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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toric_Arthendain" data-source="post: 932040" data-attributes="member: 9833">The shuttle pilot informs everyone that he, the archeologist couple and the band members will be staying behind so as not to get in the way of the rest of the group.  They plan to hole up in one of the barracks buildings and wait for you all to return.After gathering up whatever supplies you all decide to take, you gather where Calven found the tracks the previous evening.  By this time the rain has begun to fall steadily.  Fortunately, the ground is fairly muddy and the tracks are deep.  It'll take a while of relatively hard rain to obliterate them.The group sets out following the tracks, which head due north, following the course of the river which is a few hundred meters to the west.  The terrain makes the trek fairly easy as it is mostly flat.  Tall grasses grow to either side of the muddy path.The weather worsens after a couple of hours of walking with increasing winds and heavier rain, making the conditions miserable.  The tracks are still visible however, so you plod onward.  After another two hours of walking, the sky clears somewhat, and the rain is reduced to a drizzle.  The wind doesn't die off completely, but decreases.  The muddy trail begins to slope gently upwards and the terrain becomes more rocky, with scattered trees growing nearby.  After five hours of following the trail of the two sets of footprints, one lighter than the other, several more sets of footprints enter the trail from the east.  These are large, human-like footprints but barefoot and they also proceed to head to the north.Half an hour later, the trail crests a small rocky hill.  The hill is topped with trees and large rocks.  On the other side of the hill, down in a shallow valley, is a peculiar sight.  There is a small transport ship sitting about half a kilometer away.  Around it are what appear to be several bodies lying on the ground.  They are not moving.  Four stormtroopers also stand nearby, stationed around the ship, about 30 meters from it.  Lastly, another man can be seen working on something at the back of the ship, possibly repairing some part of the ship.OOC:  FYI, Izon recovered another 1 WP and 6 VP's for 6 hours of rest the previous night.  He is at 11 of 13 WP's and 6 of 11 VP's.  Also, I am awarding everyone with 500 experience points for the Stormtrooper battle and for doing an excellent job of posting so far.  Go ahead and update your characters in the OOC thread.</blockquote>

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