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Realisticly speaking that is...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is quite pleased with the Gallus et al. </div> <div> tacit01: <while visions of sugar plums ...></div> <div> Missiledine: of course... couldn't have done better yourself</div> <div> Dukejr01: Well, the obvious is fit the Lamellar to the new mercs.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: that will take a couple days each</div> <div> Dukejr01: And I suppose the next order of business is Athamar will explore the local countryside.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Gallus is going to see to getting the merc/farmers getting winter clothes, and arrange fdor them to</div> <div> Dukejr01: have land to farm next spring. that intails talking to the farming head guy</div> <div> Missiledine: ok...east of you, down the road some miles, is Oakhall, the manors and feifs associated with the </div> <div> Missiledine: Baron and the monastary</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, land can be allocated</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. lets explore down that way first. get lay of land, look for best ambush sites.</div> <div> Missiledine: ...so exploration in that direction is somewhat limited</div> <div> Dukejr01: gotcha</div> <div> Dukejr01: the plan is to grid off areas and survey them. A should get a proper survey done.</div> <div> tacit01: plenty off room to expand going west!</div> <div> Missiledine: south of you is barren, rocky hills with the valleys filled with tanglked woods of scrub trees and </div> <div> Dukejr01: lol. yes, if the King allows.</div> <div> Missiledine: thorns. Until you reach the cliffs over looking the desert, some 30 to 40 miles away</div> <div> Missiledine: north is forest, Boma and the river</div> <div> Dukejr01: is there anything south of Oakhall? or do they expand to the cliff?</div> <div> Missiledine: west is forest, hills and eventually, some 40 to 50 miles, the Mondolaith Mts.</div> <div> Missiledine: south and east of Oakhall is the southern most village of the Barony, Windhook. After that its </div> <div> Missiledine: 15 miles to the cliffs</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. that is good. settled land will not spawn raiders. I think explore South first. check out those</div> <div> Dukejr01: barren hills</div> <div> Missiledine: mostly empty lands. Not good for farming, though there are herders who run goats down that way</div> <div> Dukejr01: bring machetes?</div> <div> Missiledine: as opposed to swords?</div> <div> Dukejr01: to cut brambles</div> <div> Dukejr01: I didn't mean to put hte "?" in that</div> <div> Dukejr01: or axes will do, we have lots of them</div> <div> Missiledine: well, it is winter and you can stick to the high ground and avoid the worst of it</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: that sounds better</div> <div> Missiledine: who is going? How many? Walking or riding or both?</div> <div> Dukejr01: both. take two riding horses and a draft horse or two to carry stuff. take the tent. umm... </div> <div> Dukejr01: I think 6 men will do. </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: how many days are you going to be gone? Which 6?</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh, I would say 4 days. lets take... Jacinta. miklas and whomever Ollyn decides.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn going to?</div> <div> Missiledine: 6 plus you? or 6 with you?</div> <div> Dukejr01: A would like an experienced fighting man he trusts to stay in REdlun so he can stay</div> <div> Dukejr01: 6 plus me</div> <div> Missiledine: ok.. hang on, phone</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry, real world shit</div> <div> tacit01: I hope not on the carpet</div> <div> Dukejr01: easier to clean up than the liquid kind</div> <div> Missiledine: ok.. you will set out with Athamar, Jacinta, Miklas and four of your new men..</div> <div> Missiledine: uhmm.. that was strange</div> <div> Dukejr01: great. I get all the least experienced.</div> <div> Dukejr01: :-)</div> <div> tacit01: what was strange?</div> <div> Missiledine: I typed a paragraph and hit enter.. I get a message that it was too long and was not recieved</div> <div> Dukejr01: weird</div> <div> Missiledine: oh well</div> <div> Dukejr01: Did I mention that AOL sucks?