Deepwater's Despair

[ender_wiggin]

*Once Fluke has scouted past the pieces of wood without drawing aggression, Torug moves forward and examines what he believes to be broken boxes, seeing if the kobolds left any clues...*

*Meanwhile, Torug scans the trees for anything potentially hostile*

 

[dead_radish]

*Tyralis nods at Sargon's suggestion, and splits off in the other direction, his bow drawn and an arrow nocked.*

 

[Erekose13]

Fluke intends to follow the trail, staying hidden above all else.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*The trail goes next to the vine-covered hillock, going further directly south. As Fluke passes the vines, they begin to writhe and shoot out to grab him, missing him my inches!*

 

[Manzanita]

Sargon

Sargon hesitates, reluctant to reveal his postion unless the halfling really needs him. If Fluke is caught, he'll rush forward and slash at the vines with his glaive.

 

[Erekose13]

Fluke darts past the vines, trying to avoid their grasp as best he can. If it appears that he has moved beyond their grasp, he wipes his forehead with his sleeve thinking to himself, Few, that was a close one. He then continues to follow the trails.

 

[ender_wiggin]

*Torug tries to get a clear look at the danger Fluke is in -- primarily the vines surrounding him. Do they look clearly malevolant? Passive? Controlled?*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*The vines, if Torug is any judge, look hungry. Fluke runs away from the vines as fast as his legs can carry him. The vines seem to crawl after him, but are stopped short by their own roots. Following the trail, Fluke sees light wagon tracks. The cargo they had must have been unloaded back there somewhere. Kobold tracks around it show it was pushed. About fifteen minutes later, the woods run right up against the dizzying drop to the Deepwater River below. A drop of well over sixty feet shows where the wagons went, and why no trace of them were found. They were pushed over the edge. Since there are no kobold tracks on the ground going back, Fluke checks the trees. Ah ha, they took the tree road back... all the way back to the cave.*

 

[Erekose13]

"Sneaky gits." Fluke says under his breath. In an effort to sneak past that nasty plant, Fluke will follow the tree path as well on his way back to the group.

 

[Manzanita]

Sargon

Sargon follows Fluke. "Kobolts aren't this smart, are they? They've got someone leading them. We must be careful."


OOC: What cave? Did we see one? In any case, thanks for taking this up again, Isida!