In Search Of Pappy Peppy

[ateno]

Keya does want to help, bet needs a day or two, he will seek the healing of his deity later in the day and do the same to Rida the next day and be ready to go the third day.

Keya Redd

[Rex]

Rida

"Do we search up or down stream first? Someone said he jumped in right?"

[ravenn4544]

Haldric utters another healing prayer focused on Keya. "I've got but one prayer left - so let's all stay out of trouble today, eh?!"

Cure Light Wounds [1d8]=8

[ateno]

"Thank you, I am feeling Hale. So what do we have to do for these Gnolls?"

Keya

[Rex]

Rida

"We need to find Peppy first."

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf Fighter

Loyn keeps his head on a swivel watching for anything sneaksing up on their party as they head back to the river.

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Wild
Early Morning, Partly Cloudy

Keya tells the others that he will need at least 2 days before he can adventure again, but once Haldric prays over him to heal the remainder of his wounds, he seems to change his tune and joins up with the team.

Once outside the Keep again, there is little in the way of organization or leadership, with more questions asked than actions taken. Finally Loyn simple starts walking towards the river.

Actions?

A little direction here would be helpful.

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 follows along behind Loyn.

Not the best to be giving directions.

[qtkat]

Cloudia

is along for the ride.

[ravenn4544]

Haldric responds, "Well, our first order of business is trying to find the old man. Let's hope he is still in one piece. The gnolls, now, that is an interesting turn of fate. We haver several days yet to meet them, 4 more I think was agreed, and then we'd head off to fight what I can only think is undead. Not the best arrangement, that is true, but better than being dead yesterday I think we all agree.

Let's see what we can find today and then we can see if anyone else wants to join us with the undead - I imagine we'll need all the help we can get..."

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

Bugs does his best to catch Keya up on the gnoll deal along with Haldric. "Yeah. Gyb made a deal that a group of us would meet the gnolls at the caves in five days. Or nights. I think. Then we would all attack the unremarkable dead. Like Haldric says, it was a pretty good deal at the time."

He points to the river. "I think they said they usually fish on this side, and that he jumped in right as they were ambushed. Maybe we start at the crossing and move down?"

Bugs looks to Keya. "Do you think we should call out, or would that spook more deer?"

[Rex]

Rida

"Calling out won't spook deer, getting close to them before they know we are there will spook deer. Otherwise they will just walk away if we call out from a distance."

Secondary skill trapper/furrier.

[ateno]

"I agree, but lets not make it a chorus, every 30 seconds or so."

Keya watches out.

Keya

[Jernau35]

Gyb

"The swamp then?" asks Gyb. He shakes his head sadly. "If nothing eats Gyb, Gyb's new shoes will be ruined still."

Gyb grasps his javelin and proceeds with an angry look upon his face. He's either going to kill a monster or the first person to splash mud on his shoes.

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf Fighter

Loyn shakes his head in agreement with the recounting of the gnoll pact. Quietly he says, “We need to be careful, some of them gnolls were not wanting us released and remember the incredible roar we heard at the river after we were released, that wasn’t a deer snorting!”

Loyn thinks for a while, then says,“If I were fleeing from a bad situation I would look for a cave or rocky outcropping to hide in, because that would comfort me. Bugs, I’m thinking your Da’s held up somewhere hurt, can you think of an area that would put him at ease? We should be looking for signs of clothing, traces of blood if he’s hurt, starting along the waterway and into the next area. Maybe he left clues for us to follow.

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Wild
Early Morning, Partly Cloudy

After walking across the Gnoll Ford again to access the opposite side of the river, several members of the group offer up some quality suggestions. Gyb looks at his new wet shoes, feeling them shrinking up on his sore feet the more he walks.

Shouting out for Peppy doesn't help you find the gnome, but at least it doesn't attract anything more dangerous........yet. The group can take solace in the fact that they haven't startled any more wildlife either.

Following the river bank towards the southeast, no signs of the friendly gnolls you bargained with are seen. When the party reaches another shallow stream that runs away from the larger river, Loyn suggests they keep an eye out for signs left behind by Peppy. Just then, a stack of several river stones piled up in a cairn is seen on the other side of the smaller stream. (red star on map) It sits right at the edge of the stinking swamp that Gyb is not looking forward to entering.

Actions?

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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

"Someone left behind a marker, seems a good chance it was your Da Bugs. Lets check it out."

Rida checks for a safe way to cross the stream, then moves to the cairn, looking for any sign as he goes.

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

He nods in agreement, quiet with concern about his Da. Bugs starts looking around for signs of foot traffic.

[qtkat]

Cloudia

Not sure what the scale is on this map but if it seems feasible...

Cloudia crosses the stream and heads toward the tree line to the south. Maybe I can get a better look from up there, she says pointing to a tall tree.

[ateno]

Keya nocks a arrow and goes on watch.