The Lamentation of Lolth - Chapter V

[kirinke]

Teleri chuckles. "Didn't know if you were exactly conscious when I was talking to you. My name's Teleri Shadow-Song," she said, patting Murnae's (her warhorse) nose and giving the patient horse a treat before climbing onto her back.

 

[Dhes]

Dunstand walks beside Gharlef as they follow the path to the city.
“Tell me master Gharlef, are spider attacks common on this part of the road?”

Looking over his shoulder to Teleri.
“Maybe some one on horse back should scout the way ahead of us, they could ride out for 15 minutes and than come back to report.”

 

[kirinke]

"I don't have a problem with it" Teleri replies goodnaturedly.

Not that I don't trust the good glass-merchant or this new elf, but I'd keep your telepathic abilities a secret for now. Or at least a secret within the group. If this new 'inquisition' group hears of it, they may consider it to be unholy or something equally asinine. she mindsends to Drogo. I'll give a mental yelp if anything comes up with elf-steak in mind.

 

[Velmont]

"I can scout, but I prefer the idea of scouting ahead, like a few hundread feats. The problem with someone on horse is that if he get caught in a trap set by bandits or spider, he will have not much chance to escape..."

 

[Dhes]

Dunstand raises an eyebrow at sielwoodans command.
“I would hope that Teleri’s warhorse could outrun a spider or a trap.”

ooc: "Its a Trap" -Admiral Ackbar

 

[kirinke]

Teleri shrugs. "Plus, from what I remember from my dad, it's kinda better to scout on foot. More quiet that way I guess. Horses make a lot of noise." she looked at dunstand apologetically.

 

[Velmont]

"Teleri is right, and what make a good trap, is the fact that you can't react before the first attack. Take two spider against a horse, and the horse may be unable to carry his rider before it could react. Yes, the horse will surely be able to outrun the spider, in condition the spiders can't reach him before he or his rider can react."

 

[Majin]

Sielwoodan goes on ahead to scout, distancing himself from the party quickly.

Gharlef nods at Dunstand. "Spiders have always been fairly active in the area. There are stories that drow haunt the underground of the region, and that these spiders are the overflow from their armies," the guard quickly adds "But I don't believe a word of that. Drow don't normally dwell so close to the surface. Perhaps there is another reason."

Sielwoodan comes to a clearing, the northern side of the trail is dominated by a roughly-cut, pointed, gray stone obelisk. The 8-foot-high stone is engraved with strange, curving symbols, and is about two feet across at the base.

He also notices some rather loud rustling coming from the bushes and trees not far from the edge of the woods.

 

[hippocrachus]

Calenthang goes disturbingly quiet at the mention of drow.
"Perhaps the abundance of spiders is due to naïve elves that travel alone," he mumbles to himself.

 

[Velmont]

Sielwoodan stop at the noise. He quickly looks around and spot the place place to observe the bush and trees without being seen from them, but still seen from the road. He move slowly and silently to that place, putting an arrow on his string. From there, he starts to watch and listen to see if there is nothing that can help him to identify what make that noise.

When the group finally come into sight, he will make a sign to them to stop where they are. Sielwoodan will come back, reporting the information he will have gathered.