Beyond the Ragnarök

Halp waits until Veldir had debarked.

He leaves his pack in the longboat, taking only that needed for a melee. Then he wades to shore. 

He starts up the hill, shouting to his companions, "With their vantage we have not surprise, surely. If you want not yet your seat in the Feasting Halls, than send your foe there first..." 

And he charges up the hill, 'cutting a trail' he supposes, light hammer in his off hand, sparking the shillelagh cantrip on his main-hand club (with his BA) and casting Bless (with his A) on the three foremost of his companions. 

"Come!"

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“Who would like to cut a trail uphill for us?” He asks, implying that we weren’t to wait for the owl’s return before starting our hike.

Sólmyrkvi also has his backpack, thinking that it's best to be prepared for anything even though they don't plan to go that far from the ship.  At Leif's question, he waves off the role, saying, "I'm no tracker."

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Halp....starts up the hill, shouting to his companions, "With their vantage we have not surprise, surely. If you want not yet your seat in the Feasting Halls, than send your foe there first...Come!"

Sólmyrkvi is caught off guard by Halp's sudden "charge" up the hill, but once he gets started, Sólmyrkvi does his best not to fall too far behind the others.  Even though he sees no reason to expect that they're racing immediately into a fight, he doesn't want the old fighter to stumble upon something dangerous while he's on his own ahead of the rest of the group.

When Drekise asks what she sees, she mentions movement, enough to be seen from their boat.  And agrees with his assessment that it would be a good spot to view the land.  When Veldir demands she tell him what she saw, she smirks, "Scared to go check it out yourself?  C'mon.. don't worry I'll protect you."

She leads the group off the boat to meet up with the crew's scout.  But is surprised as well when Halp starts charging up the hill.  This makes her genuinely smile and casting shillelagh upon her staff as well, she makes her way to catch up with the cleric.  She does her best to keep her eyes and ears open as she goes..  her curiosity peaked at this new environment.

Perception: 21

Leif you watch as Hjálpar takes flight and then, with a bust of energy and a call to action you see Halp spring ahead of you all, charging up the hillside. You feel the tingle of his blessing settle upon you as do you Kora and Sólmyrkvi.

Sólmyrkvi you follow in his wake, making short work of the grassy incline. 

Kora (with a 21) you peer ahead as you race up the hill and as you close in on the nearest trees you see flashes of movement between the trunks. Low to the ground and white in colour.

Leif as you near the top your owl comes back into view, gliding silently before you. As it swoops by it makes its report, just as Halp bursts through the thickets ahead into the cops of trees. 

"Many grass eaters ahead." and then an image is projected into your mind of...

Halp make a Dex saving throw DC 13 as a large goat, startled by you approach bursts from the thicket and attempts to knock you off your feet and away from her kids.

Dex = 10, so my daily Heroic Insp reroll = 1. 

So... nope. 😐

(OOC: @Dreamhobbit - Is the "large goat" just a bigger-than-usual goat (still size=Medium)?  Or did you mean that she's horse-sized (i.e., size=Large)?)