</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> tacit01: I had that earlier, too "message too long or too complex" or something like that</div> <div> Dukejr01: AOL is for 5th grade comprehension, sorta like the USA Today</div> <div> Missiledine: Your new men need to gain experience somewhere... where better then the field of battle.. </div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> tacit01: or the field of sheep dung</div> <div> Missiledine: whatever</div> <div> Missiledine: ok.. you set out in the early morning... who is riding vs walking?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yup. i don't mind. the old guys are peobably relieved they cans stay in their nicve warm beds</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will start out walking, but will have one of the horses for his use. the other horse is for </div> <div> Dukejr01: scout to range out a bit. </div> <div> Dukejr01: Jacinta is good at that.... :-)</div> <div> tacit01: :-)</div> <div> Missiledine: you head south out of the manor. It isn't long before the terrain roughens and the land becomes </div> <div> Dukejr01: A will be alternating walking and riding. he needsthe excercise.</div> <div> Missiledine: rather bleak and barren</div> <div> Dukejr01: is there some usable acreage south that is not part of Redlun?</div> <div> Missiledine: the whole day is spent following the natural paths of least resistence.. Though the countryside is</div> <div> Missiledine: stark, you do see a fair amount of wildlife. Deer, wild goats, pigs and even wild cattle</div> <div> Missiledine: only for grazing.. the land here is to rough and rocky, the soil is poor and flinty</div> <div> Dukejr01: if anyone wants to take a shot at dinner, they are free to do so.</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas says, "We could come back here with ropes and horses and add some cattle to our herds."</div> <div> tacit01: J has bow skill; she'll try</div> <div> Missiledine: for what?</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good idea! good springtime project too... Buy you a beer for that."</div> <div> Missiledine: mounted or dismounted?</div> <div> tacit01: goat or pig; dismounted</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Athamar treats Miklas sorta like a cousin.></div> <div> Dukejr01: wild pigs are dangerous</div> <div> Dukejr01: gonna need a boar spear.</div> <div> tacit01: fine, goat</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... The game is slightly wary, which makes you think they have been hunted, but not extensively.</div> <div> tacit01: J is patient...</div> <div> Missiledine: spotting a likely looking group, you dismount and try and work your way in close enough for a shot...</div> <div> Missiledine: taking careful aim... you shoot and...</div> <div> Missiledine: hit it! </div> <div> Dukejr01: <woohoo!></div> <div> Missiledine: It goes down with a squeal, the others scatter</div> <div> Dukejr01: While Athamar is waiting for our brave hunter he casts Seek Earth. looking for silver></div> <div> tacit01: approach with knife out, ready to slit it's throat if it's still alive</div> <div> Missiledine: it is..</div> <div> Dukejr01: <its... a Weregoat! Lookout!></div> <div> tacit01: J puts it out of it's misery</div> <div> Missiledine: You don't detect any significant amounts</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: yay. lunch is taken care of.</div> <div> Dukejr01: continue on</div> <div> Missiledine: one of the men will help you gut and prep the goat</div> <div> Missiledine: more like supper</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Missiledine: you move on, the valleys are not impassable, but the vegetation down in them tends to have </div> <div> Missiledine: long, nasty thorns. Making the hillsides easier to move on</div> <div> Dukejr01: look around for places where raiders migh camp with cover. paths etc.</div> <div> Dukejr01: also look for water</div> <div> Missiledine: there are few streams and those you do find tend to flom north</div> <div> Missiledine: flow</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. toward Redlun. to join the river, I expect.</div> <div> Missiledine: yep</div> <div> Missiledine: there are many narrow valleys and gorges that could easily hide small to mid sized groups.</div> <div> Dukejr01: the main point of all this is to look for such places, we check them out</div> <div> Missiledine: checking all of them could take months</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. check out those on our path</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... the day continues much like this until the sky starts to darken... where do you want to camp?</div> <div> Missiledine: up or down?