Smashed World, part I

[Zhure]

Durban

"I'll offer to go with the scouting party, it's something I actually have some experience with," Durban says, and quickly takes off his backpack and leaves it with the mounts.

Hide and Move Silent are both +8 total

 

[Dalamar]

Okay, what's the final decision so we can get on with this. Whose going where and doing what?
From what I gathered, it seems like this:
Horses:
Haplo, Horros
Scouting:
Durban, Lorcan, Zon

There's no post from Kaboom, so I presume that his character is going to stay with the horses.

 

[Luddite]

Zon Scouts

-Zon

 

[Jarval]

Lorcan is also scouting. Putting any non-posting characters with the horses is best, as I think the three currently in the scouting party are the only ones with stealth skills.

 

[Dalamar]

Lisa, Haplo and Horros take the horses behind a nearby rise. It should protect them from prying eyes unless somebody came near the hill.

Meanwhile Durban, Lorcan and Zon go ahead to scout the source of the dust cloud. It takes them over an hour to get close enough, now that they don't have horses, to distinguish what it is. It would appear to be a caravan of sorts. There are multiple wagons and there are also people riding along the wagons in addition to the wagondrivers. It is impossible to tell what they have in their wagons, although they would seem like ones used to transport herd animals.

 

[Zhure]

Durban

Quietly, to Lorcan and Zon, Durban whispers, "Seems harmless enough, probably just simple merchants. We should return to the group and let them know."

 

[Jarval]

"Aye, it seems normal enough. Which kingdom are we currently in?" Lorcan asks. "It would be best if we try to blend in with the residents of each kingdom, so as to draw less attention to ourselves."

Lorcan watches the approaching wagons for a couple of minutes more, then starts to head back to the horses.

 

[Zhure]

Durban

... also sneaks back toward where the horses are.

 

[Dalamar]

As you try to stay out of the caravan's sight, you can't move much faster than they do. When you finally get to where the others are, after another walk for an hour, the caravan is perhaps fifteen minutes behind you.

 

[Zhure]

Durban

Moving as quickly as possible, Durban briefly explains the nature of what he saw about the upcoming caravan, "... and it looks fairly innocent," he concludes.