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[Samarkand]

In the swamp north of Paludan...

Proud of the fire she built, Clair promptly mounted a capybara corpse on her spit and set it up over the blaze. She underestimate the flame height, however. The capybara corpse was soon turning a dark black. By the time she got it off, it had charred significantly on the outside, though some of the inner meat was cooked well. Not as much as there could have been, but it’s a snack.

Joe set off into the swamp with Will in tow. Just a short way from the camp Joe found himself severely turned around. Luckily, Will noticed wisps of smoke from the camp fire, and they quickly reoriented themselves. Looking around the area, they saw a long stretch submerged in water, with no clear way around it, with an oddly bare stone outcropping two man’s lengths away from the nearest “dry” land. To the right of this pond lay a stretch with denser low lying foliage, while to the left of it lay an area that had a denser canopy that didn’t permit much growth on the floor.

Cromwell and Kyle worked their way back to the tree that Cromwell had brutalized earlier, to find that there was what looked like blood dripping from it. Cromwell scooped some up in a leaf and took it back to Alice. “That’s Dragon’s Blood! It’ll be perfect for Kyle’s shoulder. That means there must be a stand of trees around here somewhere!” Looking up at the canopy and looking around she suddenly blushed and quickly looked down. “We’re in the middle of a stand of trees. Master Feran was right, I’m no good at this.” With that she ran off in the opposite direction that Joe and Will had set off in with tears in her eyes, leaving a confused Cromwell holding onto a leaf which apparently contained some form of medicine.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Kyle Jonson: Look around for anything. --> Found something!
Clair Freeman: Take a mangled corpse and cook. --> Charred Meat
Joe Bridger: Joe sets out to scout the things. --> Lost
Will Smyt: Go with Joe --> Got Joe back on track
Cromwell Jackson: Follow Kyle --> Leaf full of Dragon’s Blood

[kj1225]

Kyle chases after her.

[mastahcheese]

Hand leaf of Dragon's Blood over to Kyle, head after Alice.
"Just because you didn't see it at first doesn't mean you're no good at it! I tried to clear a path for us, and got my sword lodged in a tree during an emergency situation! Mishaps happen, the reason you didn't see it was because we got attacked, and we got distracted. You can't really tell half these trees apart, anyway.
We're here to help, in whatever ways are needed, if we see a landmark, we'll point it out to you.
Heck, we'll make the landmarks if we have to! I think that leaving a few sword marks in a tree would certainly be distinguishable!"
Cromwell looked over at Kyle.
"What say you? We'll level an entire hillside to the ground if we have to for people to find their ways through this hell-hole, won't we?"

[kj1225]

"I would rather avoid that but if we must. Besides, I trust her to apply this better than any of us."

[The Froggy Ninja]

Hand leaf of Dragon's Blood over to Kyle, head after Alice.
"Just because you didn't see it at first doesn't mean you're no good at it! I tried to clear a path for us, and got my sword lodged in a tree during an emergency situation! Mishaps happen, the reason you didn't see it was because we got attacked, and we got distracted. You can't really tell half these trees apart, anyway.
We're here to help, in whatever ways are needed, if we see a landmark, we'll point it out to you.
Heck, we'll make the landmarks if we have to! I think that leaving a few sword marks in a tree would certainly be distinguishable!"
Cromwell looked over at Kyle.
"What say you? We'll level an entire hillside to the ground if we have to for people to find their ways through this hell-hole, won't we?"

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[mastahcheese]

((NOPE DON'T BOTHER WITH SPOILERING THAT))

[The Froggy Ninja]

((NOPE DON'T BOTHER WITH SPOILERING THAT))

[scapheap]

Cook the other two(three?)

[Playergamer]

Follow Joe.

[Remuthra]

Continue scouting.

[Samarkand]

In the swamp north of Paludan...

Clair repeated her attempt with the next two capybara, but watched more closely this time. With some patience she got the corpses to the height where the fat dripped off of the large rodents and the flesh began to brown. Soon she had well-cooked carcasses. Taking them off the spit, she grabbed the ribs from each side and pulled them off, resulting in a total of four racks of beautifully cooked capybara ribs. Taking some of the flesh between her thumb and finger she pulled gently and the meat separated easily from the bone. Satisfied with her work, she looked with slight longing towards the remainder of the corpses. If only she was a more knowledgeable cook she’s sure she could have salvaged some other parts.

Joe walked to the right into the low lying foliage. After a little bit of trudging through thick ferns, some of which were spiked and rather nasty looking, he arrived at an opening. An expanse of grasses stretched in front of him. This grass seemed to always consist of a single blade which forked at the tip, ending in two equal points. Nothing else grew in this grass, and some of the plants around the outside of this grassy glade looked wilted.

Will got distracted staring off into the water, and as he came back to his senses he realized that Joe had already moved on. Looking around he could see no signs as to which direction his companion had left in. He thought he saw a mark against a tree to the left and ran in that direction. After a quick run he suddenly found a mass of reddish vines covering the way forward. It was clear Joe had not made his way through them, which could only mean that Will had gone the wrong way.

Cromwell handed off the leaf and took off at a sprint in the direction Alice had gone. Kyle was slightly slower and was right behind Cromwell when the swordsman came to an abrupt halt. Kyle opened his mouth to yell at his companion when he suddenly saw Alice. Only a foot away from the prone figure was a spectacled bear, pacing. The animal looked unsure of what to do with the sobbing figure in front of it, and clearly hadn’t noticed either of the mercenaries, as it was so occupied with Alice.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Kyle Jonson: Kyle chases after her. --> Just a little slow
Clair Freeman: Cook the other two --> Capybara ribs!
Joe Bridger: Continue scouting. --> A clearing!
Will Smyt: Follow Joe. --> Lost Joe!
Cromwell Jackson: Hand leaf of Dragon's Blood over to Kyle, head after Alice. --> Found her with a bear!

Spoiler: Female Spectacled Bear Stats (click to show/hide)

• Strength= 11
• Agility= 9
• Intuition= 2

Description:
Actually fairly cute and not terribly dangerous as far as bears go. Mostly vegetarian, the males of this species weigh 2-3 times as much as a man, while the females can actually weigh less than a man. Also fortunately, these animals are very solitary. It is highly unlikely to encounter more than one at a time.

[kj1225]

Try to convince the bear to leave via handle animal check.

[Playergamer]

"HEY, JOE!"

Yell, trying to get Joe to respond. If I hear something, go in that direction. If I don't, chose a direction at random.

[mastahcheese]

"Alice, start heading back to us, slowly, keep facing the bear, don't make any sudden movements."
Lead Alice away as Kyle communes with the bear.

[Remuthra]

Step back. Try to determine the likelihood of Snakes.