>>6116347>>6115450The unremarkable little village seems quiet. The dust is settling. The sand is falling after the stampede of the Hounds. A long winding road leads to the village. Now it's marked with endless pawprints.
Faint noise in the distance, though the dust and sand is still so dense that the village down past the oasis-pond is a hazy shimmer.
The Scraghound - Zivka's? - barks. Loudly. Then it runs in a circle. Lunges for Markhans new cloak, gets all its sharp teeth in and pulls very gently. It seems urgent, whatever this is - and it wants you to head towards the village.
But other than Wicklighter and the seven people with you, everyone else is winding down, packing up, refitting. You sent the heavies off to have their damage looked at.
If there's bad stuff down there in that place . . .
Well. Then Bad Stuff is about to meet a seven man pike formation. Bad Stuff best get out of the way, eh?
Though still. Perhaps you ought to (Markhan and Wicklighter both; best of the options is used)
>Get this over with. Form up and march down there, shields up and torches ready and pikes and halbers down. What are they going to do? Charge a pike formation head on? [Authority *or* Will]>Move in loose order and bound from cover to cover. All the Resolute Crows have shortswords and shields for this reason. Better not get ourselves locked down. And we can cover more ground that way, faster. Though since we're splitting up and out, we might get surprise [Weapon Skill, then Speed, 6d6]>No, bugger this for a lark. I can see the Company Banner **RIGHT THERE**. GET OVER HERE. If this village is full of Bad Stuff and Mean Dreams they're all about to meet *us* [Rally anyone around the banner and get to come along, but this will take some time. Do a standard Reputation check, and then test Speed]>No, actually, let's just follow the Hound. They're trustworthy, right? You lot, stay here. Fewer people move faster. [Bound after the Scraghound, fast as you can. Test Stamina - use your full max value, not your current stamina. The Resolute Crows will fall behind, so it's just going to be you]>...? Something... else? 