Against the Cult: Party at the Mill (1.1)

Hochoch was a town founded by and for adventurers, and the crowd recognizes the resolve in Ogbar's eyes as something similar to ma, pa, grandma, or grandpa...and respects it. They keep their distance, reassured that capable hands are tending to Hale. Sara, meanwhile, uses some water from her waterskin to flush out the gut wound and then tears up the man's shirt to staunch the blood (one sleeve) and bind the wadded cloth in place over the injury (rest of the shirt). Now unconscious, Hale smells of blood, horse, and oats. Probably a miller or grain merchant.

The crowd parts respectfully. First Klak and then Quest see the healer, Diana, as she walks up with a teenaged girl. Diana is clearly a cleric of one of the temples or shrines in Hochoch.


She puts a hand on Ogbar's shoulder and he feels serenity flow from her fingertips. Diana steps past and nods to Aanbo, Thacogygax, and Sara. Then she squats down by Hale, reaches out and murmurs "Rao bless you with peace and health." as she touches the man's bloody torso. The color returns to his skin and he breathes deeper in his sleep. Then Diana looks up at the group and smiles. "Thank you for your help. You saved Hale's life."

Nyomba's mother nods. "That's Hale Arneson, the miller."

Sara is confident that she could track the blood and hoofprints.
Diana replies: "Hale works the mill down by the Realstream, south of the bridge. I don't know who could have done this, but if Hale was hurt, then others at the mill might be in danger."
You all recall that Quest spoke into your minds moments ago, something about Hale being betrayed by 'a member of his own family.'

Quest is pretty sure he could lead the group to the mill with his eyes closed.

I'll say Survival is used for following a path, whereas Nature would be telling information about the creature from the traces/tracks it has left. So in this case, Survival.