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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 4048372" data-attributes="member: 13966">Warren the halfling, HP 39/39, AC 23Warren rides Serrin away to the east at a decent pace, but tries to be reasonably sneaky at first, only speeding up after he figures there couldn't be any worg riders ahead in ambush.  So after a few hours he has Serrin pick up the pace.Warren heads east towards Terrelton, as the sign indicates.  Though before he gets to Terrelton, he'll be slowing down and dismounting, tying Serrin's reigns to a tree while he sneakily scouts the edge of Terrelton first for signs of goblinoids, monsters, or other hostiles.He uses no light for as long as he can, but when it's dark he'll be keeping Serrin at a slow canter so he can avoid trees or other significant obstacles by the moonlight or starlight.  When necessary, Warren stops and searches the ground for a decently-long twig or stick, takes out the roll of twine from his backpack, unrolls roughly a foot worth of twine, cuts it with his dagger, and wraps it around one end of the stick.  Then he initiates the Burning Blade maneuver to lightly strike one end of the stick with his palm (an unarmed strike), igniting the twine.  If he can find some tinder on the ground in the dark, he stuffs that between the twine and the stick.  He doesn't need light for very long.Worse comes to worse, he can use his sunrod for light, though it's far brighter and longer-lasting than he'd prefer for this.  In any case, if he uses Burning Blade at any point, he'll meditate and practice his forms for a few moments to ready the maneuver again, before his light source has faded.As he travels, Warren hopes his less sensible comrades don't get themselves killed by the folly of waiting for an enemy force of unknown size but likely significant danger.....  He really thought Avril and Larian were smarter than that.[sblock=occ]No offense meant, of course, that's just Warren's in-character feeling. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" />  He's got strong instincts and intuition, with his 16 Wisdom, and as a halfling, a rogue, and a follower of Olidammara, he has a significant interest in his self-preservation.So when the captured enemy basically tells him that the angry, vengeful dragon and possibly another squad of hobgoblins is on the way, Warren's instincts tell him to leave post-haste.  If his companions know what's good for them, he reasons, they'll follow his wise decision.  Well, paranoid decision, more like.  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" />  Orlane taught him as a swordsage that the wise warrior picks his own battles and the battlefield, and Warren's own impulses say to avoid fighting an unknown force that includes a dragon, without the advantage of surprise or at least initiative as the attackers.  Dying in his sleep would suck, in his mind, and dying when he's just too tired from no sleep would be just as bad.So, he'll just hope the others catch up and don't die first.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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