Subject: Part 2: On the road 2,264 views

[Weasel]

"Aye. That is... if you're willing, Glorgar." he adds, addressing the up and coming barber.

"Think we should at least give it a look if for no other reason than to satisfy my curiosity."

Bnor takes another bite of meat and chews while waiting on the others thoughts.

[coyotelaughs]

(Common)"Yes....Glorgar.....what say? I want destroy with aia." Nu looks to his aia with much pride and offers his hand, that she might sit with him again. (Sylvan)"My aia thank you for waiting for me to help with the destruction of the abomination."

[Shiv]

The dwarf gives a small chukle. "Oh I don't mind. Your job is to get me to Valans haven in one piece. If you want to risk getting paid by unearthing dangerous, ancient magics, be my guest. And if you really think it's that important to destroy whatever it is, then I'm not he one to stand in the way of the will of the spirits", he intones gravely as he chews on a large piece of cheese.

[coyotelaughs]

(Common)"Glorgar be right......we have dut...duty to do....aia we come back. Sorry...forget place.." I look to my aia with pride still but also with resignation that we will have to postpone until later. (Sylvan)"My aia we will return after we escort Glorgar to his destination and maybe we can get more info to help us destroy this abomination. I care nothing for the money but hopefully we can find a home here."

[rainbowpalmcakes]

Bael squeezes Nu's hand and nods still a bit bothered by the stone. Really wanting to destroy it. Bael gives Glorgar a warm smile, knowing he is kind of "kin" to the sylvan, that she feels so.
Bael takes a bite on some meat. She wishes to rest as soon as possible so that in the morning they can go about with destroying that magical place. She looks at Nu, smiles and feeds Lanna a piece.
She walks to a nearby tree kneels before it and places her palm on the trunk, closing her eyes as she recalls the day.




(it doesnt mean that I will be sleeping now or soon though, so we all could still go about the night stuff)

[Shiv]

Glorgar gives a lighthearted shrug at Nu's words to dispel his earlier graveness. "I didn't mean to critizise", he says apologeticaly. "We could pass by in the morning and at least take a look at it if you'd prefer. I'm no druid, so if you two sense that the spirits really want to level the place to the ground, so be it. Sometimes something trivial to one person is of outmmost importance to someone else."

[Black_Hawk]

((Sorry, Kinda had other things that needed attention so Trainwreck was put on a back burner. I'll pester Racer))

Rahid is pleased when the other member of the party enter the clearing where the group has made camp. "It is good that you are back," Rashid says nodding his head, "I was, at least, a bit worried about your condition."

He frowns as the dwarve's words about the lack of dinner. "We decided to err on the side of caution, for we knew not your condition. It is best not to draw undue attention to the camp when there is a lack of people to defend it."

He sits about and listens to the rest of the party as they discuss their findings concerning the strange clearing. As they discuss he nods his head. "If this is a thing of malign magic i have no issue diverting our attention to remove it. It would not be too far out of our way methinks, And it may make the way safer for others who would travel through here in the future." He nods towards the druids. "If it is important enough to set the elves on edge as it seems to have done then it is, perhaps, meriting our attention."

[Weasel]

"I agree it certainly does, but let's not jump to these conclusions of it needing to be removed. For all we know it's in place to bound some foul spirit."

The dwarf leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees.

"I love these woods as much as any and if it is in fact some foul aberation, then so be it. We can deal with it how we see fit. But let's not be going in thinkin' it must be removed."

With these final thoughts, the dwarf simply shrugs his shoulders. He gets up and walks towards his tent. Patting the 'beast of burden' as he passes it by, he gives his standing tent a quick inspection.

Satisfied with his find, he crawls in for the night.

[Racer Xonclar]

Having tucked away the dagger he almost threw at his traveling companions' ominous reappearance, Itrav is almost completely silent, chewing away at his meager rations and likely eating less than the others.

"Bnor," he finally says, "Is this clearing on our way or a detour? Escorting Glorgar before the snows stop us is more important than the...concerns of a clearing." "Unless these...rocks...can somehow endanger us," he adds as an afterthought.

Magical rocks in a clearing called that the two forest elves are worried about...when he can barely contain himself whenever she is gone. At the least, she spoke common to a level I could understand without straining myself.

Waiting on the response between the dwarf's chewing and crawling off to his tent, Itrav pulls two of his daggers from his pouch and lightly tosses them up in the air. His eyes follow them as they tumble slowly end over end before catching them by the blades. Good...these are the properly balanced ones.

[Weasel]

"I see yer point, Itrav. Certainly isn't our first priority. Though it is on our way and curiosity has the best of me, the detour around would be short enough. I don't care either way, but my vote is to at least look into it. Quickly if we must."

