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The group continued on with their journey, pushing through the night out of insistence from those in Dian Cecht familia. The horses were continually fed the mystery potion from one of the Dian Cecht familia members, and even though the horses kept on going, the two large combat-ready from Dian Cecht familia looked pretty haggard. The two horses from Thalia familia weren't as disciplined, but with constant pushing, they continued onwards.

It was during the morning, right after sleeping shifts were changed, that up ahead, two strange-looking birds stared at the group from the tall grasses. They stood up on two taloned legs, almost 9 ft. tall. Sporting a long neck, it was their beak, shaped like an axe, that looked the most dangerous. They kept their heads up without moving away or nearer towards the wagon.


[info]Sleeping Schedule
10 PM -> 6 AM (Early Night, Middle Night, Late Night): Jars, Eydis, Mimsy
6 AM -> 2 PM (Early Morning, Late Morning, Early Afternoon): Rota
2 PM -> 10 PM (Late Afternoon, Early Evening, Late Evening): Ciara
Unknown: Taiga, Sotu, Yuki[/info]
[info]Need people to specify if they'll be awake or asleep during "Early Morning" (see above). Those who stay up too long will get the Fatigued condition (after 24 hours of last waking up).

Perception to determine distances seen.
Knowledge (nature) to identify birds.[/info]
[info]Sleep Rules Reference
Forgoing sleep will incur the Fatigued condition and 1d6 nonlethal damage after 24 hours of staying up. After 48 hours of no sleep, they will incur the Exhausted condition and 2d6 nonlethal damage. Every day after will incur a stacking extra 1d6 nonlethal damage on top of the previous day's damage per day without sleep. For example, this would be 3d6 on the 3rd day. 4d6 on the 4th day, and so on.[/info]
[spoiler=Travel Log]Travel Log
Day 3 Early Night +1 Hex, encountered lions
Day 3 Middle Night +1 Hex, encountered nothing
Day 3 Late Night +1 Hex, encountered nothing
Day 4 Early Morning +1 Hex, sleeping schedule shift, encountered birds?[/spoiler]

[info]because of my dark vision, senses and night powers I would take the late night shift so  I'm asleep[/info]

[info]     Yuki would go back to sleep after the combat encounter and be awake for the daytime shifts.

Perception[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+3 : 3 + 3, total 6[/blockquote][/info]

[info]Sotu will sleep from 6am to 2pm, and be awake for the evening and night shifts.

Perception:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+6 : 3 + 6, total 9[/blockquote][/info]

[info] Ciara will stay up until her shift to sleep.

[info]Sotu is asleep during Early Morning, so I'll work off of Yuki's Perception. If we're still before actual combat, I'll still allow people to put in their Perceptions to affect the distance for those who are awake during Early Morning.

Yuki's Perception: 6
At around 60 ft. away, you manage to see the large creatures further into the fields their eyes staring towards you. They weren't moving forward, or retreating, but seemed to be wary.[/info]

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[info][blockquote]Perception 1d20-1 : 10 - 1, total 9[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Knowledge (nature) 1d20+7 : 20 + 7, total 27[/blockquote][/info]

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"My dudes. Those are them Axe Beaks." Rota explained, pointing towards the large creatures. "Where I'm from, they're domesticated, kind of like horses or what-not. Sometimes, wild ones are caught, but it still takes time for them to be tamed a-properly. Their eggs sell for a crap ton they do. It's a predator... so they're probably sizing us up. It's weird they haven't attacked yet, they're usually territorial, bold, and kinda mean."

With that, she began to shake those sleeping awake. She hesitated slightly when it came to the dark elf, Eydis, but eventually shrugged and shook her, too.

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[info][blockquote]Perception 1d20+2 : 9 + 2, total 11[/blockquote][/info]

     "Well I hope they don't attack.  There's only so many wild animal attacks a girl can take in just one day."  Said Yuki as she shaded her brow with a hand, watching the birds from her perch.  "Think we could scare them off with something?  Like fireworks or something else really loud."