</div> <div> Dukejr01: find someplace with water. we will use one of those places that bandits could</div> <div> Dukejr01: use</div> <div> Missiledine: the men will catherup firewood for cooking the goat ... so, down in a valley</div> <div> Dukejr01: yep. </div> <div> Dukejr01: trade vantage point for protection</div> <div> Missiledine: you can find one where the undergrowth is less dense and a small stream flows through</div> <div> Dukejr01: sounds good. note high water mark</div> <div> Missiledine: the fire is started, the meat is cooking, horses tended... No sign of flooding here</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas will organise watchs</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: keep the camp quiet and unobtrusive.</div> <div> Missiledine: soon supper is served... it is getting dark now.</div> <div> Dukejr01: feed Bosco some meat and let him galumph around.</div> <div> Missiledine: it is an overcast night, but not likely to rain. It is damn cold tho</div> <div> Dukejr01: room for tent?</div> <div> Missiledine: yeah</div> <div> Dukejr01: how long does that take to set up?</div> <div> Missiledine: fifteen minutes</div> <div> Dukejr01: set it up. warmer for everyone.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will use shape earth to form a firepit for better heat. we can heat up cobbles and but them </div> <div> Missiledine: ok... the camp settles down, all is quiet... everyone except the guards are asleep. </div> <div> Dukejr01: in a pit inthe tent for heat</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr takes a first watch</div> <div> Missiledine: The Lord doesn't usually take watches</div> <div> Dukejr01: well, he has reduced sleep, he will watch teh stars anyway/</div> <div> Missiledine: thats why he pays soldiers</div> <div> Dukejr01: the Lord can stay up late if he wants.</div> <div> Missiledine: so you won't be in the tent?</div> <div> Dukejr01: not until he goes to sleep</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Missiledine: sometime after midnight, Miklas wakes you and Jacinta... "The guard heard horses." He explains. </div> <div> Missiledine: It maybe wild ones, or not."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar goes to see/hear</div> <div> tacit01: blink, blink</div> <div> tacit01: J is up and moving</div> <div> Dukejr01: he puls on his armour as he goes.</div> <div> Missiledine: the guard is upslope a bit for observation. It is very quiet, a cold, bitter night with frost... </div> <div> Dukejr01: A goes to join him. trying to be quiet</div> <div> Missiledine: He points south. "It came from that direction. A horse whinnying."</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas says, "Could be wild. Maybe a Big Tooth got one."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar listens for awhile.</div> <div> Missiledine: silence</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Tomorrow we go that way to see what is up." he says tothe guard "Good job"</div> <div> Missiledine: cold, dark, midwinter night</div> <div> Missiledine: back to the tent?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yup</div> <div> Dukejr01: midwinter already?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, the rest of the night passes quietly... </div> <div> Missiledine: getting there...</div> <div> Dukejr01: alright. leftover goat and some mulled wine for breakfast. </div> <div> Missiledine: yum</div> <div> Dukejr01: along witht he oatmeal</div> <div> Dukejr01: mulled wine to warm people up</div> <div> Dukejr01: we pack the tent, A uses earth spells to cover up the firepit and latrine trench</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok. Camp is packed and you set out in the directionof the noise...</div> <div> Dukejr01: just what I was about to say</div> <div> Missiledine: you will cross over several hills and vales, then, cresting another hill you see below a slightly </div> <div> Missiledine: wider, grassier valley. There is water here, a small pond. The valley is empty of life other then </div> <div> Missiledine: a few wild goats</div> <div> Dukejr01: neat. how big?</div> <div> Missiledine: descending the slope it is obvious, even to the non trackers, that there were a lot of horses here </div> <div> Missiledine: not too long ago</div> <div> Missiledine: maybe two or three acres in extant</div> <div> Dukejr01: stop and see if they had shoes</div> <div> Missiledine: you will have to fan out, searching the jumble of tracks.. most of the horses clearly did not</div> <div> Dukejr01: most? that means there were domesticated horses here?</div> <div> Missiledine: Jacinta: While examining the ground you notice a ring of blackened stones... a fire pit, near the</div> <div> tacit01: <ka-ching!