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<blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1543402" data-attributes="member: 118">The giant brothers strike out along the trail and the others hasten to keep up.&nbsp; With the weather changing there is a sense of urgency.&nbsp; The path is easy to follow in some spots.&nbsp; Other places, it has disappeared entirely and the group must search for a while to find where it picks back up.&nbsp; The reason for this becomes apparent once the rain starts.&nbsp; The floating island canopy of the gassar trees causes the rain to collect in small pools high above.&nbsp; By the time the rain water reaches the ground, it is in thousands upon thousands of miniature waterfalls.&nbsp; Where these hit the ground the tracks have been washed clean.&nbsp; Under larger islands, however, the tracks remain in evidence.The group continues to follow the tracks for a couple hours.&nbsp; The rain is steady, but the nature of the forest protects everyone from the wind and much of the rain.&nbsp; Ys-Baddaden estimates that less than half of the rain ever makes it to the ground.&nbsp; Rather, it is absorbed into the micro-ecologies of the floating islands.&nbsp; It is around midday when everyone agrees to pause for a brief lunch in a dry spot under one of the larger islands.&nbsp; While munching on dried meats and fruit, Danwyn spots a shadowy figure slip behind a tree trunk a couple hundred feet away.&nbsp; He got only a glimps, but it was clearly humanoid and moving in a manner intended to avoid being seen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rybaer, post: 1543402, member: 118"] The giant brothers strike out along the trail and the others hasten to keep up. With the weather changing there is a sense of urgency. The path is easy to follow in some spots. Other places, it has disappeared entirely and the group must search for a while to find where it picks back up. The reason for this becomes apparent once the rain starts. The floating island canopy of the gassar trees causes the rain to collect in small pools high above. By the time the rain water reaches the ground, it is in thousands upon thousands of miniature waterfalls. Where these hit the ground the tracks have been washed clean. Under larger islands, however, the tracks remain in evidence. The group continues to follow the tracks for a couple hours. The rain is steady, but the nature of the forest protects everyone from the wind and much of the rain. Ys-Baddaden estimates that less than half of the rain ever makes it to the ground. Rather, it is absorbed into the micro-ecologies of the floating islands. It is around midday when everyone agrees to pause for a brief lunch in a dry spot under one of the larger islands. While munching on dried meats and fruit, Danwyn spots a shadowy figure slip behind a tree trunk a couple hundred feet away. He got only a glimps, but it was clearly humanoid and moving in a manner intended to avoid being seen. [/QUOTE]

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