Taiga groggily woke up from the shove as he listened to the others and did his best to follow along, "Do you think that this has to do with the eggs we took?"

He pushed the rest of his hair out of his face as he looked over the scene, "If their size is anything to go by the probably can outrun the wagon, but if we want I could try to keep them at a distance if we want to take potshots. I could even ram them if need be. This also may be a good moment to use that knife that Thalia gave us while they are hesitating and grouped together. If we can stun one we may be able to sell it alive at the village."

[info]Taiga perception to check for a reason why they are hesitating

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+8 : 10 + 8, total 18[/blockquote][/info]

Ciara looked over from atop the horse towards Taiga and the others, "Don't forget you're already getting a 'crap ton of money.' Do you really want to stop to try and catch a bird? We are in a bit of a hurry. We should keep moving and try to keep them away." She then glanced to the eggs after hearing Taiga's question. "If the eggs are the problem we should get rid of them. The horses can't take being in another fight and we can't let the shipment be damaged."

"Your thought process assumes we can outrun them and they don't keep chasing us. We have a magic item that should at least be able to scare them and give us enough space to keep moving. Since we don't know if the eggs are the problem or if showing them won't make things worse. I say let's see if we cannot get them to leave us alone at least long enough to get the horses to book it."

Looking at his Eydris he smiled, "If you need to you can use my shoulder to aim your shot Sis."

     "Funny, I noticed you still took one of those eggs.  Clearly you seemed to think they were worth it back then."  Said Yuki without taking her eyes off the birds.  "Real funny, you sure you are in the right familia?  Maybe you should consider joining up.  Such a sense if humor would be much appreciated by our goddess I'm sure."

Sotu, now awake, cocked an ear toward Yuki but was looking at the birds in the distance. She only had a passing familiarity with the woman, as anyone from the same small village and familia might, but she could recognize the acerbic tone of her comment might not be well received. She wondered absentmindedly if there might be a fight, and if it might put her sister in danger. Normally she might not care about what other people were up to if it didn't immediately involve her, but then again... Mimsy had said to protect the others...

"Now now," Taiga said as the tension in the air put his tail fur on end, "We all have people who are relying on us to succeed for multiple reasons. Let's not disappoint them so close to the finish line."

He looked between Yuki and Ciara and then over at Eydris with a look that said he needed help. "There are plenty of things wanting to cause trouble on this trip. We don't want to waste our energies against each other when there are plenty of other things we can take our frustrations out on until we are somplace safer."

[info]Mimsy's Perception (searching for danger): 11
You see the birds about 110 ft. away.[/info]
[info]Taiga's Perception (reason why they are hesitating): 18
From your vantage point, you notice some streaks of red on their feathers and body. It took you a moment to realize it was blood; they were injured.[/info]

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Rota threw her hands up in an attempted placating manner.

No, no my guys!" Rota said. "I can totally tell those eggs we got earlier are not Axe Beak eggs. Those eggs you found are much bigger than Axe Beak eggs. Probably one of the bigger ones I've seen."

She laughed forcefully when she glanced at both Ciara and Yuki. The tense atmosphere was hard to miss.

All this time the two Axe Beaks continued to stare, though one of them began to crouch, keeping its eyes towards the group. This one that was crouching seemed more-injured than its companion.

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"Stop bickering." Jars announced as he got up from his slumber. His tone of voice was irritable as he looked over at Yuki. "We're paying you all to transport the goods, and help us protect it. Like our weretiger here said, we only have this last leg of the journey."

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Mimsy frowned, not quite understanding Yuki's sarcastic comment.

"Actually I think don't think Goddess Thalia would like those kinds of jokes... She's more into umm... like bad comedy." Mimsy did know enough to realize that Yuki was being protective of the eggs taken the day before. Being in the same familia meant that Mimsy was more likely to take Yuki's side of the argument. So she turned to face Ciara.

"Yuki is right though, if you're keeping the egg, then Yuki can keep hers too!"

Taiga seeing where the conversation was going quickly cut in, "The creatures are injured pretty badly from the looks of things. The smell of blood is wafting off them in waves. Maybe the lions attempted to come after those poor things before they came at us."

