she uses the animal trail
Anna following the animal trail for 1000 feet it first seems to follow the to not see much of anything it slowly winds its way to a flat spot that looks like a good campsite with a flat area a little bit off of the trail with a blackened rock but no signs of anyone being there recently.
Anna goes back a bit quicker without having the weight of Jondar on her shoulders anymore through the path. She quickly get back after about 8 minutes then picks up Karthan and hurries to get him to the old campsite Karthan horse gray thunder follows Anna slowly trotting behind her. And then staying by Karthan's unconscious body. She returns to get Chardak who is significantly heavier which takes some more time and the returns luckily with nothing uneventful. When returning to get NEsturuk she notices that the informant is gnawing on a piece of salt pork that was in a pouch contained by one of the orcs. With the last body moving the injured informant moves up and takes a small amount and begins crawling back to you. The sun is tiny bit lower in the sky now that it is afternoon but NEsturuk arrives at the campstie the orc infomant when Anna returns had slowly begun making her way back a quater of teh way down the trail tehn Anna helps her.
Anna treats the wounds of the cahracters for the remaining 20 minutes and some of them seem like they might wake up.
Karthan
Jondar
Nesteruk
everyone is awake but disabled except for ANna.
Karthan groans but otherwise doesn't move or speak. His horse nuzzles him and lays down protectively next to him.
Nesteruk looks a little shellshocked.
Wa... water... he mutters, reaching for a waterskin he keeps in his backpack.
she gives water to all.
Jondar mutters, "Pha..rasma your servant is ready to be judged." When Anna gives him water he seems startled and says, "Maria is that you? Where is Sel....." His vision clears and he sees Anna and says, "Sorry, I thought I was in Pharasma embrace. Thank you for the water and saving my life. I am in your debt." He groans as leans forward to drink some offered watered. "How are the others?", he asks Anna.
As Jondar speaks a small squirel comes up in the trees and climbs around on the tree branch. The wind has mostly subsided but it is still cold and windy.
Chardak grunts and groans.
"HUh!?" He seems surprised to open his eyes. He looks at Anna, "I told you to run..."
replies to Chardak
"I can't leave someone behind."
The squirel moves around on the tree but most of teh trees in this area have lost there leaves save for one pine tree with needles. A few pine needles lay on the ground dried up but the gorund is not that comfortable.
replies to Chardak
"I can't leave someone behind."
"It looked bad. I thought to buy your life with mine, but you saved us all. Truly you are a daughter of Gorum. Tell me the tale of your battle alone."
The female orc
The female orc begins to lay down and starts to sleep turning over once a bed of pine needles . A few seconds later she snores a little.
"I follow the Drunken hero."
With the mention of the drunken hero a chilly gust of wind comes down the hill and with it some pine needles move and an old dirty cork half used starts to roll down the hill some making it visible.
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While lying on his back Jondar prays for Pharasma to heal himself and his ally with her divine energy.
4/7 channel energies left
"I follow the Drunken hero."
"All the more reason to tell me the tale. Cailean loves a good story, doesn't he?"
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Anticipating Jondar's channel, Chardak grits his teeth. Pharasma's power feels less alien this time, but not exactly comfortable. Grey Lady's power hurts. Maybe Gorum would rather I fought well to kill before being hurt. But now I can fight again. Hmmm.
He stretches the freshly knit wounds. "Thank you,friend Jondar."
Karthan merely lies back against his horse clutching his wounds. There was no need to speak at this point. Besides his ribs hurt too much to consider the effort.
The wind mainly has three more gusts and then slowly dies down. The party slowly recovers from its wounds. The sun continues to get lower from its highest point in the sky.
The female orc rolls over in her sleep.
Jondar rolls over and pushes himself up onto his knees with a groan and slowly gets to his feet. He looks at the others and see that more healing is needed; with a prayer to Pharasma the heal wave ripples out from him. He sighs in relief feeling Pharasma divine power flows through him.
The taste of ashes fills Chardak's mouth as Pharasma's power fills his body. Then it's gone and he is whole again. This time he merely grunts at Jondar and nods his head. With a renewed pleasre in life, he inventories his goods and glances curiously at the orc.
2/11
As Jondars healing energies wash over them Karthan straightens up.
"So what now?"
"The only problem now is that Symas was killed."
With the mention of Symas death in the distance by bare decidous trees a raven flies north then quickly vanishes out of sight.
Nesteruk nods towards the sleeping Orc.
She sleeps very soundly for someone whose kin has just been massacred by strangers...
"Problem is there are still more orcs in that cave and the mayor's wife is alive and in there."
"Joy." Karthan says lying back. "We're one man down and many wounded as is. I'm hoping there is some good news in all this."
Jondar appears saddening by the news that Symas fell in the battle and says a prayer to Pharasma. He notices that Karthan is still grievously wounded and walks over to him. "Looks like you could use some more of Pharasma's divine energy." he says in a sad voice. Jondar reaches up and take a hold of his holy symbol and calls upon Pharasma to heal his allies.
After getting a burst of Jondar channeled energy the female orc mutters
Anna gives her some water
The female orc wakes up and says in common "Thanks" in a inappropriate questioning tone. The orc then slips back into speaking in orc.
she thinks
So we got 2 days, til we're hunted.
The orc then looks like she forgot something important
she thinks
Oh crap.
Chardak listens to Anna and the Orc. He translates for the others quietly, "She say we killed half her band. The others must hunt tonight or the next. " He pounds his left fist into his right palm. "In the dark they will have an advantage, but we must fight to save the woman."
He frowns and nudges the orc with a steel booted toe. In orc: "Woman, half a moon past a little human girl was lost? I seek her. Is she with your band?"
"I still can feel Pharasma's divine energy in me. Shall I call upon her aid once more? Then we can try to save the woman and hopefully the girl you are looking for Chardak.", says Jondar as he inspects Karthan's wounds. He looks to the others to see what they have to say about the situation.
The female orc replies to Chardak in orc "Yes the boss captured little girl a while back. She is still young though."
"I'm wondering if it might not be best to approach this in a different way." Karthan surmises. "I was expecting a renegade band, marauders, robbers, or those too foolhardy to stay in Belzeken where they belong. Not an entire tribe. Any ideas?"
"If she talks the truth, there are six of them left. We bested six once. We can do it again if we fight on our terms."
Nesteruk groans in pain.
Perhaps, with better preparation. We should attack tomorrow, once fully prepared. I will... be more cautious. I had forgotten how strong my kin could be...