The group heals everyone back to full, eats till they are full (oddly, the baskets of fruit always have fruit in it and there are enough rolls and ale, meade and wine to go around.  There was a pot of meatless stew you are able to warm up on the fire and enjoy plus enough rations for everyone for 2 weeks.

Assuming the group does not try to go in the areas they would have to break down doors and such the night passes uneventful (yes you area able to go into the rooms you stayed at he first night and there is a room for Sam too.

In the morning as the group is cleaning up one hearty tasteful breakfast, Sila discovers a map carved in the table,  It is magical you all can feel it.  It is showing the farm you are in in one corner, a lot of forests, valleys and three small towns, one Sam recognizes by the way the paths go it is the town he was at.  It is the closest town but West of you.

Another town is due North and another one after that.  Say, 2 days walk to the first one and three to the second one while the town Sam knows is 1/2 day walk.   you also see the valley and hole where Thelma and her husband have there mine.  plus paths leading South and East off the map.   There are paths to each town and a few into forests along the way off the maps edge.

Yes, there is a hint of a mountain past the last town to the West.


Actions.

  Kree will make certain the Kitchen is as  clean as when they came, even to the point of  washing the   dishtowels  and  Hanging them on the  dishrack to dry.

   He  will also make certain Sam gets  2 weeks of rations, and he will encourage folks to take  some fruit and rolls  to be used, when they stop  for their  first meal, after leaving.

 When Sila points out the map, the elf  waves everyone over to study it...

 ..whether this is here for us, or just these folks use...it does not mean we cannot learn from it.....

 ...our way, likes  west, if  we are to seek the  things at the mountains....we will go to the town west of here...it will save on our rations, and maybe  grant us another  roof? Once  we reach that town?  we will see if  we hop the towns , or ...if we strike out into the wilds  again....

 If  anyone has  spare parchment, it may be a wise  idea to make a rubbing of that map , and we may make notations on it , as we travel?

Senuviel takes a piece of coal from the fireplace and makes a copy of the map on the last pages of his spell book.

In reply to Senuviel Alantir (msg # 3):

Roll D100 to see how well you do with that copy :)

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Sila looked the map over, "I do have a spell that would allow me to make a copy the map. It would take me about an hour to prepare it"

Senuviel glances at Sila as he continues drawing the map. Oh...don't bother, Sila dear. I can manage that with the good and old coal and parchment, eh? Says the elf smiling.

OOC: 14:33, Today: Senuviel Alantir rolled 33 using 1d100.  Copy the map.

In reply to Senuviel Alantir (msg # 7):

Chuckle, a magical map carved into the table, well let;s see, it is rather large, and it would take several sheets of parchment to copy it via magical means/spell, it is 4'x3' in size and yes, it actually has depression in it and it fells like the table rises where hills and such are as Senuviel finds out as he copies it.

Sila, it would take a lot of pages to copy it and Senuviel seems to be doing an OK job getting the basic gist of the map. Of course his copy is also a lot smaller and on one sheet.

Sila smiled, "OK, if you're up to the task"

She spent the rest of her time studying the map on the table trying to commit to memory what she could.
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After getting his pack together Sam looks at the map along with the rest of the group, looking for points he might recognize. He mentions to the group,  "Other than Graces, the town I was stuck in, this map does not seem to extend to anyplace that I am familiar with. What direction have you been traveling? Is there someplace you see on the map that you all are heading towards or wanting to now?"

  Kree ,  puts the dishtowel over his  shoulder  after  wiping his hands...Well?..we are here...we were coming from there when you met up with us... That's the Family's Mine.

 Tapping a finger   where the Mountains, to the west,That is where we are to go... we have been sidetracked a few times.... We still are Hunting and Killing  slavers and BAndits..but we were told,  we are needed   there...

 Kree shrugs, it is  clear he is not  entirely pleased...There will always be slavers and Bandits, or rich folks  who use  poor folks , My only goal is to  keep whittling down thier numbers, and make it clear, that  such business leads to a shorter life..and long painful death....

