(18 spot makes the first check, but 17 fails the listen check)<br/><br/>Falorre strode on persistently along the trail, stopping rarely, eager to reach Korves. She was fairly certain the journey would still be several days, and was getting a little nervous about her dwindling rations; still, she'd seen plenty of hard times on her adventures thus far, and going without food for a day or two would be nothing new. It was a nice day, warm and clear-skyed; she felt moisture on her forehead and wiped the sweat with the sleeve of her duster. When she lowered her arm again she noticed a man leaning against a tree; her first instinct was to stop, fearing an ambush by bandits, but she figured he had already heard her and continued walking steadily forward, listening carefully and searching for movement in her periphery. As she drew closer though she noticed blood, and quickly ascertained that the man was in fact pinned to the tree by the large blade of a scythe.<br/><br/>'Well well', Falorre muttered grimly, taking in the scene, 'Looks like I was half right, there are bandits on this road.' It didn't take her long to notice the exquisite quality of the weapon which protruded from the man (Falorre will use detect magic), and a faint upward curve moved the lips on her otherwise stoic face. 'Easy money for me...' she said softly as she knelt down to search for a coin purse or other obvious valuables (20 on a search check if it's necessary). Before trying to retrieve the scythe she glanced around her, trying to discover more of what had happened, and spies a clear trail of disturbed vegetation and earth, obviously the battle had moved elsewhere, and somebody was without their weapon.<br/><br/>'Well well, maybe some merchant or nobleman's been kidnapped by vagabonds,' she muttered to herself, starting quietly down the trail, using the trees as cover as she goes. And maybe that merchant or nobleman will be grateful enough to reward me for this... she finished mentally, intending to return for the scythe after seeing where the trail led.<br/><br/>(28 on a move silently check, 20 on hide; Falorre also pockets any valuables she finds on the dead man)