He said pointing past the two groups to act as a physical barrier.

"Though if they are that injured they are probably going to be targeted again," he said the last part uncertainly, after all even if they were injured was it worth the time it would take to help. His heart said they should try to stop and help while his head said to keep on going and take this as a win.

Either way. the fact that they were injured would turn the topic away from the eggs and focused on the birds themselves.

     "Like you say, you're paying us to help you move your stuff, not to let you walk all over us. That's..."  Yuki turned to Jars and rubbed her fingers together with a wink and avaricious grin.  "Extra."

Ciara's eyes darted to Yuki and her eyes squinted slightly, "Stopping to pick up something on the side of the road to pick something up is not the same as actively getting into a fight to try and capture a beast while we have valuable cargo that could be damaged or destroyed in the process. If you want to capture them then be my guest. If we have to get rid of the eggs we are getting rid of both but we may not have to." She turned away not addressing the woman's second comment and turned back to the others, "We're almost there. I suggest we push forward. Once in town we can take care of this shipment, get paid, and take our sweet time after. Remember, there are a lot of sick people depending on this. So stopping for everything we see not only cuts into the profit but means people have to suffer longer."

She watched the Axe Beak for a moment, "If it really is injured then it works in our favor. Maybe they will be targeted by predators instead of the horses."

"Well then, lets take a wide berth and show we mean no threat. If they chase us, we'll scare them off or worse, but for the time being its best to just keep an eye out on them and whatever did that too them and avoid that mess for the time being. If they are still there on the way back perhaps we can go egg hunting," Taiga sighed as he leaned back in the cart.

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The one axe beak who had crouched lower began to squawk loudly then. With all the talking amongst the travellers in the wagon, before the wagon itself was too far away, that wounded axe beak started to sprint forward.

This seemed to catch the second axe beak by surprise. Instead of charging forth like its companion, the second one squawked almost as if in warning and confusion, and choose to stay in place.

[info]Initiative requested for all. I'll roll initiative forcefully after a few days as fair warning, and will use the Inactivity Actions tab in player's sheets if applicable.

If we're fleeing, we'll do Pathfinder Chase (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/other-rules/chases/) rules. Only one person handles the wagon's decisions for the players, eg, the driver, but other players on the wagon can help your own wagon, or hinder the opponent with various actions through circumstance modifiers, or even roll for that particular obstacle. Passengers need not to do anything but sit tight, post specifically if you have actions, otherwise I'll assume your character just holds on for the sudden boost, this way I can keep posting regularly. Declare who is driving the wagon. If you are on your own horse (potentially Ciara), you are free to participate as an actor in the chase.

If we're fighting, regular combat.[/info]

[info]Initiative:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+4 : 16 + 4, total 20[/blockquote][/info]

[info]Initiative[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+6 : 9 + 6, total 15[/blockquote][/info]

[info] initiative [blockquote]Rolled 1d20+1 : 3 + 1, total 4[/blockquote]

[info]Initiative
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+3 : 3 + 3, total 6[/blockquote][/info]

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[info][blockquote]Initiative 1d20+6 : 15 + 6, total 21[/blockquote][/info]

[info]Eydis Initiative
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+2 : 14 + 2, total 16[/blockquote][/info]

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[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Sotu: 20, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1
Wagon: Zone 3
Ciara: Zone 3[/spoiler]

[info]For Ciara and Mimsy (drivers of their respective vehicles, and assuming Ciara is fleeing along with the wagon):
Moving your horse as fast as possible, up ahead was a hill with a large boulder on top of it had forced the road to slightly curve around it.

Obstacle 1 at Zone 3-4 Junction - Off-road Shortcut - Acrobatics - DC 10
The path through the fields might be bumpy, but if everything on the wagon stays in place at the speed you were rushing then you could potentially get a lead from the axe beak chasing. However, going off-road potentially means encountering more problems.

Obstacle 2 at Zone 3-4 Junction - Spur Mount Faster - Ride - DC 15
Rather than going off-road, another option was sticking with the path but spurring the mount faster.[/info]
[info]Mimsy to choose their own path, or take other actions.

