Bartan is oblivious to all things, apparently.
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Rayhan studies the storm
This place. It is defective. Perhaps the Great Mage Nex's work is unraveling after all these years. It is best if we find our way out as soon as possible.
I am sure it will not unravel overnight. We should rest and continue in the morning. Hajar says
And the next day arrives with the sun eventually getting over the jungle trees. The beach is pristine, the waves blue and calm, and the jungle-tree birds raucous.
We have a purpose here and it is to find that ram. I propose we spend the morning looking for the ram on this island and then spend the afternoon making whatever kind of raft we can to make our swim easier.
Rayhan studies his spellbook and says Perhaps there are divinations that might aid us in finding this Golden Ram
My magic will last only about one hour, perhaps that is enough to find this creature...if it is on the island.
Rayhan prepares the reagents and items necessary and then says the arcane syllables
Hajar prepares his belongings for travel. He rises and greets the Sun, a daily ritual for him as a follower of Sarenrae.
Bartan does need to eat, and makes do with some just slightly soggy trail rations. Then he prepares to follow Rayhan's spell to the ram, hopefully.
Rayhan gets a faint sensation when he pointed South, into the jungle. As soon as he feels the confirmation, it vanishes, heading further South.
Rayhan says South. and attempts to lead the party into the jungle.
Hajar assists the wizard in finding the way South into the jungle
Before leaving Khayal fills his water jug with fresh water and joins his friends by the jungle.
Khayal takes out his trusty kukris and starts leading his friends to the south.
He uses his blades to cut key vines and branches to help his friends make their way behind him. Along the way he will attempt to hunt for some food if he come across anything worthwhile, but he won't let it slow him measurably from his task. The whole time he keeps his eyes out for tracks of what could be this golden ram.
After two hours of hacking his way South-Southeast, Khayal comes across some sheep-type spoor. If said sheep was as large as a horse.
Stooping down, Khayal examines the small track in the mud made by what appears to be a very large sheep. Having picked up a possible trail, Khayal tries to leads the group in the direction of travel. Losing the trail, Khayal begins to circle around the last point at which he found some spoor. Help look for these tracks, or anything that may have been disturbed.
Hajar assists his brother
Even with the others helping, the hunt for the Golden Ram only gives a general direction of the beach directly opposite the southernmost island. With another hour of cutting through jungle vines, you'll be at the beach.
It's tracks seem to lead that direction Khayal says as he points in the direction of the southern most island. But I have no idea why it would want to make the crossing.
Do any of you know how to make a raft. I can cut us some wood. I don't think some of us could make the crossing without a raft of some sort.
Khayal follows the tracks onto the beach sand. The tracks lead straight down to the ocean surf.
Far away under the noon sun, you see a massive sheep, its' wool colored gold, wearing two curled horns on its' head, walking up and down the incoming waves as if they were so much hard ground.
The Golden Ram is making straight for the island south of the one you are standing on.
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Yazi follows along with others, looking for the ram but also unable to resist putting on an exaggerated pose every time Nasir pulled out her sketchbook, though she made sure to not get in the way of whatever the dancer was actually sketching.
"Huh, so the lambchop can walk on water. That'll be useful." Yazi muses as she looks out towards the sea and points. "Might want to get started on that raft, Lil'Killa."
Khayal cuts some branches from the nearby foliage. He lashed them together into a bit of a crude raft/boat. Its not the best, he muses, but it should float fine.
Grabbing a couple more branches with broad ends. These might not make the best paddles, but they aught to get the job done.
When Khayal finnishes his work he sits back happy for a moment. Happy that he did about as well as he could hope for under the circumstances. It at least looks like it will at least float.
I imagine it looking something like this.
I think it will. It may not be the fastest thing on the water, but I thing it will float. Khayal says judging his work.
Rayhan says I could potentially use the arcane arts to make our movement a bit easier.
Rayhan has access to the Minor creation spell, but its not memorized.
Rayhan also has levitate, fly and dimension door prepared.
It looks like a rather narrow strait between the two islands. That's the good news.
Even with sloping beaches on both sides, the current would be fastest, and the ocean deepest, in the middle between the two islands. Your best chance would be at low tide (and the tide is going out, so 2-3 hours from now). And the current is East-to-West, which means even if you are carried by the ocean current, you have a good chance of hitting the southern island and not being carried out to open sea. If you paddle hard enough.
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We will leave at low tide in a couple hours. The flood current looks like it will go east to west, which will be to our advantage. In the meantime let's get our water skins filled and the boat loaded up.
Bartan leaves the discussion of rafts and such to the more nature-minded of the group, and keeps his eyes open for the ram.
Hajar waits for his brother to put him to work paddling.
While waiting for the appropriate tide, Khayal does a quick look for some potable water. finding a damp but not running stream bed, he digs a hole in a promising spot. About 6 inches down water starts to pool. Dipping his finger in and tasting, it tastes slightly bitter but without salt. It should be safe to drink. He fills his water skins with this water and offers to fill any others.
When the tide is right, Khayal helps the group set off, and prepares to paddle in the direction of the ram.