Maybe we can justify splitting the party by having the organizer inject some "back up" participants?  The Dryad was the intended storyline but rescuing the staff from the base camp is also important.<br/><br/>It would be nice if the two parties could be relatively balanced in terms of composition but I guess it depends a bit on character relationships and personalities too.  Nayla has already expressed her desire to go after the slavers IC.  I'd be inclined to put Mara in the other party if I can.