[closed] get in losers

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

Date & Time: September 7th - September 12th
Location: The northern lands of Exsilium
Characters: Nate and his motley crew of adventurers
Summary: Nate takes a bunch of people for some wilderness survival training and exploring. Things mostly go as planned
Warnings: Violence, lots of swearing most likely, grumpy people in the woods





September 7th - our brave party sets out
September 8th - in which there are woods
September 9th - 10th - now this is interesting
September 11th - badger badger badger badger
September 12th - back to town

[OOC: No obligation to use the headers I've put up for each day if they don't fit. YOU CONTROL YOUR OWN DESTINY. MINGLE]

Comments

September 9th - woods + an interesting find

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[About midday they come across a clearing with some rock outcroppings that to Nate's eye look a little too... neat. Not enough random debris that litters the rest of the forest floor. He calls a halt, and then turns around to eye his little crew]

Nobody go into the clearing yet, but come up here to the edge and tell me what you notice about it.

[No random debris, patches of cleared earth that could have been used for fire-building, rocks that look like they wouldn't wind up piled that way naturally, faint marks where it looks like the ground and sod has been disturbed recently]

[pauldron]

[She's no tracker, still instinctively used to tamed wilderness and even cleaner cities, so it takes Lightning a moment to realize what he wants them to see. It's the cleared patches that make her catch on, and her fingers twitch. Will they have company out here?]

It looks like it's been cleaned out or slept on. [She glances at Nate.] Someone's camped here recently?

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[Nate nods, and there's the faintest expression of approval on his face - which for him, is quite a bit]

It does - we'll have to get closer to see if it's been used recently.

[pauldron]

[She inclines her head, fingers tapping the hilt of her sword in its holster at her thighs. Intel and recon are all well and good, but...this is starting to look a little familiar.]

Not much cover. We could get ambushed if whoever stayed here is still around. [granted they could probably take a lot, given the size of their group, but...] Think it's worth the risk?

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[He concentrates, briefly, his gaze looking unfocused for a few seconds]

I'm not sensing anyone else around other than us - it should be clear to move in.

[pauldron]

[Not sensing--huh. Not just an old man with a good deal of wilderness experience, is he? She files that away for later, and steps back with a nod.]

Lead the way. I'll watch our flank.

[Just to be safe.]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[If he was just that, he'd have been dead a loooong time ago. He gives her a nod, and heads in to the clearing. The clearing that looks like it may have been used as a firepit gets checked first]

Totally cold - nobody's been here in at least a day, probably more.