Tangling with Black Bart

After many strange distractions, including an odd mishap in The City of Pancakes, this band of adventurers wandered far (as instructed by the king) to retrieve a magnificent gem from a dark, mysterious jungle. 

Deep in a crumbling temple, they found not the gem, but instead a note left by Black Bart stating he had reached the treasure first and taken it! To win back the treasure, these heroes devised a plan to join Black Bart's crew, and attack when least expected. 

...Unfortunately their plan was thwarted, and they were defeated, and left marooned on a cursed island...