North by Northwest, Chapter 3: The Winter of Our Discontent

[sblock=OOC for Scotley]Ten feet.[/sblock][sblock=OOC for Starman]Snowflake lichens are susceptible to fire like most all other plants.[/sblock]
 

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Ghur starts shaving tinder and building a fire.
"Well then, let's get a fire going, both to kill that lichen and because I don't fancy frozen meat."
 


Zeegra

“At least this treacherous plant gives this campsite decent protection from that direction. Now we only need to figure out a way how to continue.”

That said, Zeegra prepares herself and Zottel for the night, sitting over the spellbook for a few more hours, before getting the much-needed rest.
 

Cian

"If I can get a whip on the animal, we can try to pull it out. I don't think the dangerous cold extends too far. I would rather not destroy the lichen as it does provide a barrier to anyone that might try to come at us from that direction." He steps off just out of reach of biting cold and casts out his whip trying to lash it about the fallen animal.
 

[sblock=OOC]Are you destroying the lichen or burning it? First person to post with a decision by noon wins! Well, you know what I mean. ;) Once I know for sure, I'll push things along.[/sblock]
 


[sblock=OOC and Assumption]Sorry, of course. I apparently had my mind on something else when I posted that. :o The choice is burn or avoid, essentially. That said, I'm moving things along with the assumption being that the lichen is not burnt, and the caribou is pulled out.[/sblock]Your group carefully pulls the caribou out from the snow banks near the lichens and sets about cleaning and heating it. It takes a good while, but, when all is said and done, the party has a good food source for a little while.

The remainder of the night is uneventful, and the party continues travelling in the morning, through the next day, and on again, reaching the base of the tallest mountain within a day and a half from camping near the lichens. Carved into the side of the needle-like mountain is a vicious set of stairs, steep and treacherous, but navigable for the party, although it stands to be a rough trip for the animals. The biggest problem will be, of course, the fact that the stairs will need to be taken in one trip as far as you can see -- there's just not anywhere obviously visible that would provide a safe, comfortable, or manageable camp site.[sblock=OOC]Naturally, I'm assuming at some point you'll be climbing, but what I need to know is what precautions you might take, how you'll tend to your animals, and so on. The stairs are no more than ten-feet wide and frequently far thinner.[/sblock]
 

Cian Dark Elf Bard

"Do we wait for morning to try the stairs? They look dangerous. I think perhaps we would be safer roped together. That includes the dogs."
 

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