CHAPTER 7: The Great Mushroom Harvest

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CHAPTER 7: The Great Mushroom Harvest

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The Long Route, Days 66-69

For three uneventful days you follow the compacted roadway known as the Long Route, crossing the vast, desolate salt waste before coming to the shallow cliffs and the marker stones on Day 69. As you approach the ancient, repurposed stones with the thoughts of making camp for the night, the smell of a fire enters your olfactory senses. The odor jerks your attention, and then, subtle movement and voices can be seen and heard mingling about the two pillars. The stones are still over 300 yards away, but you can’t imagine that the sources of the voices haven’t seen your group traveling across the flat, featureless wasteland.

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"What do you think, fellows?" Frekken whispers to the group. "Hostile or no?"
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Denslow says, Only one way to know for sure. I say a reduced company approaches while the rest of us find places to hide nearby. If they are friendly, no problem. If they are foes, then at least some of us can attack from afar.

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Silvestri looks towards the figures in the distance I'll go with the group that approaches. I may be able to read their intentions

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Jack "You'd think they'd of heard us especially the drot swine and cart. I'll stay back maybe the ones that can fly or approach them stealthier should go ahead and scout from a closer distance the rest as you said can hide out of sight. In the wastes it's hard to say who isn't a foe. I tent to side with caution and act as if almost everything is a foe."
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"I'll hide," volunteers Kurot.

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Frekken stands next to the psionicist. "I can approach almost invisibly with my camo-skin," he notes, patting his bare arm. "Let me creep ahead to see what I can see, then come back and report. Afterwards, I'd be glad to join the diplomatic party! I can be quite personable, so says my Ma!" He beams widely and will sneak ahead if given approval to do so.
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A quick survey of the flat, featureless salty waste reveals few opportunities for concealment. There are some low dunes of salt mixed with sand that could be excavated and piled high enough to block the line of sight view from the marker stone site. Unfortunately, the activity of doing so would be in full view of any observers at the distant location.

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May-Jor is tense, and has her bow in hand already.

"Hanging back. Let you try to make friends. If they don't want to be friends, I'll help with the next part."

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Blixx

"Well, I'd rather look casual and confident, since they've obviously seen our approach." "We should just continue to approach, cautiously."
Blixx will travel with whomever wishes to approach the possible encampment. his rifle held low but ready.
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Belial

Belial is chafing after days of quiet travel. As soon as someone mentions 'scouting', he's stretching his wings. Like, on my way, dudes!

He flies up about 60 meters, then moves close enough to get a good look at the unknown camp.
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Frekken proceeds alongside the forward party.
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Blixx, Frekken, Belial and Silvestri move cautiously towards the stone marker site in an attempt to discover what the group may face. Belial swoops up to a 60 meter height and then flies ahead, close enough to get a good look at the presumed camp. (PM sent) Frekken wants to wait until they are closer before trying to activate his chameloid skin. The mothmonn, frogmonn and psionist continue ahead slowly waiting for Belial to report. The flying baboon circles near the camp, and shouts between several people leave no doubt that a group occupies the marker stone site.

Jack hangs back to manage the drot swyne and is prepared to provide support. May-Jor, Denslow and Kurot ponder their next move, as they hold to see what happens with the forward group.

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Jack one hand holding his rifle waits for the report back while trying to keep the drot swine at ease.
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The Long Route, Day 69

Those observing Belial, watch him do a cautious circle and glide down to the ground near the encampment. Those walking forward hear him speaking.

Belial’s actions are taking place via PM until the group is able to interact with him.

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If Silvestri can identify one of the individuals talking to Belial, then he will use his Empathy power on them to see if he can discover their intentions.

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Jack slowly moves forward with the drot swine and cart creeping along at a very slow walking pace towards the encampment.
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shaidar wrote:If Silvestri can identify one of the individuals talking to Belial, then he will use his Empathy power on them to see if he can discover their intentions.
Go ahead and make a mutation roll, 1d20+4.

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The Long Route, Day 69

The forward group is around 120 yards away from the stone marker site. Silvestri moves from side to side until he spots a figure without wings (not Belial!). He reaches out with his senses (mentally!) and focuses on the psychic emanations from the individual. The psionist perceives the emotional state of mild apprehension from the being of interest.

Those near Silvestri, notice that his face temporarily transforms into a bald, blue-skinned humanoid man.

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