Academy of Drell, Part 5

Charlotte and Rallyn

Assuming Charlotte doesn't disagree, the pair make best time to the stables, becoming more and more confident as they travel that there's no other living humanoids on the plateau.

Just outside the door of the stables, the remnants of a cooking fire can be seen, with stones set around the edge and a couple of rods set up for cooking meat. Large pieces of meat, based on the size of the fire p it.

Once inside the sparse stables it's obvious the orcs have visited. Hay is in dissaray and the few animals here are skittish. Normally this time of year there comparably large numbers* of horses, as students who go home for the winter are unable to take them back to the mainland cheaply, but in this case, a few are missing.

Fortunately, Rallyn's steed is still evident.

*Riding mounts are rare in the empire. Horses are only native to the southern parts of the empire and have only slowly been introduced to the north in the last few hundred years. As Drell is located in the far north, there are very few riding beasts other than wardogs for gnomish and halfling clans.
 

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Lyrique, Victor, Sildarin and Mortimer

Leaving the abode of Lyrique's house, the quartet travel at best speed toward the bonfires, with an ear toward silent passage.

Scanning in all directions, it's clear there are few orcs if any nearby, but loud celebratory noises can be heard from near the bonfires.

Spot checks please
 

Rallyn quickly saddles and bridles his little pony and begins loading it down with the other students' things. He nods to Charlotte as he finishes.
 
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"I don't have a mount," Charlotte says, "but I'll keep up with you as best as I can. If I fall behind, don't worry about it - I'll catch up."

Zhure, is my psicrystal in range? If it is, can I figure out where the others are?
 

Rallyn leads the shaggy pony out of the stall and it becomes apparent that it's not exactly built for speed, and with the load and Rallyn, it doesn't look like it will be outrunning anyone. Rallyn winks then whispers, "Let's go find the others..."

If the pony's load is 100 pounds or less, it's speed is a whopping 40. :) I don't know what gear any of the others left in their room, I'm kinda glossing over that to get back to the action, but I imagine that it, plus the saddle, plus Rallyn, is at least 100 pounds. So the pony should move at 30 I think. :)
 

Spot check: 7+17=24

"Don't do anything rash, Lyrique." Mortimer says quietly. "I'm sure you want to kill these scum, but we're very outnumbered. Stealth will be our best approach."
 



Charlotte and Rallyn

Rallyn mounts his pony and starts the trek down the hill, will Charlotte trotting alongside.

From the main gate of the Academy, most of the main parts of the island are within a mile, so Charlotte's psicrystal is easily within range of her. The only way to locate it at this level is to ask for directions from it, which it can easily give.
 

Lyrique, Victor, Sildarin and Mortimer

At first, he thinks it's his imagination, or a large seal or something, but Mortimer notices a small figure far out to sea, almost at the extreme edge of his vision. The humanoid form is barely visible and doesn't seem to be moving in relation to the waves.
 

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