 ...should  we   find, why our path takes us there? And  we succeed in doing what the powers that be, sent us for.... I will move on to find the slaver that started us on this  Journey...

 We  will...indeeed..stop in the town you speak of, if only for the night. Unless it is less-then-welcoming. If that is the Case, we will Move on. Perhaps  a bit out of our  way, to the  Next town.... our   travels, lead to many nights in the wild....

Bruga muses We go to a town, we might well find slaves there.

 Kree shrugs as he takes the towel off his shoulder   and turns to go back to the kitchen area,Maybe?... But if we do..that emasn we find slavers, and slave traders..which means we get to whittle numbers down, a bit more. I do not know what the lands are like here... I just know why i came this way...

Only a little, cause we'll be hanged.

  The elf chuckles  from the kitchen,..That goes back to the...'do not attempt to stop our quest...' thing i said , when the other  fellow left? Sometimes, eggs  must be broken to make the fry?  he shrugs,We are not here to make   those who use the law as a reason  to hide  from slavers.... we are here to save people ...from slavers...

Better to break the eggs before they hatch, rescue those being transported into slavery...or maybe slaves being transported. Each one saved might be a recruit agaisnt slavery with the will to do something about it. But to murder or, as they'd see it, in a town....might be short-sighted.

 Kree Nods from the kitchen as he puts plates away and such,..we have seen, just that..people turning against thier  captors...we even sent arms and armor with them and a wagon, that we couple  have sold for profit, if that was our goal...but it is not, and? Not all will see our way, As i do not see theirs.... I am a simple elf,, Those who  harm helpless folks, deserve the worst...it is not a hard thing, to think on!

 he comes out from behind the counter with  a couple bottles of wine and Glasses,What changes that , simple thought..is how much money folks  can make on the suffering of others....

 He Nods  to the Others  then Looks at Sam and SilaThe Holy warriors who turned on us, though they were serving the  law..they were not.. they were  serving Evil, dressed in the very laws they pretend to guard... I am not sad, one died... i am sad, the other  did not pay a heavy enough price.

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 17):

Clair just smiles - slavers of al sorts are out there, we intend to stop slavery here first against the one who tried to use us .  If we sop that organization too, a big goal was meet.  I think the mountains hold a key to fight the organization but I think the gods have lad out a pah for us to travel.  Why all the crazy thing that have happened to us happened.  My god guides me and helps others with me on this path and your gods area also here helping gude us.  I am glad to see our gods allowing us to work together.  she pets Snare a moment then sighs, we still have a long way to go to get to the mountain.

Senuviel stops copying the map for a moment. He looks at Sam and then at Sila before speaking. Kree has a point, a harsh one but I understand him and I trust his judgement. Law sometimes can be corrupt as some of us had witnessed a while ago. Kree is right, some people we freed from slavers now fight against them, Snare here is a good example, found inside the wagon we were hired to "protect" by that Astar fellow, if it really is his name. He's going to pay, a high price for his crimes, he is. The elf pauses and sips a bit of wine then goes on...Bruga here got a point as well. Whenever we deal with city dwellers and city representatives or leaders we ought to be careful because wherever there is a lot of money involved or whenever the interest of those in power are greater than the well being of the common folk we will always be confronted by corruption and here is where we should be careful, we saw this happening with the very leaders of our  own hometown, we saw that in the eyes of the holy folks who were supposed to aid us in our quest. Anyway, I digress. What I just want to say is that when in civilized areas, we should keep a low profile. That's all. Now, let me finish this piece of art here. The elf then returns to his map making task.

The paladin was quiet the last few days. He had a lot on his mind as well. He felt like speaking up though.

"Agreed. I find it easy to judge people. Palor tells me who is evil or good. There is only one thing that an evil person deserves, and that is a swift death. Laws are generaly a thing to obey and follow, but like every thing, laws can be bent to one's needs. There are areas, where even slavery is allowed. While it saddens me, we can't do much there until the law is changed.
And some laws can only be changed with money."


