Quest #42 "Clear, Pointy, Protrusions"

[OGRE MAGE]

Wake assembles a group of adventurers who are willing to search for the next obelisks to the north of the newly discovered swamplands.

A few of the members of his group are quick to warn the cleric about the powerful and probably dangerous rock people who eliminated the threat of the nearby dwarves recently.

Despite the threat, the group makes progress in their preparations and planning.

Anything we need to discuss before this group leaves can be done right here.

[gurusql]

Wake

"Adventurers, thank you for coming together for this journey.

I am proposing that that we head down the beach and see what Beachtown looks like.

• If it is still over run with the hostile rock people we can keep going to the end of the beach and take the trail until it forks for the maze. Just before the maze there is a should distance through the jungle to get to the path to Nipple Gorge.
• If Beachtown is a ghost town, we can take the path directly to Nipple Gorge

Once we are at Nipple Gorge we will be heading through unexplored area heading for the green dot on the map.

Does everyone have the supplies that you need for this journey. I did get us a tent for the group."

Map

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[Karaunios]

Yrias

"I have enough food for the journey and also refilled my waterskin. I'm ready to leave when everyone is."

[Ahlmzhad]

Feanol

Looks over her supplies and if satisfied will agree that she is ready to go.

[Urson]

Daisy
Daisy gathers her gear and makes sure it's clean and ready. The last afternoon, she suddenly remembers she doesn't have any rations, and hurries around to scrounge enough for a week. She manages, but spends the last of her money doing so.

When the morning breaks, she makes her prayers to Arvoreen and is ready to head out. She's even managed to scare up some red ribbons to braid into the hair on her feet.

[Ahlmzhad]

Daisy! Glad to be on campaign with you. The game is so much better with Halflings!!! I'd probably be playing one, but I started out with a 4 str so Female Elf MU was my only option.

[Jernau35]

Maag

"Yeah, I 'ave got enough fresh fruit to give me der squirts. I 'ope we can shoot sumfin' wiv a bit of meat on it before too long."

"I vote for takin' der trail at der end of der beach anyway. Der rock monsters came down der logger's trail to get to Beachtown. Just 'cos dey are not 'angin' around on der beach does not mean dey are not watchin' dat trail."

"Plus, der beach trail leads to der open grass where der lizards live. It's a lot 'arder for a bleedin' giant rock to 'ide itself in der middle of a field".

[Ahlmzhad]

Feanol

"Maag, I agree. We need to just feel it out and be ready to hit the jungle if we sense issues ahead. I doubt we're in their thoughts, and if we move light, and move through, they're probably just going to be a caution and not an issue."

[Karaunios]

Yrias

The cleric crosses his arms. "As far as I know those monsters came out of the cave where those Stonegut dwarves where mining. Maybe they just came out because they were being disturbed by them and when the killing ended they retreated back to their habitat. I doubt there's many things of interest for them up here... So I venture to say we won't have any problems with them on our way there.

But discretion is the better part of valor, for sure.

[gurusql]

Wake

"Maag, would recommend we cut through the lizard plains and then go north from there and pick up the trail just before the gorge?"

[Jernau35]

Maag

Maag nods. "Yeah. It means dat we would only be travelin' through places where we know dat der rock monsters 'ave been seen for der minimum time."

[Urson]

Daisy
Ah'm glad we have someone who knows the territory.
Daisy gives Maag a wide smile.

[Ahlmzhad]

Feanol

"I'm good with some avoidance. Let's go".

[gurusql]

Wake

"Sounds like beach to the end it is, would anyone like to propose a marching order?"

[Karaunios]

Pairs:
Daisy - Maag
Feanol - Liam
Yrias - Wake

Single file:
Maag
Daisy
Feanol
Liam
Yrias
Wake

Level and class taken into account.

[gurusql]

Other than perhaps the minor change of swapping "Feanol - Liam" to "Liam - Feanol" in the pairs, I like it very much!

[OGRE MAGE]

Into The Beach

A plan to march all the way down the beach to the final western trail is made and agreed upon by all members of the group. From there the party will travel back to the field where the lizards were found, hoping to bypass any dangers from the rock creatures they have been previously warned about.

Once the members are stocked up with gear and fresh fruity rations, they assemble at the rivers mouth, looking over the water at the soft sandy beach beyond it. The beach looks empty for now, but it is difficult to see much further than a few miles down its uneven shoreline.

Before they make the river crossing, they inform the others of their plans and double check their supplies, unsure when they will be able to make it back to this little slice of humanity again.

Actions?

If this marching order looks good to everyone, I will send you along your journey if everyone is ready to depart.

Maag
Daisy
Feanol
Liam
Yrias
Wake

[Urson]

Daisy
Arvoreen, We ask your blessings.

[Karaunios]

Yrias whispers a prayer to Boccob, eager to see what's in store for them.

[gurusql]

Wake

Wake kneels in the sand and draws the shape of the small curved blade which he carries and whispers, "Phyton, help us all to return." and then is ready to lead from the rear.