The Hunt for the Blue Palace (Yoon Suin/Troika!)

[FitzTheRuke]

"Let us head west, while keeping our eyes to the south. Perhaps we will spot the Blue Palace before sundown." said Dubi Gan, hopefully. He had tried swallowing a bite, but he found it painful. He decided to save his ration for later.

 

[Ancalagon]

"Let us head west, while keeping our eyes to the south. Perhaps we will spot the Blue Palace before sundown." said Dubi Gan, hopefully. He had tried swallowing a bite, but he found it painful. He decided to save his ration for later.

OOC: Just to be sure - you were headed north east before, do you mean west?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

OOC: OOC: Just to be sure - you were headed north east before, do you mean west? Did I not just say west? Move west while searching south. North of us will be the creek.

 

[wingilbear]

North east to the creek then west along the creek sorta right?

 

[Ancalagon]

Morning in the old city.

The party is lost, sort of.

You have found a landmark - the creek - so you aren't 100% lost. However, you aren't exactly sure where along on the creek you are, or exactly what direction you were going when you hit it (besides "north ish") You decided to follow it west (well, west ish) by turning left (away from the city, towards the jungle). The creek meanders a bit back and forth but after about 30 minutes you realize that you have hit a 45 degree bend. However, according to Dubi Gan's map, the creek was roughly straight...

Do you press on west anyway?

(I will include both the old map and a new, partial one).

 

[FitzTheRuke]

"It is true that my research had the river flowing west-to-east," said Dubi Gan, unconcerned, "But we should assume that it does so overall, and yet not all the time. I suggest that we press on. I am certain that it will meander southward soon enough."

 

[wingilbear]

works for me. However let’s take merely a moment to investigate this river bend just a little. Anything special about the creek bend? Anything we can see in the water or along the bank?

 

[JustinCase]

"It's a river," Pinpehlu says with a shrug. "It does what it pleases, unconcerned with the troubles of men. It does help with transporting stuff, though," he smiles.

If Frog Froth starts examining the river, the porter sits himself down in a sunny spot and helps himself to some food from his pack.

OOC: Provisions 4/6

 

[Ancalagon]

The party takes a short break (does anyone else wants to take a provision? Now is your time! @FitzTheRuke is your stamina current? you took a lot of damage...)

The morning is remarkably peaceful. You come upon a tranquil, but perhaps suspiciously so, scene:

An old woman sitting under a tree, is having some tea (you can small kettle under a tiny fire). Her staff, which seemed to have originated as a small uprooted tree, is leaning against a wall. She has a long nose and wears a cloak made of rusted iron plate.

(you can roll awareness if you wish)

She says, in decent Trade Tongue: Aaah, visitors. I get so few these days. What brings you to these parts?

(art by Matthew Adams)

 

[JustinCase]

Pinpehlu smiles at the old woman and mutters a greeting, otherwise ignoring her.

OOC: He is unaware of pretty much anything about the woman. Pinpehlu awareness roll below 6: 2D6 = [4, 6] = 10