"The way I see it, we can travel back along the beach to where we were shipwrecked and hope we can see a boat." Ember points in the direction of the beach. Then she turns herself in the opposite direction towards the North. "Or we can travel North and hope that other people live on this island." Survival: 14 (no mod -- for trying to get directions right)

Ember shakes one of the canteens of not-forgetting water. "We have enough water to save for our journey. By the sounds of it, we don't have to drink often." An idea dons on her. "I think Talon and the rest of you should drink tonight, so he doesn't forget today. I will offer not to drink, to see if I forget the past few days. I don't have magic, so all I have to remember is how to wield my sword."

"Sounds good, I'm up for trying north. You can also show us some of the things you remember and we can try to remind you if you do forget?"

"Thanks, Son. I would appreciate that." Ember will spend the next 10 or 15 minutes training with her sword, showing her companions the maneuvers she learned in the past couple of days. 

"I also have had some ideas for a fire starting device, if I forget. I've managed to collect some sparking rocks and an assortment of scrap, but I haven't had the chance to work on making the device yet." She says sadly. Anyone paying attention can see this is something she hopes not to forget about. 

Blue shakes his head vigorously, then shrugs.

"Works for me."

Son pays close attention and tries to remember as much as he can.

Intelligence: 19

Mark mutters slightly under his breath about wanting to have gone that way earlier.

"Ember, thank you for that offer.  I will keep an eye over you to ensure you stay safe if you do forget your techniques."

Mark turns toward the old man.

"And thank you for...the little information you did provide."

He'll look around once more to see if there's anything more of note before leaving the cave.

Perception:  8 

He smiles and reaches up to pat Mark on the cheek.

"Oh, you're very welcome! Such a well mannered boy!"

Son gives Father a hug then says,

"We'll be back after we check things out Father. Stay safe and watch out for ghosts!"

Ember strides up to Mark. "Don't worry. Coming back here wasn't a waste. We did learn that Father doesn't drink the not-forgetting water all the time only occasionally. I feel confident that our plan will work tonight." 

"You know it, my boy!"

Blue follows the rest.

With a wave, Son heads off with the others.

((Can I get a Survival check from someone, and a Perception check from someone else?))

(OOC:  I feel like I'm leading, so I'll do the survival check)

Survival (No Mod): 9 

Perception: 11

Mark and Son take point, and the party soon finds themselves running out of trail and only having a vague idea of where the came from. Decisions are made, and so gradually that it's hard to say when the transition happened, you find yourselves in a bit of a swamp. The air is thick and cloying, smelling of the natural decay one would expect in a swamp, with an overlay of rotten egg.

Blue curses vigorously.

"Where in the Hells are we now?"

"A swamp. Question is do we push through or back track and try to find a way around?"

Ember looks around. "I'm not entirely sure where we came from to be honest. Everything here looks so similar." 

Survival: 4 (no mod)

 "Talon, can you see how far this muck goes for?"

"I'll try, but I don't like the look of this place one bit."

Talon takes to the air to take a look. Perception: 4