></div> <div> Dukejr01: right. a firepit was the next thing to look for</div> <div> Missiledine: water. In this area you see prints of shod horses, and from their configuration there was a picket </div> <div> Missiledine: line strung between two of the trees</div> <div> Dukejr01: check out the campsite. any idea how many were here?</div> <div> Missiledine: you would guess 8 shod horses</div> <div> tacit01: check the ashes/coals - when was the pit last used?</div> <div> Dukejr01: are the ashes warm or look rained on?</div> <div> Missiledine: they are still slightly warm... maybe early this morning</div> <div> Dukejr01: right we will want to track the domesticated horses.</div> <div> Missiledine: all the horses seem to have exited the valley headed west</div> <div> Missiledine: you would guess that there are 25 to 35 unshod horses along with the 8 shod</div> <div> tacit01: easier said than done - track away!</div> <div> Missiledine: the herd as a whole is easy to track... there is no sign that the shod and unshod part company</div> <div> Dukejr01: probably guys catching horses. but we should be sure.</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas says, "They can't travel very fast with a herd to tend. If we weren't on foot we'd catch up."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "We will follow them for a few hours, I expect that they are merely catching wild horses legitimately</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Such men will know the lay of the land fairly well. would be nice to talk to them. but...</div> <div> Dukejr01: "It would be even nicer to catch a few horse of our own.... hmmm"</div> <div> Missiledine: ok.. you trail along easily enough. The path they are following seems to meander a fair bit, but it </div> <div> Dukejr01: Any horses NOT go with them?</div> <div> Missiledine: avoids the denser valleys and stays where the herd can move</div> <div> Dukejr01: generally west?</div> <div> Missiledine: not that you can tell</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. Athamar loses most of his interest in following them. he think they are legitimate.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Lets find a nice hill to get a look around </div> <div> Missiledine: do you break off then?</div> <div> Missiledine: lots of hills... you pick one and climb to the top</div> <div> Missiledine: As far as you can see is similar countryside. No sign of habitation, people or horses</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. break off. </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: doea Athamar have any idea where the previous fiefdom was located?</div> <div> Missiledine: west of Redlun</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: wait a minute. they are going WEST?</div> <div> Missiledine: you continue south? That's right... west</div> <div> Dukejr01: towards unoccupied territory. I thought they were headed toward Oakhall.</div> <div> Missiledine: nope, west</div> <div> Dukejr01: If they are headed west then they are headed toward wilderness. Put miklas and Jacinta on horses </div> <div> Dukejr01: to scout ahead. we pursue them</div> <div> Dukejr01: sorry, I misunderstood</div> <div> Missiledine: no problem</div> <div> Missiledine: Jacinta, you and Miklas ride on ahead</div> <div> tacit01: got it</div> <div> Missiledine: mounted, without the need to tend a herd, you should close the gap quickly. You can't be more than </div> <div> Missiledine: two hours behind them</div> <div> Missiledine: how are you procedeing?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will lead the foot in a more or less straight line since we don't have to meander as long as</div> <div> Dukejr01: the scout can keep us on track. don't sihouette ourselves in the skyline</div> <div> Missiledine: the herds path may meander, but it is the easiest ground to traverse</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay then</div> <div> Missiledine: how far ahead are you going Jacinta?</div> <div> Dukejr01: is there ANYTHING to the west that they could be going to that would make them legitimate </div> <div> Dukejr01: horse catchers?</div> <div> Missiledine: not that you know of</div> <div> tacit01: 1/4 mile ahead, methinks</div> <div> Missiledine: unless they plan on turning north and going to the Rivermarch. But the closer they get to the mts the</div> <div> Dukejr01: right. they might be hobgoblins.</div> <div> Missiledine: riskier the area becomes. It would be safer to go due north and go via the river</div> <div> Dukejr01: query. do you use long distance mods to the center of an area spell like Stone Rain to calculate </div> <div> Dukejr01: skill minuses?