(5) Beyond the Wall

[silifi]

Dawn, Unknown Day and Year - likely Winter

As they walk betwixt the forests, the sky begins to change yet again, the aurorae fading and the stars returning to their normal state. After about an hour walking, Zosime notices a very faint light on the eastern horizon - it seems daylight may be coming after all, though it remains quite cold.

Then, up ahead, Kordrak spots a looming shadow, at first hidden by the trees until they turned a corner. It is a massive black rectangle, although in the darkness it is difficult to make out what it is from their current distance, about a quarter mile up.

Kordrak stops the group to observe for a moment, judging the object to be about 35 feet tall. After a moment he observes movement around the base of the black object, seemingly from multiple somethings, though he can't make out just what they are in the darkness.

Though Grae has her light turned away, they may still be visible in the open to whatever this is.

Actions?


Kordrak Lvl4 Huntsman - 33/33 FA 4 AC 5
Akrisios Lvl4 Mountebank - 18/18 FA 3 AC 4
Grae Lvl4 Death Solider - 27/27 FA 4 AC 6 Bullseye Lantern: 220/360
Cían Lvl4 Druid - 23/23 FA 3 AC 4
Grom Lvl4 Magician - 13/14 FA 1 AC 9
Caradoc Lvl4 Bard - 19/19 FA 3 AC 5
Zosime Lvl4 Cleric - 22/24 FA 3 AC 4

[Karaunios]

Caradoc freezes on the spot and squints, trying to discern what's there.
"Another weird thing? This place is full of surprises... Grae, can you uncover the lantern? Maybe we can see it... or... them?"

[Darithe]

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Grae

"Of course," Grae replies to Caradoc as she fully opens her lantern shining it in the area indicated.

[Rex]

Zosime

Zosime will move away from the light source to see if it helps improve her night vision. Then she will try to study the object and area around it.

[silifi]

You guys are still about a quarter mile away from the object, and Grae's lantern will only illuminate to 60 feet. You can get closer, of course, but the lantern is likely to get the attention of whatever it is that is moving around there.

[Rex]

Zosime

"I suggest we cover all our light sources and try sneaking closer."

[Karaunios]

Caradoc

"Alright. But I don't like this..."
The bard remembers the amorphous blend of amazons they encountered right after arriving on the island.

[OGRE MAGE]

Grom stares off into the distance.

“Perhaps it’s a portal of some kind?”

He will move closer with the others, at their discretion.

[shaidar]

Cian

"All the options have some risk. But we need to work out what is happening. I agree we need to douse our lights. Those of us less good at sneaking could hang back a bit."

[Rex]

Zosime

"I am not much good at sneaking and am willing to hang back some if others are willing to go ahead."