Other players can call out if they want to do other actions, which will be resolved as per their initiative. These can apply penalties/bonuses to rollers. Or increase the axe beak's likelihood to stop chasing (rolling per round, and using distance, damage taken, and other things to see if it quits).[/info]

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"Ms. Ciara!" Mimsy called out formally as she spurred her mount forward. She began to steer the wagon off the road to get a bit further ahead on the road.

"Can you get the bird's attention? Please!" Mimsy yelled loudly, closing her eyes for a moment, but immediately opened them again when she realized she was the one driving the horses. If the wagon could get ahead of Ciara, that might mean they would get away safely. She figured it was the goods on board that were important anyways.

[info][blockquote]Acrobatics 1d20+7 : 9 + 7, total 16[/blockquote][/info]

[okay]Zone 3-4, Mimsy managed to keep the goods (and people) on board from spilling over.[/okay]
[okay]Zone 1-2, Axe Beak attempts to jump over a rock, fails, and trips, then picks itself back up.[/okay]
[info]Sotu to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Sotu: 20, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 4
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4[/spoiler]

[info]Sotu is delaying her turn until after Yuki.[/info]

Between the rattling and thumping of the cart, the general panic, and the screeching from the charging fowl behind them, it had become difficult for Eydis to discern what should be done. Her instincts would normally have her supporting, but it became apparent that she's one of the only people able to fight at range. "Damn it all...!" Eydis grumbled in discontent, knowing that she didn't excel at direct ranged combat.

Still, it was the only option for her. "Kari, guide me." She whispered, placing her wind rune onto the back of her hand and preparing to repel the beast.

[info]Casts Rune of Kari on self (1 MP) as a full round action. +3 Attack (1 morale, 1 insight, 1 luck) for 1 minute[/info]

[okay]Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.[/okay]
[info]Yuki to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 4
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self
Yuki to take turn[/spoiler]

     Yuki vaulted over the backrest of the driver's bench and grabbed the bundled up lion skin.  Unfurling it, she jumped on top of a chest as she shrouded herself in the pelt.  "Sotu, get on my shoulders and do your best lion impression!"  She said as she lined up the lion legs with her arms and did her best facsimile of a lion's claws with shuriken wedged in her knuckles.

[info]Intimidate to try and scare off the bird.[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+4 : 13 + 4, total 17[/blockquote][/info]

"Ok." Sotu replied flatly, before scrambling up on top of Yuki's shoulders.

"Rooooooaaaar!" she... roared, and made little hand motions like cats paws.

[info]Assist another, Intimidate:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 3, total 3[/blockquote][/info]

Taiga seeing Yuki's and Sota's attempt at being intimidating, he decides to give them a helping hand by crouching down behind them showing his tail to the bird and roaring as loud and as beastly as he could manage. He waited right until Sotu roared for the second time making sure that they were in time with the pair's movements. Though he did not think about the consequences of possibly surprising the girls in the process.

[info]Intimidation aid check
(http://forums.fantasyworldcreations.com/Themes/UX-R1/images/dice_warn.gif) This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d20+1 : 11 + 1, total 12[/info]

Ciara looked over to Mimsy and nodded. "I'll cover you. Just go!" She drew  her sword and slowed down keeping the cart ahead of her so she could cut the bird off if it caught up.

[info] Acrobatics [blockquote]Rolled 1d20-3 : 4 - 3, total 1[/blockquote]

[info]Yuki's Intimidate: 19
Combined with the efforts of Taiga (with Sotu being insanely adorable in the background), the axe beak seemed to hesitate as it continued to close the gap. It lowered its head further as it moved, as if it was wary, though the fact that the targets didn't seem that far away to it, it decided to continue the chase.[/info]
[error]Ciara's Acrobatics: 1
You followed Mimsy through the shortcut, Mimsy was able to have good control of her vehicle, however, there were a couple of times that your horse slowed down to the uneven ground and terrain. You found yourself falling behind as Mimsy continued forward. The axe beak was still farther behind you however, and at the very least, you were certain that the axe beak had its vision trained on you, instead of the wagon ahead.[/error]

Traversing through the hill, the upwards climb started to become a bit more difficult, more so because of the fact that the horses were being pushed as fast as they can go. At the top of the hill were a variety of rocks and boulders that were partly hidden from the tall grasses that surrounded the area.