</div> <div> Missiledine: if you maintain a quarter mile ahead of the foot party, you won't be closing with the herd</div> <div> Dukejr01: scout them and see who they are. we will have to attack them at night if they are hobs</div> <div> Dukejr01: o early morning</div> <div> Missiledine: based on the center of the target</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas says, "Goblins see better at night then we do."</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. I know that. when the mage dropped Rain fo Fire on the mage in Girvan, he was some distance from</div> <div> Dukejr01: them. I was wondering what the skill minuses for that would be</div> <div> Missiledine: he was right above them</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. we will see who they are before we decide anything</div> <div> tacit01: than as far ahead as necessary to find the other party</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... you will be about three miles ahead of the party when you can hear and smell the horses ahead </div> <div> tacit01: carefully approach, staying hidden, until I can see the other party</div> <div> Missiledine: you also hear shouts of "Haw" and "Get a move on!" and what sounds like a crack of a whip now and the</div> <div> Missiledine: then</div> <div> tacit01: dismount</div> <div> Missiledine: in the next vale, you see a line of four riders, in a curve, shooing along a herd of maybe thirty </div> <div> Missiledine: horses. Ahead, on either flank, is another two riders</div> <div> tacit01: humans?</div> <div> Missiledine: two of the four at the rear are leading pack animals</div> <div> Missiledine: Too far to tell, but its not likely to be Goblins, they rarely ride. Using horses as pack animals and</div> <div> Missiledine: meat on the hoof</div> <div> tacit01: heading west?</div> <div> Missiledine: yep</div> <div> Missiledine: they look to be wearing some type of leather armor</div> <div> tacit01: how are they armed/armored? any bows obvious, or glint of metal armor</div> <div> tacit01: ah</div> <div> Dukejr01: we are looking at 10?</div> <div> Missiledine: 8</div> <div> tacit01: 4, and another 2 on each flank; 2 extra shod horses as pack animals</div> <div> Missiledine: one of the four in the rear is snapping a long whip to urge the horses along. He isn't actuall </div> <div> Missiledine: hitting them tho</div> <div> Dukejr01: gotcha</div> <div> tacit01: is Miklas with J?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: every once inawhile you will hear one of the lead riders on the flank whistle or shout to bunch the</div> <div> Missiledine: herd up. There is also a dog, some type of herding dog that is running here and there, snapping at</div> <div> Missiledine: slow horses</div> <div> tacit01: any forest or other possible refuge in the next few miles the other party might be tarvelling toward?</div> <div> Missiledine: the forest is still 10 or 12 miles west of here</div> <div> tacit01: k - to Miklas "you keep an eye on them, I'll report to Athamar. And stay low"</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas taps your shoulder and points... one of the lead riders has stopped, is standing in his </div> <div> Missiledine: stirrups and is looking around intently</div> <div> tacit01: freeze</div> <div> Missiledine: he remains like this for a long time, so long that the second rider catches up and stops to talk. He</div> <div> Missiledine: starts looking around too</div> <div> Missiledine: after a minute or so, they seat themselves and resume their stations</div> <div> tacit01: are we upwind?</div> <div> Dukejr01: <take a bath!></div> <div> tacit01: <scrub my back></div> <div> Missiledine: the wind is from the heard, you smelled them first</div> <div> tacit01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: <right<</div> <div> tacit01: lay low for another minute</div> <div> Missiledine: they continue on.</div> <div> tacit01: then J will go report to Athamar</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Gents, this is a good place to stop</div> <div> Missiledine: It's late here. </div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone will know what the situation is and you can plan your action accordingly</div> <div> tacit01: k - I need to be up early tomorrow anyway</div> <div> Missiledine: me too</div> <div> Missiledine: well, good night...</div> <div> Dukejr01: night</div> <div> tacit01: thanks for running us - night!</div> <div> Dukejr01: thanks for running us</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: thank you</div> <div> Missiledine: catch ya later</div> </td> </tr></table></body>