Eadric does his best to help with the mapping duties, as well as continuing to care for his injured mount.
We should be able to go right up until night time. We have rations so I don't need to hunt for our food and can keep moving.
"Maybe this dead trapper here is the same one who trapped the woods with the traps we encountered earlier. If so, he deserved his death, killed by his own trap", Ellaria says dryly. As she understand Torod is planning their camp for the night, she adds: "In any case, I'll take second watch tonight".
Upon the discovery of the dead trapper, Eadric mentions that the man may indeed have been the trapper responsible for the trap that injured his horse, but he still deserves a proper burial. Eadric unpacks his shovel and begins digging a shallow grave...
Later...
Eadric offers, "I will take whichever watch is least desired by the rest..."
"I'll take first watch. Make sure the fire stays lit.. have extra firewood handy.." Obi begins to search around the camp for firewood, careful to stay in sight of his friends. He wasn't sure when they had become such, but he didn't care, at least he had them..
He tightens his scarf as he continues searching.
Perception
"These ropes were cut. I don't know if he was the bad trapper, but someone killed this man."
Torod will take last watch so he can get his rest.
Eadric contemplates Torod's hypothesis, but has nothing to add at the moment...
"That makes my watch the third one."
Eadric thanks Torod for the additional healing for his horse.
Breaking camp early we set out to continue our mapping and explorations...
Ellaria approaches the stick figure and states the obvious: "Eadric, this reminds me of you in some sort of way...". She then continues, "While I have no idea who could possibly do this, I think there's no doubt it means we are to be hunted. Strange, I'd think whoever did that should have been much more stealthy about it. No use proclaiming to everyone who you want to hunt".
"I'm not being hunted.. clearly says human season, I'm a halfling." Obi states simply, unsuccessfully trying to hide a sly grin.
"Ashes.." He curses as he spies the drawing.
"This has me troubled. Whoever did this has been close enough to us be able to make, relatively, accurate drawings of us. They're also stealthy enough to keep from being seen and they know enough to know where we'll be going. We need to be very careful."
Torod will cast Detect Magic and scan the area to the limit of the spell's area of effect.
At first, Eadric is amused by the crude drawing of him upon the rock, but that is quickly replaced with concern upon spying the message scrawled along with it. Even so, he still manages a slight smile at Obi's attempt at levity.
After observing the crude characture of Obi and the further ominous warnings, Eadric glances about the surrounding forest warily, his hand reflexively gripping his sword hilt tightly.
"Indeed, we should keep our eyes and ears open..."echoing Torod's sentiment, "And stay close to each other. We don't want to give them an opportunity to use that stealth against us while we are alone."
"As Ellaria has mentioned, we have been warned. The question is... by who or what?"
Knowledge: Nature
Everyone read the spoilers.
Is there some way we can placate them?
Ellaria grins at Obi's drawing and says: "Well at least my picture isn't drawn somewhere..."
Keeping Torod's recent revelations in mind, Eadric assumes a non-threatening defensive posture before speaking in a low even tone, "Hello? Who goes there? Show yourself... we mean you no harm... and will be glad to assist if we can..."
Torod will play with the fairies. He'll run after the flag trying to capture it.
Ellaria looks at Torod and then at Eadric, and decides to stay next to Eadric, waiting to see if he gets an answer from the mysterious voice. After a few seconds pass, she says with a quiet voice: "I wonder if they only want to play or they have some other interest in us".
"Eadric.. your head.. it's on fire."
Eadric looks at Obi incredulously. "What are you talking about?"
Obi digs though his pack for his flute, then moves closer so Eadric can see his reflection in the metal.
"It's faerie fire.. harmless.. and nice to watch."
Spying the dancing flames in the reflection, a quizzical look furrows Eadric's brow. "What is the meaning of this? And who, or what, is responsible? If this is "hunting" me then I guess I am captured..."
He turns to the forest and boasts, "You have won... what do you mean to do with me now?"
Everyone read the spoilers.
Is there some way we can placate them?
I didn't get an answer to this question.
"Try laying down your weapons. That may placate them." Torod suits action to words as he begins to lay his weapons down at his feet and takes a few steps away from them.
Obi places his daggers slowly on the ground, his pouch of sling bullets next to them, and his sling on top of the pouch. He may not be too interested in the fey, but maybe they could teach how to use the daerie fire if he could get the will to ask...
Sylvan:
"We are explorers, and we are also here to take care of the banditry as well. We mean no harm to the good beings of the Greenbelt."
Following Torod and Obi's lead, Eadric placed his lance upon the ground... while nodding in agreement with Obi's statement.
Since the faeries are speaking in common, I'll do so as well.
"Play was fun. We kick out the mean bigginses and clear the traps too. I am Torod. What shall we call you?"