*After handing them a map of the region around the Lands of Earth, Rayne heads over to speak with the next group.*
"I am afraid I know little more than that about the Terran Shard. Good luck to you all in finding it. The fate of the world rests in your hands," she says, as she leaves.
*Some time later, Ayanel returns.*
"So, I encountered a little hitch while trying to buy the horses--I weighed down several prospective horses to determine with how much weight they could move unhindered, and it turns out that even if we have him remove his heavy armour, Hulgyr is going to overencumber even the sturdiest of horses, so much so that it might substantially slow down the expedition--or at least, we would be moving more slowly than we would if we just all took off our armour and walked every day, showing a bit of gumption in how many hours we were willing to forced march."
"In that case, it may make the most sense for Hulgyr to ride a conjured mount so that he can therefore ride for twice as long per day, thus making up for lost time against any mounted riders moving at full speed. The trouble with that plan is that it separates Hulgyr from the rest of us for a decent amount of the day. In dangerous areas, that would be unacceptable."
"I have another idea. Maybe someone could use this wand?" Andric offers a wand, "It was donated by a Ranger of our fair city of Fallon. It is said to speed journeys."
(OOC: This is a wand of the LEW specific Ranger spell that lets you hustle for as long as you can usually march. Michael can use it because he has 1 Ranger level)
"That could be used on the whole party to double our speed for a week, shaving a week off the entire trip, or it could be used over 50 days to speed up one slower member of the party," Ayanel posits.
(OOC: Edit, apparently it only works on 'You' if the CL is 1, like for a wand)
"Unfortunately, I believe that wand only affects the caster. It can still be of great use in the mountains, though."