Warriors Of The Coast

[DEFCON 1]

The group continues their discussion in the area, with some thought going towards walking to the lighthouse to speak with the Limran family. Carl Limran has been lighthouse keeper for close to ten years, and he and his family live comfortably in it.

Khalia, Ari, and Taviss continue to examine the area, and all three of them agree that it seems that quite a number of boot tracks come back and forth from the south to this area. These tracks seem to be different than the tracks that the lizardfolk left in the previous location - different depth of indentations and such.

Taviss says with authority that these boot tracks are human. All of his tracking and hunting focus has been towards humans (Favored Enemy: Human), and thus he is assured that he is correct. Humans came up here from the south and then returned. And based on a number of wavy tracks heading south and broken bushes and such... it could be concluded that the human tracks were dragging something with them when returned south.

Nelson takes a look at a few of the sling stones that Ari found, and they appear to be well chosen. They aren't made specifically for use in a sling (they aren't bullets), but they do appear to be carefully selected based on smoothness and shape. They look like the kind of stones you'd find on a beach, not in the woods.

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OOC: I will be making Listen checks for everyone. Please let me know if you'd like to use an Action Point on this check or not.

 

[drothgery]

OOC: No action points here; adding d6 to a skill Khalia's got no ranks in won't help her much. (Listen +2; all from Wis bonus).

 

[stonegod]

Humans came up here from the south and then returned. And based on a number of wavy tracks heading south and broken bushes and such... it could be concluded that the human tracks were dragging something with them when returned south.

Standing from the trail, Ari turns towards Nelson. "Looks like you may get your wish after all. Humans did this, and from the south. Though, I'm doubtful the lighthouse folk had anything to do with this."
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OOC: I will be making Listen checks for everyone. Please let me know if you'd like to use an Action Point on this check or not.

OOC: Not Ari. He usually uses those for active checks.

 

[James Heard]

Standing from the trail, Ari turns towards Nelson. "Looks like you may get your wish after all. Humans did this, and from the south. Though, I'm doubtful the lighthouse folk had anything to do with this."

"As I said," Nelson said dryly, his hands crossed in front of his chest, "it's easier to jus' admit I'm right... instead of always havin' to be wrong first."

"Besides, these slingstones came from the beach. It might not be Limran and his kin, but they're shoppin' in the same stores...And if it ain't Carl there then it ain't just Jango's got problems."

OOC: Ok, I'll spend an Action Point. I don't have any ranks in it, but Nelson won't be as terrible as some at it in the first place I guess, and it's not like he's going to be much use in actual combat I think.

 

[Bront]

OOC: Zan will if he rolls over a 15. Currently he's at +1 due to Alertness (Familiar)

 

[Kralin Thornberry]

Garrick sat quietly and listened. He knew the area, he had been here many times. He was still interested in what S'lar had to say, but he knew that they had to find the missing ones before anything even worse could happen. Entranced in thought, he stood still listening.


ooc: no action point use

 

[Ringmereth]

OOC: no action point here.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Listen checks: TN 20

Amy: 11+2=13
Ari: 1+0=1
Garrick: 14+3=17
Jina: 18-1=17
Khalia: 13+2=15
Nelson: 8+2+5=15
Taviss: 14+1=15
Zan: 12+1=13

*failure*

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Having discussed thing thoroughly and the tracks heading south being the kicker, the group decides to follow the tracks heading south.

After a good hike, the sun begins to set and you all see the tracks empty out onto the cart path that heads north into the swamps and south towards the lighthouse. Taviss and Ari do a search in an attempt to verify which way they think the booted tracks goes on the cart path, and the best they can determine is they THINK the humans went south.

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Please let me know which way you'd like to go, and at what point (if at all) you'd like to stop for the night once the sun completely sets.

 

[James Heard]

"What do we have here? Oh my! Is this the path to the lighthouse?!"

"I want to get to the lighthouse if at all possible, because that's the best bet for not sleeping on creeping ground, getting rained on in the middle of the night and dawn, and maybe having something to eat," he explained. "And if we find Jango then we get to walk home tomorrow morning along the lighthouse path instead of stomping through the underbrush."

"An' if'n there's naught but pirates, devilish Five Kingdom merchants, or some other nonsense there...Well, after this hike even my good mood will be ready for the tooth," he said grimly.

Nelson rolled his eyes and continued down the path toward the lighthouse, slapping away at the cloud of mosquitos that hovered around them.

"Lovely @#$ing day," he muttered, gesticulating wildly.

 

[stonegod]

Ari does his best to ignore Nelson; it almost part of the ambient noise. Instead, he looks to the others. "Unfortunately, the trail is difficult to follow from here. The best indication is to the south---the lighthouse. Now, I doubt that the lighthouse owners would kidnap Jango and knock out Jina, so we should be prepared for the worse." He loosens his sword blade, makes sure his morningstar is free. "A cautious approach is best, so if there are any preparations you want to make first, let me know."

[ooc: 'Bout how far is the lighthouse south?]