Adventures in Fellneral

"Well thank you for that most generous offer Osborn." Tom says with a smile. "I must warn you though, trouble seems to follow me around, but you look like you could handle trouble real well, so I will gladly take you up on that offer." He adds and while the other finishes their meal he plays a new more serious tune in minor on his flute before singing again.

"Behold good folks this mighty band
who sought for treasure and for fame
they travelled over sea and land
and Munchkin squad, that was their name, yes Munchkin squad, that was their name."

"Of course, anything to oblige the mighty Gromedark." Tom says, a bit nervous over being addressed by the bugbear, and sings another verse.

"They travelled through the Greilheid wood
a wicked wood of fear and dread
the Munchkin squad, a force of good
did clear it of the foul undead, yes did clear it of the foul undead."

"Well thank you Gromedark, I can take first watch." Tom says, more relaxed now, and unpacks his bedroll for later use. "I´m afraid I get quite easily distracted though, but I´ll do my utmost to spot any dangers approaching in the night."

Ripping off a large chunk of meat and swallowing it Orin looks to Tom "Where did you learn to play that pipe?" 

"Oh umm, it´s a flute really, but never mind. It was my uncle Vernon, bless his soul, who taught me to play the this." Tom answers while making himself not too comfortable going on his shift.

"Yes, your songs are rather nice Tom.  Anyway, I appreciate all of your company and letting me join you.  I may take a brief rest,  but if Tom would wake me I can keep watch after him."

With that Ghathi sets out his bedroll and tries to get a little rest.

Osborn smiles at the easy comradery that has developed within the group.  He had hoped for a brief rest to recharge his glass, so to speak, but it looked like the Munchkin Squad was back up to strength.

"Wake me after your watch please, Ghathi" he says.  Maybe it is unnecessary to post a full rota of shifts for a short break, but it felt like an important gesture to take a turn.

Okay, after everyone has took their rest, you all are awoken to the loud chirping of a bird. with the sun peaking through the dense trees, and the smell of a million  deferent plants cloud the air. Anyone still asleep is been awaken the the loud sting of a crying child, coming from deeper into the woods.

Ghathi, already awake, is startled by the crying. He quickly gathers up his shield and heads into forest in the direction the sound seemed to be coming from.

"Come! We should see what's happening!" he calls out as he departs,  not waiting to see if others follow.

"Oh dear, a child crying and the Munchkins come running. Shouldn´t we first consider the off chance that this might be an insidious trap." Tom says as Ghathi and Gromedark leaves the camp. He takes a quick look at Orin and Osborn before grabbing his flute. "Oh bugger it." He says and scurries after the others.

Perception to possibly avoid running into the set ambush:7

Osborn packs his kit away and runs after Gromedark.  A crying child was cause for them to intervene; it never even crossed his mind that this might be a trap.

After about twenty seconds, Ghathi, who went first, runs into a small, human boy. He is about as tall as Ghathi and looks to be about five or six years old, the rest of you catch up soon after, Tom you do not notice any sign of a trap.

(OOC - Appears human and is about 7.5 feet tall?  Perhaps he's as tall as someone other than Ghathi?) 

"Are you alright?" Ghathi asks in his deep voice.  He looks him over to see if there is anything that might obviously be wrong with him.  (Perception: 14)

"Oh dear, you´re a big boy aren´t you." Tom says to no one in particular as he sees the child.
As Tom is convinced there is no immediate danger he plays a comforting tune to ease the small human boy.
Performance to calm boy:11 Insight to determine cause of crying:8

(I did not know that Ghathi was that tall, but the child is more around 6ft, still quite big for how young he looks.)

The large child doesn't seem to be hurt, but is scared and confused, he seems to calm down a bit to Tom's song.

(Yep, Goliaths tend to be tall! Not QUITE Gromedark tall... but close!)

Ghathi smiles as Tom's song seems to calm the child.  He keeps back a bit, not wanting to seem scary.  "Yes, how did you get here?"

When the kid sees you, "He says to Curil, zombies, attacked my , home" He stutters out before going back into a sob.

"Zombies you say, how absolutely terrifying, what about your family?" Tom asks while laying a comforting hand on the sitting boys shoulder, standing on his toes to do it.

Osborn tries to work out why the child is so large.

Nature 4  

or Arcana 14  

Ghathi nods along with Gromedark's comment. "We will help you if we can.  You just need to talk to us."