Stonefist Academy - The Beginning

[Herobizkit]

Leilani's cheerful demeanor slowly melted away as she felt the mounting tension in the group.

Right, time to focus on the task at hand.

Leilani wandered about unsure of what she was looking for, but certain she'd know when she found it.

 

[Axel]

Olek

Olek stood at the edge of the forest, squinting and staring at the woods as though he could see straight through the trees. "I don't like woods. You can't see far, like you're underground, but you're also exposed on all sides...:

 

[Graybeard]

Miranda

Miranda stopped at Silvas' signal. He told the group that something wasn't right. Exactly what wasn't right, he didn't say but since he was looking at the ground, she had to presume it was either the tracks they had been following, or the ground itself.

She saw the others looking around so she decided to do the same.

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

[sblock=If you beat DC20, then read this. If not, 'there's nothing to see here']You spot that the tracks seem to scatter all about. There are markings and even a few spots of blood to be found. There was a scuffle here, and with the amount of blood found at various locations, more than one opponent suffered injuries. But there are no bodies. The tracks are now blood spattered and head to the east again. You suddenly realize that the forest has died away to an eery silence. [/sblock]

[sblock=Silvas]Cinder caws from above, relaying that he can not see through the dark canopy of the treetops without flying beneath them and being noticed.[/sblock]

 

[Sphyh]

Silvas eyes open wide and then a solemn look quickly shrouds his face with concern. He steps out and slowly examines the ground all around him. He kneels down dips his fingers in a small spot of blood and rubs it between his index finger and thumb trying to discern its origin and to see if it was still warm. He stands and with the bloodied finger visible to the party as he addresses them.

"We are on the right trail but we need to hurry. There has been a fight here and from the look of it there have been blows dealt to both sides. Lets hope none of this blood belongs to the boy." Silvas bends down and wipes the blood on the ground and then it clicks for him and a chill runs up his spine and his hair seems to stand on end. The only bird he hears is cinder. The forest is silent... never a good sign. He quickly notches an arrow and stands to his feet.

"I have a bad feeling. The forest has gone silent and our destination lies to the east." Silvas turns his gaze to the east.

"Let's move." Silvas starts in the direction of the bloody tracks fearing the worst and hastening his pace.

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Is it safe to assume that the tracking DC has gone down now due to the blood (on top of the the large creature and tracking of party of at least 3 deductions) and I could travel faster and still track well with negative modifier? If so track at normal speed with the -5

I will post my survival check with normal +6 and let you worry about the success lol
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[sblock=combat]
HP: 10/10
INI: +4
AC: 18 T: 14 FF: 14
FORT: +4
REF: +6
WILL: +1

Longbow (range): +5 = +1 (BAB) + 4 (DEX) / DMG = 1d8(P), CRIT x3, / 100ft
Longsword (melee): +3 = +1 (BAB) + 2 (STR) / DMG = 1d8+2(S), CRIT 19-20x2

SPOT: +7 LISTEN: +6 SURVIVAL: +6
KNOWLEDGE NATURE: +5
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[Graybeard]

Miranda

Miranda listened carefully to Silvas as he indicated that the trail headed east, into the forest. She was not surprised by this even though she had not noticed anything.

She notched a bolt into her crossbow as a precaution. She knew her abilities were limited but she was prepared to use them to save lives. This beast was dangerous but, it might have a good reason to attack the sheep. Something could have happened to its normal food supply which caused it to go after the sheep. Even so, she realized that they would likely have to kill it.

It wasn't that she was against killing. she had killed livestock for food when she lived at home. She was reluctant to kill without reason. She knew very little about the other students. What kind of people were they? The dwarf acted tough but was it just false bravado? She would have to observe her classmates further to see what kind of people they truly were.

For now, she had a job to do.

"We're right behind you Silvas. I am as ready as possible for the upcoming fight."

 

[Dragonwriter]

Ararion doesn't seem to like the prospect, though not quite as badly as Olek. His thoroughly-elven blood made the forest call to him, but he still couldn't shake the fact that he was brought up in a cosmopolitan city and not the woods. This place was largely alien to him...

He frowns, not paying particular attention to the search as he was more-or-less assigned to watch duty and he intended to stay on top of that job. He keeps his rapier in hand, rather than his shortbow, when Silvas again leads the group, this time into the woods. "Gee, what a wonderful day for a walk in the woods, following a trail of blood," he says in an airy-yet-sarcastic manner.

 

[Axel]

Olek

Olek glanced backwards at Ararion's comments. "I couldn't agree more with you elf, as strange as it sounds. I knew it was a bad omen to sit down to breakfast with so many of your lot. Breakfast shouldn't have fruit, and all we have found so far are evil signs! Ravens! Broken fences! Blood everywhere but in the body! When will there be some good news, and what nature of beast are we following? Can anyone tell me that?"

 

[ahayford]

Daelyn

Well, broken fences are better then broken bones, and I still maintain some hope Silvas will be able to lead us to the boy before anything ill happens to him.

 

[Dragonwriter]

"I've actually got some good news for you, dwarf. It isn't raining. After all, that would make this quite a bit worse than it is," Ararion says with a wry chuckle.