<div class="floatleft">(http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag14/Purple_Dusk/78cc187d-408d-4166-94f0-cba27a5129ca_zps1tsyfqjv.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Day 1; 24th <acronym title="Equivalent to August">ARODUS*</acronym> 4711</span></strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>TIME:</strong> Mid Evening;</span></span><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>SEASON:</strong> Late Summer</span></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>WEATHER:</strong></span> <span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Light wind, mostly clear skies, faint moon light, storm clouds on far horizon</span></span><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">SANDPOINT</div><div class="spoiler_body">(Unknown alignment) small town<br/><strong>Corruption</strong> +0; <strong>Crime</strong> +0; <strong>Economy</strong> +1; <strong>Law</strong> +0; <strong>Lore</strong> +2; <strong>Society</strong> +0<br/><strong>Qualities</strong> (Unknown)<br/><strong>Danger</strong> +0<br/><br/><hr/><strong>Government</strong> (Unknown)<br/><strong>Population</strong> 1,000 approx. (Unknown demographic)<br/><strong>Notable NPCs</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Belor Hemlock:</strong> Sandpoint Sheriff</li><li><strong>Theos Baelthorn:</strong> Pathfinder and Hunter</li><li><strong>Unknown Chelaxian:</strong> Mercenary at the White Stag</li></ul><br/><hr/><acronym title="Most expensive item that can be purchased here; 75% chance to obtain specific item"><strong>Base Value*</strong></acronym> 1,300 gp; <acronym title="The most money the community can pay to buy any single item."><strong>Purchase Limit*</strong></acronym> 7,500 gp; <acronym title="Highest level of spell available as spell casting service."><strong>Spellcasting*</strong></acronym> 4th<br/><strong>Minor Items</strong> (unknown); <strong>Medium Items</strong> (unknown); <strong>Major Items</strong> (unknown)</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">INFO &amp; DEVELOPMENTS</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>SANDPOINT</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Goblin Bounty hunting:</strong> 10 gp reward per pair of fresh goblin ears returned to Sheriff Belor Hemlock.  300 gp for head of goblin chieftain of Mosswood.</li></ul></div></div><br/><br/><hr/>Theos gives a small grin, as though he heard or saw something that pleased him, though exactly what isn't clear.  But he finally shrugs, and follows you to the tree line, where he peers into the dark undergrowth ahead.  "Any knowledge of woodcraft, little lady?" he asks as he pulls out a pair of goggles from a pouch on his belt to pull over his head before grinning back at you: "Actually don't answer that; I can see that you don't."<br/><br/>"Come on," he gestures, "first thing to do is see if we can't find some trails – we're on the north end of Mosswood, so chances are a bit less given as there are more patrols and traffic around here – and goblins are loathe to fight anything in a fair fight."<br/><br/>Mosswood proves not be to as easy to navigate as it might have seemed from the road side.  Possibly because of your inexperience, within half an hour, your sense of direction is completely disorientated – with trees and shrub all around, finding a familiar landmark proves very difficult.  Theos, by comparison, seems perfectly at home as he picks through forest, occasionally stopping to examine something or other, before resuming or changing pervious course.<br/><br/>With his attention on a task, he seems like a different person, being much more focussed on matters.  Only very occasionally does his flirtatious streak break through, such as when guides you around or lifts you up over an obstacle, his hand lingering on the curve of your hip a moment longer than necessary.  But thereafter, he is all business as he was moments before.<br/><br/>It's hard to judge time, but after a length long enough that your legs are beginning to feel some strain, Theos kneels down and taps the ground in front of him.  "Here," he motions you to come and look, his voice never rising above a whisper.  An initial look doesn't seem to reveal anything, until you notice that compared to the surroundings, the grass is a bit barer here and the omnipresent undergrowth likewise seems to be thinner.<br/><br/>"Something small passes along this area regularly; a lot of little somethings.  I'm going to make a guess that we're close to a goblin village, or at least a very well used path.  If it's the latter, we can follow it.  If it's the former... well, we'll need some sort of plan.  I don't suppose you're wizard or some sort of magic user?  Don't get me wrong lass, but your face is a little too pretty to belong to a warrior, and quite frankly we could use a little spell or two.  And by that, I mean a big ball of fire preferably."