Chapter 02: Out and about

[Nordbo]

Sorry, my bad English may be the reason behind all this bird misunderstanding. I PM:ed Dram that Ox spotted "a flock of maybe 10-20 four-legged creatures, about half a mile away, running in a northerly direction" forgetting that 'flock' is used for birds only. Should have written "a herd" or something like that. Apologies to Dram!

[GreyWolfVT]

Sorry, my bad English may be the reason behind all this bird misunderstanding. I PM:ed Dram that Ox spotted "a flock of maybe 10-20 four-legged creatures, about half a mile away, running in a northerly direction" forgetting that 'flock' is used for birds only. Should have written "a herd" or something like that. Apologies to Dram!

Makes for good role play to have us pick on one another we are all supposed to be good friends right?

[Nordbo]

Right on, mate!

[Nordbo]

After a few hours' further trekking across the dusty plains, the landscape changes slightly. It's beginning to look more valley-like; you see hill ranges distantly parallel to each other, with small wisps of clouds swirling round their peaks.
No sign of life, and the ground is still dry, but in the centre of the valley, a tiny trickle of water seems to glimmer, just a small remnant of what must have once been a vast river bed.

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[Dram]

Ox guides his horse down to the little stream to let it drink. Climbs down from his horse and investigates the for any signs of tracks or life. Lets have the horses drink while we investigate.

[GreyWolfVT]

Korin "Not a bad idea lets water the horses."

[PyroArrow]

Norbold Ernessaeia (Sylvanian Elf Cleric): Scale Mail AC 6 : Hit Points 6 / 6:

Norbold follows Ox to the stream to let his horse drink while also scanning for signs of recent tracks.

[Nordbo]

The three friends allow their mounts a well-earned pause in the warm midday sun. Trotting down into the gouged-out furrow where the small, shallow stream quietly trickles, the horses thirstily gulp the all the (surprisingly clear) water they can manage, while the adventurers scan for any tracks along the surrounding half dry, half moist banks.

[GreyWolfVT]

Korin points out to the others something strange he noticed "Hey fellas look at that." the dwarf points to something about 70 ft or so upstream, an odd shape poking out from behind a corner of the gently twisting riverbed. But it's difficult to make out if it's just a bit of weirdly formed mud, or what.

[PyroArrow]

Norbold Ernessaeia (Sylvanian Elf Cleric): Scale Mail AC 6 : Hit Points 6 / 6:

Norbold looks in the direction Korin points out, if the object does not move he will draw out an arrow from his quiver and nock it and slowly approach the object until he's 30 ft away.

[Dram]

Ox follows Norbolds lead. But follows him wide bow drawn. Norbold move away from the edge of the water. Korin take the horses away from the waters edge. Ox will keep eye out on the water behind him also.

[GreyWolfVT]

Korin does as Ox asks. "Sure thing Ox."

[PyroArrow]

Norbold Ernessaeia (Sylvanian Elf Cleric): Scale Mail AC 6 : Hit Points 6 / 6:

Hearing Ox, Norbold, moves to be 30 ft away from the following water, while still approaching the muddy looking object, while staying 30 ft away from it.

If the object moves threateningly at him, he will fire his bow.

If not, he will attempt to communicate with it.

[Nordbo]

The object is a large coiled, tubular heap, scaly but partly covered in patches of dried mud/sand. It lies perfectly still against the dried mud bank, with what looks like a tail partly dipping into the water edge.

All please roll for surprise!

[GreyWolfVT]

Init Roll/ Surprise Roll [1d6] = 6

[Dram]

Ox-

Initiative roll
d6 roll [1d6] = 3

[Nordbo]

(FYI I'm waiting for Pyro's surprise roll before continuing)

[Nordbo]

Wading through the shallow water, arrow ready, Norbold approaches the coiled heap, with Ox close behind him. From 30 feet's distance this is what they can see:

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The curled up whatever-it-is does not move when Norbold speaks to it.

[GreyWolfVT]

Korin "Well what the devil is it lads?" the dwarf asks from a distance.

[Dram]

Ox- I do not know what it is. But we only attack if it does otherwise let it be.