Having gotten all of the information that they can from the woman, Gespeth replaces her gag. She struggles a little and tries to beg to be let go as the gag is put in place. Her movement ceases as she looks back at Dara's large sword nearby.
Nalya moves over to Sadet looking carefully at the infections under it's legs and at the general condition of the horse. After a few minutes she turns to Taneth, "It may be possible to heal the infection. I have not seen anything quite like this, especially given the result we have seen in the other beasts of the forest. But we may have caught it in Sadet before it could spread too far. I am not prepared at the moment to call upon the Transcendant Owl for the proper healing, but at first light I shall try. For the moment we should lie her down and make her as comfortable as possible so that she does not strain herself before then."
Ian at the monolith you are able to discover a bit more about what the Abyssal runes tell. According to those you can decypher they tell some of the history of the first Apocalypse. From what you can make out about 1000 years ago the No-god Mog Pharau walked the earth. Beneath him 4 great generals drove his armies against the men of the Three Seas. Thousands upon countless thousands died before his marauding hordes. Some turned to follow him, like the Sranc, while others were turned forcefully such as the creatures of the forest.
At this point the tale focuses a bit more upon the Plagueborn, one of the No-gods generals. Through devilish plagues and the corruption of nature, the Plagueborn conquered the western plains. He drove the elves from their ancient cities, bringing them to ruin and forcing those who remained to constantly move in hopes of evading his forces.
Among the remaining elves a force of powerful mages and druids gathered to try and stop him. With the help of Anasurimbor, called here the Walker of the True Path, they were able to conquer the plagues that the Plagueborn had created. Without that he was unable to stop them as they came to his citadel.
It switches to another language that you cannot read at this point. Presumably the tale continues, perhaps detailing how Anasurimbor and the elves captured the Plagueborn. This portion of the tale only covers about a square foot of the rune encrusted menhir.
The rest of you do your best to remove traces of the battle. The bears do proove to difficult to move, but the three men are easily dragged into the undergrowth if desired, as are the zombies. The woman is currently bound at the foot of the menhir, unless care has been taken to move her as well.
About 30 minutes later Tir comes down from the eaves of the trees above where he had been hiding on watch. Reporting to Mahe you learn that the winged man is about 10 minutes out to the south east.
Dara and Mahe you both know that the Volodni are a secretive race of Pine folk who live in dense forests towards the northern parts of the Three Seas. There are not too many of them around these parts, but the mountain slopes in the western eaves of this forest are known to house a small community. They are normally peace loving creatures who care for the forest, tending to the plants around them.
