A Tale of Two Dragons

[Harvey]

Penthar Danadin, Aglarondan Griffonrider

Penthar and Regalclaw circle for a bit above the forest, then swoop down to rejoin the party. "I got a good look of our destination. We're coming up on a pretty dense and pretty gloomy-looking forest.... but a small one... roughly one mile in width. There's a trail entering it, but the majority of the forest is too thick for me to get a good look at. I'm afraid it looks like I'm grounded once we enter the forest. Unless... I'm sorry, but I am unfamiliar with all of your abilities... does anyone have any means to get a better reconnaissance report through other means?"

 

[Kaitlin]

Raena Celeste Everglade, Halfling Shadowdancer

The girl looks up at tall Penthar mounted on his tall griffon. She closes her eyes for a moment and does a little spinning movement, tossing her hands outward toward the forest. An almost invisible shadow leaps from her hands towards the woods. She continues walking in that direction and soon the shadow-thing can be seen flying back to her. She bounces back as it hits her and then turns to the group.

OOC: Sending my shadow companion to scout. Maybe it can get a better look through the trees than Penthar could.

 

[silentspace]

Faelar follows Hareka, searching for tracks.

OOC: Search +23, Survival +15

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

Raena: Peter returns to you after a short while and whispers in your ear: "Thick... dark... many creatures... in the shadows... They are quiet... still... a presence... power... awe..." The shade goes to blend in with your own shadow.

Faelar: You can see quite easily that a humanoid wearing shoes traveled from the village towards the forest.

 

[WampusCat43]

Sighing to himself, Nick thought "Wonderful, I've made another great first impression." He quickly retrieved his backpack from his horse. The animal was obviously spooked by the griffon, so he took the time to calm it a bit before hurrying after the others. "Ah, well, she'll get over it."

 

[silentspace]

Curious as to why they have been summoned, and eager to finally meet their summoner at long last, Faelar encourages the stragglers to keep up.

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

It is now fully dark, and the group finally reaches the woods. The trees are close together and it is difficult to see anything through the thick foliage. A lone trail leads into the woods. Of course, the trees are not so close together that it is impossibly to walk through, but the going would be slow at best. And to the keen-eyed in the group, the trail has been recently traveled upon. The party moves along the trail deeper into the forest. They soon reach a small creek with some wet stones that rise slightly above the water, forming a series of stepping stones. The creek is about 10 feet across. An odd smell comes from the flowing water, like the smell of a fetid mold or infection.

OOC: Sometimes, when someone makes a spot check or something like that, I'll just announce it to the whole group, assuming that character would mention it. I'll do this to avoid too many "DM-You see this" and "Player-My character sees this, guys" posts. It doesn't work so well in PbP, I don't think. Of course, if it's ambiguous/controversial, I'll keep it "secret" and let the character reveal it as he/she pleases. Any objections? Good.

 

[Krug]

Duh... deleted

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

OOC: Tykri?

 

[Harvey]

Penthar Danadin, Aglarondan Griffonrider

Penthar pulls back on the reigns of Reglaclaw, bringing the griffon to a halt by the creek edge. He whispers to his mount "See anything Regalclaw? Something feels wrong..."

OOC: Regalclaw will look around (with his darkvision) and keep an ear out. Meanwhile, Penthar will detect evil lookig towards the creek. Also keep in mind Penthar's Aura of Courage grants those within 10' a +4 to fear effects...