Middle Earth [TA 2997]: The Phantom of the Northern Marches

[Manzanita]

Valandil

"Can you describe what you saw out there, friend Arathorn? I am able to sense the presense of mystic evil at times. Perhaps we should pursue the heard and attempt to isolate the corupted elk."

 

[rangerjohn]

"Just that what appeared to be two elk, deliberatly startled the rest, so that they would stampede. I did not notice any distingishing marks." Arathorn says with a shrug.

 

[ferretguy]

Breor heads back to the others to make sure none of his companions are badly wounded by that freak stampede. As he approaches he notes minimal if any injuries. "Well that was strange...a short stampede that was...don't recall ever seeing something like that.."

 

[Manzanita]

Valandil

"I don't know that we have much else to go on. Shall we pursue the elk, and attempt to isolate the 'possesed' ones? We would have to be careful for another stampede. But I could try to detect the presense of evil in them. Perhaps they are shape-shifters of some sort."

 

[Festy_Dog]

Antroine rubs his head, still slightly bruised.

"I guess we're going after the herd then?" he asks, and shuffles a little towards the nearest tree, "Better be careful if we are, being trampled hurts."

 

[Inez Hull]

Tracking down the herd is more than easy, the path they have blazed through the woods is obvious even to Antroine. Your company carefully covers the few hundred yards to where the herd has settled. As you come within range of them, individual noses twitch and ears prick up and a still less than settled current seems to ebb through the herd. Arathorn scans through the visible elk but cannot place the two he marked out earlier. Valandil and Breor concur that the herd could easily stampede again if agitated and Artos notices some of the elk on the fringe of the herd moving in to group with their brethren.

 

[rangerjohn]

"Sorry, I notice nothing unusual as I feared. Unless you wish to try your spell, I guess were back to square one." Arathon muses.

 

[Manzanita]

Valandil

"This is going to be tricky. If I am able to identify the 'evil' elk, we must quickly act to kill or capture them. They are dangerous in their ability to get the elk to stampede, but I doubt the can control the elk to the extent that they can make them attack us at close range. I suggest we close quickly if I can identify them."

Valandil will take a deep breath, bring his ring close into his chest, and attempt to detect evil amidst the elk.

OOC: I'm on the road, with no SRD, and erratic access. Valandil will cast his spell as soon as the others are prepared.

 

[Inez Hull]

Valandil closes his eyes and seems to enter a trance, mumbling under his breath. He slowly opens his eyes and then scans the increasingly agitated herd. After a few moments he turns to his companions and informs you that he has detected no evil presence.

 

[Festy_Dog]

"I guess that leaves the glade to inspect. I'll be glad to be out the the herd's presence," Antroine says as he turns to leave.