon.