OOC: Sorry for being away for so long.....but I'm still around

 Kree  smiles   at Maki as he returns to the TAble,..and that?.. My good friend, Maki, wis  where the Sisters  come in... I follow both Tymora  and Beshaba, I ask for Tyomra to aid us, and Beshaba  to give ill luck to our foes...that?  Is balence....Now?..folks who take slaves, where laws are against slaves??. they break the law..and thus  pay..... where  slavery is allowed by law..then we..become the crimminals and upset that law....that is balance....

 He takes another deep pull, of a cool glass of wine.and? Just because it is a law, does not make it right... we will butt head  with those  who prize law, over the rights of people, that will be for certain, 9 hells.. we have already. But as long  as we protect and aid those  who suffer, in any way, from darkness?  then we are doing well...in the eyes  of the gods, who are worth following...

reading form the phone i guess i missed the paragraph about where we were going prior to asking haha. we will chalk that up to, i wasnt there paying attention

Sam listening and watching to where Kree is pointing on the map. Looks up at the talk of being hanged thinking it must be an inside joke from past experience. "Agree, one should not use laws or station to justify enslavement, but its not always the powerfull or well of that enslave nor only the lower class that are abused." Pointing over to Graces' Spot, "Not too fond of the place and if I never saw it again I would be just fine. But I understand the need to stop for rest when available. As far as slavers there, I had not seen any nor heard of talk about any in or around the town. It is not permitted there. That said, it dosent mean they are against it, its just not allowed in or around the city.  I have never seen them but I have heard talk about the Orcs around that area, guessing up in the hills, that they actively take people."

   Listens   he  adds with a nod,..That would make  sense... we had  run ins with Orcs in this  area.....what is the story, with you and that town?

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 23):

The group heads out or stays and chats the day away???

 Kree   cleans his last Glass    takes one look around the   house to make sure they have not left things  messy.

 slipping on the new  cloak, and    putting his   quiver and Pack over it,  Kree says,...tis  time we move.... whatever  awaits  us, needs to be dealt with.....

So Bruga, once given a direction, leads off ahead of the group and out of their sight.

Still studying the map, Sila lightly runs her fingers over some of the terrain.  "I personal had the blessing of being rescued by this group.  The politics of leaders can be quite perplexing at times."

With the call to get headed out, Sila made one final check to make sure that she was ready for travel.

"We can chat as we move." Maki said and smiled. "Let's go, we're wasting daylight."

    as they left the porch, Kree  Poitned to the   path they were going to take,Bruga has the elad  on the road... senuviel and   I  flanking as we move through the tress a bit off the road....everyone else..stay as a group in the Middle.. if we are attacked  , split up   to each side of the road... mind Snare.. he will serve as out real guard..if he should act funny, pay attention...

   kree will stay with the group  until they get  out of sight of the  farm house, then move off into the left side , with a nod to Senuviel.

Senuviel nods at Kree as the fighter/mage takes the right flank, his keen elvish eyes perusing the horizon and the tree belt as they travel along the path.

In reply to Senuviel Alantir (msg # 30):

you make it most of the way there when you run across a bloody area Snare finds.  It looks like there was a big struggle of bodies by the count of foot prints.   No other evidence is visible.

Actions?

Bruga says I'll circle around the outside of this to see if I can find anything about who went were. If I don't, maybe there are giant flying things.

  Kree  will check his  side to see if there are  any footpaths , made  by escaping creatures...

Sila will look over the foot prints and how large or small they may be.  She looked around for any wagon tracks or something that might help indicate what exactly was fighting.
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I will stand guard. Senuviel then readies his bow and walks around his companions, his keen elven eyes scrutinizing the surrounding area.

Sam stands with Senuviel waiting to see if he can be of any assistance while looking around the area.

In reply to Sam Steelstrong (msg # 36):

You all do your darnedest to figure out what was here and what happened but in the end all you can figure out is a group of humanoids got attacked by another group of humanoids and a lot of them died and where piled in one spot (kinda gruesome to some of you in retrospect) then nothing.  No race of the bodies, lost gear or anything.  No racks showing anyone was carried away no tracks - nothing Kree even re scouts past the comfort zone and you cannot see where the groups came from or went.

