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How old does this kid look? Shannaira would appreciate the offer, but she's not about to send a ten year old into a fight.

On seeing her pouch, Shannaira laughs softly. Very clever. Hand it over and you've got a deal. ON ONE CONDITION: If me or any of my friends ever tell you to run, or hide, you do it. No questions. No sneaking back to us. Just run. We'll find you again. Deal?

Assuming he agrees, Shannaira tells him to go to Kortin. You must know some of these people. If you could help my friend there get them somewhere safe, and keep them calm, I'd be very grateful.

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 Shannaira spots the suspicious men wandering off and decides to follow them at a distance.

using mask of the wild to hide in some reeds, or behind a tree or something, and stealthily following them stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Shannaira looks over to the commotion about the lynching, but she trusts Vistra and Cade to keep a lid on that.

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

[ooc]Shannaira has seen the 'extra tools' and will keep an eye on the men. She's not gathered with the others though, so won't have heard Cade telling them.

I wouldn't worry about food just yet. We've all got plenty, and I'm able to use a little of what nature gave me produce a small amount more. Not enough for all these folk though."

Shannaira will return to the boy. "So do you have any parents or family around I can take you to? Or any friends who might be just as hungry as you are? She talks a bit quiter now - "or any idea who any of those men doing the digging are, and what they might be looking for?

Thanks, you've been a great help. Shannaira looks around while talking to the boy. Are your parents around anywhere?

She reaches into her bag and pulls out a small leather bag full of fruit, nuts and seeds and hands it to the boy. Help yourself.

I've given him one days worth of my rations

Seeing the mound move, Shannaira places herself between it and the boy. She draws her bow, holding it in her left hand while shielding the boy with her right.

Shannaira calls back to Vistra. "Hey, less of the creepy. Oh you meant her? Nevermind..."

Shannaira continues to try to talk some sense into the woman babbling about meat, until she is distracted by the tugging. She glares at the thief for a second, before seeing it is only a child.

"You won't find anything to help you in there. Tell you what. You tell me everything you know about what happened here, and I'll give you more food than you've seen all week.

She tries to look friendly and caring as she says this...
persuasion: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Seeing that the others appear to have the situation in the river in hand, Shannaira approaches the woman babbling about meat.

"who did'nt eat what? Calm down and make sense woman!

Seeing Cade struggling a little, Shannaira gives up her fruitless search and goes to lend him a hand.

advantage for Cade: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

The lithe elf proves to be of little assistance however, and mutters to herself under her breath about people learning to swim.

Shannaira surveys the scene quietly for a moment, her eyes lingering on the raft and children, and thinks to herself.Whatever these people did must have really angered the spirits for them to send such devastation. Whatever their crimes I doubt they deserved this...

Trying to make herself useful, Shannaira will remove her blanket and bedroll from her pack and try to find some dry(ish) space to help warm up the children and elderly. She'll have a look, almost certainly in vain, for any dry wood to start a small fire.

survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

"I for one am after something I believe to be in that lake. I'd have gone there alone if I thought I stood any chance of coming back alive. You seemed like a capable sort to me to I thought I'd tag along."

It sounds to me like this quest is one that several other groups have taken and failed ("everyone knows the palace is there"). It's quite possible that we decided to team up in order to do the quest, but our reasons need not be the same as each others.

This is Umbungo's druid checking in.

DM - I've written up my backstory, but left the discovery stuff intentionally vague. I've also put a couple of questions (in bold) at the end of that section relating to it. Let me know if you've got any ideas. :)