<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Book 2: Night of Frozen Shadows</span><br/><br/>(https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/campaigns/92586/assets/343674/Lands_of_the_Linnorm_Kings.png?1404408108)<br/><br/>Past Brinewall, the caravan route took the Jade Whores through frozen, desolate lands fraught with peril and hidden dangers for the average traveler, but Yazhu and company were no average travelers but accomplished adventurers at this point. As a result, they had little to fear from even the larger predators that stalked the wild fringes of northern civilization, the occasional bear or mountain lion shadowing the wagons for a mile or so before losing interest and searching elsewhere for easier prey, and the barbaric Nolander tribes that haunted this bleak borderland preferred softer targets for their ambushes.<br/><br/>The route from Brinewall to Kalsgard passed through the Nolands and entered the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, leading to the city of Jol, capital of Southmoor, just south of the vast Grungir forest. The city was old and built on the ruins of an even older Thassilonian city. The ravens and sea birds of the region were plentiful overhead, and the Jade Whores even managed to supplement their provisions with the occasional elk or two taken down in the hills and at the forest’s edge.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 18 Perception</div><div class="spoiler_body">One of the ubiquitous ravens shadowing the caravan in the hope of finding scraps to eat was a much larger specimen than normal, perhaps the size of a small dog. This particular raven stood out from the rest and returned every couple of days before departing again.</div></div><br/><br/>The uneventful trip up until now gave Yazhu plenty of time to get to know one of her companions better...<br/><br/><em>Who does Yazhu socialize with?</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Jol</span><br/><br/>With Kelda in the caravan, the Ulfen guards let the Jade Whores into the city without any difficulty. In the market square, another caravan was impounded, surrounded by more Ulfen guards while their leader argued with the local magistrate over tolls and exemptions to no avail.<br/><br/>"Hey, isn't that the caravan from Magnimar we left at Sandpoint?" Sandra said.<br/><br/>"Looks like it," Ameiko confirmed. "They're supposed to be a few days ahead of us, but I guess they got stuck here."<br/><br/>This was a problem perfectly suited for the Jade Whores' unique skills...<br/><br/>There were also a few familiar faces in the other caravan. Marcius (to whom Yazhu had promised a Blower's Alley Special) and Nualia (Tsuto's ex-fiancee after catching Yazhu and Tsuto in the act) had been hired on as guards too!