Chapter 1:Mobilizing at Malforten

[Blazeguard]

You can’t see any pattern or order to the holes. Their placement seems completely random to you. Closer examination of the tracks indicates that there was a group that seemed to be working together as there are prints clustered around each hole. The freshest and last prints though suggest a mass and very hasty exodus from the area. It’s like the group just scattered all of a sudden.

[Hywaywolf]

"not sure what we can do here, so we might as well set up the intended ambush." How close are we to the crossing? Is there a good overlook that has an overlook overlooking it?

[Jandolar]

I agree. While we could be standing here looking over the holes I'd rather be looking over the overlook that we plan to overlook from and trying not to over look anything.

[Woe]

I'm more concerned what they were running from. I'm not good at tracking though so I'll agree we should make for the overlook and think more about this puzzle later.

[Blazeguard]

Not wanting to get sidetracked you decide to turn back to the task at hand. You quickly crest the hill and scout the area. To the south you have a good view of Malforten and to the east the hill slopes down towards the river. The slope is dotted with small clumps of trees and bushes. It is only about a quarter of a mile from here to the river crossing. The top of the hill has a convenient clear area that would be perfect for setting up camp and a lookout. In fact, looking around, it appears that this area has seen its fair share of use.

[Hywaywolf]

Pebbles looks around and then says, "Looks like we'll be setting up where others have camped. Perhaps our trap may catch a different game. Ground stake the horse near that spot there and we'll start collecting fuel for the signal fire."

is there a place where archers can set up without being seen by attackers coming up from the river. like a nearby clump of trees, where we can camp out of sight but with 50 yards of the "lookouts"? a secondary consideration will to not be spotted by whoever was digging those holes on the south side of the hill?

[jcm]

Mumford tries to make himself useful by gathering fuel.

[Woe]

Sanzaru rolls his eyes at the halfling's comment, and starts to make a comfortable hidey-hole in the signal fire. His pack will be near where Belle plans to play the decoy, as if to be her pack.

[Hywaywolf]

pebbles chuckles at the cramped quarters the Dwarf plans to spend the next hour to several days in.

[Jandolar]

Belle walks up to the little dwarven "signal fire" and pulls out her pipe. Stuffing it full of elven weed and lighting it she takes a long pull. Ffffffffff so now we wait my little anvil? Hope you have the patience.