2.0 - Lure of the Lost

Feel free to do an athletics check -- let's call this one hard (PPP). Should you succeed I'll count your successes towards hers.

Csillag manages to catch herself and slowly eases the rest of the way down, while Heyop -- noticing her trouble a little late to the game quickly makes his way to the base of the wall just as Csillag touches down -- her heart racing a little thanks to a close call with a nasty fall. Heyop recovers his lost (1) strain, pleased that his colleague didn't need his help.

Dusting off your hands, your lekku or whatnot you look around at the canyon you've crawled down into. It's a good 15-20 meters wide with large boulders and other rocks strewn about as a result of recent seismic activity that may have exposed this canyon to access. Some of the larger ones look cracked. You have climbed down the northern wall of the canyon and are resting in the shade of the overhanging rock as some reprieve from the dry and oppressive heat. Along the south wall you can see three fairly large cave entrances -- each a good 4m across.

Heyop, Urik and Dagger chat amongst themselves a bit, pointing at the large rocks and boulders dotted around the canyon. Collectively, they're fairly certain that some of the breakage isn't natural -- it appears to have been some sort of trauma visited upon the rocks. There are also the occasional markings -- nothing indicating sentience. Then, well, then there's the pile of bleached bones just off to the left about 30 meters. And they're fairly certain there's another one to the right -- across the canyon about 75 meters away. Those don't seem like they naturally accumulated either. Each of Heyop, Dagger and Urk take 2 strain as they work out what they see before them and get a bit concerned at the implications.

Csillag mostly notices a lot of reddish dirt and earth, but is feeling better... having managed to get down the canyonside without hurting herself. She'll take a boost die on her next roll.

Kaveri also doesn't notice the piles of bones that are difficult to pick out against the terrain, but she does inspect a nearby boulder with concern.

Dagger tromps out into the canyon -- with the others cautiously following him -- and nothing appears to happen. Emboldened by the lack of danger. You are headed south -- towards the opposing canyon wall which has three fairly visible cave entrances in it. On your present course, you'll hit the wall -- and be between the western and central cave mouths. Dagger notices another pile of bleached bones almost directly ahead of him. He will have to lead you around the pile -- to the left or right.