Storms of Change IC Part 4
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silentspace
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The cawing crows
The eastern path winds a bit, turning gradually northward. The light filtering through the trees gradually dims as the evening approaches. The trail intersects another trail heading west, but the party continues north. The ravens were not far. Then you hear the cawing of crows.
Approaching, you see a flock of ravens flapping their wings over the ground, apparently fighting over something. The animals whinny and bark as you approach. Through the mass of black wings, you glimpse two half-eaten corpses, with tusk-like lower teeth. Orcs.
Beyond the crows, the path continues, curving northwest.
The eastern path winds a bit, turning gradually northward. The light filtering through the trees gradually dims as the evening approaches. The trail intersects another trail heading west, but the party continues north. The ravens were not far. Then you hear the cawing of crows.
Approaching, you see a flock of ravens flapping their wings over the ground, apparently fighting over something. The animals whinny and bark as you approach. Through the mass of black wings, you glimpse two half-eaten corpses, with tusk-like lower teeth. Orcs.
Beyond the crows, the path continues, curving northwest.
Sado
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Asking the others to stay put and keep a lookout, Goven scans the area around the corpses. If he sees nothing threatening, he first checks with the others to see if they have noticed anything, then he makes a circuit around the area, trying not to disturb the birds (OOC-what skill would we check for that? Move Silently +9?) and thus give away their position. Around the perimeter of the area he looks for signs of the attackers (OOC-if they were attacked, I suspect they were but it hasn't been established), who they were and which way they went.
He will then return to the others with his findings and await recommendations.
He will then return to the others with his findings and await recommendations.
silentspace
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Goven creeps forward, and examines the area. It seems a party of humanoids had stopped here, perhaps to rest. The foliage around the path is disturbed in many places, and it looks like forest creatures, perhaps wolves, attacked the resting group. There aren't many traces of struggle except around the two fallen orcs, which have been dragged off the path slightly. The rest of the humanoid tracks circle the corpses and continue northward, in a hurry.
The crows caw louder at the party. They seem to be agitated by the party's presence.
The crows caw louder at the party. They seem to be agitated by the party's presence.
Manzanita
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Manzanita Sparrow
"These orcs must have been with the party who's tracks we spotted earlier." Manzanita approaches the bodies. She is interested in verifying that neither is Zanock. She then spits on the corpses. "Good riddence. Perhaps by the time we catch them, their numbers will be no more than ours."
"These orcs must have been with the party who's tracks we spotted earlier." Manzanita approaches the bodies. She is interested in verifying that neither is Zanock. She then spits on the corpses. "Good riddence. Perhaps by the time we catch them, their numbers will be no more than ours."
Sado
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Goven tries to keep Manzanita away from the birds, knowing that if they are disturbed and fly away it could reveal their presence to the other party.
"We have an idea what happened here, but we don't know why," Goven says. "Do we continue on this path and seek answers, or do we go back and try the northern trail as Manzanita and Dunathat wished?
"I must admit I am curious about these others, though they are still twice our number."
"We have an idea what happened here, but we don't know why," Goven says. "Do we continue on this path and seek answers, or do we go back and try the northern trail as Manzanita and Dunathat wished?
"I must admit I am curious about these others, though they are still twice our number."
Someone
Adventurer
"You know, now that this path turned north, is as good as the other" says Dunathar. "And I prefer to have my enemies where I know they are: as long we follow their tracks it´s difficult they can susprise us."
Now that danger is near, the dwarf draws and loads the crossbow. "So, let´s move"
Now that danger is near, the dwarf draws and loads the crossbow. "So, let´s move"
silentspace
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As the party inches forward towards the bodies to get a better look, there is a whirl of wings as the bird take flight. Ravens flying idly about veer in to flap protectively about the bodies. Ravens circling high above swoop down and join their brethren. The numbers grow and swell. It's almost as if they weren't individual birds anymore. It's as if they were forming... a swarm.
OOC: The ravens are swarming. The party has a partial action (surprise round) to act. The swarm has not formed yet, so there is nothing to attack just now.
OOC: The ravens are swarming. The party has a partial action (surprise round) to act. The swarm has not formed yet, so there is nothing to attack just now.
Sado
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"Back to the cover of the trees!" Goven yells, raising his shield and readying a smokestick. "Use the forest to keep them from surrounding us!"
He backs up in the direction from which they came trying to get back on the trail and under cover, hoping to keep the birds from being able to approach from more than one direction.
He backs up in the direction from which they came trying to get back on the trail and under cover, hoping to keep the birds from being able to approach from more than one direction.
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