It is now sunset, dusk gettig dark and you have a bit to go before the town and Sam reminds you all that they do close the gates though the walls are not that high at Sunset.


Actions?

  As the  Wal;k  Kree  come in from his  flank, giving a whistle  for Senuviel.... We  will  go another hour  of  so, then Move off the  Path and set a Tight, cold camp. I do not wnat the folks from the  town to see a fire, lest  there are folks who would  sneak out to take  advantage.

 I also feel, what evr took bodie s  away , would have had to  come from above, or below, ...so... we set a small camp off the trail and let whatever it is, try to move through the trees

 he nods to Sam  as he looks at the others,...if they gave out new friend a hard  time, then , most, like, we will suffer from the same.....no use letting the town know we are here, Until we  approach  the town in daylight

  He w and senuvile  will move back out  for  another r hour  or a Bite Move, before  they get the group to move off, as  one, to a  Place that has  time grouping of trees ( pines and such, or thick boughs  of broadleaf trees.)

Bruga moves out. As twilight deepens, he begins to look for a camping place off the trail on the high side with trees and maybe a rivulet.

Sam heads out with the group.

In reply to Sam Steelstrong (msg # 40):

After a while you find what appears to be a good spot to camp for the night.......wondering encounter rolls - every one roll a D20 for me, please :)

  Kree keeps  watch  trying to remain quiet as he does,

16:40, Today: Kree Quickshadow rolled 10 using 1d20.  wandering.

16:06, Today: Bruga Honeyfinder rolled 181 using 20d20 with rolls of 14,19,18,7,17,18,6,10,5,19, 4,8,4,2,4,8,6,7,3,2.  Curiosity.

16:05, Today: Bruga Honeyfinder rolled 13 using 1d20.  GM "hope".

Senuviel keeps his watch, moving slowly along the campsite.

OOC: 22:14, Today: Senuviel Alantir rolled 3 using 1d20.  Camping.

As usual, Maki helps set up the camp and later takes one of the watches.

OOC:07:49, Today: Maki rolled 11 using 1d20.  Will bed bugs bite?

Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 7 using 1d20.

In reply to Sam Steelstrong (msg # 46):

Yikes, Clair rolled a 20 while Snare a 2 - sigh this can be an interesting encounter.


I will get you tonights encounter tonight most likely lol,

Sila will help with the watch as well taking one at the beginning or end of the watches.

In reply to Sila Thorton Duskmantle (msg # 48):

OK, only a partial since tonight is running late and I have a table top to play tomorrow night - yea me :)

the watches are ?????

first 2 hrs Kree and Bruga
second 2 hrs Maki and Sam
third 2 hrs Sila and Senuvial
last 2 hrs Clair and Snare

OK

Sounds fine for me.

looks good

yep Sila good

In reply to Sila Thorton Duskmantle (msg # 53):

OK, here it is - when the group wakes up, and oddly Clair does not wake anyone.  you find yourselves waking up past dawn and already later then normal.  even Kree who does not sleep had dozed off and awoke to silence.

It seems, Clair and Snare have vanished.


Acions:???

Bruga lookds around wildly before Halflingsense takes hold. Please, everybody stay put. You elves, divvy yourselves up, taking care, and cover the ground. See if you can find a clue.

 KIre Nods to the other  elevs  and  makes  as circle  Motion,stay with in sight of the camp,those who stay inside the  camp?..watch the sky and the tree tops.

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 56):

OK, Each of you tell me exactly what you are doing and roll a D20 and D100 for each action you do.

  Kree  will go North about 10-15 yards  and  Look for sign of  Snare or Claire. He  will check the Ground and the Trees  with his Bow in hand.


  21:01, Today: Kree Quickshadow rolled 85 using 1d100.  gm asked.

21:01, Today: Kree Quickshadow rolled 8 using 1d20.  GM asked.

Senuviel goes to Kree.... Any tracks? I'll check east. Whistle in case you find something.

