<strong>Name;</strong>Berial Landistar<br/><strong>Time;</strong>Early morning.  9;30 AM to 11;30 AM.  Day 1<br/><strong>Location;</strong>Makeshift fort guarding the portal to the other side.  Going down the Path of the Wanderers<br/><strong>Tagged;</strong>Everyone within earshot.<br/><br/>David was glad of Robin's words even if no one else had paid heed to them and took the holy text as if it were made of glass, showing the utmost respect for it as he thanked the holy man profusely for the book and his words.  "You shan't be disappointed.  I shall do my best, I promise.  Good luck to you as well!"  He called cheerfully back as he ran off to tend to other matters, truly glad that Robin believed in him enough to give him such a gift.  Berial meanwhile sadly shook his head at the question in regards to letting two or even one of his own head down the mountain with the Champions.  It just couldn't be done.  They might be safe for a while but the attacks towards the portal were coming more and more and he wanted every man and woman he could get up here to hold the line.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry but I can't risk losing any of my soldiers for any length of time.  As you've all been told, there is a large den of goblins not too far down the mountain path itself that live in deep underground caves.  We never know when the next attack will come and I need everyone here.  You're on your own."  He replied to Jasper's question, not about to be persuaded otherwise since he knew how dangerous things were getting and would continue to do so if things didn't get better soon.  "I will wish you luck however and hope that you're more successful than any group has been before.  Ashlyn's brother and those that traveled with him actually did seem to make a solid difference for a while but...as you can see it didn't last.  I know that you Champions do make a difference, but it's never enough.  Something out there is always seeking to change things back before making them worse than before, or at least that's what rumors have said that have filtered back to this position.  Whatever is out there, it is powerful and it is deadly since few of your rank have ever returned.  Whatever comes of them I do not know, only what I've heard and it's not good.  You'll find out just how far reaching the effects of corruption are soon enough."  He warned one last time, honestly glad that they were leaving although he looked to Erika briefly, wishing she'd stay a little longer since he had started to like her a fair bit even if they didn't see eye to eye.  "Keep each other safe on the road ahead!"<br/><br/>Whatever happened next would be up to them and them alone as the gates opened and they were allowed to leave the fort at last.  The Path of the Wanderers was the same going up in their own world as it proved to be going down, except in this world the Path was far better kept than it was back home.  There were no cracks or visible holes in the ground to say that the stonework was giving way to the natural elements, nor were the intricate pillars that stood on either side of the Path toppled over or broken apart as they were back home.  Besides the cave which was several miles down the road, there was nowhere for creatures big or small to hide and no threats to see since the last attack had come just as they had been arriving.  That meant the Path down to the edge of the forested lands at the end of the Path itself would be free of any danger.  There was no other way down since the walls on either side were either too steep with no handholds to allow anyone to simply climb over, and even if you did the sheer drop down on the other side would prove far too dangerous to try anyway.  Where the rock walls didn't prove too difficult to climb over, the cliff faces were again too dangerous to try to climb down for even the strongest of people.  Flying would draw too much attention since some monsters had the same ability but they rarely left their nests during the day, preferring the cold night to the bright and sunny days.  The only way forward was right ahead of them.<br/><br/>The sun slowly arced over the sky as it reached high noon by the time they reached the only split in the path before them.  The caves to the Goblin Den and who knew what else inside the massive underground cave network, or the Forested Areas ahead which would prove safer overall but offer its own challenges as well.  The choice was theirs to make.  They were on their own from here on out with no one but each other to rely on.  Something their enemy knew well enough already.<br/><br/>((Either head on to Serenity Meadows or Ruhoc and deeper underground from there.  (I think that's what it is called anyway.)  Serenity Meadows is a relatively peaceful place but like most of the world, it has its own problems.  Ruhoc you won't find any allies and myself and Dorian will have quite a bit of fun trying to find ways to send you lot to your doom...some more than others I might add.  :P)