Various Worms
The trek northwest is mostly uneventful after the canyon. There is little doubt you are still being followed: some nights, you can spy another campfire way off in the distance. But any time you investigated, the site was deserted. For now, the Mantis seem content to follow.
Sial turns out to be a genial enough traveling companion. Heis an interesting conversationalist. But he gives little away. His chain demon companion says nothing. At most all you can do is confirm what you already know: he's an ally. For now.
Two days in, you spy the mountain range you are looking for. Skirting the foothills, you come within sight of the spire you were told to look for two days later. If Krojun was right, the tower that serves as the Moon Clan's winter camp is at it's base.
As a refresher, you are here to pick up a 'truthsayer' from the Moon Clan. You need him to serve as a witness for your upcoming impression of an all-you-eat buffet at Purple Worm cafe
You are a half day out when you come across the scenes of a battle. Well. A massacre. Seven dead barbarians lay in twenty two seperate piles. From what few pieces remain whole enough to tell, the tattoos covering their bodies have a lunar theme to them. Zuni is able to use her knowledge to determine the group was attacked by some kind of large beast, though what sort of beast she can't say for sure. The battle was fierce however. The dead hunters were not amateurs. Best guess is the massacre occured this morning.
It also appears another party of about ten to twelve people on horseback came by here an hour or two ago. They left going north, following the tracks of the beast. Whatever it is.