Taking several days to return to the area of the Sootscales, the followed the river, heading further south and deeper into the Greenbelt. They navigated a shallow crossing of the river, allowing them passage into the southern reaches, eventually finding the Stag Lord's fortress on the northern shores of the Tuskwater, atop a ridge overlooking the lake. An imposing fortress of wooden palisades and ramshackle buildings, it had a clear line of sight for quite a good ways around it, making it an imposing fortress to consider assaulting. The group found a safe location a ways away, to observe and study the structure from afar, out of sight of any sentries, but getting closer was going to prove a dangerous task!