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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1010" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>A Risky Gamble</strong></p><p></p><p>Several ideas were tossed around as to how the group could avoid or prevail against the score of orcs headed their way. None seemed particularly promising. But it was then suggested that the group split up. After all, the orcs could only follow one set of tracks unless they too decided to split up. At least that way, some of the party would likely survive to bring some of the orc slaying weapons back to Rilaga.</p><p></p><p>Rhys and Krase would stick together and strike a course to the east and then turn south. Ilrath would head northeast and ultimately turn south, counting on his greater speed to allow him to make a larger circuit than the boys from Glynden. Speaks would head south, back to their former campsite at the base of the mountain. From there, he would try to stomp a large path in the snow that might fool the orcs into thinking the entire party went that way. Then he could use his ability to leave no tracks at all to disappear entirely. They would all try to meet up at the remorhaz cave at dawn.</p><p></p><p>They shook hands briefly before parting, knowing that if fortune didn't favor them, this could be the last time they saw each other. And then they set off, making as good a speed as possible in the deep snow.</p><p></p><p>Now that they were without the benefit of Speaks' spells to help them resist the elements, they found themselves struggling against a bitter cold. One by one, they began to feel the cold creep into their feet, hands and faces. As tired as they were from their hasty descent of the mountain, it was nothing compared to the bone numbing weariness that overtook them now. As midnight came and went, it was all they could do to keep picking up and putting down their feet.</p><p></p><p>(All of them failed Fortitude saves and began to succumb to hypothermia. They began losing temporary strength, dexterity and constitution for every 4 hour period during which they couldn't get warmed up.)</p><p></p><p>Krase's sense of nature and the surrounding terrain helped guide him back to the pair of rocky ridges between which lay the cave. An hour or so before dawn, he and Rhys dragged their weary and numb bodies into the cave. They immediately set about trying to make a fire with whatever bits of wood lay near the cave entrance.</p><p></p><p>A short while later, Ilrath made it to the cave. He seemed in better shape than the others but the crust of ice in his beard showed that his night had not been easy. He had been carrying the majority of the weight from the orc bane weapons. He helped gather a bit more wood from the area to bolster the tiny fire. The group lamented that the orcs might see the smoke and use it to locate them but that couldn't be helped. They had to get warm.</p><p></p><p>Another couple of hour had passed before Speaks showed up. He explained that he had left a long false trail before angling for the cave. He and Rhys wasted little time with pleasantries and both went to sleep by the fire. Ilrath and Krase traded guard duty until late afternoon when the Rhys and speaks awoke and were ready with their spells again.</p><p></p><p>Speaks fortified everyone with his spells so that, once again, they could shrug off the worst effects of the bitter cold. He then employed a spell to allow the group to move over the snow without leaving tracks. While that spell was in effect, the group made an effort to move at top speed to put as much distance between themselves and their previous camp as possible.</p><p></p><p>Speaks cast that spell a couple more times after that and the party decided that if the orcs could still find them after putting more than two hours of distance between themselves and their last tracks, there was little more they could do about it. They needed more rest. They made camp in the woods beyond the edge of the glacial valley.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: The Heroes Return. But to What?</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 1010, member: 99"] [B]A Risky Gamble[/B] Several ideas were tossed around as to how the group could avoid or prevail against the score of orcs headed their way. None seemed particularly promising. But it was then suggested that the group split up. After all, the orcs could only follow one set of tracks unless they too decided to split up. At least that way, some of the party would likely survive to bring some of the orc slaying weapons back to Rilaga. Rhys and Krase would stick together and strike a course to the east and then turn south. Ilrath would head northeast and ultimately turn south, counting on his greater speed to allow him to make a larger circuit than the boys from Glynden. Speaks would head south, back to their former campsite at the base of the mountain. From there, he would try to stomp a large path in the snow that might fool the orcs into thinking the entire party went that way. Then he could use his ability to leave no tracks at all to disappear entirely. They would all try to meet up at the remorhaz cave at dawn. They shook hands briefly before parting, knowing that if fortune didn't favor them, this could be the last time they saw each other. And then they set off, making as good a speed as possible in the deep snow. Now that they were without the benefit of Speaks' spells to help them resist the elements, they found themselves struggling against a bitter cold. One by one, they began to feel the cold creep into their feet, hands and faces. As tired as they were from their hasty descent of the mountain, it was nothing compared to the bone numbing weariness that overtook them now. As midnight came and went, it was all they could do to keep picking up and putting down their feet. (All of them failed Fortitude saves and began to succumb to hypothermia. They began losing temporary strength, dexterity and constitution for every 4 hour period during which they couldn't get warmed up.) Krase's sense of nature and the surrounding terrain helped guide him back to the pair of rocky ridges between which lay the cave. An hour or so before dawn, he and Rhys dragged their weary and numb bodies into the cave. They immediately set about trying to make a fire with whatever bits of wood lay near the cave entrance. A short while later, Ilrath made it to the cave. He seemed in better shape than the others but the crust of ice in his beard showed that his night had not been easy. He had been carrying the majority of the weight from the orc bane weapons. He helped gather a bit more wood from the area to bolster the tiny fire. The group lamented that the orcs might see the smoke and use it to locate them but that couldn't be helped. They had to get warm. Another couple of hour had passed before Speaks showed up. He explained that he had left a long false trail before angling for the cave. He and Rhys wasted little time with pleasantries and both went to sleep by the fire. Ilrath and Krase traded guard duty until late afternoon when the Rhys and speaks awoke and were ready with their spells again. Speaks fortified everyone with his spells so that, once again, they could shrug off the worst effects of the bitter cold. He then employed a spell to allow the group to move over the snow without leaving tracks. While that spell was in effect, the group made an effort to move at top speed to put as much distance between themselves and their previous camp as possible. Speaks cast that spell a couple more times after that and the party decided that if the orcs could still find them after putting more than two hours of distance between themselves and their last tracks, there was little more they could do about it. They needed more rest. They made camp in the woods beyond the edge of the glacial valley. [B]NEXT: The Heroes Return. But to What?[/B] [/QUOTE]
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