Casyr looks over the injured. He was not yet skilled enough to lay on hands. They also didn't have much in the way of supplies. He was happy to feel the warmth of the acorn again and the protection it brought.

"We need to take care of those wounds," he tells them looking over their wounds to make sure they didn't break anything.

"I think if anyone has any healing we need to take care of these before moving on, they might lead to something worse," he said

Ruven had never been a skilled climber, and that was apparent as he hurdled towards the ravine floor. He shakily pulled himself up to his feet and looked around, it seemed many of them had been injured at this point. "Well, I have healing but not enough for everyone. Either someone else is going to have to help me heal or we're going to have to figure out who has to tough it out" he regretfully informed the group.

OOC: I have 3 healing spells before I'm burnt out. I don't know everyone's hp so if you want healing speak now.

Aergleel fell a lng way and landed on his back, knocking the wind from him! He laid there in pain for several moments before sitting up. Nothing seemed broken except his nose. He had two black eyes like a racoon! The blood had mostly stopped flowing from his face. He didn't notice the cold because of his shield.

OOC - down 16.
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Shanaera made the bottom of the ravine a bit winded and cold but no worse for wear.  The others who fell though didn't look too good right now and Shanaera moved closer to Aergleel to give him some comfort. "Besides healing do we want to stop for a bit and warm-up?  I certainly could use a fire right about now!"

Aergleel hands his shield to Shanaera so that she can warm up. It worked well at keeping him comfortable. She could hold it until a fire was built if she wanted to.

Shanaera gladly accepts the shield from Aergleel giving him a cold lipped peck on the cheek.  "Thank you for this!"  She says between shivering teeth.

"I'm hesitant to slow down. I know the magic of the acorn should keep us safe but if it were to fail I think we would freeze to death before we could climb out of here. Plus I don't want to give up on Kor, he's down here somewhere" Ruven said as he looked down the ravine at the frozen stream.

"However," he said after he looked at the mountain in the distance, "I realize that travelling at night has it's own dangers. Especially as we travel to the source of this disturbance. If the group wants to rest here we can." The bard leaned down and chanted a few words before he touched himself and Aergleel. Both elves soon found their wounds rapidly closing.

OOC: Ruven casts "Vigor, Lesser" on Aergleel and himself. They gain fast healing 1 for 11 rounds.

You do not feel the bitter cold due to the effects of the acorn, but you rest was disturbed by the white wolves attacks from earlier. If Kor is still alive, he would probably be just as alive now as after a few hours of rest to recuperate. Amardes shakes her head sadly, before gesturing for you to follow her in the opposite direction. "As much as I desire to save our friend Kor, we need to rest, and we need to find some shelter to do so. If we follow the frozen stream down, there is a likely cavern system where this steam leads below ground, and perhaps a safe place camp." The wild druidess spoke, shifting back into her hybrid form and beginning to move downstream, avoiding the patches of ice that formed too close to the path.

Casyr looked about the area and nodded at the suggestion, "Seems reasonable to me." He then took to looking for a path, one things was certain they didn't want to get in the water. In this cold it would lead to a quick death he was sure of that. He wished he'd spent more time learning geography outside their home which would of been useful in this time.

He stared at the mountain for a time before he turned and nodded to Amardes. It seemed the centaur's rescue would have to wait until morning. Ruven followed the elf turned beast down the ravine. He trusted her expertise in traversing the wilderness over his own.

Amardes guides you to a down the path, eventually finding a cave that blocks the chill from the wind. Going deep inside, you set up camp and Amardes begins to cast spells that heal you all. Your trances are uninterrupted, and you awaken from them refreshed and inspired, feeling you have grown since you have left Gentlebreeze. Amardes stretches before opening a bag, handing out pieces of dried fruit for everyone to eat. "As long as the acorn the treant provided us last, we should make enough headway now that it is daylight that I suspect we can reach where ever this unnatural cold is coming from sooner rather than later. Poor Kor needs our help, but from the looks of it we are all in better places than we were before our rest. I am going to be moving fast, and not actively tracking, unless there is a better solution than this?" She spoke, shifting to her hybrid form. The path your group followed was still noticable since the last time you traversed it, the dirt displacement a little easier to see than in the twilight. Whatever had made it was now obviously larger than an elf, but how much larger it was hard to say. Amardes moves swiftly, her claws digging into the frost covered earth of the bottom of the ravine.

