OrkJager

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Felicity returns from the field of dead orcs, wiping a long, thin dagger off on her torn and tattered cloak before sheating it at her belt. "That was quite a lot of talking, from those soldiers and the wagonmaster. I am guessing we are on our own?" She turns a small circle, taking in the preparations of her companions and the caravan, taking note of the tall human dressed as a Faule soldier but seemingly readying himself with Lindal and Koric for chasing down Orcs in the forest. "Actually, you've all been using a lot of words. I'm not sure what they all meant, but I know what we are to do."
She almost laughs out loud as Koric asks her if she'd rather stay behind.
"Ha! Silly! Of course I am coming with you! You should know I am perfectly at home in the woods, and poor Franky needs me to look after him! Besides, while I might not have found any of the Iron Claw Orcs dead on the field, they might be out there in the forest, waiting for the vengeance of the Green!"

She digs through her pack and adds some small leather pouches to her belt, and then makes sure of the hilt of her scimitar under her cloak and ties her quiver of bolts to her thigh before finally fixing her ponytail, which had come loose in all the excitement.

"Ready!"

 

[scout989]

Fortin Human Fighter1

"I thank you for the welcome, my small friend. Well, shall we be off? I believe we have some orks to catch."

OOC: nice one reddist, we were within about 30 seconds of each other there

 

[Wilphe]

"How are we are for supplies? Perhaps the merchants will give us an advance in kind. We cannot afford to take time out to forage."

Percy looks around, and his gaze settles on Koric, Dagmar and Franky, "The orcs will probably be moving fast and if they are they won't let anything slow them down including prisoners. We are going to need to move fast if we are to overtake them, so if you end up dropping back we'll have to work something out. Fortunatly we do have Franky's pony."

"Lindal, you know what you are doing so we'll follow you."
"I'll be in the van of the main body, Fortin, welcome to the team, please join me and Felicity."
"The large and the slow, that's Koric, Dagmar and Franky - bring up the rear if you would; that might be where you end up anyway."

"If you run into trouble out there Lindal fall back on us; we'll then fall back on the rearguard where it looks like our best melee fighters are concentrated. We can't get spread out too much and the front will get to the back sooner than the back will get to the front. If we can make them think we are running away and lure them into an ambush then even better."

"Anyone have any comments on that as a plan?"
"Otherwise let's get moving."


OOC: That's assuming that Koric is wearing Heavy Armour, which I think has been the assumption thus far?

 

[scout989]

Fortin Human Fighter1

"That sounds like a workable plan. The caravan ought to have plenty of supplies along, so we can obtain them before we leave. I will be directly behind Lindal, so that, in the case of an ambush on the part of the orcs, I can buy us some time till our rearguard catches up."

 

[Mavnn]

Lindal - Half Orc Ranger

"Your courage is admirable and we appreciate the offer but I think Percy's plan holds better - those of us who can move quickly can range ahead and fall back without need of someone to buy us time. If you stay together with the other front line fighters, the scouts can lure back any pursuers into a concentration of force."

Lindal turns to consider Franky, a thoughtful frown creasing his features. "I would love the company in the scouting, friend halfling, but I feel the risk is not worth it. As you say, you will not be able to see so well in the dark, and if I am caught sight of alone I can persuade these scum that I am one of them, thanks to my parentage. That option would not be open to me with a halfling companion."

"I suggest that I scout ahead alone, keeping just close enough for Dagmar and Koric to keep me in sight with their ability to see in the dark."

 

[FreeXenon]

Franky, Halfling Male, Lore Keeper

"I think Lindal and Percy are right. The rest of us should stay together as much as possible. Our first experience at being separtated turned out OK, but why test the kindness of fate."

Franky smiles to Felicity as he says "I am thinking that there is something to be learned from the Marishar Revolution."

"We can keep any extra supplies on Sugarplum here." as he affectionately pets his pony. "Maybe you can scout ahead and get a good fix on the trail and we can catch up to you in a little while once supplies are taken care of. The warmer the trail the better. We can all split up for a moment and take care of getting random supplies while Lindal gets a start on the trail. Lets say, meet back here in 15 minutes and then we can forge ahead to catch up with Lindal in half an hour or so"

 

[Voadam]

"I'm with Lindal and Percy on their plans. The pony is just as likely to spook again if you have that beast in the lead, which would make the halfling not the best for coming on foes without letting them know it." Dagmar turns to the Faulian. "The lad can handle himself well as a lone scout, have no fears."

Dagmar's axe is secured over his shoulder and carries the orc spear in his hand, ready to proceed.

 

[Mavnn]

Lindal - Half Orc Ranger

Lindal smiles a grim smile. "There's not much point in me scouting too far ahead - after all, none of you can track me!"

"I will, on the other hand, take the time while you gather supplies to scout out the start of the tracks. I will return to the camp within twenty minutes - if you can't gather food in that time, leave it and we'll grab stuff along the way."

Lindal nods to each of his companions, claps a hand on Koric's shoulder while thanking him for the healing, and then heads out.

<OOC: See post in OOC thread >

 

[scout989]

Fortin Human Fighter1

Fortin nods at these plans, then immediately goes to speak to the caravan master about the possibility of acquiring supplies for a weeks travel in the wilderness.

 

[Wilphe]

"Well not random supplies - but just about anything edible would be good."

Percy will go speak to Heinrich Maler, explain the situation and ask nicely for some extra supplies of food - laying great emphasis on the "Don't want to waste time foraging" and "Any captives we rescue will not be in good condition and need nourishment" angles.