The Darkness That Comes Before [IC]

[Thanee]

Dara Dragondaughter

Dara sighs silently, then says to Taneth: “It surely fled pretty fast, so it was either not friendly or not willing to talk to us. I for one won't draw my sword against anything, that doesn't show hostility towards us. I don't expect to see many of those in the next few days, however.”

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Mahe ignores Taneth, walking and waiting intently for Tir to return with what he might have learned.

The intent was for him to follow, rather than attack, and retreat as required. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Erekose13]

Tir takes wing at Mahe's command flying quickly up and west, following the flying creature. After waiting for a while you all start to move again, Mahe confident that Tir will return once he has found anything. Most of the next day is spent in quiet or atleast the forest is quiet. It is quite late in the day when Tir returns to Mahe.

Communicating with your companion (I am assuming that the druid's link would give atleast the following information. If not thats okay.) you find out that the creature was a humanoid with dark purple bat wings. Tir never got too close to get a better look as the evil aura around the creature was almost palpable to the eagle. For several hours Tir followed the creature directly west. Tir stayed as close to the tree line, often diving below to evade its sight. But the creature never looked back. As the sun began to move towards the tops of the mountains the creature dropped down into a clearing. Tir circled once spotting several humanoids gathering around what looked like a tall pointy stone. Several other auras were visible in the trees outside the clearing, but Tir's reconnaisance was cut short when one of the armored individuals looked up straight into the sky at it. The winged individual immediately took to the air, but Tir was much faster.

The clearing would be about four hours away by Tir's wing (about 6 by horse or 8 by foot). If they followed him they might be close.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Mahe grunts, and relates the information. "It headed west. About a day's travel on foot. Landed at a clearing with some others, standing around a stone." He looks up. "Let's find a spot to rest. We can find them tomorrow." He looks determined to have a word with these interlopers. He emphatically does not believe they mean well.

Things to remember: you're a druid, you can Wildshape into a bird yourself and follow them. I'll use that to scout tomorrow.

 

[Ghostknight]

Gespath looks at Mahe.

"You sure that your eagle wasn't followed? If he was we are in for an interesting night!"

Giving a piece of beef jerky to Visper who has been sleeping in his robes most of the day Gespath quickly talks to him.

"Stay awake by my head tonight friend, let me know if anything approaches while I sleep." To everyone else it sounds like he is grunting and whistling, but the little weasel seems to understand him.

ooc: If nothing happens during his watch he will cast mage armor on himself before going to sleep.

 

[Thanee]

Dara Dragondaughter

“They know that we are here and they should know that it was us who followed them. They will either come to us, or prepare for us to come to them. Either way, I am ready.”

Once the party makes camp, Dara will prepare everything as usual, sleeping with her sword within reach.

 

[Serpenteye]

Ian will stay away from the fire, hidden from attackers in the deep shadows under the trees.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Mahe shakes his head. "The creature who flew was slower than he. 'Sides, haven't ye heard 'bout the 'eyes of the eagle'? If somthin' coulda been seen, he woulda seen it."

At sunset, he goes off into the woods for a span. He clears a spot in the leaves and draws a circle, and then sits contemplating it for a span. He slips into a trance, and at once without thought but with great care and deliberation traces ancient druidic symbols in and around the circle as his mind meets with the spirits of nature and the forest.

An hour later he comes to himself again. He looks down at the circle and nods to himself. This'll do. He wipes the ground smooth with his hands, covering the spot with leaves again, and returns to the campsite.

Perhaps of interest. Also, see OOC shortly for new spell preperation.

 

[Erekose13]

Despite a tense night, nothing comes creeping up on the group as you try to rest. In the morning the sun rises and the weather is still quite nice, though it is a getting warmer as they days pass. You all gather your things hastily wary that some creature might jump out at any second. However Taneth's spell and Donner's dogs have the camp well under guard.

The group that Tir spotted last night was about 8 hours away by foot directly west. By Mahe's reconning, they were standing at an old menhir called Last Man Standing by the local foresters. It lies at the crest of a small hill and between there and your approximate position lies more forest and generally flat ground. Another smaller hill does lie to the south a little ways off the course that you had been taking. The smaller hill is quite a bit more dense though with several large bramble bushes, it too has a name, Briar Hill. Which way would you like to travel or scout?

 

[Quirhid]

"It seems that I spoke in outburst before, and I would like to apologize my behavior." Taneth says finally to the group after hearing Mahe's news. "I admit that the creature left too quickly to be a friend but it still could have been something else. Now it seems that the creature is evil afterall and I owe you an apology. I guess I was hoping it was someone else."

Taneth had really regretted his outburst. The excitement of having new information about Aryassa's whereabouts overcame him. The first sight of the creature made him to think the sage who would have this information and when he heard Dara's comment about ripping the creature's heart out, he could keep his feelings bottled inside.