[info]Mimsy's options:

Zone 4-5 Obstacle Option 1 - Careful Movement - Perception DC 10
One could either slow down to carefully guide the horses through, ensuring that there was no boulders or large boulders that the horses or wagon would snag on.

Zone 4-5  Obstacle Option 2 - Quickly Move Through - Ride DC 15
Or perhaps spur the mounts forward even faster. It would take a great deal of control over the horse, but would cover the distance well.[/info]
[info]Ciara's options:

Zone 3-4 Obstacle Option 1 - Off-road Shortcut - Acrobatics - DC 10
Continue making your way to catch up to Mimsy.

Zone 3-4  Obstacle Option 2 - Spur Mount Faster - Ride - DC 15
Or veer sharply away, back on the main road, and hopefully get the axe beak to follow.[/info]

[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 4
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.[/spoiler]

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Mimsy saw the rocks coming, she didn't want to accidentally have the wagon bump into any of the large boulders, so she proceeded to slow her horses down.

[info][blockquote]Perception 1d20+2 : 9 + 2, total 11[/blockquote][/info]

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[okay]Mimsy's Perception (zone 4-5 obstacle 1): 11
You were able to successfully move the horses without crashing into anything.[/okay]
[okay]Picking itself up, the axe beak proceeded to move over the rock, but the fall from earlier caused it to go a bit slower. Seeing its prey get farther away, especially with the fact they seemed a bit more intimidating than it expected, it was starting to feel as if giving chase was not worth it.[/okay]
[info]Eydis to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 5
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.[/spoiler]

Eydis was in the midst of preparing another rune to bolster her attacks, but upon seeing the creature stumble and lose some vigor, she decides to gamble in the interest of time, and fire her weapon as-is. Leveling the crossbow at the bird, Eydis lets loose a bolt, which she hopes will reach the target with the wind's guidance.

[info]Eydis fires her crossbow at the bird. I'm not entirely sure how far it is, so subtract from my attack roll if it's outside the 80ft range increment.

[blockquote]Attack:  1d20+5 : 4 + 5, total 9[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Damage:  1d8 : 2, total 2[/blockquote][/info]

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[error]Eydis misses.[/error]
[info]Yuki to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 5
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.[/spoiler]

     Seeing the bird start to fall farther and farther back, Yuki turned around.  Keeping a grip on the rails of the wagon, she got closer to the front of the wagon and took a look at the upcoming obstacles.

[info] Yuki will delay her action until the next obstacle check to aid if possible.[/info]

With nothing much to do to be useful, Sotu simply hung on to the cart as it sped along.

[info]Also delaying action until the next obstacle to potentially aid.[/info]

"Ciara, I'll be an additional set of eyes! Just don't get caught and try your best to keep up with is." Taiga yelled as he saw Ciara struggling with how far back the best was he hoped that giving her as much help as he could, would hopefully be enough to keep her going.

[info]Hold action aid another for when Ciara decides which way to go.[/info]

Ciara sees the bird falling behind and decides to try and catch up with the wagon. "Keep going, I'll catch up!"

[info] obstacle 1 Acrobatics [blockquote]Rolled 1d20-3 : 8 - 3, total 5[/blockquote]

[info]Aid another to say i did attempt to help
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+3 : 9 + 3, total 12[/blockquote][/info]

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[info]Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays[/info]
[info]Yuki and Sotu, roll either an Acrobatics or Perception for aid another[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 5
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.
Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays[/spoiler]

[info] Acrobatics Aid Another[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+5 : 7 + 5, total 12[/blockquote][/info]

[info]Acrobatics, Aid Another:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+5 : 2 + 5, total 7[/blockquote][/info]

