Northlands Campaign

Stealth: 17

Bart also looks at Kina and says "Might I be bold and say i have never seen such an exquisite woman as yourself" and gives her bardic inspiration 

Kina is taken aback by Bart's words and for a moment, looks behind her to see if he was talking to... someone else. When she realizes the compliment was directed at her, she flushes slightly.
"Oh... shush up." she mumbles, and, seeing everyone else going for cover, realizes what they're all trying to do.

Kina looks a bit bewildered at the concept of HIDING, given her size, but she does the best she can. Namely, she runs further away than the others and lays fully on her side, twisting her upper body uncomfortably to watch the oncoming wagon. One might just mistake her for a sleeping horse partially hidden behind a hill.

Stealth (lol, good eye there bard): 12

Given the low light conditions and ample cover, the wagon passes by unabated.  After a few minutes the coast seems to be clear.  "Shall we camp here, or move a bit further along," Rachel asks, pulling a couple of stray twigs out of her hair.

“I thing camping here for the night, hidden from the trail, here is a good idea, though we may want to avoid the use of a fire if it can be helped. No sense telegraphing that uninvited guests are coming.” Wil looks at their hasty hiding spot and grimaces, “let me scout around a bit and see if I can’t find us a more suitable hide for the night.”

Investigation: 23, Nature: 16

While the vegetation is all quite sickly in appearance, it is still quite prolific.  More of an issue is finding dry ground between the brackish pools.  You find a slightly cramped spot about 20-25 feet off the trail (Investigation), thinking that might be a big close, you start to head deeper into the brush, but your senses (Nature) and memory of Fischer's tales warn you that may not be the best plan.

Wil shows the group the cramped spot, saying that while it’s not the best of spots, camping further from the trail might invite a visit from some the area’s more troublesome wildlife.

"I'll take 3rd watch." offers Barnabus as he exhaustedly flops down and immediately begins to snore.

Perception: 13

"Works for me." Cade says with a shrug. He would take first watch if the others are ok with it.

Perception: 6

”And I’ll take second”

You no more than settle in and have a bite to eat when an all too familiar sound can be heard approaching, heavy footfalls and creaking wheels.  It is coming from further down the trail.  The spot you have chosen has no direct sight to the track, despite the closeness, so you all feel confident in either allowing it to also pass, or taking other action.

Barnabus rises for nothing until called to action or his watch. His snoring is slow and rhythmic.

Wil lets them pass without incident. 

Kina rises when she hears the wagon, eyes searching. Despite how conspicuous she is, she has a thought and removes the skirt that normally covers her lower body. Not that she feels at all uncomfortable being naked, but it seemed to put others off if she went around mooning everyone with a bare bottom. If she keeps her upper body behind a tree, she'd just look like a lone horse, nothing too unusual to see on the trail. She's just going to get a closer look.

Wagons, unsurprisingly, have made her a little more wary.

Kina:  Roll for Stealth and Perception.

Wil sees what Kina is doing, makes sure his longbow is ready to use incase she is discovered, and shifts himself close enough to Barnabus to kick his legs to wake him should things go south. 

Seeing the others moving, Rachel quietly casts Bless, covering Kina, Wilhorn and Cade.  (OOC:  adds 1d4 to any attack roll or ability check.)

Kina: stealth: 7  perception (also with additional 1D4?): 16

(I didn't add the 1D4 initially)

Kina:  You are able to get a good look at the wagon as it passes without incident.  It was an ox drawn buckboard style cart, identical to the one in the barn where you met Wil.  There were 2 humanoid figures sitting on the driver's seat, and a third sitting in the back.

No other disturbances during the night (aside from insects buzzing and the occasional small splash in a nearby pool), everyone is able to complete a long rest and starts the morning feeling refreshed.

The day passes without major incident, swatting flies, jumping at sounds in the underbrush, but all in all uneventful.  Is it the calm before the storm, or will there be no real threat to be found?  Thoughts roll around as your shadows lengthen in the late afternoon sun, when a few hundred yards ahead you see what almost seems to be a ghost rising from the brush...

Could this be the base you have been sent to find?  From this distance, details are limited, but it is evident that the place has seen better days.

Kina is deeply disturbed, regretting that she didn't take the initiative to confront the wagon. She's haunted by the idea that this cult has just abducted another into their ranks. She sleeps lightly, and doesn't say much. She doesn't do well with guilt.

As the group nears the ruin, she shakes her head.
"This... can't be it, can it? It looks like it's been abandoned for years, set on fire, bombarded, left to rot and then set on fire again." she comments.