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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7132330" data-attributes="member: 20323">[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/cJK6AIy.png[/align]Ajan bin Najon al-Yaqud raises his hands in a prayerful gesture, his doubts about the handmaiden Amina allayed. "Perhaps your mistress, my cousin, will have further truths to share in the morning. Peace, handmaiden," says Ajan in his quiet voice, mismatched eyes twinkling like stars of the desert night.[/SECTION]The camels have bedded down for the night, a cool evening breeze carried from the east making for comfortable camping weather. As Amina returns to the tent she shares with Akilah, the night sky is awash with stars, each holding some promise or secret or forgotten prayer. In time, you each fall asleep, some of you – like Husam – alternating taking watch with Ajan's nomads who at last have fallen silent beneath the glory and majesty of the desert night sky.[GM]This is not a long rest, in terms of the rules.When it comes to travel, I require you to find a sanctuary (e.g. oasis, amidst an entire desert tribe, settlement, a tower/ruin you fortify) to gain benefits of a long rest.[/GM]Day 2 – Decisions on the TrailCamp is broken down early. The sores from staying in the saddle for so long and the queasiness from the rolling gait of the camels are ever present, though soon you will grow accustomed to them. Resuming your marching order like before, you head toward the Al-Yabki Mountains which grow increasingly clear along the horizon, emerging from the washed out sands of the Badu al-Kabir beyond them.By late afternoon, however, Ajan's men have begun grumbling almost as much as Nimar al-Solak and his rogues. While you take a shade and water break beneath a small cluster of palms and sandstone ledges, Nimar rides to the front of the caravan to speak with your party clustered in the diffuse shade.[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Z0sgIuu.jpg[/align]Nimar, his eyes locked in a permanent squint, points to the foothills to the southeast, "Jabir's tomb is somewhere in this region. The treasure you promised you'd help us seek, Vizier." Though his tone remains saccharine and polite, it is clear Nimar is the sort of man who only gives when he knows he can get. "It cannot be far. We are so close, it would be a shame to not search for it. Have you discerned the secrets of the map from the spellbook?" He gazes from Akilah to Salahuddin.[/SECTION][SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/cJK6AIy.png[/align]Ajan frowns as he sucks on a dried sour plum, reclining against a rock as he studies Nimar. He does not trust this bandit. Reducing his voice to a quieter tone, Ajan leans in toward your party, "I have stilled my tongue about traveling to the Badu al-Kabir, but already my men suspect your destination. It is a place forbidden to House Bakr. A haunted place. As long as you do not ask us to go into the Badu al-Kabir with you, however, they will follow. But robbing tombs? Their morale could break. And, is it not forbidden under the Law of the Loregiver? Or at least discouraged?"Gesturing to the southwest, Ajan insists, "We should make camp at the foot of the mountain pass, enjoy storytelling and music, then cross early tomorrow morning. There is an old qalat (tower) on the other side that we have rested at before. Many nomads and merchants pass through it. We can rest there during the day tomorrow, then venture to Hakim Oasis by night, avoiding the worst of the High Desert's heat of the day. Surely this is preferable to exploring a tomb?"[/SECTION]<img src="http://i.imgur.com/03x8mE9.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[GM]Random Encounter ChecksDay 2 <a href="http://orokos.com/roll/516892" target="_blank">17+ is an encounter while traveling with Ajan and his nomads</a>: 3d20 14, 9, 5 No encounters[/GM]</blockquote>

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