Ranger Trials

I like the thought of the Underdark but whichever is easiest

Thank you sir

Taking the cloak and making your way back toward known, if never previously visited landmarks and trails Stee feels good about the resolution. The Calygraunts seemed reclusive enough that he doubts there will be trouble for the local and wonders if his old master already knew about it . Making your way back to familiar lands you leave word at one of the outermost homesteads that there were two fey at odds, a small trickster that could teleport and the other that was knowledgeable and could be negotiated with. Knowing the word would spread to give a recount of your exploits to the family in exchange for a meal and bed for the night and wonder what the tale will be like when you return.

Heading back out to the unknown you make your way this time to check out the bandits. The woods are welcoming as you move through the hills and cross new streams. As you near the area where the attacks were held you move off the trail and begin your search for their track. Sigh, perhaps you should have paid more attention to your masters lectures of propper tracking. The are is more rocky with several of the hills having stoney crowns and dry creek beds that fill only after a rainstorm. You assume the bandits are taking advantage of these to hide their camp and tracks.

Roll to find sign 3d6 then track 2d6 to see how long your search takes. Add ideas and details on your efforts

Before you headed to the region you asked the family about the bandits and got the latest news as well as a name of whom to contact. You had stopped by one than another homestead to talk about the bandits. It seems they only strike at night. At first is was a few minor thefts of tools and small animals but recently they started attacking merchants who were on the road in the area at night as well. Beyond that little is known.

As you try to track the bandits you come across signs of people outside a household that was recently stolen from. The tracks are humanoid bare footed with other tracks that indicate they may have been creeping on all fours. It makes you think of movements of "primitive" people but as far as you know there are no such tribe in the area. Even if there were they might steal animals but why attack the merchants?

Stee has trouble tracking them to anyplace conclusive and it starts to get dark. Do you want to head back to a household or try and lure them out with yourself as bait?

basic map
Stee wakes to soft sounds from the animals outside. Pell is inside his house with his dog. Between the shed your are in and the ghost is a pen holding several goats as well as a chicken coop. To the east of a small cliff that curves a bit and another small cliff is further west being Pell's yard.

You are not certain what it was but something changed that woke you.

As you move to the shed door and eash it open it creaks a bit on the leather hinges but they are well oiled so it makes little noise. Moving to the corner of the pen you peek around the corner and freeze. The goats are all bedded down for the night but there is an extra form moving amung them. Not it is grabbing them and the goats are not stirring at all. Goats do not normally allow strangers to grab them in the middle of the night so how.... The figure carries the goat, that you now see is as limp as if dead, or drugged, then holding the goat above their head hand it off to another figure that lifts it up the rest of the way to the top of the cliff. A scan of the area reveals no other figures in sight. But if you dont do anything the two will soon have all of Pell's litle herd up the cliff then likely taken away well before sunrise.

At your shout the two figure burst into action, no longer concerned with stealth. The one at the top of the 15'-20' cliff to the east quickly scrambles up followed closely by the other, who leaps up to graba and the cliff to follow the first. Both climb at very high speed. In the house you hear the clatter of Pell moving through the house calling his dog, whos barks begin echoing from within. Even with all of this the goat herd has yet to stir.

Both are still visible but the one atop the short cliff will easily be able to move out of sight quickly. The one still climbing will be out of sight just a few seconds behind the first. You currently stand at the short fence enclosing the herd between the house, hut, and cliff.
You can shoot one of the figures, and might be able to get 2 shots off on the lower climber before it gets over the cliff and out of sight.
You might be able to leap the short fence and jump up to grab the climber but if you miss it will be gone.