Re: OOC Chat
Okay, that's a very good place to pause and hand out some experience, then we'll continue on with our adventure. I will send each of you your XP in your private message thread.
For those going straight to the rendez-vous point in Dale a new thread will be created. Once I have done so those of you who are leaving the same night, its about one in the morning at least by the time you gather your essential belongings and head out quietly as you can.
Dale is approximately four and a half miles from Erebor, so its at least two hours on foot by day. At night, being careful to watch for danger and to not be seen, it will be more like three hours at least. Bringing carts and pack animals who must be watered and rested I'd say the crew will make the outskirts of Dale in the predawn, around five in the morning :)
For those remaining behind, we can continue your posting in the Great Hall for now, as I am using that thread as a default for the whole of the main kingdom under the mountain.