Paths of Legend - Tragedy at Silvergard (Vol 2)

[Arkhandus]

"From what I've read, more-powerful wizards can fly like this on their own! I can only wait 'till I'm that good!" Alaric says cheerfully as the abeil flies him over to the plateau.

After dusting himself off a bit on the ground, he says "Well, I suppose we should just head for the settlement while keeping an eye out, and let the sneakier fellows in the group do some scouting once we get there. Just don't risk any fights without consulting all of us first."

The young man draws his crossbow and loads a bolt, ready for any trouble that may come while on the plateau

 

[Helfdan]

Valen

The ranger smiles grimly at Alaric's not-so-subtle rebuke as he continues to cast for tracks.

 

[Yttermayn]

"I'll be sure to check with you before I fend off the attacking ghouls, 'K?" Aohdan remarks with a grin. "Actually, I don't have much in the way of scouting skills. I shall simply stay at the ready should I be needed."

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Aye, dwarfs 're not made for beein' subtle. The "clank clank" of me armor wont be of any help lads. Think Ah'll have te practice aim from the back as well." the dwarf states weaving his big crossbow.

 

[Amaury]

"Highflyer could be our scout... I could ask him to fly away and come back to warn us of any danger.." suggest Johen.

 

[Jemal]

William nods "In any case, we shoul be on the move. No sense standing around waiting for something to happen." The Paladin makes to head towards the ruins, his steps sure and his movements much quieter than would be expected from an armoured knight.

 

[shadowmask]

To Alaric in the Abeil hive: The elven woman smiles slightly as she shimmers and resolves into Corath's familiar form. She changes back. "I'm trying something new."

Once the group is on the plateau: Corath surveys the surroundings. "We seem to find more trouble than we can handle when we split up. Perhaps we should simply choos a direction and investigate together."

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

Aleera speaks up, "I should apologize. It was my rash attack that caused the group to be split during the fight with the orcs. That said, Valen and I are able to scout undetected. As long as we report back instead of engaging the enemy directly, we should be fine."

Meanwhile, Valen does notice the tracks of a single humanoid, moving from the large cavern entrance to the opening of the mine. In short order, he realizes that the tracks are William's from his brief visit here. Now able to ignore those tracks, he picks up fainter traces of humanoid movement around the ruined village, mostly centered on the strange, out of place building. The tracks aren't human, but what they might be, the ranger isn't able to determine.

The airborne Highflyer does let out a brief squawk of alarm as it circles near the ruined keep. The bird returns in short order, feathers slightly ruffled. Whatever it saw in the keep, it didn't like it.

 

[Helfdan]

Valen

The ranger returns to the others, bow in hand. "There is definite humanoid movement around that odd building ... not men, elves, or dwarves, as far as I can tell. I would favor exploring that before heading for the keep, lest we leave enemies behind us." He looks in the building's direction for a moment. "If we approach openly, we had best be ready for combat."

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Tha's tha stuff HA!" Muzdum shakes his huge crossbow dangerously. "It's time to taste ye' shinny" he pats his breastplate with his free hand. He starts a hasty walk in the direction of the building.