OOC:
OK, I'll proceed as if Nekurr and Nera are making first contact. Hildar and Tronus are hanging back for the moment. Emsquared, I'll let you decide if Bruv is making first contact or hanging back.
With Hildar and at least one other hanging back a ways with the crate of wines, Nera and Nekurr (and Bruv?) take a sample bottle to the spot where Nera saw the Lizardfolk trapper and the strange bat-wolf things. There, they find that the creature is still there, but the reptile now seems to be half-asleep, curled up under the lean-to. One of the bat creatures begins shrieking.
The Lizardfolk jumps to its feet and grabs a wicked-looking spear, pointing at the interlopers.
"Ssssks fttssskz ssssttt!" it says, presumably a warning in its own tongue.
OOC:
So, I don't think initiative is warranted quite yet since y'all are presumably not trying to surprise this thing. Getting this monstrous creature to talk in a civilized manner is going to take a social skill check of some kind (presumably Charm, although I'm open to Coercion if you'd rather try that). Negotiation is off the table until you can establish that you're not here to kill it.
Charm is Hard upgraded (R) with 2 setbacks for stranger danger, or 3 if Tronus is present.
This is a crucial roll, as failure may end up making this creature hostile. Augment and Story Points are your friends!
