Vakas you leave the broad path and make your way through the eastern buildings. As you get closer you make out a dim light emanating from one of the closest of the small squat buildings, in the daylight it can only just be made out. It is not long before you have made your way to the outskirts of what appears to be a small settlement within the ruins. Where the grounds around you are charred and ruined the space surrounding these structures seems to have been cleared and well tended. You smell woodsmoke and make out the leavings of a recently doused fire pit in a clearing between the buildings. (You are reaching the distance limits of the message spell and will be out of range if you investigate further)
It is clear that these buildings are occupied, but by whom?
The rest of you stand at the edge of the town and wait for word from Vakas. The clouds above shroud the sun and a chill breeze carries the stench from the chasm to your nostrils. Suddenly Sunhill sniff at the air and moves restlessly. Skritch give me an animal handling check.
(OoC: Don't know if the fact that Sunhill is actually a Familiar has any impact on that?)
Regardless, Animal Handling 8+3=11.
Unless that roll prevents it, Skritch and Sunhill will pad quietly forward (Stealth: Nat 20+1=21) to halfway between our Scout and th rest of the group to relay Messages back and forth.
Vakas you leave the broad path and make your way through the eastern buildings. As you get closer you make out a dim light emanating from one of the closest of the small squat buildings, in the daylight it can only just be made out. It is not long before you have made your way to the outskirts of what appears to be a small settlement within the ruins. Where the grounds around you are charred and ruined the space surrounding these structures seems to have been cleared and well tended. You smell woodsmoke and make out the leavings of a recently doused fire pit in a clearing between the buildings. (You are reaching the distance limits of the message spell and will be out of range if you investigate further)
It is clear that these buildings are occupied, but by whom?
The rest of you stand at the edge of the town and wait for word from Vakas. The clouds above shroud the sun and a chill breeze carries the stench from the chasm to your nostrils. Suddenly Sunhill sniff at the air and moves restlessly. Skritch give me an animal handling check.
DM - Caves of the Kobold Slave Masters
Vakas messages back, “Move up, stay quiet. Someone knows we are here, doused fire. I’m going further in, head to the east, the buildings.”
Then he moves further in, very slow, listening for movement, voices, sticking to cover.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
(OoC: Don't know if the fact that Sunhill is actually a Familiar has any impact on that?)
Regardless, Animal Handling 8+3=11.
Unless that roll prevents it, Skritch and Sunhill will pad quietly forward (Stealth: Nat 20+1=21) to halfway between our Scout and th rest of the group to relay Messages back and forth.
It’s tough to be stealthy in chain mail but Dealuri tries (23 and 18 - she has disadvantage) to make her way into the area quietly.
Thannadol is just restlessly waiting in anticipation his firebolt quivering
Rachus does his best to quietly move into the charred town sticking to cover as best he can
Stealth Check
10
Though he at times his steps cause noise as is distracted by whoever or whatever knows we are here.