In Search Of Pappy Peppy

[ateno]

"For some people that can't follow their tracks, they stack then in the wilderness, but there are so many cultures, it could be anything."

Keya takes advantage of the break to look around some more.

Keya

[Jernau35]

Gyb

"If lost, why build stones here?", Gyb asks. "The stream is here, saying 'Hello, follow me!' Flarnaghan would guide them to river, road, Keep and bed before first stack has been topped."

"Even going further in, why start rocks back there? Follow stream!" Gyb looks at the forbidding thorns. "Gome-father went in there?", he says dubiously. "If yes, then taken, Gyb thinks".

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

He looks to the others for wilderness advice. "Should we call out now? Gnomes are fine with tight spaces and areas that others avoid. That place looks rather welcoming to me."

[Rex]

Rida

"Lets look around the edge first and see if we can find any spots where a gnome could sneak in. With all those thorns maybe he left behind some sign like a piece of ripped cloth or something."

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf fighter

Loyn watches around for any sign of trouble while the thorny thicket is investigated. “I prefer caves and rocky areas rather than poky thorns.”

[OGRE MAGE]

If you aren't posting an action because you don't have anything to add, I have no way of knowing you're doing that.

Back To The Wild
Off The Map
Mid Morning, Partly Cloudy

The group stops at the sight of the copse of thorny trees, unsure what might reside in such an inhospitable place.

When Rida starts poking around, looking for any signs of a gnome crossing, that same loud roaring you heard last night sounds out again from somewhere nearby, likely from directly inside this small copse.

Looking around the area better does not offer any new clues as to where Bugs father has run off.

Actions?

If anyone wants to try pushing their way into the thorn patch, please give me a Dex check with your next actions.

Bugs Donato G (T2) AC:3 16/16
Haldric Hammerheart D (C1) AC:3 11/12 CLW,CLW
Rida (F1) AC:2 10/10
Loyn Shortbeard D (F1) AC:5 12/12
Gyb the Meager Human (M1) AC:10 8/8
Keya Redd H-E (C1/R1) AC:5 12/12 CLW,CLW
Cloudia Birthmire (T1) AC:6 6/6

[ravenn4544]

Haldric has no interest in pushing into the thorn patch, and says so. "Especially with that roaring!"

sorry for the failure to post!

[ateno]

"Well lets move on pat the thorns along the river?"

Keya

[Rex]

Rida

Rida quickly backs away. "Don't want to go in there if we don't have too. Maybe we keep following the river downstream."

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf Fighter

He freezes in place when he hears the roar… “I don’t think we should linger here, let’s keep moving. Bugs, did Tarlac tell you of any other spots you’re Da may have gone to? Loyn keeps moving along.

[OGRE MAGE]

A few hundred yards beyond that, the little stream turns due south and heads into a nasty looking thicket of thorny trees.

If you plan to "follow the river", you will need to enter this area.

[Rex]

Rida

Rida will see if he can find a way around the thorn patch and back to the river on the other side of the thorn patch.

[ateno]

Keya will go with Rida.

Keya Redd

[ravenn4544]

Haldric trudges along through the muck with the rest of them. "We definitely need to keep together..."

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

A whim strikes him, dangerous as that can be, and Bugs calls out. "Da?! Is that you? Where are you?"

He waits a moment for a reply, and the hurries to catch up with the others.

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Wild
Off The Map
Mid Morning, Partly Cloudy

When none of the party members try to push into the thorny trees, and no clear alternative path around the natural obstacle presents itself, Bugs tries something completely different. Listening intently into the copse for a reply to his shouting, the group is shocked to hear a timid voice call back to them.

"June ya? Ish dat you, boi?"

If this is the voice of the roaring monster you heard earlier, why does it suddenly sound like he is from the Scottish Lendore Isles?

Actions?

Bugs Donato G (T2) AC:3 16/16
Haldric Hammerheart D (C1) AC:3 11/12 CLW,CLW
Rida (F1) AC:2 10/10
Loyn Shortbeard D (F1) AC:5 12/12
Gyb the Meager Human (M1) AC:10 8/8
Keya Redd H-E (C1/R1) AC:5 12/12 CLW,CLW
Cloudia Birthmire (T1) AC:6 6/6

[Rex]

Rida

Rida stops and waits to see if Bugs replies.

[Jernau35]

Gyb

Gyb takes a few steps back and raises his javelin. "Something pretending to be the gnome-father? Or the gnome-father has magic?" He looks at Bugs for confirmation.

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf fighter

Loyn looks surprisingly at Bugs and quietly says…“Junior?… Is that your Da, have we found him? Or is this a nasty trap? He’s hoping for the former.

[ateno]

Keya attempts to get a bearing on the voice, where its coming from.

Keya Redd