[Lilandra can take the shot before she starts running (AC=22; -2 range penalty, -4 wind penalty)]<br/><br/>The party travels swiftly, but the terrain puts them at a disadvantage. Soon they lose sight of their flying quarry behind the thick branches of the old forest. Dodging and leaping amongst the boulders, logs and snow drifts, they continue north as fast as their legs will carry them.<br/><br/>After a minute, they spot through the trees in the distance a rock formation about 180 feet across and 40 feet tall. The near side is flat and low, the rest slopes upwards like a natural ampitheater. Gathered at the base of the snowy rock are five hunched-over giants wearing pelts over their knobbly green flesh.[<a class="postlink" href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG248a.jpg">troll reference pic</a>] The largest of them wears his hair in short dreadlocks.<br/><br/>Farther up on the rock are three humanoid figures armed with steel--the Pact traitors. One is a brown-furred female catfolk in full-plate, recognizable at a distance as Eyle, one of the (ex)captains of Boryg's guard. Standing next to her is a shirtless blue-furred wolffolk with a mane of white hair and two swords at his waist.  Next to him is the dragonfolk, Draco, standing with his wings slightly unfurled and a very large sword resting on his shoulder.<br/><br/>All eight of them are looking south expectantly, waiting for the pursuers Draco had warned them about.<br/><br/>[no surprise round; no initiative]<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: red">&lt;&lt;Round 1&gt;&gt;</span></span><br/><br/>[Party is 200 feet from the rock]