Bother Around Beregost

[Wilphe]

Korik:
OOC:
[sblock]What I meant was:
Though you can't see the trail, from the state of the ground it's crossing, you reckon it should be a fairly direct route.
Spot = 10/12
Lots of tracks here, almost all of them goblins. No ambush appears to have been set however, but with if the trail is this heavily traffiked the goblin population is probably big enough that the chances of avoidng an encounter are pretty low.

Survival =19/21
Most of these tracks are a few days old, apparently made by hunting or foraging parties you'd guess.
The most recent set are from a significant party of goblins, you'd reckon about half-a-dozen or so, apparently in pursuit of some prey or other. You'd guess it's either a large canine (like a dog or wolf) or a small gnoll that made them.
You reckon these are about six hours old and they lead up the trail.


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Neraw:
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Spot=10 There is nothing lurking in the woods.[/sblock]

Everybody:

Grim looks up at Korik, then sniffs the ground again and growls.
There's a fair ammount of humanoid footprints around the fork, most of them seem to lead down the track off to High Hedge. They are certainly a bit muddled up and chaotic.

 

[Galieo]

Hal nods slightly and slowly fits a bullet to his sling. He seems to consider beginning a song, but decides that silence may be his better course, for now.

 

[Daronas]

Mykal feeling the tension, draws one of his javelins from his back. He awaits instructions from the ranger. This is Korik and the faithful Grim's element, and he knows it.

 

[industrygothica]

"Definitely goblins," Korik whispers to the group. "And a fair number of 'em too."

He sets his shoulders and stands erect to his full height at nearly seven feet. His massive chest heaves under his leather, a barely audible growl coming with each breath. Slowly he begins to take the first steps down the infested path to High Hedge, and to his slain father he silently prays, a justice will be served on this day.

 

[Wilphe]

OOC:
We'll get old school now and have a marching order please.

I'll assuming something like:

Korik in front

Hal, Neraw and Mykal in a group behind?

 

[Land Outcast]

OOC: Yep, Hal between Mykal and Neraw?

 

[Daronas]

OOC:

Marching order sounds good. Mykal will be behind Korik. He will be staggered to the side opposite to which Korik has Grim heel. Hal behind me, then Neraw can pull up the rear.

 

[Galieo]

Well, Hal prefers to lead from the rear, but the middle will be just fine!

 

[Wilphe]

The group makes it's way down the track and deeper into the woods. It does indeed run more or less straight and direct but the undergrowth is damp and thick with brambles and ferns so leaving the path, which you can't help but notice becomes increasingly well-travelled the further you get from the main road.

It's also fair to note that the ferns are just about the right height to conceal a goblin in ambush. You don't need Korik's training to work that detail out. You are few miles in and reckon that thus far no one has noticed you, or if they have, you haven't noticed them. Korik then spies a net on the track, a few tens of metres ahead of you a net lies on the track, there's no immediate sign of an ambush - but it is certainly unusual enough to be worth investigation.

 

[Land Outcast]

At the discovery of the net, Neraw stops walking "Korik and Grim approach first to scout for who we are against. What do you think?"