Arngrim followed the blood trail stealthily, hiding from whatever might have been at the end of it. It became evident what the beast was; a large boar... chased by eight wolves, one with an imprint much larger than the others... and whose path deviated from the others quite often. Suddenly, the boar's veered off a hill and seemed to pool at the bottom of it... then it picked up in another direction, followed more closely by the wolves.<br/><br/>The wolves slit up, going in two different directions. Half the pack was carrying the carcass back to their lair, it seemed... and the other half went chasing after a new prey- something with an unusual reptilian imprint. It seemed too large for any creature he knew of... it could have only been the chameleon of the expedition's ranger.<br/><br/>Up above, Jahtera saw that he was chasing the blood trail... but the thick canopy of the forest prevented her from seeing very much below. A few other birds were up there among her, blighted predators seeking their food. Even corrupted as they were, the other raptors at least were not cannibalistic, though heavy corruption had been known to... deviate certain behaviors.<br/><br/>Still, she could keep her eyes on the halfling down below, though he occasionally eluded her... it was simple enough to find him now that she knew to look for him.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Shadavere did not have to contend with the difficult terrain of the forest. He swung around between branches and burst through leaves on his way back to the camp. It was an estimate to where they'd be... They traveled at a slow pace, steady enough that most of the times the scouts could easily intercept them at some point- but just in case, the group left markers behind. Shadavere found the expedition easily enough, bee-lining through the caravan of horses and bodies to find the one person he reliably knew could understand him.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The wolves did not relent, emboldened by the success of their previous attacks. They had drawn blood, and the pack could bring down a bigger beast if they worked together. The four of them snapped at the limbs Nialda's companion, trying to hamstring it by tearing at its legs within their putrid jaws.<br/><br/>But the chameleon had become more accustomed to these beasts, leaping away from them as they surrounded it. The ranger knew she was getting close to where the expedition was supposed to be- and Shadavere would have reached them by now... The chase had given the wolves a taste for unblighted meat, but they could only harass her so much. For the moment, they had not landed another deadly bite upon her steed.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Attacks; 15+7, 9+9, 7+9, 1+9<br/>Miss, Miss, Miss, Miss<br/><br/>I should note that time is not strictly moving at 1 round/1 post. It's more likely they've been running/hustling for a few minutes, with the wolves only gaining on her after some time has elapsed... and then once they take a bite, they slow down and have to catch up again.<br/><br/>Also, strict interpretation of the rules would deny her companion his Dex bonus to AC for running in a round without the run feat. In addition to suffering attacks of opportunity every time he left their threatened area... So, without using his climb speed- they should be making 8 attacks a round on him, half of which would be without dex bonus to AC, six of which would get +2 for flanking... with all the appropriate penalties to her companion's CMD to resist their trip attacks in the event they hit him when he's denied his dex.<br/><br/>Please, M.R. Can you post more than a handful of lines? It doesn't look like you're very interested in this game... :-\</div></div>