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Message: <blockquote data-quote="penance" data-source="post: 3129128" data-attributes="member: 45645">The party waited into the afternoon.  Some talked about strategy to fight the undead, others waited.  Alexcia did some more carving on her wooden figure.  Then the tent door opened, and Draethan and Forathius exited.  Forathius spoke, "Now we are prepared, and I am sure you wish to be on your way."  He smiled, "You strike me as the type of people that do not like to linger.  Draethan will take you along the Skylit Path, to our forward base.  From there it is a short march to the orc encampment.  Be warned!  My scouts have been reporting some strange happenings along the Path, and you would do well to stay on your guard."  He bowed, and returned to his tent.  Draethan now walks in front of the party;  he has a different look on his face.  His clothes are still dusty, but his flagging composure has dissapeared.  "Well.  I daresay that we should be off!  Step lightly, now."And so the party left the elven camp.  They walked through the forest along small, well-worn game trails, leaving almost no trace.  After a few hours, Draethan stopped.  "Hai, there.  Something is not right," he said quietly.  He pointed up at the trees, and the party noticed that every couple trees was infested with spiders, their webs practicaly consuming the entire tree.  "The last time I was here, it was not like this." He looks slightly unsettled."Keep a hand on your sword hilts, my friends."With that, the party ventured deeper into a forest devoid of life;  no wildlife moved.  The only thing prospering in this area of the forest was the webs.  After about half an hours walk, the evening sky was invisible, blocked by a maze of web the created a canopy.  Alexcia pulled a glow rod from her pack, and Draethan lit a torch so that the adventurers could see.  "The front encampment is a hour from here.  Be wary."After another twenty-five minutes of walking, Draethan froze.  "Did you hear that?"  He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, right before the huge spider dropped from the canopy.  It was a terrifying monster, the size of three men.  As it landed, it made a screeching noise that peirced through the forest.  Draethan let fly an arrow into the thing's side, and as a response, the spider flung a spray of web into the party, catching Draethan and the front two party members.Defend yourselves!</blockquote>

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