Aye, Every few Moments, Juist say your Name, so we all know where  we are....

22:45, Yesterday: Sila Thorton Duskmantle rolled 14,79 using D20,d100.  Looking.

Sila will go examine the last place that she recalls seeing Clair.  any trees or ground close by
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Not knowing what has happened, seeing the elves scatter about, Sam stays near the campsite. Staying out of theit way and trying not to disturb any evidence that may be around. Looking up, down, and around, trying to see if he sees anything that wasn't there the night before.

07:36, Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 99 using 1d100.
07:36, Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 13 using 1d20.

"I wonder where that woman and the dog ran off too." Maki comments. "Let our scouts look for her, and I'll clean up the camp, so we can move out once the tracks are found."

With that he proceeds to roll the beds and pack stuff in backpacks.

20:31, Today: Maki rolled 13 using 1d100.
20:31, Today: Maki rolled 20 using 1d20.

In reply to Maki (msg # 63):

OK, nothing yet, keep looking????

More rolls please :)

20:49, Today: Kree Quickshadow rolled 72 using 1d100.  2nd time.

20:49, Today: Kree Quickshadow rolled 10 using 1d20.  2nd time.


 he still Looks, Calls out every few Minutes  as he looks.

Even though Senuviel is not a tracker, he does his best to try to find any sort of clue of Clair and Snare's whereabouts. His keen elven senses attuned to the forest, he hears Sila and Maki talking and suddenly stops in a halt as he turns and fastly walks towards the girl and the holy warrior.

Don't do that yet, good Maki. I have an idea, provided Sila has the spell on her. Tell me dear Sila, by any chance do you have a Detect Magic spell prepared?

12:42, Today: Sila Thorton Duskmantle rolled 13,16 using D20,d100.  looking about.

"Actually I do." Sila will continue looking about mostly where the others aren't looking.

She will use a detect magic spell as requested.

In reply to Sila Thorton Duskmantle (msg # 67):

Sila, Not to be a bad DM but your spell list did not have Detect Magic as memorized?   Is it a bonus spell ability you get??

I was looking at the character sheet.  Forgot to check the memorized spell list.

That is correct she does not currently have the detect magic memorized.

I'll recheck some of her other skills

Bruga waits.

Sam gave things a strong look over the first time around from his viewpoint in the camp, but it was not surprising that his untrained eye didn't find anything. A second glance around wouldn't hurt but doubtful he would see anything.
"I don't think I see anything that might help out." Sam says quietly to the others still in camp. "What do you think hapened to them?"

07:18, Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 7 using 1d100.
07:18, Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 20 using 1d20.

In reply to Sam Steelstrong (msg # 71):

Did everyone roll for the second round of searching/looking???

kree did

OOC Yeap, Sila did

12:42, Today: Sila Thorton Duskmantle rolled 13,16 using D20,d100.  looking about.

In reply to Sila Thorton Duskmantle (msg # 74):

OK, next round....the sun is getting higher and the day in past dawn.

Actions

[Private to Sila Thorton Duskmantle: Sila, you notice a nearby tree has lost it's top most branches - a fresh cutting then the sun blocks your vision.

Sila shielded her eyes, "Ahhh..."  She backed away from the nearby tree.  She looked down trying to blink out the sun spots that she was now seeing.  She pointed up "There is something up there"
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 Kree hears Sila and whistles for the others who are looking..Find Sila...she has something!...

 Kree will make his way over with his  bow ready, keeping alert, as he does.

Senuviel joins the others, still looking around until he gets to Sila.

What is is that you found, Sila?

"Up in the tree, some of the tops have been cut.  We need to have someone check it out." She was still rubbing her eye, her vision was starting to return.
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In reply to Sila Thorton Duskmantle (msg # 79):

PM

So "somebody" comes forward and begins to climb the tree.

In reply to Bruga Honeyfinder (msg # 81):

Roll percent (D100)

10:36, Today: Bruga Honeyfinder rolled 21 using 1d100.  TDDR.

His percent for Climbing Walls is <=55 success.

