Clear skies through the morning, but you think you can expect to see heavy rainfall again for an hour or so. Much later in the evening, you sense a thunderstorm is coming...
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Clear skies the day after, tropical intense rain as the heat breaks off as usual.
Marcus stares at the sky.
Looks like rain in the afternoon as per usual. But a storm I think tonight. That might be useful for hiding our approach ... or escape.
A quick perimeter patrol reveals the savages seem to be long gone.
Surely the savages would be using the game trails... Ishorou muses. Perhaps we can follow their tracks and see what we can see.
"Agreed, let's follow their trail and find our companions."
Assuming the others are ready, Tun'ada heads out, spear in hand, to track the cannibals, hopefully to where they have taken the others.
Perception:
Survival (Track):
Marcus tries to assist Tun'ada in his efforts to track the savages.
Survival (aid)
Chi readily follows the others, "Tun'ada, Savarend, Marcus, Ishorou do you have any idea what we should do when we reach the camp. Ambroze, what spells should we know to aid an attack, what spells have you prepared? If we expect to meet over a dozen of these natives, then we must put them down as quick as we can. And the red haired one, he must fall to our fighters. I will fight from distance or frm the shadows. If I can I will make my way unobserved to free our friends, to try and get them out. But it is merely a rough idea, you all have more experience than me, you will have better ideas for sure.?
When the group stop their march, Chi will sit quietly with cat and prepare her spells.
Once an outline plan is agreed, she seeks the shadows by the side of the paths.
Stealth
"I do not know how many of these cannibals there are or how their camp is arranged, so it is difficult to plan much of anything other than a frontal assult. If possible, we should try to sneak and take out as many as we can without alerting the others, as to increase our odds."
Tun'ada stops and thinks for a moment...
"Do our spellcasters have anyway of incapacitating a number of these savages, so we have to deal with fewer of them at a time?"
Stealth:
Marcus nods in agreement at Tun'ada's words. I fear we will need to stay flexible until we know their numbers and disposition. They may have taken both to their camp, both to the mountain, split them up or the camp may be at the mountain.
Gelik can you tell us what spells you can muster?
The only useful spell I know for an attack is healing magic. But i'll cheer you on and support your fight with my bow... Gelik says stoutly.
Marcus also asks Ambroze to teach him some insults in the native tounge. Really nasty ones.
Chi listens to the group talk as they make their way along the path towards the red mountain.
Tun'ada, the tracks lead along the unexplored game trail, but you estimate that its likely you could find the tracks again if you took your usual route of going along the coast- assuming the cannibals stick to the game trails.
"It would seem that the game trail is our shortest route, and the route the savages fled, but we would have to proceed with caution, the spirits only know what traps they have along the path. We could conceivably get to our destination faster by taking the trail we already know, but risk missing any turn they may have taken off of the trail."
The tribal ranger looks to the others...
"I feel we should follow the game trail, but it is not just my life at stake, what do the rest of you say?"
"We do what's best for our friends and speed is of the essence, the game trail it is. "
Marcus just nods and sets in behind Tun'ada.
As they move along the trail, Chi is conscious that she must seek out the traps set to catch them as they move.
To actively keep an eye out for traps means Chi and Tun'ada are both at the front together. Unfortunately, despite their vigilance Chi steps into a well-hidden snare not particularily far into the trail. The snare catches around the elf, slamming her into a well hidden pair of crude wooden spikes mounted on a nearby tree trunk, and leaving her dangling above ten feet above you
Success
Gwen kneels by Chi, channeling positive energy into her trusted companion.
Gelik is holding back his remaining two healing spells for now.
Moving along, trying to keep an eye open for traps.
Perception:
Stealth:
Chi thanks the men folk for catching her as she fell, after being cut down. She thanks Gelik for his heal spell. "I'll try not to step on anymore of those, they sure do hurt. Thanks Gelik, your hands are healing hands." before she returns into the shadows by the side of the trail.
Tun'ada continues to track along the game trail. Only a few hundred feet from the last snare, Chi's wary eyes spot yet another snare trap. Your now about halfway down this unexplored section of game trail.
Ambroze follows along with the group, his expression set in a frown of worry as he contemplates the fates in store for Sasha and Jask if the castaways fail in their rescue attempt.
You can work around the second snare trap or you can cut the snare, no disable device check required.
Marcus cuts the snare with his falcatta.
Just before you connect with the game trail leading south, Chi spots yet another trap that is dealt with. Tun'ada, the tracks from yesterday's attacks lead south towards the cannibal ambush where Chi was almost kidnapped.
Tun'ada keeps following the tracks.
After another half hour of walking, the group make it past the turn towards the hut- following the tracks into unexplored territory.
Tun'ada and Chi deal with yet another trap a short time later. The group reaches a T junction- with one game trail leading west deeper into the island, and one trail leading east to start ascending Red Mountain.
Survival (Track):
Tun'ada, you know the cannibals came here, but you seem to have lost the trail and you are unsure where they went from the junction.
Survival (aid)