[okay]Taiga (acrobatics, aid another for Ciara): 12
You call to Ciara, noticing the few deep ditches that Mimsy had to navigate around, and Ciara indeed managed to note them.[/okay]
[okay]Yuki(acrobatics, aid another for Mimsy): 12
You call out to Mimsy on the obstacles ahead.[/okay]
[error]Sotu (acrobatics, aid another for Mimsy): 7
Even though you tried to warn Mimsy as well, with some of the bumps you remember experiencing just moments ago, Yuki was simply much louder.[/error]
[error]Ciara (acrobatics, zone 3-4 obstacle 1): 5 +2 (Taiga, aid another) = 7
You heard the calls of Taiga, going from his experiences with the terrain, however, you couldn't quite stop your horse from going into them anyways, as a result, the horse slowed down a bit, as it fell into hidden shallow pits, and put some effort into traversing the difficult terrain.[/error]
[info]Round 3 - Current Obstacles

Mimsy:
Zone 5-6 Obstacle Option 1 - Quick Ride down the Rocky Hill - Reflex - DC 10
Speed up down the hill, and leave the axe beak behind.

Zone 5-6 Obstacle Option 2 - Navigate around large rocks down hill - Acrobatics - DC 10
Sharp turns to maintain speed and avoid the rocks.

Ciara:
Zone 3-4 Obstacle Option 1 - Off-road Shortcut - Acrobatics - DC 10
Continue making your way to catch up to Mimsy.

Zone 3-4  Obstacle Option 2 - Spur Mount Faster - Ride - DC 15
Or veer sharply away, back on the main road, and hopefully get the axe beak to follow.

Ciara, I'll let you get a +2 circumstance bonus if you spent a full-round attempting an obstacle, fluffed as putting the power of more concentration in it![/info]
[info]Mimsy to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 1, at junction
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 5
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.
Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays for aid another
Ciara attempts zone 3-4 obstacle 1, fails
Round 3
Mimsy to take turn[/spoiler]

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"H-hang on tight everyone!" Mimsy called out, as she sped the horses faster down the hill. There were calls behind her coming from Sotu and Yuki.

[info]Choosing: Zone 5-6 Obstacle Option 1 - Quick Ride down the Rocky Hill - Reflex - DC 10
Aid another modifiers not added.

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+7 : 19 + 7, total 26[/blockquote][/info]

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[okay]Mimsy's Reflex (zone 5-6 obstacle 1): 26
You were able to successfully move the horses faster.[/okay]
[error]The axe beak managed to get up a bit more closer. Though, it was having more trouble navigating through the obstacles than Mimsy. It seemed to start focusing in on Ciara more, due to the fact that Mimsy and the wagon was far.[/error]
[info]Eydis to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 2
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 6
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.
Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays for aid another
Ciara attempts zone 3-4 obstacle 1, fails
Round 3
Mimsy move action to zone 5-6 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 6.
Axe Beak standard action for zone 1-2 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 2.
Eydis to take turn
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"Damn it all." Eydis  growls out, seeing that the bird has started gaining on them. Maybe I should have taken Taiga up on the aim assist... The elf thought to herself, before shaking the thought from her mind. No! I've got to be confident, or my shots are sure to fail.

Eydis carefully takes aim once more and attempts to wad off the creature again.

[info]Eydis fires another shot.

[blockquote]Attack:  1d20+5 : 10 + 5, total 15[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Damage:  1d8 : 2, total 2[/blockquote][/info]

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[error]Eydis missed. If it was just a bit closer, you might have hit.[/error]
With the fact that the wagon was far ahead, the axe beak seemed to be fully focused on Ciara.

[info]Yuki to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 2
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 6
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.
Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays for aid another
Ciara attempts zone 3-4 obstacle 1, fails
Round 3
Mimsy move action to zone 5-6 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 6.
Axe Beak standard action for zone 1-2 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 2.
Eydis misses.
Yuki to take turn.
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     Yuki continued to keep her eyes on the road up ahead, ready to help keep their lead on the bird.