Seeing the dark elf remove his daggers and toss them in the air causes Bnor to stare strangly.

.oO(Elves are strange creatures, but this ones talented, Ill give him that!)

[Black_Hawk]

Rashid tucks his arms into his sleeves and nods, looking about the group. "I say we look into it should it not be out of the way. It would be best to ensure that whatever it is can not cause us or our charge harm at the very least." He looks at the darkening sky and the stars up above as a light wind whistles through the trees. "Methinks it would be best for us to turn in soon, so as to be prepared at the first light of dawn. I shall take the first watch, should there be no quarrel over it."

[Racer Xonclar]

"Very well," Itrav states in his usual neutrality. "I can keep watch second." Unlikely the watch will help, considering I could likely hear dwarven snoring from Ningjorn's Rest. How do these people live?...

Daggers still in hand, Itrav looks back at Bnor's stare with a very direct stare of his own...then tilts his head slightly, black hair slipping from behind an ear and over his face; a silent gesture that seems to ask "Is there a problem?" Without waiting for a response to this question, Itrav turns for his tent. Laying down gracefully, his arms cross across his chest, daggers held ready to throw. The white cloth would already make his tent the hardest to notice first of the bunch, but there is no harm in making sure...

After several minutes of laying motionless, his eyes are still open...

Shiv

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Officially asleep at this point

[rainbowpalmcakes]

"We will pass by the clearing, we have too. I know the mist will come once we go there again." Bael says as she starts to fix the furs (white) Nu and her would "sleep in" beside Ik where she also layed fur for him to rest on. She takes another set of fur (brown) and look up into the tress to find a spot where they could really sleep on. She hands the furs to Nu for him to set them up in the trees giving her Aias a look, thinking I wonder if Itrav would do a good job catching my spear...

They both laugh.

"I will be the third to guard and Nu will be the fourth."

After observing the camp for the last time she pushes herself off from the ground to step from trunk to branch swiftly perching up on a branch...

"Aias..." she call out to Nu.

((sleepy time!!!))

[coyotelaughs]

Nu watches the look Itrav gives Bnor, as he watches him juggle his daggers, while I am putting away the extra meat no one else wanted. (Common)"I be for.... what safe.... for Golgar..... to place go." While putting the meat back in the packs for storage, I watch my aia prepping the bedding for the night then follow her to the tree line. As Bael hands me the furs, I start thinking, Itrav is so good catching blades, I wonder if he could catch my arrows so well by their tips? I see my aia is thinking the same thing. We both start to laugh. I glide up into the branches to set our bedding, then head back to verify all our gear is put away and secure.

My aia calls me so I join her for the night.

[Shiv]

The night passes without incident, the heavy snows around you muffling the sounds of the forest, embedding the camp is stillness. The following morning the party wakes refreshed and relaxed to the first shafts of light streaming down through the leafless branches and the pines above. The snow glitters enticingly as you step out of your tents and sleeping bags, a joyous promise of travel lingering in the air. The wind has picked up slightly overnight and driven the clouds in front of it, giving clear skies and a crisp early morning air that leaves your breath steaming.

The night has been chilly, and a small fire is started at breakfast. Under Itravs insistence the breakfast is eaten quickly, the salmaradim reiterating last nights sentiments on not wasting time due to the threat of new snows, and the party soon sets out towards the clearing.

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You soon arrive and the scouts of last night find that the clearing looks much different, and certainly less threatening, in the light of day.

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You are all standing at the edge a large amrophous clearing, at least three hundred feet across. The ground is riddled with small mounds of snow, broken stumps, or half-covered tufts of grass. The place is clearly a mire -or similar- during summer, though with the current cold it seems to have frozen solid. Near the centre of the area stands several large standing stones, clearly visible in the light of day. There are four of them, rising like fingers out of the ground, standing solemn guard around a central jumble of rocks. Small and large stones have been stacked on top of each other, creating a small mound, a simple carin. A small trail of footsteps, most certainly dwarven and elven, run halfway up towards the construct before suddenly turning and heading back out the clearing.

"This doesn't look so bad", Glorgar states merily.

Itrav and Bnor:

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Both of you get realize that regardless if the cairn has been built at the same time as the standing stones or not, it would serve as a good abode for many kinds of creatures. Angry kinds.

Rashid:

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The clearing feels cold, it's as if Amons gaze was weaker here. The skies are completely clear, but you still feel as if the sun is hiding its face from the world.

((Detail in your frist post if you made any special prepareations or how you spent you morning, as well as any actions of course))