I don't know what his percent is for avoiding being grasped by the invisible adolescent roc.

In reply to Bruga Honeyfinder (msg # 83):

Oh the clever 1/2 ling you know Rocs do not fly, they roll :)

Bruga makes it up the tree to where he sees huge claw and shredding of branches and the trunk where obviously something big landed and parted the top of the tree.

Bruga, as if impelled by some omnipotent being, giggles.* He recovers, descends, and tells what he's observed.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIU5tC3LAs

Sam waits with the group to hear what Bruga has to report back.

In reply to Sam Steelstrong (msg # 86):

ooc  So you are calling me Q  are you??  Giggle a way my 1/2 ling friend giggle a way.

huge claw and shredding of branches and the trunk where obviously something big landed and parted the top of the tree.

In reply to GM (msg # 87):

Further actions?

Kree is making his way over while wAtching for attackers.....

Looking up at the trees, "Any idea what that thing is?" Sam says warily.

No, but if it's natural, it probably has a next or cave in the mountains.

With here eye sight returning to her, Sila held up a hand to help shield her eyes from the direct sunlight. She was able to start making out some of damage done to the tree top.  "Clawing would indicate that some sort of bird or creature with claws, by the shear size that your describing Bruga, the thing would be really large."

She looked down around the base of the tree, "Something that large would have made lots of noise breaking branches, we should have felt or seen the rustling of branches and wind.  Yet we did not notice either for some unexplainable reason"  Sila looked around for any remaining belongs of Clair's "Perhaps there may be a way of tracking Clair"

"Compared to Bruga, even a chicken is a large bird." The paladin joked. "Perhaps those marks were made before we set our camp? I believe Sila is quite right. The breaking of branches would surly wake at least some of us up. I can't imagine Clair would simply take off on her own without telling someone where she went. There could be some other foul magic behind all this, i wonder."

Reaching the rest,Kree calls up to Bruga,

are the branches still damp from a fresh break? look for sign of scales....fur...or feathers...if it did that to the tree...The tree would have struck back,,..

 Then the elf looks around the tree talking as much to himself as the others, scale would most like fall..fur and feathers would be caught up in the branches....

So Bruga looks. For one thing, are the breaks ragged or clean?

In reply to Bruga Honeyfinder (msg # 95):

Breaks are ragged, yes somethign big was in the tree.

No scales, feathers or dropping by the tree or camp.

Clair and Snare foot prints seem to be in one spot most of the night - the usualy for a night watch.

No other unusual tracks/signs/disturbance that you can see.

If everyone would like they can roll another D100 for that last check around camp :)

Kree tries to withhold his anger.This is my fault.There is a reason I always wish to take the deep watch...

 He moves with his bow in hand, to take one last look around .

Then it might have been you who was seized. There was no outcry...or anything...and we weren't awakened.

Bruga wanders around, eyes on the ground....

00:38, Today: Bruga Honeyfinder rolled 92 using 1d100.  ONe More .

Is messing up one's tyuping [sic] the way to high rolls?

Senuviel looks rather pensive. His mind work overtime to try to fathom what has gone on of Claire and Snare. He then observes the tree one last time as he talks to Kree: It could have happened to any of us, Kree, don't put the blame on you. We've been through worse, friend and Claire and Snare are more than able to take care of themselves while we search for them.

Maki looks once more around the camp, if there is anything unusual they have missed, that he could point out.

OOC: 11:38, Today: Maki rolled 69 using 1d100.  Camp search.

In reply to Maki (msg # 100):

OOC - Well, so far so good the dice have been kind to the group.  As soon as Sila rolls you shall see what you find/or finds you :)

14:54, Sat 13 Aug: Sila Thorton Duskmantle rolled 58 using 1d100.  more checking.
 Sila looked some more

"It's not anyones fault but the thing that did this Kree," Sam responds. "Anyone figured out what way it went? Assuming it took her. Any chance she would have just chased after something she saw?" Sam takes one more glance around the camp and surrounding area hoping third times a charm.

12:04, Today: Sam Steelstrong rolled 45 using 1d100
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