Into the World, Chapter One

Charlie sleeps late, only rousing from his sleep when he hears Mikhail mention food. He gets up and approaches the others, still rubbing his eyes. "Sure, we can keep an eye open during today's march. What we have ain't gonna last us all the way Barlonis anyway, so we pretty much hav'ta find more food on the way."

After a moment, he says quietly "Eh, is that thunder? Ah great..."
 

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The party set forth, striking the camp quickly. The road to Barlonis
seemed closer with what used to be Sidel to their backs. The prospect
of adventure, and the excitement of the journey, was in the air. The
sound of thunder was on the horizon, but the flash of lightning was
still far off.

However, the storm continued to bear down on them, striking fear in
their otherwise joyous journey. The black clouds continued to
surround them, as the sky turned dark at mid day, the wind wreaking
havok, bending young trees and breaking old branches as gale force
winds began to pick up. Lightning began to crash about them, at one
point a large bolt of energy touching down on the trail ahead of them,
splitting an old oak tree in twain, blocking the trail almost
completely. The wind was so violent now that it began to become
increasingly difficult to communicate with the other members of the
party.

Suddenly, as the party looked at the damage ahead and how to
circumnavigate the debris, they noticed a small unmaintained trail off
to the east. A small cave lay down this less beaten path, possible
shelter from the storm. The rain would be starting soon, and with
the wind, it will certainly be harsh travels indeed.
 

Darren

"We need to seek shelter from the storm. Perhaps we can wait it out in this cave. I only hope it is empty...", Darren shouts to drown out the wind.
 

"One of us should go in first to make sure it's safe... never know if a wolf or bear is in there. Or just in case actually, how 'bout two of us go in?" Charlie volunteers, although he's not the stealthiest of the party.
 

Hefting his makeshift club over his shoulder, Mikhail steps up next to Charlie "I go wit you. I can help, I go first" he says while putting his beefy hands on the younger man's shoulder. Mikhail will start to walk towards the cave struggling to keep his footing on the wet, slippery path.
 

Riggan calls out as the others approach the cave, "I'll go with ya ta look for critter signs. I think there was a lamp in this pack." He digs around for the lamp as he searches the ground near the cave entrance for prints.
 


[sblock=for Walking Dad]"Let me help you searching the ground, Rigg. Perhaps an additional pair of eyes can be useful."

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[sblock=dm]You see some old tracks on the ground outside the cave, tracks that seem to be indicating something entering the cave. The imprints were made by clawed reptilian feet walking upright, definitely not fresh, and not human.[/sblock]
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[sblock=for Voldrath]Riggan calls out as the others approach the cave, "I'll go with ya ta look for critter signs. I think there was a lamp in this pack." He digs around for the lamp as he searches the ground near the cave entrance for prints.

[sblock=dm]You don't seem to see anything, but it looks like Darren found something where he was searching.[/sblock]
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[sblock=for renau1g]Hefting his makeshift club over his shoulder, Mikhail steps up next to Charlie "I go wit you. I can help, I go first" he says while putting his beefy hands on the younger man's shoulder. Mikhail will start to walk towards the cave struggling to keep his footing on the wet, slippery path.

[sblock=dm]As you move past Darren and Riggan who searched the ground for tracks, you get closer to the mouth of the cave. You don't spot any creatures or people living in the cave. You can clearly see an old firepit well within the mouth of the natural dwelling, the embers but a memory of heat. It appears as if someone was here at one point, but they are long gone by days, if not weeks or months.[/sblock]
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