Natalyah looks over to Caithan and stands dumbstruck not knowing how to handle the barrage of words. "Fine", she finally mutters and displays her lack of social skills when faced with a uncomfortable situation. "Are you done? Can we get back to exploring the island now?"
Your choices are South along the coast or South west into the thicker jungles towards the eastern end of the ridge you were previously camped on
Your choices are South along the coast or South west into the thicker jungles towards the eastern end of the ridge you were previously camped on
In the absence of other guidence Setebo takes the lead and starts heading south along the coast.
Eager to get moving Natalyah quickly shadows Setebo with her eyes and ears peaked, making sure that the beast doesn't try anything and more importantly, doesn't miss anything.
You move steadily southwards..the scouts scanning the ground for tracks but finding nothing to reveal what or who the observer was.
After perhaps an hours march you discover a trail that leads back eastward towards the middle of the island.
Natalyah looks down the trail with a frown on her face. "We could be moving closer to them. Keep your eyes open and keep your steps quiet", she warns before moving down the trail.
Natalyahs estimation is that this trail is not particularly well travelled..perhaps whatever lies at the coastal end is something the cannibals don't visit very often.
Helga follows along, keeping as silent as she can, watching for signs of the natives around them.
Perception:
Stealth:
Survival (track):
Caithan and Rollo follow though their version of stealth is mainly trying not to give others positions away.
Atzi moved ahead of the group, she couldn't be tracked and she was in tune with nature, virtually undetectable as she weaved her way through the jungle.
Setebo is glad to get moving again. Frankly he is glad to get off dead island. It is a fine camp but the smell still lingers.
"It looks like no one comes here. That should make the camp on dead island even safer."
Atzi smiles at Setebo and nods in agreement. "This will make our travels much easier, knowing that we do not have to worry as much about the others. Let us see what lies at the end of this trail... I fer it may be another camp. Hopefully there is something to salvage."
You follow the trail for an hour and it joins with a trail that runs vaugely north-south.. southwards it wends it's way along the base of an escarpment which you suspect is the westward end of Plant Woman ridge.
Helga looks to see which road looks more travelled.
Survival (track):
The north south trail is well travelled in both directions..
Atzi looks over the well used trail with a stern eye and nods before looking to the others. "Either this trail leads to their village or their are others like us on this island who have survived somehow in the open... Best we all be on our guard and use the strategy that Caithan laid out for us. If everyone is ready I say we head south and see what lies down there, but lets stick to the Jungle to the west side of the trail and run along the escarpment to avoid this well traveled trail."
Atzi quietly calls Quetza to land and the large reptile starts trundling along with the others so he isn't so easily seen by anyone traveling long the trail. Out of all their members Atzi knew that Quetza drew the most attention, circling like a predator and giving possible enemies a bearing on where they were...
"Sounds like a plan," Helga agrees. She seems to have become quite acclimatised to the jungle now.
Atzi continues up the west side of the ridge, quietly leading the party through the thick underbrush.
Natalyah follows with a sullen expression, annoyed with, in her eyes, the to lax attitude of the group.
Stealth
Perception.
Caithan follows as best he can. Obviously not as light as the women he does his best to stay quiet.[/dice]
Setebo brings up the rear of the party. His eyes linger on the southbound path as the group takes to the jungle.
Aid other on Atzi:
Survival:
Stealth:
Perception:
You move through the jungle alongside the path keeping it just in view..another half mile or so of hacking at vines and detouring around trees before the days heat begins to rise.
The gurrgle of water nearby leads you to one of the slow flowing streams that seem to wind all over the island.
"MMMmmmm water." Setebo stabs his spear into the muddy shore and drinks deep soaking his manelike hair in the cool water.
"Ahhh that was nice."
Belatedly he remembers he has a larger goal and sheepishly looks about for fresh tracks. Has anyone else been visiting the water lately?
Atzi pulls off her shirt and soaks it in the water, wringing it out over her naked skin to help make the heat more bearable. She doesn't seem concerned with the others watching, no she was more concerned what lay to the south. They were skirting the main trail but today they would see what lie at its end and plan for the worst.
"Clever," Helga remarks seeing Atzi's trick, and does likewise.
Caithan is doing his traditional napping and of course the stiff nobleman is not seeing frolicking naked women.
Natalyah looks around the impromtu camp and her eyes narrow as she notices something mounted on a tree pointing towards the trail..closer examination shows it to be a crude spear trap set to catch those fording the stream on the trail.
Natalyah is just about to sit down in the shade when her eyes catches something in the tree. "Stand still", she hisses and stalks closer. "It's a trap", and points out the spear.
As it's a trap using natural Materials I'll allow you to use Survival to disarm it.Disable device would also work.
Atzi looks up at the trap Natalyah points out and gives a grim smile at it, she'd often used traps of a similar nature when out hunting but this was made in mind for something other then wild game. "I will see if I can unmake it, good eye Natalyah. Everyone please stay clear..."
Atzi follows the trip wire and tries to make sure it isn't hooked to a pulley system of ropes that may lead to someplace else. The last thing she wanted was a bell or some other warning device telling possible foes where and which of their traps had been tripped...
There is no alarm attached to the trap..which would suggest that it is checked regularly.
While Natalyah and Atzi deal with the trap Setebo watches the backtrail. Though frankly he is rather distracted since the shirt incidents.
Atzi grimaces, trap was checked regularly. It was a good indication they were dealing with long term inhabitants, but it was a bad sign because they had no idea when they would come to check out their traps. Without any recourse Atzi moves in to try and disable the trap, if she could just remove the spear they could trigger the rest without incident...
Step 1: Mark trap so you know where its at.
Step 2: Use the ridiculous amounts of survival coming out of our ears to rustle up some big game.
Step 3: Set trap off, spike game on it.
Step 4: See who comes to investigate watch them, determine a course of action.
Step 5: ???
Step 6: PROFIT!!!
You disable the trap..
How long do you remain in this position to observe the trail?
"We should keep moving. The bugs have found us here."
Setebo kills yet another bug trying to make a home in his thick body hair.
"We should keep moving. The bugs have found us here."
"Why? We canwait and see who - or what - comes along, as the plan. We can also see where they come from."