Chapter 2: Willowdark, A Village Renewed

You set off for the mountains, once again astride your horses. After a good four or five hours of riding, you find yourself at a point where the horses aren't able to realistically be used further. There are three major paths you can see: northeast, east, and southeast. Each looks equally traveled.

You head off down the northeast path, its worn dirt packed firmly beneath your feet. The trail climbs higher into the hills, becoming very narrow at points, enough that you have to put your backs to the wall and shimmy through sideways just to fit. After about 20 minutes of walking down this path, you begin to notice several caves dotting the sides of the mountainous area. You check the first few you come across and find a collection of humanoid bones in each. There are crush marks and scratches down many of them. It would appear something very large has been making a meal of wandering humanoids in the area!

As you scan the mountains, you notice some goats leaping from crag to crag. Eagles soar overhead, as do vultures.

Even those of you without the best of observation skills take note of the large footprints in the ground.

What do you do?

As you all head back down the path, you continue to make efforts to move carefully and quietly. After another twenty or thirty minutes, you find yourselves back and the fork and proceed down the middle path, heading due east. Visually, nothing much has changed. It's a mountain path the same as the other. As you continue on, you find yourselves in a deep cut in the mountain, barely wide enough to walk one abreast. Suddenly, from all around you, you hear a low rumble.

Dex saves from everyone, please. Also, what is your marching order. You are moving in a single file line, so when you post your save, include your position (1-5) in the post. Finally, how are you all transporting Geran at this stage, since you are now on foot only. Are you leaving him with the horses at the fork?