[info]Delay Action to wait to Aid Mimsy[/info]

Sotu held on to whatever part of the wagon provided a suitable handhold, at this point the only thing she could do was watch out for upcoming hazards.

[info]Again, delaying action to aid Mimsy[/info]

Taiga calls to Ciara, "We have to keep the horses moving! You got this your a captain of your familia, you got this!"

He continues to call out the various obstacles they pass by in an attempt to help her keep up as the continued to pull away.

[info]Aid another Acrobatics
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+7 : 6 + 7, total 13[/blockquote]
[/info]

He then looked over at Jars with a nervous expression. "Should I jump out? She should have back up if that thing attacks her. but if she manages to run away I'll simply be dead weight that horse won't be able to hold both our weight."

Ciara heared Taiga shout to her and she grits her teeth as a growl escaped her. She could feel herself tiring as she tried to hold on to the animal while riding in her heavy armor. She grabbed the reins and pushed the horse to catch up to the cart as she yelled ahead, "Do not stop! Keep going!" She lowered into the saddle as she then whispered to the horse, "Come on before we're bird food."

[info] Obstacle 1 Acrobatics [blockquote]Rolled 1d20-3 : 9 - 3, total 6[/blockquote]

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[info]Yuki and Sotu aid another Mimsy.[/info]
[okay]Taiga aid another Ciara, succeeds.[/okay]
[error]Ciara's Acrobatics (zone 3-4 obstacle 1): 6 +2 = 8
Pushing your horse forward, you weren't going as fast as you were hoping to.[/error]
[info]Round 4 - Current Obstacles

Mimsy:
Zone 6-7 Obstacle Option 1 - Spur Mount - Ride - DC 15
Spur mount faster getting back on the main road. Will skip a zone if success.

Zone 6-7 Obstacle Option 2 - Slight bump getting back on the road - Acrobatics - DC 10
The road is a bit raised, there'll be a slight bump hitting the top.

Ciara:
Zone 3-4 Obstacle Option 1 - Off-road Shortcut - Acrobatics - DC 10
Continue making your way to catch up to Mimsy.

Zone 3-4  Obstacle Option 2 - Spur Mount Faster - Ride - DC 15
Or veer sharply away, back on the main road, and hopefully get the axe beak to follow.[/info]
[info]Mimsy to take turn[/info]
[spoiler=Chase]Initiative: Mimsy: 21, Axe Beak: 21, Eydis: 16, Yuki: 15, Sotu: 15, Taiga: 6, Ciara: 4
Zone Placements
Axe Beak: Zone 2
Mimsy & Wagon: Zone 6
Ciara & Horse: Zone 3
Log
Round 1
Mimsy at Obstacle 1, Junction 3-4, success, on zone 4
Axe Beak moves to Zone 2, at obstacle, junction 1-2, fails, still on Zone 1
Sotu delays.
Eydis casts Rune of Kari on self.
Yuki intimidates, Sotu and Taiga aids.
Ciara move action to Obstacle 1, junction 3-4, fails, still on zone 3.
Round 2
Mimsy move action to zone 4-5 obstacle 1, success, on zone 5.
Axe Beak standard action fo zone 1-2 obstacle 1, fails, still on zone 1.
Eydis attacks and misses.
Yuki, Sotu, Taiga delays for aid another
Ciara attempts zone 3-4 obstacle 1, fails
Round 3
Mimsy move action to zone 5-6 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 6.
Axe Beak standard action for zone 1-2 obstacle 1, success, now on zone 2.
Eydis misses.
Yuki and Sotu aid another Mimsy.
Taiga aid another Ciara, succeeds.
Ciara attempts zone 3-4 obstacle 1, fails.
Round 4
Mimsy to take turn.
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"She'll be fine!" Jars replied loud enough for everyone to hear clearly, and hopefully for Ciara to perhaps pick up on it. "She's doing her job on protecting these goods." He turned towards Mimsy who was still attempting to continue increasing the gap between her and the axe beak.

"We're going to outrun it, and meet up with Ciara later." He said again, his words having some finality to it.

