PoPP: Souls For Smuggler's Shiv [01]

[mleibrock]

Lerissa

Lerissa keeps an eye on Sasha after the fight trying to gauge what is going on in her head. As the group reaches the old camp, Lerissa will survey the scene surmising about how long ago this site was last used. We certainly don't need any surprises tonight, she thinks to her self.

 

[IronWolf]

Taron also approaches the old camp cautiously, looking for any signs of recent use or tracks that lead to or from. He also looks to see if there are any signs of gathered firewood. He will work forwards the outer edges of the camp before moving closer towards the camp.

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[Rhun]

"Well, this looks as good as any place to camp for the night. It appears it has been some time since this place was used."

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Further investigation into the camp reveals the makings of quite a story. It is plain that whoever set up this site stayed for some little while. There is a lot of ash in the place they kept their fire, and logs dragged around it indicate that several people used the camp. Taron's investigation leads him to a very short path into the trees; a few paces behind the treeline he finds the remains of a makeshift shack. There was plainly a fight here - the cobbled together "furniture" is tossed around the shack and one wall is knocked down. A pentagram has been carved into one of the remaining walls, and the cleric finds several human teeth hammered into the wall in the center of the pentagram.

The daily rains have washed away much, making it near impossible to tell how long this camp has been abandoned.

Sasha continues to appear somewhat anxious to Lerissa; a bit of conversation reveals that it is no one thing in particular that has her on edge, but rather an accumulation of the events contributing to her rapid decline in circumstances.

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[IronWolf]

"Looks like whoever was staying here may have met an untimely demise." Taron notes. He looks through the shack a little more for any other clues he might have missed.

 

[Rhun]

"Perhaps they met some of the same savages we met on the beach yesterday?"

 

[IronWolf]

"Possibly. The pentagram is disconcerting, nevermind the human teeth embedded into the center." Taron replies.

 

[mleibrock]

Lerissa

"Possibly. The pentagram is disconcerting, nevermind the human teeth embedded into the center." Taron replies.

"Agreed. Those savages didn't seem the unholy, advanced type. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be staying in this place tonight. Does anyone else want to move on a little further?"

 

[Rhun]

Abraxis tries to recall anything he might know about the symbolism of the pentagram and teeth.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Abraxis sorts through his memories but comes up empty on anything that might pertain to this area of the world. Taron's further searching comes up with a few bits of bone necklace and a broken axe haft that seems to point to an attack by the local savages that attacked you yesterday, or a similar tribe.