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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binks" data-source="post: 6724058" data-attributes="member: 6775039">I waste no time in deliberation for we have none to waste.  I simply nod, say "follow" as I take the point, and set out swiftly down the steep, but manageable expansive face of the mountain.  In as much as it is possible in the knee-deep snow, I move from cover to cover.  I know there are newly spawned aberrations haunting this area so my eyes are peeled.  At every set of boulders that might serve as a viable perch, I scramble up top and survey each new area we prepare to traverse for enemies.  We cannot afford to be caught in a prolonged skirmish.  One fight will draw the attention of more creatures.  Those creatures drawing further attention still.[sblock]Primary Skill Perception + 21.  Rolled 12 + 21 = 33.  Succeeds.[/sblock]For a moment I consider trying to sneak by them and make haste to that valley.  But I don't want them at our back.  I feel confident I can dispatch them from her.  From my sniping position atop the rocks I look down at Otthor, signal "two" with my hand and wave ahead indicating their positioning.  Then I deliberately pull a few arrows from my quiver indicating my intent.  I've lived in the wild under the boughs of the deepest woods, under gloomwrought night skies.  They cannot evade me with cover of night.Having seen and dealt with so many aberrant horrors in my time, I draw upon my knowledge of the creatures' anatomies to guide my aim.[sblock]My Elfsight from Twilight Guardian ignores concealment.Secondary Skill Dungeoneering + 17.  Rolled 6.  23 passes the Easy DC.Primary Skill Twin Strike + 25 + 2 for CA + 2 for SS so + 29.Attack 1:  Rolled 15.  Hits.Attack 2:  Rolled 3.  Elven Accuracy Encounter Power for reroll.  Rolled 10.  Hits.[/sblock]I slide backwards from my sniper's nest and scramble down to my companions.  I make the throat slash signal indicating the deed is done.  "A valley lies ahead of us.  If we cut through it, it should empty us out in front of the refugees.  However, The Blood Queen's mists shroud the lay of it from what I can gather.  The alternative is another climb that will cost us precious time and will bring its own perils."</blockquote>

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