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Rota looked a bit more worried than her counterpart, biting her lip in anticipation, and even holding her staff tightly. She seemed to wanted to say something in response to Jars, but decided not to. Instead she only nodded, and attempted to place a hand on Taiga's shoulder.

"She'll be okay my dude." Rota said to Taiga, though moving her worried gaze back towards the chase happening further behind them.

[info] Ride check to aid Mimsy[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+1 : 13 + 1, total 14[/blockquote][/info]

[info]Ride Check, Aid Mimsy:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+1 : 19 + 1, total 20[/blockquote][/info]

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[info][blockquote]Ride Check for zone 6-7 obstacle 1 1d20+3 : 6 + 3, total 9[/blockquote][/info]

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[error]Mimsy's Ride (zone 6-7 obstacle 1): 9 +2 +2 = 13
Attempting to spur the mount faster did not work. It only complained but maintained the same speed.[/error]

Both the axe beak and Ciara were no longer in sight due to the hill in the way. Mimsy was able to successfully guide the wagon, off road, up the hill, then back down to meet with the road on the other side, leaving both Ciara and the axe beak left behind.

[info]Ciara to side thread: Chapter 4.5.1: Axe Beak's Confrontation (http://forums.fantasyworldcreations.com/index.php?topic=2114.new#new)

I'll keep in mind the last final failed check if needed, in terms of distance, if it comes to it.[/info]

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"You, driver. We're not stopping." Jars said steely towards Mimsy. "Keep it up until it's certain the axe beak is left behind, we're not going to risk the goods."

[info]Feel free to decide actions, or do anything. If it seems the group will just continue forth at their speed, then I'll be soft-closing the thread and tallying up RP excelia, along with combat excelia (if any).[/info]

Taiga knowing they will need his strength if things go wrong in the future holds himself back by gripping the cart hard as they crest the hill and see Ciara fall behind. "I only hope she catches up soon, we have to trust that she can handle whatever her job throws at her without trouble."

Taiga then swivels around and uses his body and full strength to help brace the shipment in case something went wrong at this speed.

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"She is the captain of our familia. Shieldmaiden of Orario." Jars said plainly as if it was enough to answer the question. "We'll be arriving at town this afternoon. We'll meet her there."

[info]Sleep Schedule
10 PM -> 6 AM (Early Night, Middle Night, Late Night): Jars, Eydis, Mimsy, Yuki
6 AM -> 2 PM (Early Morning, Late Morning, Early Afternoon): Rota, Taiga, Sotu
2 PM -> 10 PM (Late Afternoon, Early Evening, Late Evening): Ciara[/info]
[info]Day 4 Downtime
Not yet applicable. Still during day. We'll take care of this on the last thread per day.

Yuki, there's spoiling lion meat that you need to smoke/salt/dry, you can use your downtime for that if needed.[/info]
[info]Wagon Resources
Rations: 104 lbs (34 lbs are at risk of spoiling on day 4 evening)
Food Consumption: 12 lbs a day.
Wealth: 50,000,000 vals +Unknown amount from Dian Cecht familia[/info]
[spoiler=Resource Log]Resource Log
Food: -7, Day 2, consumption
Food: +6, Day 2, survival
Food Consumption: +5, Day 3, new horses, and Dian Cecht familia
Food: +30, Day 3, from Dian Cecht familia, total 78
Food: +34, Day 3, from lion 1 harvesting
Food: -12, Day 3, consumption, total 104
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[info]RP Excelia
1 step, Ciara, on getting rid of eggs
+1 step, Yuki, calling out on eggs
+1 step, Taiga, on easing tensions
+1 step, Sotu, lion impression
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4

CR 4 split between 6 (Taiga, Mimsy, Yuki, Sotu, Eydis, Ciara)
[/info]
[info]Combat Excelia
CR 2 x1, reduced, CR 1, split between 6 (Taiga, Mimsy, Yuki, Sotu, Eydis, Ciara)
[/info]
[info]Soft closing thread. Continue to Chapter 4.6: Other Travelers (http://forums.fantasyworldcreations.com/index.php?topic=2116.0)[/info]