"The hordes will have obscured most tracks but I will see what I can find. Stay sharp." Jack looks to see what he can make out, any hoofprints that would match those of the group of lightbringers who rode ahead, for instance.
Jack thinks he found hoofprints that would match those of the horses from the group of lightbringers that lead deeper into the village (11+14=25 vs. DC 16)
Willow slowly continues down the street, keeping her distance from the hay cart. She circles it in a wide arc, trying to see as much of it as she can before she gets too close.
Nikolai thinks that Animate Dead would allow the creation of hundreds of tiny zombies(Spellcraft 6+, Kn Arcana 20+). Nikolai has no idea whether Animate Dead was actually used to create the horde of tiny zombies.
Cedric discovers that the claw marks on the buildings would indeed fit his hand, if his fingers were stronger, or perhaps were made out of rotting flesh bound by necromantic sorcery.
He too pulls out a piece of cloth and begins wipe away his blade.
"We should canvas the the immediate area and try to make contact with the villagers. Perhaps they have more insight into these strange creatures than we do. Shall I announce out arrival?"
Ahead of the party approximately thirty feet in the middle of an intersection is the overturned hay cart. Through the mist you see people moving around the cart.
The people in the mist are plodding in your direction, shambling slowly in a manner reminscent of the zombie animals.
OOC: A map of the intersection and overturned cart below. Visibility is variable, 10' to 30'. The party is located in the street thirty feet from the cart, adjacent to the alley that leads to D. Please ignore all the letters (C,D,Z) on the map.