After about an hour, you notice a group of humanoids approaching you from the direction of the howling winds. They are obviously orcs, wearing furs and weapons out. There are five of them, a sort of twisted reflection of your own party; one a warrior wielding a spear and shield, one obviously a sorcerer, one that is part beast, one that wields a massive bow, and one that appears to be a shaman. The looks on their faces are one of hatred and battle, it looks like they are going to attack.

OOC: Spot checks and Initiatives.

16:54, Today: Aergleel Greenleaf rolled 12 using 1d20+3.  spot.

16:54, Today: Aergleel Greenleaf rolled 8 using 1d20+2.  initiative.

Maybe it was the frost on the trees, maybe thoughts of Kor but Casyr seemed distracted as the group continued.


OOC:
18:59, Today: Casyr rolled 10 using 1d20+8.  Spot (add 3 more for Orcs).

18:59, Today: Casyr rolled 11 using 1d20+4.  Initiative.

Ruven stretched the next morning when he roused from his trance. Although concern for Kor still lingered the bard couldn't help but feel as if he was ready to take on the world. He trusted Amardes to know the best way to track something so he followed her lead. At first he had been optimistic when he spotted humanoids but when he noticed their aggressive posture he prepared himself for battle.


22:23, Today: Ruven Reykalyn rolled 15 using 1d20+8.  Initiative.
22:22, Today: Ruven Reykalyn rolled 25 using 2d20+9, dropping the lowest dice only.  Spot.

Shanaera felt a lot better with the acorn and a good rest.  She was warmer and with the sun up she hoped it would bring more warmth to the land.

Spot 23 initiative 20

Shanaera could notice that there was some kind of shiny/glimmery thing that was between the two groups.  Shanaera wondered if it was some kind of ghostly presence or perhaps a field or wall even.  Wanting to know more Shanaera cast detect magic to see if it was magical.
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The cold wind still blows hard as you approach the orcs, but you all notice that they are not immediately attacking you. About the same time that Shanaera begins to cast a spell, the orc sorcerer does so as well (DC: 15 Spellcraft to figure out what spell it is.) It appears like they are waiting for the opportunity to strike quickly.


OOC: First round of actions please.

09:13, Today: Shanaera Sinsaulii rolled 28 using 2d20+9, dropping the lowest dice only.  spellcraft check.

Shanaera sees the orc begin to cast a spell and tries to identify it to tell her companions.  "Ready yourselves!"

Distance to the orcs? Would probably dictates what I can do.

In reply to Casyr (msg # 198):

Aergleel took a shot with his bow but missed wide, so hung his bow and drew his sword!

08:54, Today: Aergleel Greenleaf rolled 24 using 1d20+6.  initiative.

08:53, Today: Aergleel Greenleaf rolled 11 using 1d20+5.  to hit.

Ruven closely examined the events. He looked at Shanaera who had cast a spell and then back at the orc sorcerer. "Wait! Don't attack! I think this is some sort of illusion. They are some sort of reflection of ourselves. There is some sort of barrier between us," he commented. He held his hands up in a non-aggressive gesture and approached the 'wall' to confirm if one of the orcs would mimic his movements.

As Aergleel lets loose with his arrow, the orc with spear and shield does the same with its spear, hurling it towards foe. The arrow released misses the orc, just barely, and the spear misses the elven cleric by similar margins. As you watch, the spear shatters into icy bits as it hits the ground.

The shaman appears to speak to the other orcs, and holds up its hands in the form of a non-aggressive gesture...for an orc, and approaches Ruven curiously.

OOC: Thirty feet distance, to be fair. To those who understand orc, it doesn't make any sense what the shaman is speaking without a DC 15 Intelligence roll.

In reply to Corellon Larethian (msg # 201):

PM

With Ruven's caution Casyr lowers his bow which he had planned to shoot the enemy caster with. He detects evil to see if there is evil about the 'orcs'.

Shanaera watched Ruvan and noticed also that what she did was mimicked by the other on the other side as did the one with Ruvan.  "It seemed to be some sort of mirror I think.  See if you can go through the field of magic, Ruvan."

With enlightenment from Ruven's words the aggressive look on the elf's face turned to one of intrigue. Looking around at the group she frowned seeing the bestial orc wondering if that was supposed to be her counterpart. He brought her hand up to her face pretending like she was looking into a mirror.

The orc's voice made no sense to the druidess so she gave little thought to it more intrigued by the magics involved in this area. For the moment she only moved her arms about as she watched the orcs observing how they react.

OOC 10:43, Today: Amardes Leithianeth rolled 16 using 1d20+3.  Spellcraft.

10:39, Today: Amardes Leithianeth rolled 12 using 1d20+1.  Intelligence Check.