<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>It was an hour after dawn that the travellers managed to assemble at the eastern gate of Lansite. Making arrangements with the Skeane Clan to bring some pack animals into the journey delayed their departure a little, but Mother Rosa asserted that it was well worth the wait. The clan supplied a small wagon drawn by two ponies, as well as a pair of donkeys with wide pack saddles. The animals had been chosen specifically for their hardiness, in anticipation of the journey up to the plateau.<br/><br/>The wagon wasn't likely to travel much more quickly than anyone on foot, but it made it much easier to carry everyone's gear. Rosa was glad to be able to walk without the weight of her clothes and priestly supplies, and Haysel was able to pack more of her geology equipment than she would have been able to carry alone.<br/><br/>The first day of travel out of Lansite saw the band passing through a blend of farms and villages, full of workers who valued their proximity to the city's economy but needed land and space to work. That evening, they were able to find lodging in rooms above a tiny tavern that serviced an equally tiny farming village.<br/><br/>By noon on the second day, they were well out of Lansite's hinterlands. The road started to slope up as they made their way into the foothills to the southeast. Their destination was not what one might call mountainous, but they would be travelling distinctly above the level of the ocean. From this height, it was easy to look back on Lansite and see exactly why it was so prosperous - the sheltered curve of its harbour, the lushness of the land surrounding it, the rivers that fed its crops.<br/><br/>From the third day onward, the air was crisp in the party's lungs, although it wasn't cold enough for snow. The land was rockier here, with less vegetation. The only industry to be seen was the occasional goatherd or prospecting miner. Once or twice, the party passed a ragged group that might have been bandits, but the size of the party was enough to discourage any funny business.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">For the journey, I'd like everyone to describe roughly how they're dressed, what equipment they have on their person (rather than in their packs or on the wagon), and what activities they do while they're travelling, such as scouting or foraging. Also I'd like everyone to make a Perception check and a Survival check.<br/></div></div>