<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/SVgHqW2.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Iona Viliulf (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=300582.msg14694421#msg14694421)</span></strong><strong>AC</strong>: 14<strong>HP</strong>: 9 (1 nonlethal damage)<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Effects</div><div class="spoiler_body">Seductive Channel and, after reviewing old posts, angry at phone spellchecker</div></div><hr/>Sitting, her back to the wall and hands steepled before her face, Iona nods at that and looks up at Ria.  "That's sensible.  It seems like we could hole up here, if we need sleep.  And Roldare will be safer here, if... anything comes looking.  ...Roldare, I know it's terrible to be here alone, but we'll come back for you.  Alright?"  She gives a reassuring nod.  "We need a passphrase, or something, so you know it's us, not... something else."<br/><br/>She unpacks her bag, splitting out the rations and water from her tent and other gear, lightening the load a bit by leaving the sleeping essentials behind.  ((keeping just weapons, rations, water, rope, grappling hook))  She thinks back on the bit about the platinum coins left behind but... well, there are more important things to think about, even though she knows she'd need her share of that money if she was to take care of her family.  They'd simply have to get it later.<br/><br/>"Let's search carefully.  There may be some indication of who caused this...<em>abomination</em>.  But we have to go now, if we're going to find her."  She leaves out the obvious following phrase<i>before it's too late</i>, hoping to spare Roldare any further horrors.