With a full decision now made... Rogan and Aerndel both scouting ahead disguised as lizardfolk with Brother Donovan keeping tabs on them using a Status spell... the party beds down for the night.
The night passes without incident, and the next morning the group arises to study, pray, and pack up. Brother Donovan says a prayer over Rogan and Aerndel, and the cleric instantly feels how the two are doing and how close they are. They then nod in goodbye and head up and over the rocks, making their way down the northern face of the hill. The group gives them about an hour headstart and then begins following slowly behind them.
As they get further in and the two of them begin to notice minute changes in the area... places where others have tread, broken branches, chopped limbs and the like... the rogue and the bard make their two transformations. Rogan downs the bitter potion and thinks of the scout lizardfolk he ran into, named Bruscq. Instantly, the illusionary image of Bruscq is overlaid on him. Aerndel's transformation is much more natural, and Rogan is surprised at how fluid the change is. Soon, a much more detailed Krustach is standing next to him, and the elder lizardfolk smiles in a bit of embarassment at how good the transformation is. Thus, with "Brusque" ready to speak draconic, and "Krustach" ready to speak common, the two continue forward.
From their direction, they easily traverse northward through the trees... and eventually approach what is obviously a trail (even at the great distance they remain away.) They follow the trail northward, remaining a good couple hundred feet within the treeline, and after about fifteen minutes the two eventually spot a squad of six poison dusk lizardfolk walking in plain view down the path towards the south. The two immediately drop down and do their best to hide, and watch as the six pass by without seemingly noticing them. Aerndel begins to stand up once he thinks they are out of sight, but Rogan immediately yanks him back down for his own protection.
(Action Point spent by Aerndel)
(Lizardfolk Scouts Spot checks: [11] + 2 = 13)
(Lizardfolk Lieutenant Spot check: [7] + 8 = 15)
(Rogan Hide check: [7] + 10 = 17)
(Aern Hide check: [12] + 1 + 4AP = 17)
After another thirty second, Rogan finally nods for them to rise, which both do. They continue north a little while longer, and soon the large view of the temple breaks through the trees. It is very big and made of stone, probably about twenty to thirty feet high in place, probably a couple hundred feet long. The trees are cleared from around it, but as they approach it from the southeast, they see a series of four thatched huts standing in front of it in a smaller clearing. By these huts they both see at least a few more poison dusks standing casual guard. Finally... as the two observe the area, they make out what they suspect might be a few more huts across the trail further to the west. It is hard to see them from here.
Rogan and Aern quickly turn around and start heading back they way they came in hopes of returning to the party to relay what they've found.
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