Vostiun and Kon move among the ruins searching for more clues among the ruins, while Saidou continues his mapping of the same utilizing the exacting measurements that only ferret-scale can provide. Samara gathers up the least exciting, though likely far more useful, ingredients for the longevity of a campsite. Meanwhile Haznut turns his combat training towards possible defensive measures for the camp.

The following are the tasks and their accompanying skill rolls that will be needed. IF there is something else you would like to add, please note it in your response and include a die roll. Otherwise, submit a skill check for the tasks that your character is pursuing from the list below:

General Perception (Untrained): Everyone should make this skill check.

Searching Ruins - Perception (Untrained)
Setup Defenses - Lore: Warfare (Untrained)
Setup Traps - Thievery (Trained)
Upgrade Shelter (Non-food/water supplies) - Survival (Untrained)
Upgrade Shelter (Foraging) - Survival (Untrained)
Map Making - Crafting (Untrained)

Vostiun combs through the area but finds himself distracted by the idea of an ambush.

19:54, Today: Vostiun Hephaurio rolled 11 using 1d20+3.  Search the Ruins.

19:54, Today: Vostiun Hephaurio rolled 22 using 1d20+3.  General Perception

12:38, Today: Elde Kon rolled 10 using 1d20+3.  Setup Traps (Thievery).

12:39, Today: Elde Kon rolled 20 using 1d20+6.  Perception.

Kon tries setting up some traps along the way around the ruins, but appears to set up more pranks than anything meaningfully harmful.
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20:55, Today: Saidou rolled 15 using 1d20+6.  Map the Ruins - Crafting.

20:55, Today: Saidou rolled 15 using 1d20+6.  Search/General Perception - Perception.

Saidou continues his efforts, paying a narrow focus upon replicating what his eyes see.

07:00, Today: Samara al-Khafif rolled 23 using 1d20+4.  General Perception (Untrained).

07:07, Today: Samara al-Khafif rolled 8 using 1d20-1.  Upgrade Shelter (Non-food/water supplies) - Survival (Untrained).

07:08, Today: Samara al-Khafif rolled 6 using 1d20-1.  Upgrade Shelter (Foraging) - Survival (Untrained).

Camp chores.

Saidou would attempt to draw his human companion's attention, as well as that of the Archaeologist's daughter. "Samara, Vostiun - Come take a look at these, would you?"

He presents the two with something he had observed - Pieces of stone that looked broken along cleaner lines, some carved and rounded and others looking like they were definitely part of a larger piece. "Broken statuary around here... This was a shrine once, and the statue might have been related. When I'm done working on the layout map, do you think we should reconstruct it? There's so many of the pieces here, it might even be complete."
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“We can give it a shot. There’s also some writing on a wall over there,” Vostiun says as he gestures. “Can you see if you can decipher it?”

"I'll see about gathering up a few pieces on the outskirts of the building, if there are any to find, but I think setting up some defences for the evening might be a good idea too.  Thankfully, my family is good at ambush tactics of this sort."  Kon gets a devious grin on his face, with the quickly fading light casting long shadows up along his face, "Chalk brushes are just the start of things..."  He cackles to himself as he plots out traps (of generally harmless varieties) which will bring ruin (via mild discomfort and embarrassment) to would be assailants in the night.

Samara dumps a bundle of soggy sticks and some inedible plants at the edge of the camp. "Now THAT I can help with.  But, if you've got a minute, I did find something rather curious that I cannot explain.  Could some of you come take a look?"

Vostiun turns with a raised eyebrow. “Oh? What did you find?”

Samara's whiskers twitch, "Dry footprints in wet mud, maybe? It's weird." Leading the way, she mutters, "Maybe the Boggart is a Mud Monster?"

Looking over Samara's find you see patches of dried mud that are a completely different shade of brown than the surrounding boggy soil. It looks like the mud dripped off of something or someone rather than having been left behind by being stuck to someone's shoes. The find is even stranger given that the mud is dry despite sitting on boggy soil and the rain from the night before.

Tail twiching, Samara sniffs and cocks her ears back and forth, examining the mud.

Vostiun stares at it a moment before gesturing and looking through the runes that appear mid-air.

Vostiun casts detect magic.

Mudology.

Saidou notes how many of his companions were already attending the odd mud, and lets out a longing sigh as he looks toward the wall Vostiun noted...

Turning away from the task of unraveling the unknown text on the wall, Saidou would approach Vostiun and Samara. "Allow me to help brush aside the shadows here, that you might shed light on your discovery." Saidou would run a finger around the rim of the tankard on his hip, before bringing his hands before him. Fingers tap as sorting through a shelf, and his hand pantomimes pulling and opening an unseen book.

Saidou casts Discern Secrets on Vostiun, providing a +1 to the Seek, Sense a motive, or Recall Knowledge.

Vostiun wracks his mind for anything like this.

Action: Religion or Undead Lore 13:30, Today: Vostiun Hephaurio rolled 12 using 1d20+4 ((8)).

Samara tries to remember hearing about any supernatural entities that leave such evidence behind.
16:03, Today: Samara al-Khafif rolled 16 using 1d20+5 ((11)).

Mudology 102 is in session.
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Vostiun looks to Saidou, “Nothing comes to mind. What do you know about elementals?”

"Mud Boggarts." glancing about, Samara turns toward camp. "I'm going to go put statues together. Call me if you need me."

Kon returns to the camp some time later, clapping his hands together to rid them of non-existent dust, "Anyone who tries to sneak up on us is going to feel like such fools..."

Saidou closed his eyes for a few moments at Samara's statement, trying to recall definining traits of Mud Boggarts and if they match here.

11:09, Today: Saidou rolled 21 using 1d20+7 ((14)) for Society ?.

Mud Boggards?