<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/6Uzxfey.png)</div><br/>To say the gang was making up for yesterday was an understatement. The party was practically flying down the riverside, and in Juro's case: literally flying down the riverside.<br/><br/>After Juro had gotten them lost yesterday,<strong>Cinnabar</strong>graciously offered to lead the way for this leg of the journey. They put their skills, or perhaps the blessing of their Goddess, on full display, managing to find a path that kept them on the riverside without having to diverge. They even managed to spot when the river went shallow enough for them to easily cross on foot, saving them a few hours at a time that would have otherwise been spent circumventing a cliff or rocky crag.<br/><br/>Keeping account for their previous ration shortage,<strong>Katra</strong>took some time to do a little net fishing as they crossed the river, her glowing cyan web managing to nab a good deal of fish. When they stopped for lunch that afternoon they were able to enjoy a fresh cooked meal, and Cinnabar was able to surprise them with an assortment of foreign spices they had collected on their travels, turning the simple river fish into a surprisingly exotic tasting dish.<br/><br/>All the while<strong>Juro</strong>had been dutifully patrolling from the skies, eying the path forward like a hawk, quite literally. However it is not until he returns to the sky as everyone is packing up lunch that he notices a significant threat, a large shape moving through the water. It's a bit difficult to make out at first, but as it slowly emerges he starts to recognize the shape, a hulking, rotund creature with a massive maw filled with gnarled twisting teeth<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">The creature is a Hippogravitus, a massive beast that stakes its territory along rivers. They're as big as two carriages put together and are able to snap a man in half with their fearsome bite.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hippograviti aren't carnivorous in nature, at least not usually. They are however very territorial and highly temperamental. They will attempt to drive out anything they believe to be invading their territory, usually through intimidation at first, but if provoked they will fight without mercy.</div></div>. It's big, it's mad, and it's heading towards the others! Fortunately Juro has enough time to call out a warning, so the gang isn't taken completely unawares.<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/q1TlO6F.jpg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>HP:</strong> <br/><strong>Armor: </strong><br/><strong>Damage:</strong> <br/><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong><br/><strong>Protective Fat:</strong> <br/><strong>Mighty Clamp:</strong></div></div></div><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Katra</strong>succeeds as a quartermaster, the group expends 0 rations.<br/><strong>Cinnabar</strong>succeeds as a trailblazer, reducing the remaining trip to 2 days<br/><strong>Juro</strong>partially succeeds as a scout, spotting a threatening creature in time to warn the others.