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<blockquote data-quote="akr71" data-source="post: 7293688" data-attributes="member: 6801213">Slow! Construction aheadThe road here follows the contour of the hillside, carved out of the hillside really, with a river running along the valley floor perhaps 50 feet below.&nbsp; Trade and travel upstream usually follows the road, while travelers dowstream typically use the river.&nbsp; However recent flash flooding and landslides have washed out sections of the road and the bridge that used to be about a mile up river.&nbsp; Finding a route around will take at least 7 days.&nbsp; The local lord's engineer and survey corps have made camp and have begun road reconstruction.&nbsp; Most of the laborers are locals that have been pressed (not totally unwillingly) into service.&nbsp; A smaller team of engineers and surveyors have made camp at the bridge construction site, but they are not soldiers.&nbsp; They are being harassed by creatures pushed down out of the hills, also affected by the recent landslides.&nbsp; If only the engineers had some protection while waiting for the lord's soldiers to arrive in 3 days time, they could probably finish the temporary crossing in 4 daysShoelessThe party comes across a young centaur hobbling through the woods on three legs.&nbsp; The forth is being favored and it is unable to take the centaur's full weight without considerable pain.&nbsp; It is managing alright, but is still far from home and getting through thick brush or over fallen logs is proving to be quite difficult for the creature.&nbsp; It threw a shoe and ended up getting a sharp rock stuck in its hoof.&nbsp; It gladly accepts any assistance offered.&nbsp; If the party accompany it back to camp, the centaur looks for any excuse to delay or distract the party.&nbsp; His/her mare told him/her to visit the blacksmith and get re-shoed before heading into the forest and he/she is not looking forward to the chastising lecture that is surely coming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akr71, post: 7293688, member: 6801213"] [B]Slow! Construction ahead[/B] The road here follows the contour of the hillside, carved out of the hillside really, with a river running along the valley floor perhaps 50 feet below. Trade and travel upstream usually follows the road, while travelers dowstream typically use the river. However recent flash flooding and landslides have washed out sections of the road and the bridge that used to be about a mile up river. Finding a route around will take at least 7 days. The local lord's engineer and survey corps have made camp and have begun road reconstruction. Most of the laborers are locals that have been pressed (not totally unwillingly) into service. A smaller team of engineers and surveyors have made camp at the bridge construction site, but they are not soldiers. They are being harassed by creatures pushed down out of the hills, also affected by the recent landslides. If only the engineers had some protection while waiting for the lord's soldiers to arrive in 3 days time, they could probably finish the temporary crossing in 4 days [B]Shoeless[/B] The party comes across a young centaur hobbling through the woods on three legs. The forth is being favored and it is unable to take the centaur's full weight without considerable pain. It is managing alright, but is still far from home and getting through thick brush or over fallen logs is proving to be quite difficult for the creature. It threw a shoe and ended up getting a sharp rock stuck in its hoof. It gladly accepts any assistance offered. If the party accompany it back to camp, the centaur looks for any excuse to delay or distract the party. His/her mare told him/her to visit the blacksmith and get re-shoed before heading into the forest and he/she is not looking forward to the chastising lecture that is surely coming. [/QUOTE]

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