IC/OOC<br/><br/>If you liken Gwaiho to a square, the two paths in are in the middle of the north and west, both of which are shadowed by watchposts. The two paths separate the wooded approach that I gather you favor into 3 main sections.<br/><br/>(NE section)<br/>The northeast wooded section is sandwiched between the northeast flow of the Jorwund stream, allowing access into the northeast quarter of the village, if you do not cross the main north path during your infiltration.<br/><br/>(SW section)<br/>Similarly, the southwest wooded section is sandwiched between the southwest flow of the Jorwund stream, allowing access into the southwest quarter of the village, if you do not cross the main west path during your infiltration.<br/><br/>The only notable difference from a map perspective between the two approaches (NE and SW) is that Jorwund runs northeast to southwest, and the Shattered Plains lie to the South.<br/><br/>(NW section)<br/>The Northwest section is sandwiched between the two paths leading into Gwaiho and is the largest in terms of wooded area, and also likely thicker as it is further from the stream area. Because it is between the two paths, one might also need to escape notice of two watchposts. There is no water access so retreat options after being detected means either heading to one of the two paths and fleeing along it, or keeping to wooded heavy terrain to run or sneak away. Sneak seems more likely especially the enemy have animals like wolves or beastforms like what you saw earlier, which would make outrunning you relatively easy.