That would have been good to know. 

Hildigrim scowls at Pascal. "Beef? The signs are all females, but of chicken, sheep, horse, deer and pig. No cow. But if we're talking about eating, horse would be the odd one." The halfling snickers. "Where was the third sign. Mare is the third sign. Glue is made from horses. Shall we stick to picking the third sign?" He sputters, then clears his throat as he shrugs. "They also rhyme."

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That would have been good to know. 

(OOC: I should have asked for an INT check before giving a clue like that. It is not obvious that the signs are interconnected, the first time through.

I wouldn't be surprised if the group failed a few times before figuring out the right answer. But with play-by-post, that amount of time might be too frustrating, so I''ve been cutting a few corners.)

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"Where was the third sign. Mare is the third sign. Glue is made from horses. Shall we stick to picking the third sign?"

Drusk shrugs. "The first signpost only had 2 choices, not 3. I don't think the ordering of the choices on any particular signpost is the key."

(OOC: That is another free hint... The penalty for being wrong is annoying, but relatively minor, so if you are stuck, just plow ahead to get more of the puzzle.)

Jorin says the words aloud, "Right Where...Ewe, perhaps we are making a sentence?  Ewe sounds like you.  Perhaps we pick Ewe and the next set of signs might give another word, like Belong, or Should...Right Where Ewe (You) should go, or belong, or something like that?"

Jorin's intense brainstorming raises the morale of the party. 

The party goes down the path marked by the EWE sign.

After a minute, you come to a fourth crossroads. At this one, the path divides into four options. There’s another signpost here with arrows to each of the paths. The four signs are labeled: SEED, NEED, FEED, BLEED.

With a grin, Jorin says, "I would like to go down the FEED path, but I think we should probably choose NEED..."

Hildigrim agrees.

Quillary looks up, having been lost in her mind a little. "Right where ewe need...? Sure, we can go that way, but I will be disappointed if the puzzler intended us to use the sound of a female sheep's name rather than some more clever meaning."

In examining the signpost, Quillary runs her hand along the 'BLEED' sign distractedly, feeling the letters.

The party goes down the path marked by the NEED sign.

After a minute, you come to a fifth crossroads. (Drusk does a facepalm. Even his optimism is wearing thin.) At this one, the path divides into five options. There’s another signpost here with arrows to each of the paths. The five signs are labeled: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Gotta be 2, right?  Right where you need to...

Pascal nods slowly, then quickly, “That’s the first thing I’ve heard today that makes a lick of sense, Jorin!”

Quillary grumbles about nonsensical puzzles but follows.

The party goes down the path marked by the 2 sign.

After a minute, you come to a sixth crossroads. At this one, the path divides into three options. There’s another signpost here with arrows to each of the paths. The three signs are labeled: BEE, HORNET, WASP

"Bee?" Hildigrim offers.

Pascal cheers, “Finally, we’re getting somewhere!”

Quillary chews on the end of her club. "One more than two is three, and 'bee' has three letters. At least, in common. In Elvish it is four characters, nion, and in Sylvan, it is unclear what kind of bee you speak of, or to. In other languages I know it is more a concept than a word. But yes, 'bee' seems like a fine choice."

Pascal smiles, “In other words, we’re ‘Right where you need to be.’”

The party goes down the path marked by the BEE sign.

After a few seconds, you hear a roaring wind, and the temperature drops. Something like an icy tornado is coming at the party... but veers off just before reaching you. It continues whirling down the path behind you, and disappears into the fog.

OOC: In case you were curious -

The party continues walking for several minutes, without seeing any more signposts, so it seems that particular test is over.

The fog lightens enough for you to barely make out the shape of a large hill through the mist. The sides are steeply sloped with parts being exposed white cliffs. (Although steep, the hill side is not vertical.) The path circles around the hill, climbing up to its summit. (The path is 10' wide, and the incline is gentle enough that it doesn't count as Difficult terrain.) The summit is 120' higher in height than the base.