Negotiate with them
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From: Rats in the hold
Hopefully they are reasonable rats.
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 100
- 69 - very chancy (41%)
- 85 - chancy (51%)
- 102 - modest (61%)
- 119 - very modest (71%)
- 135 - low-risk (81%)
- 152 - straightforward (91%)
- 167 - straightforward (100%)
The difficulty is equal to your 
Zee Peril level. The above is the level for 
Home Waters.
Success
An agreement met
You convince them to not eat too much of the food stores, and to pull their own weight helping in the engine room until they can disembark at the next port.
Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained (
Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...
You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
Failure
Unreasonable vermin
"Sure fing, guv'nor," the apparent leader of the rats says. "We eat your food and you let us out at the next port. In exchange, we don't claw your eyeballs out while you sleep."
- Persuasive is increasing…
Terror grips your vessel. (Sets 
Creeping Fear to 1)
Troubled Waters is increasing… (+8 CP)- You've gained ( Zailing Speed + 1~5) x Zailing...
- You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
