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The huge, towering boulders that flank the right side of the path seem to alleviate the blasting winds temporarily, as barrel strides along the opposite side of the path. K 24

So..... Sorry to hold up the game, but I can't seem to figure out how to do one of those fancy dice rolls in a post. I clicked on a bunch of these little icon things above the reply box, and it doesn't seem like any of them does what I'm looking for. Is there code for it?

The hunkering slave guard gazes silently at the nomad woman, the third of the free wanderers from outside the walls to look to him for guidance. As though the House Wavir has hired all these search parties as some kind of game or competition, and he's the official. Maybe outside of Altaruk...

Barrel stares for a few seconds at the two adventurers, free men who expect payment, looking to him for help. Through the sandstorm in the yard, he hallucinates the battles for his life that await him if they return successful, and then turns to follow the girl with initiative.

Barrel sighs and recites flatly, his visage a mocking echo of faceless authority. "Each search party will be assigned one guard. Should they succeed in locating the caravan, he is to ensure the safe return and proper handling of House Wavir's goods."

As the slave-guard approaches, several members of the group look up from the huddle, squinting through the whirling dust at him. His approach is uncanny, as he seems the size of a man when still nearly 20 paces off. When he steps over to their segment of the knotted fence of grisly, bustling...